The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-03
Full Statement OF Berea's Purpose by
President Frost---Misleading Report
Corrected.

published last week. ana purporting 10
be an interview with the Rev. DIR.
A. L. Thomson OF this place. said
that the college authorities had def
initely decided that the colored branch
Of Berea should not be located near
here. and added that II was probable
that II would be In Louisville Know
ing that the best meaning newspapers
often make misleading statements
and believing that the college did not
intend to have any information about
it's plans. OF such great interest TO all
the friends OF the school. given out
30 far from here, The Citizen asked |
Pres. Frost for a statement OF the ex-
act present shape OF the plans in re-
gard TO the colored department. and
received from him the following. |
which may be considered as author
itatiye:-
1t will be remembered that after
Berea had received ALI young people
OF good moral character for nearly
forty years. exactly as a Northern or
European school would do. a sudden
enactment Of the Legislature OF Ken
lucky forbade the continuance OF this
practice. To meet the immediate dis
tress Berea paid the railroad fare and
otherwise assisted the colored student
who were then In attendance so that
they could continue their education
at Fisk University and other good
schools outside the state. The Col
lege has an abiding interest in the
colored people and responsibility
for their progress, and I'm the following
year. In addition TO assisting the Young
people who had formerly been student
In Berea, a score Of others nominated
By our oolorcd graduates In different
parts OF Kentucky were also taken on
90 this scholarship list The result
has been that "a good group of young
colored men and women from Ken
lucky have been enjoying the advanta.
gos OF Hampton. Fisk. Knoxville Col
loge. Tuskegeo and other noted schools
some OF them al the North. These ar
an people who expect 20 return and 90
their life work In Kentucky and they
viii undoubtedly prove a large ro-on-
forcement 90 the better elements OF
the colorod population IN this state.
"of course the withdrawal OF the
colored from Berea has In no wise di-
minishod its expenses and the money
used for carrying out this scholarship
plan for the benefit OF the colored has
been large extra expense and burden.
THE scholarship plan itself has new
er been thought OF as a permanent
thing. The oolored people Of Kentucky
have never had a single school OF
commanding importance. Their on
ly chance for large opportunities in an
educational way has been their part
In Berea. and now that this is cut on
they are more destitute OF educational
guidance than the colored people Of
any other state. Tennessee. for ex-l
ample. has three schools for the col
ored, any one OF which is larger and
better than all the eolored schools OF
Kentucky put together. The same
thing is true OF Georgia or any other
Southern state.
THE Trustees OF Berea have APP
pointed a Committee consisting of the !
President. DR.. Thomson, DR.. Bond
tan eminent colored graduate. long
pastor OF the Howard Memorial
Church in Nashville, Tennessee) and
Mr.. John r. Rogers OF Brooklyn lin
ventor OF the linotype machine, and
son of Berea's first PRINCIPALLY This
Committee has been charged with the
general consideration OF Berea's du-
~ TO the colored people. They have
reported to the Board that the Ques-
ton OF the constitutionality of the law
which cut out the colored students
from Berea is not the main thing in
this case The law is undoubtedly
unconstitutional and tyrannical and
will be so declared by the Supreme
Court.
"But the fact remains that the con-
ditions are such. owing 20 facts quite
beyond Bereas control, that the best
thing to do is to seek TO establish a /
school distinctively for the colored
people of Kentucky. The Trustees
have set aside the income from GER
tain portion OF the endowment funds
OF Berea as well as a rental value up
on certain of its buildings and fixed
properties. The income thus derived
is placed at the disposal of this Com
mittee to be used in carrying on the
scholarship plan described above and
also towards the establishment of a
suitable colored school so soon as
plans can be matured and additional
funds raised. No steps can be taken
until additional money is secured be-
cause the endowment funds OF Berea
must be kept sacredly as endowment
forever and can never be used for the
purchase of lands or school equip
ments. The Trustees are bound to use
all funds in accordance with the pur-