The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-04-26
And Public School Superinten-
dents Of Eastern kentucky
Meet in a Three Days
Conference in Bsres.
IMPORTANT rOpiOs DISCUSSED
Visitors We're sSmptsously bsneustsd
Thursday EvsaIne In LADIES' Nall
visiting College suiidings and
Grounds Much Gsjoysd.

The fourth conference OF puDiic
school Superintendents and Educa
tors was held In Berea last week,
lasting from Thursday noon TO Sat
urday noon and was a marked sue
cess Everything passed of pleasant
ly aud the occasion will be long re-
membered by all who participated in
il.
The visitors were met at the train
Thursday evening by Professor
Dinsmore, Secretary Gamble and
Supt. Of Extension Upper and were
taken 10 Ladies Hall for lunch. After
lunch, they we're taken to Williams
Cottage where rooms had been pre-
pared for them, and then with Secre
tary Gamble as cicerone they visited
the different buildings Of the College.
Especially were they interested in
the industrial buildings and the work
going on in them.
Al $3.50 they were taken 10 the
West Dining Hall where they, with
the members Of the convention, sat
down to a banquet where they were
enabled 10 test another line OF the
industrial work Of the institution.
After enjoying the good things pre-
pared by Miss Cameron and her
helpers, Professor Dinsmore, the toast
master OF the occasion, raped to
order and in his genial way introduc-
ed the speakers OF the evening First,
President Frost told what he would do
IL be were farmer in Letcher County.
He mapped out a very simple and
attainable ideal, but one that would
be productive OF great change OF
conditions II followed by the farmers
In Lescher county OF elsewhere. He
would have his farm divided into
fields for cultivation, pasturage, and
grass 40 as 10 have a proper rotation
Of crops He would have fruit and
flowers. He would have cattle and
sheep and horses. He would have
home with Preside and the simple
comforts OF home life for self and
family and the wayfaring stranger.
Then he would turn attention 10 the
community around and give time
and care 10 the building up Of Sun
day and day schools and the social
and religious life Of his community.
II was a picture that warmed the
hearts Of all who heard.
Next Superintendent Mark, of
Louisville was called upon. He spoke
very appreciatively OF what he had
already seen especially OF the spirit
OF the teachers, Of the Berea spirit,
and said that, il he had thirty such
teachers to add 10 his force in Louis
Vile, he would reyolutionize the
schools Of that city. Supt. Mark
spoke encouragingly to the teachers
aud Superintendents and very APP
preciatively 81 the work that is be-
ing done 10 build up the schools in
the state and especially in the east
ern part OF it,.
Professor Josephine Robinson re-
sponded 10 the sentiment. "A charge
TO Keep | Have" She spoke of her
charge. the girls OF the institution and
of the responsibility II entailed, in
view Of the fact that the young women
OF today are the home makers OF the
future. She closed with the follow
ing parody Of the well known hymn.
"A charge to keep have; The Girl
to glorify, A heyer-dying Home to
save, aud make q tit place for the
best man on earth 10 live in. F"
Superintendent Crsbbe, Of Ash
land, introduced as one who had
cleft" the state OF his birth, Ohio, 10
settle in Kentucky, spoke feelingly
of ambition and resolution and quot
ed very aptly bit OF verse in which
a persimmon, "on a tall, tall, tall
tree was the object Of longing sue
cessiyely OF three small boys. One
looked at il with desire but conclud-
ed that it was too high for him, and
he had no pole. The second thought
he would wait till the persimmon
fell, but the third, throwing of his
coat, climbed the tree and "ate the
crop"
Miss Corwin then spoke on what
the Library can do for those who
are not in immediate touch with it.
She spoke Of the friends of the peo-
pie Of this region whom the latter
have never seen, and of the gifts of
papers, magazines, aud books that
are coming to the College for those
who want, really want, them. She
told Of the travelling Libraries that go
out each year with the students of
the Normal department who go out
TO teach, and Of the resources of the