The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-06-14


ed in the industrial courses at To-
lcdo, Miss Adelia Fox, Teacher Of
Home Science. We picked up q
former student who lived in Berea
as Teacher Of Woodwork, Rev. Will
liam Robe. We found q student u
take charge Of printing, Mr.. Will
d. Candee. And we completed our
Vocational Faculty Of four by CIV
ing to the Steward and Assistant
Treasurer the added duties OF
farmer, Thomas J. Osborne.
The income for that year wal
sii,659.J; the current expenses
si5,664.l0; deficit Si,0O5.23. Besides
this, we borrowed $1,000 TO advance
TO various adjuncts, $1,000 for new
equipment and s2,7O0 for extraor-
binary expense like new Chapel
roof, fences and interest on debt
which thus grew about 5000.
The second year began with "ex-
tension work" although the word
extension" was not heard. In the
view Of the new President, o school
could not be school without stu
dents. There were three sources
from which students might be
drawn, the north, the colored popu-
lation Of the bluegrass and the
mountains. Rev. William E. Barton,
Berea's most distinguished alumnus,
rendered his services that summer
for a campaign for northern stu
dents. He had known Frost at Ober-
lin and been largely influential in
persnading him TO come to Berea.
He realized that IL we were to main
tain the world standard Of equal
chance for all men, we must have
northern students. Barton is good
campaigner and between 80 and 100
northern students actually came so
the people Of Berea almost faint
ed with establishment. And in that
first new northern group was one
enterprising young man destined To
be long associated with Berea,
Francis E. Matheny.
To increase the colored students
no great effort was made. They
were already attending in good
numbers and could be relatively
neglected, though the President Wis
tied a dozen colored schools in
various parts Of the state. For this
neglect Of the colored people, we
were sharply attacked before the
year was over.
But the great problem was the
mountains. The previous fall one
professor had spent twelve weeks
in visiting the mountains and he re-
ported the mountaineers were not
interested in education. He told the
new president that Berea must look
for its students to the north. The
new President and his wife ponder
ed this situation. They had studied
the map of the mountains even in
Germany and had set their hearts
upon planting religion and educa-
tion there. Already they had pic
tured the mountains as destined to
be the Scotland OF America. But
the old and experienced workers all
reported that the mountains were
not interested in education.
The Fourth Of July, 1893, is q
great day in Berea's annals. There
was a picnic at Slate Lick and the
young President and his wife were
there. As the President was lying
on the grass near the pavillion-he
was still weak from typhoid fever
Frank Hayes sat down beside him.
President" said Hayes, I'D like
fer to take a ride with you out
through Jackson and Owsley Coun-
ties and visit the folks and call at
school houses and see il we can't get
some new students for next fall an
winter" We went. Our first stop
was at Owsley Forks and then on
past other forks and branches and
Royal Oaks" and stamping
Grounds" and 'hollows" and
groves" At early morning we
would sight school house with
its struggling scholars, its teacher
who hardly knew what the school
was for. and perhaps one Of the
school directors and q parent or
two. We talked and talked hard
We told stories, and compelled them
to smile. We acted out little dra-
mas; we quoted the Bible; we show
ed pictures; we promised great
things il they would only have the
courage TO study and to come TO
Berea. We did the same thing at
another school at noon. Then we
went to some nearby cabin for Q
snack TO eat and a visit with the
hospitable people at table. By hard
n