The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-18
AFFAIRS EDUCATIONAL.

landed at Plymouth Rock, La Center
early began 10 plan the laying OF y
permanent foundation in the hearts
II generations yet unborn, who. we
doubt not. will rige up to call the
founders of our fair city blessed for
the interest they manifested In the
subject of education.
from the old field On which the fair
Queen of old Ballard now reposes,
when the old farm house and barn
were the only signs of the city yet
to be, those whose hearts were thor
oughly eonsecratei to the mission of
La Center began to plan for the erec-
ton of higher institution of learn
ing that should be monument to
the memory OF her founders and .
blessing to those who should follow.
Commercialism has not entirely en-
shaved the hearts OF all. Once col
eges, universities, libraries and art
galleries. were sustained by the
church moved as she surely was by
the spirit OF the golden rule. The
same divine influence, represented ON
earth wholly at one time by the or
ganized church, is now permeating
every part OF human society The
princes Of commerce, the Rockefellers
and the Carnegies There are others
besides John and Andrew, have glad
ly lifted the financial burdens OF edu-
cation from the church that she may
the more readily devote her services
to the truly spiritual and have poured
out their abundance to advance the
Young TO the highest planes OF life
which they are capable OF attaining.
Precisely the same spirit actuated
W. H. Vets, y. r Payne and DR.. J.
D. Rollings In their early plans for
La Center. W. II. Viets had been
old by the best man in Indiana that
lway up in the northeast part OF tbs
Ioosier state, In the sleepy old town
II Winchester, was man fortysix
earl young dreaming Ills life away
naer an oh apple tree, who had this
ecuiar facultysai geIalngs money GU.
# the pockets OF nnsuspecting ones
or educational purpoGss. lie wa
elagraphel for. He awoke in Wick
life the next day The frightened
enizens Of taat village al once took
the woods with the court house
lite under their arms With the help
Z DR. J. d. Rolling, W. II. Vietr, 3.
T. PAYNE. Hon John III. Moore, e B.
iowle aud the sincere cooperation
4 the best people OF Ballard county
aore than fifteen thousand dollar in
and and C 4sh werr subscribed in
tbout two weeks.
On the ION day of July. 1908, in
he old hotel at La Center, assembled
large number OF Ballard county's
most earnest yeomen and the last
subscription was taken, The stock
holders elected Judge ] A. Hines
pre- ident Of the board Of directors,
v II. Viets vice president, DR.. J D.
Rolling secretary. s. 7. Payne and
3. +. Bradshaw associate members
Messrs, Payne and yiets at once
erected a neat temporary school build
ing. furnished 1t with the best Of
desks and all necessary modern appli-
lnces, and employer c. III. Wood to
teach school therein from September
to July. Both of these excellent gen.
tlemen have families OF the numbers
approved by TEDDY" and their first
intention was to look to the interests
Of their own, but they more wisely
decided to open the doors to all, and
soon the room was filled with as fine
class Of young men and women as
could be found anywhere. They came
from nearly all parts OF the county
and were all that any teacher could
desire.
Measles, mumps and mud did their
worst. but the most delightful years
work "a the teachers life closed on
June nth with picnic in the woods.
Work is now being rapidly pushed
on the proposed college building. and
with ordinary luck It win be ready
for occupation by the opening of the
fall term. II will contain an office
md eight large school rooms. besides
1 good basement The campus. gen
arously donated by La Center Com
pany. occupies the most beautiful
block In our little city 1t will pre-
cent a commanding appearance from
he railroad and the best Of stone and
brick will go into the beautiful
urucure.
All the best grade Of school fur
allure and the latest modern appli-
lnoes will BE- furnished that the young
men and women of Western Ken
lucky hall have a school the peer
VI such institutions anywhere Educs-
ional facilities are all that are now
needed to show the world that Ken
lucky can stu furnish Henry Clsys
lnd Abraham Lincolns TO honor the
state and bless the world.