The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-10-12
WHAT YOUNG MEN OWE THE
YOUNG WOMEN OF BEREA
By william Copley
Representative of Foundation Schoo

AT opening ol heHtuCkN uall'
All that the young men in B"rea
College owe to the young women
cannot be told in the few minutes
given me for that purpose.
represent the Foundation School.
l presume the same strong helpful
friendship exists between the
Young men and the young women
Of the other departments. hut. ~
/ course. to less degree.
The subject. Our Girls" is one
very dear Ia the heart Of every BE.
rea boy The announcement Of So
cial privileges is always applauded:
not a. our superior officers believe
just for silly sentimental reasons
hut for an opportunity 10 cultivate
that true friendship which ought
To exist between young people of
the opposite sexes.
Women are generally better crca-
lures than men are. Many a man
owes his success and salvation tp
the tender encouragement of w.
man.
Friendship is flower that blooms
in all seasons. II grows in Berea in
an unusual degree. Friendship
knocks at the heart and speaks
words Of encouragement and Joy.
No one can be happy without
+ friends, and no one can know what
friends he has until he is happy.
Then, one Of the conditions Of
success in school work is the in
/ spiration which our young men re-
ceive from our young women. We
pity those schools which are not
co-educational. Imagine Berea's
campus. chapel, class-rooms and
dining-room il our young women
C"our girls" as we prefer calling
them were all sent away. Truly
Berea would be desert place.
Our greatest ENCOURAGEMENT
would have gone. We would lose
pride in our lessons and in our con-
duet We would become careless
in our personal appearance, and
neglect the important matters of
neatness in dress and carefulness in
speech.
AT the beginning Of the term when
many new boys were homesick, our
Dean was often heard 10 urge these
boys to stay with us until after the
dormitory receptions. He knew
they would meet the young women
Of the department there, whose in
fluence would be stronger in dis
polling inconsistencies than any other
influence that could be brought DO
bear upon them.
The strength Of nation must de-
pend upon the homes OF that ma
ton. Likewise, the successful
work of a church and a school.
We like TO think Of our school as
one big family, the most important
part OF which are our big sisters.
Our sisters rejoice with us in our
successes and share our disappoint-
ments when we fail. They are back
Of us in our classroom work, and
encourage us in our literary (socie-
ty) work.
On the Athletic Field their enthu-
siastic songs and yells help US %
score more points.
When the social privilege rule
prevents our mingling together, we
are still encouraged by their smiles
of approval.
The young women are the leaders
IN the young peoples Christian so
cietics.
Goodness is contagious. The
Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton sets high standard for the
Young Mems Christian Assoc iation,
m Christian work, and in Christian
living.
What do we owe 10 the young
women Of Berea College? We owe
a wholesome Christian atmosphere;
We owe sane and happy social
life; we owe intellectual and moral
rellnement,-we owe Berea's won