The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-09-28
Vocational Column

Boys and girls Of the Vocational,
there are a great number Of valua-
BILE things and splendid opportuni-
ties in Berca. There are so many
good things going on and we wish
we could get into and share them
all hut we cannot and are forced TO
choose the ones we will take adj
vantage of. In making our choice,
however, there is not young man
or woman who can afford not 10
join a literary society. Let's get
right into these societies next Sat-
urday night and make them an or
ganization Of real literary merit.
There Is q training in leadership
you get there that cannot be had in
any other place. Resolution: I
shall have my name presented next
Saturday night.
The Vocational Department has
never been blessed with such a
large number Of splendid young peo-
pie with definite purpose in life as
this year. Glasses are starting
with interest, enthusiasm and zeal
and the teaching force guided by
Dean Clark is meeting our classes
with newly organized ideas and
plans: but we greatly miss a num-
Der who were here last year and
for some reason have not returned
We want them back with us.
The latch string hangs out" We
are Interested in them wherever
they are and trust they are spending
their time probably and planning
10 return as soon as possible. The
following extract Of letter from
skinner 10 Dean Clark is of interest
to us all and shows that time can
be well spent even though we are
not in school:
However, | am not losing out en-
tirely on my study. Hubert and I
have our room fixed up very home
like and | find il a great pleasure
10 come home in the evening and
get into some Of the books | have
scattered around. Just now I am
finishing social Service" by Louis
r. Post. Asst. Secy. Of Labor and
author of Ethics Of Marriage AMI
Divorce" which I had at Berea
this spring. Shortly after coming
here I reviewed ''Bisocialism," Oil
Yer Trowbridgc's book on Econo-
mics which I reviewed in Prof.
Warehouses; English class and
sometime later I read Doves
Theory OF Human Progression"
I have lately received two books
which look forward 10 with ex-
pectations Of great interest,
Tariffs by Lee Francis Lybarger.
and What Tolstoy Taught. by
Bolton Hall. have been interested
in the Great Russian" for several
years and I think that Hall has
probably made the greatest study
Of his writings Of any modern day
writer. Lybarger is one OF our
best Chautauqua lecturers whose
hobby is Economics and who has
made a remarkable study of inter-
national commercial relations"
MY father sent me a book in
July, | think, entitled, The Philo-
sophy OF Fire." Fire" meaning
Spiritual Love. II is by a minister
named Clymer OF Milwaukee. Some
parts Of it | found very interesting
and think il will bear another read
ing. But the best work along this
line is small book OF about two
hundred pages written by Rev. Wal
ter b. Murray. presumably Of Min
neapolis. MINI. II is entitled,
Who is Jesus?' Along with the
title is stated. rs He God, or God
in Man or Man Only?" These are
the questions he seeks 10 answer
and TO me he does il in the most
like and comprehensive
manner Of any present day writer
Il think this about covers all the
studying | have done except I still