The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-12-18


TO hear the young thing talk. Faith
err" she says, II have not done any
good at the free school now for more
than a year. | am just going over
the things knew long ago, and I
am sure plague the teacher by
staying on there and taking the
time that ought to be given TO sister
and all the younger ones. And then
I WANT TO go. have never
known any young folks but just in
our district. These are all well
enough, but | want TO know more
than just the forty-one children in
our district. The way to meet the
best young people is to go to Berea
where those who think something
OF themselves, and those who are
bound to improve, are all going
There was Bette Sparehawk," says
Lucy, "over on Cave Creek who went
10 Berea two years ago, and now
she is teaching the Cave Creek
school for herself, and at Sunday
School she plays the organ, and at
home she knows how TO make ever
so many nice things that we girls
who stay at home all our lives had
never thought Of"
Mother and | did see that Spare
hawk girl week before last at the
association, and we did allow she
seemed somehow to belong TO an
important variety of girls; like n
garden rose that seems both strong
er and sweeter than wild rose. |
guess education does do something
for women, but then Lucy can't go
to Berea.
And then she came at us with all
kinds of promises. IF you will send
me to Berea when John goes" she
says, "rll pay part of my expenses
by money | have saved up already.
And | can earn part by work that
they will give me at the Ladies Hall.
All the girls work some, and those
who want to, work good deal, and
will work just all can. And you
must give me the rest. And in time
not more than two years. will be
able to teach school like Bette
Sparehawk, and them" says Lucy,
land then will help my little sister
have her chance at school"
And il seems she had written a
letter to the Secretary OF Be-
rea College, and he had sent
her a catalogue, and she show
ed us the pictures of the great
Chapel and the Library building
which Andrew Carnegie gave to the
College, and the Ladies Hall, where
a hundred girls have their rooms,
and she could tell all about the
teachers and the studies just as
though she had been there. de-
clare l did not know there was a
college in the world where they did
so much for students. II seems they
have water that comes in iron pipes
from springs in the mountains, and
doctor and nurses TO take care Of
any student that is sick; and they
teach the girls how to care for the
sick, which is mighty good thing
in a country like this where doctors
are far of, and folks live or die by
the nursing they get. And they
have singing classes free. And the
girls learn TO sew and cook. AT
home girls sometimes don't like to
do work that way, but Lucy says
that at Berea they all just love to
do these things because they are
taught just the best way to do
everything. But then Lucy, of
course, can't go.
John is working hard every day,
and watching his hogs grow. ]
told mother that if there was any
way TO make boys stick to business
and get shut Of bad company, II
was having them studying about
education. | said Johns disease was
spreading in the family, Lucy, his
sister, has taken il. IL is plumb
contagious, for two or three of the
best boys in the valley seem to
have taken it from him or from
somebody at the same time. And
these young men that are going to
Berea in September are a kind OF
company by themselves. No devil
try for them-they seem to get all
the encouragement they require
from talking over their plans to
gether. almost wish Lucy could
go, but then she can't.
II there is any work to do in Tex
as, for goodness sake work. But II
there comes a big rain or you
sprain your ankle, sit down and
write us another letter, only don't
ask for any money to spend for rail-
road and lottery tickets.
Your loving father,
Palestine Gabbard.
Letter No. 3.