Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-17

there with little or no help. but with
sound bodies, the strong will OF the
mountains. high aspirations. and rosolutc
determination.
1T hurts to turn them away said the
/ dean. 'but We have to. We scheme to
| our wits end to find WAYS to lot them In
and help them through. It Is easier to say
| mo- when they apply by letter. but most
OF them Just come. They stream in bv
train. horseback. many ON foot some
| with trunks. n few with hand bags, many
even hntlcss.'
| II am sorry. my boy" said the dean
| to an applicant a year ago; "l'd like to-
take YOU in. but we Just haven't any
| place to Put YOU"
| ~ didn't come down here TO board"
said tie tall slender youth. II come hero
| to get an education. | can sleep on the
| floor"
| You can't turn that kind Of n hoy
away. lie won't he turned away. This
hoy wasn't. Hos waiting on table, work.
| ing in tho laundry. doing ANYTHING. every
/ thing
How do You like it here I asked
Like it," he repeated with 81 curious
smile why, it's like home.
| what do you want to do?" asked
"Wha, is your ambition
I WHY" he said in a. confidential tone
| II want 10 do SO much | don't dare tell
The people here They'd think I was fool
ish I'm a southern hoy" he said ~
| love the South. and ] want TO he n writer
| ! want to toll the stories that ! know of
these r,eoplc in tho mountains. When I'm
through hero | want to go to Charlottes-
villc heCause the University Of Virginia is
an old southern college. J want to know
It's history. want to get the culture
,hai II gives Then want to go north
~ Harvard whore they train mon to
write. want To climb mp the ladder OF
cut arc. don't dare tell cm here, but
chats what I'm going to do
Ana if YOU looked at that boy ns he
said il YOU would know no meant what
liz said.
THOUSANDS EAGER FOR CHANCE
BcyOud tho reach OF the locomotive
y hisje are thousands Of boys and girls
eager Tor chance, sending the word of
appeal. looking 20 ;he little college at the
Cap TO throw out The life line TO them
What Ihe Deople Of the mountains need
Is more railroads and more schools. Two
thirds of Inc teachers in claiborne and
Campbell counties in Tennessee, Bell
county in Kentucky. and scott county III
Virginia are graduates of this college that
in tho name of Lincoln has for - years
been struggling against adversity. irving
with more courage than cash to lift M
the plain people of the high hills and all
the other willing aspirants II could accom-
mediate.
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