The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-04-01

Inat nearly all students who have
been helped in this manner never
forget it and that they take pride
in paying back the money advan-
ced.
The story following, told by DR..
William L. Stooktbury, president
of the institution, illustrates its
scope and possibilities: "a young
man came into my room" said the
president, carrying an old f
Toned carpetbag. In his honest
way he said. I've come to go to
school, and l amt got no money
hardly I asked him is he had
written before coming. He said
he had not; that he had just made
up his mind he wanted to go to
school and walked thirty-6ve miles
through the SHOWS of the noun
tains. We had little in the way
OF bedding at the time, for we were
well filled with students. | Skin
mlshed around, and, with the as
sistance OF my wife, we secured
one quilt. He took it to the DOR
mitOry near by, and for some time
that constituted all the bedding he
had. We were not able 10 furnish
him pillow. He was very in
dustrious and learned rapidly. He
was willing to do what he was
asked. l wrote about his case to
to a lady in New York, and she
sent me S25 to help the boy
through for a year. The boy
worked in the shops or on the farm
halt of the day and went to school
the other half. At the close of the
term he had advanced rapidly and
had paid all his expenses. He
Wen home to the mountains of
Kentucky. Soon after he taught
in public school for four months.
Then he came back to us and took
another course. He now holds a
responsible position with the
Louisville and Nashville railroad
i'll his native state.
Another student became inter
ested in one of the products of the
university farm. That product
was manufactured into useful
article The institution put the
article on the market. The stu
dent went on the road and solicit
ed orders. In this way he I'D
back the money that had beer
vanced in his case. His expert
ence in taking orders secured fo
him another place, and he is no.
full fedged travelling salesman. T..
The university possesses 900
acres of ground, and near the CEN
ter is the campus. The latter
comprises walks and drives and is
shaded by native and imported
trees. The principal buildings
is Grant-Lee hall, used largely for
industrial work as we'll as for boys
dormitory; Avery hall, the gift of
Samuel P. and Mrs. Avery of New
York, used as a girls dormitory;
Ellen NJ Myers hail. holding the
primary, normal and academic
classes, the chemical building 70.
physics and the better instruction
OF the hygienic classes and the
training of nurses; Arthur house
used as conservatory of music
which department is self support
ing; several cottages gifts
friends, to be used for teachei
and to rent to mountain familie
whose children attend the uniyer
sity; the Carnegie library buildfn
with library and class rooms, an
the new auditorium for chapel SCI
vices and the large congregations.
Some of the buildings named
were contracted and built by the
students of the university. The
Carnegie library building was
built, furnished and decorated en-
tirely by students. For the time
put in on such work. or any other
work i'll connection with the insti-
tuition, students are paid. This
is one of the features of the Lin
coin Memorial university, and it
will appeal to young men and
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