Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-10

school The case was brought to the
United States supreme court, and
there II was declined that the Ken
lucky statute eas good law. \ sep
arate school was then established Tor
colored students la different part Of
Kentucky, 5000 OF the endowment
Of Berea college being set apart for
rs support, aud with AN abolition of
ti30,Vuu, the colored school now has
an endowment OF $500, 600 ana is do
ing well
since this division Berea college has
been attended by white students uniy,
ana as there are Few cOlored people
IN the mountain country, and IN many
OF the mountain counties not single
eoiered lnhabitant, the separation be
tween the races has removed one Of
the preiudices which operated against
the institution and mas increased It's
opportunity of reaching the neglected
masses among The mountain whites
without imposing any real hardship
upon the coiorea people; AT least suen
Is the opinion Uf the president OF the
college
President Frost was asked If there
had been any intermarrage among
the students when the college was
open to both races, and ne said that
mere had not been single case OF
the sort
Al q recent symposium in the Uni
NersitX tlup 0f Washington, the sub
tect under discussion was Persia and
the persians, anu in his address for
mer Minister Russell declared that in
the case OF the persians il was IAN
arrested development, and the same
thing may be said truly OF the white
people Of Appalachian America. This
region extends from harpers Ferry,
Va, 60 Birmingham, Ala, with "a
bareback into parts Of Ohio ana
fcnnsy wanna. There are 5000, 600
white people IN that vast stretch OF
country. more destitute OF all that
goes with education than any other
people Of our race in the world
President Frost describes them as
our contemporary ancestors. They
are living To-Day very much as the peo-
pie lived in colonial times They are
not degraded, but all have tailed TO
progress.
Theirs the speech OF Shakespeare.
Their speech Is the speech of
Shakespeare Among them what we
CAL ancient idioms are still employed.
All that They need to bring them out
Of their isolation is training i'm the
school which would open their eyes
TO what the outside world has been
doing since their forefathers Went into
the wilderness and got lost Looking
over some old pension records Il few
years ago, President Frost found
among those who had fought at
Kings Mountain and on other fevolu-
tionarv fields for American independ-
ence the names OF over 400 OF the
mountain whites, and he has it IN
mind that OUT OF their descendants
other good and patriotic Americans
can be made ii only they shall have
the chance to know what II is that
makes good citizenship,
Last November Frederick q. Ron-
ser, director of Industrial arts in the
Teachers college of Columbia univer-
sity, spent a week at Berea 70 find ont
for himself what sort of school it Is.
and everywhere he went ana by all
That he saw he was deeply Impressed
by the busy and stimulating life OF
this UNIQUE institution" His conclu-
sion. AFTER close study was this
The aims of Rerea are high, vet
within reach OF the humbIest Its
pedagogy is sound Its administration
is in harmony with the best ideals and
traditions Of American education. Far
more than is usual It's practices are in
harmony with its ideals. Truly. il Is
q privilese and an Inspiration % have
part In the promotion Of this great
experiment IN American democracy" (
What success President Frost Will
have IN his work az Washington re-
mains 70 he seen; bat with the presi-
dent Of the United States and many
az the NEST eminent men in public
life here and in business activities
who have assured hiEi Of their sympa- /
thy ~ his work. he hopes to reach The /
American ear,