The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-05-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK MRS. CRANE HERE
Famous Expert Gives Advice to Berea
on Means of Beautifying Our Town.

The visit here over Sunday of Mrs.
Jessie Bartlett Crane, of Kalamazoo,
Mich, the leading woman expert on
sanitation and civic decency, will long
be remembered. Her reputation had
preceded her, and published accounts
Of her reception in Lexington, where
the city officials did every thing In
their power TO show her the city, and
then listened with attention to her
severe criticisms, had led Berea peo-
pie to expect much of her. They were
not disappointed, and learned nom
her several speeches a great many
things of much value.
Mrs. Crane spoke Saturday after
noon before the women OF the faculty
and told mostly of herself and the
work which has made her famous IN
hcleaning and identifying her home
city. On Sunday evening she spoke
in the Chapel on her work, and told
more OF her trip TO Kentucky, espe-
cially giving suggestions for the Inn
provement OF this city. Monday morn
ing she spoke to the students at
chapel, explaining a few points from
her previous lecture, and giving them
some good advice on general matters.
For Berea the most important part
of her talks here was that in which
she discussed local conditions, and
we are glad to be able to give that
part practically in full. II was as fol-
lows:-
Il think that to night l have Il
subject on which TO address you whic
is as important as any you will be
likely 10 hear. II may not be as in
teresting, not as entertaining, but
certainly the problems which touch
our health and life are in the deepest
sense. vital TO us all.
Il realize that l am talking TO an
audience mainly of students, but also
composed OF considerable number OF
the citlzens OF this village. which is
so soon. understand. 70 be a city.
ard having taken the pains this
morning 70 look over Berea as best
I could and in company with two of
your physicians who are interested In
public health problems. want 20 sug'
gest along the line OF Improvement.
Il have hardly found anywhere a
little city which would excel you in
the natural beauty OF surroundings. l
found Il very hard to keep my mind
upon the matter in hand. as ! looked
in every direction over this wonderful
panorama OF the hills, and thought
what a wonderful thing It must be
to dwell in the midst of the natural
beauty.
CONDITION OF THE STREETS.
Il wanted TO speak first OF the con-
dltion of the streets. You know that
my mission is not particularly agree
able one, but l have been imported
10 this state for the very purpose OF
criticising, and / offer, as l trust,
instructive and healthful criticism to
the best OF my ability. l understand
that the funds at the disposal OF Be
rea are quite limited. but it seems
exceedingly desirable that in some
way more work should be done upon
your streets and roads within the
town. They are not only uncomfort-
able TO drive over but II you look at
! them with the eye of a stranger, or
as someone else comes In and looks
at them from a fresh and disinterest-
ed point of view, and see the defects,
they are not very inviting. The materi-
al out of which your roads are made,
makes Il hard to do anything perhaps
but 1 am sure more could be done
than is being done in Berea. am
sure Il would not be out OF place for
citizens to contribute time and labor
upon the part OF the street In front
of their houses. II has been done
where funds did not suffice. and II
one single street in Berea was so
repaired, and put in order, You would
find II would inspire the citizens up
on the other streets to do the same,
but would not wait for that time.
STOCK AND CHICKENS.
"You have made an excellent step
forward in the enforcement of your
regulations against stock wandering
in the street. l was told there had
been some difference OF opinion on
this subject. but 1t is great step
forward. Today as we were driving
we suddenly came across a lot OF pigs
on the street. / was told 1t was out
side the city limits. A stranger not
ed that II was an offensive object on
the landscape.
81 think the next thing should be
chicken law. Have the chickens
also kept up. The owner OF the chic
kens should take care In restraining
them. One person noticed had