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

THE CALL OF THE HILLS
BY J. Harl Tate, B. Ped.

college man or woman should I'M
derstand. ii is. that there are others
to whom they are united, and in
whom they must feel an interest.
That word Others" marks the boun-
dairy line between selilshness and
altruism.
Today there seems to be two class
es of people; one who knows no.
thing but society, the other knows
nothing of society. The bonds be-
tween these two classes seem 10
have been severed; but in college,
we learn that worth does not de-
pend upon the amount of money a
man has; that it does not depend
upon the degree he receives form
college; that il does not depend upon
his pedigree or the distinction Of
his ancestors. We learn To measure
men by the manner in which they
discharge the duties of citizenship.
AS I see it. the greatest fault with
the graduates of our colleges of to-
day is, they do not seem to realize
they are saved to serve. There are
graduates on this platform today
that have been in Berea ten years.
The college has spent $50 year
or 500 on each Of those graduates.
II they had gone TO some other in
stitution, it would have cost them
800 a year or $1,000 more-thus a
difference Of $500. Now what does
Berea College expect for this $ii0O?
As I see il, Berea College is a phil
anthropic institution, working not
for the preservation OF the indiv-
idual,' but for the uplift Of the
Southern Mountains. II Berea Col
lege graduates our brightest young
men and women Of the mountains
and sends them away TO Chicago,
Detroit and Washington TO find en-
ployment, that is compliment
to the institution, but what are the
advantages brought to the mountains
by such a system Of education? II
Berea College does not expect her
graduates TO reside in the noun
tains, then Berea College is only o
large net dipping up the big fish
stealing that which enriches her not
and makes the mountains poor in
deed" II would be better for the
mountains that Berea College never
exist than for her to graduate thirty
OF her most promising citizens each
year and return only two TO help
them.
Let us see why there is such q
condition OF society, of church, Of
and Of education in the
In Milligan College in Tenn. dur
ing a period Of fifteen years, less
than 100 graduates returned to the
for a life work.
The secretary Of Emory and
Henry College in Va. says, Less than
20 per cent Of our graduates return
TO the mountains for a life work"
In Berea College, which prides it.
self as being the capitol Of the
we find that from the
Of the institution up TO
the class Of 1917, only 40 men and
80 women who are college graduates
now reside in the mountains. Many
other colleges have similar records.
Now as long as this condition Of
affairs exists in the colleges, what
can we expect Of the mountains?
II you visit the Grand Canyon OF
The Colorado, you will find that the
river has cut its way down thru
almost mile Of solid rock. II you
descend approaching the river, you
find 1900 feet Of solid granite, and
Tor ages that stream has been grad
ually cutting its way down thru
hose layers OF rock. Every drop
Of water that has passed thru that
,hasm has left a record of its work,
while no one drop Of water made Q
perceptible change, yet all those
irops working together have been
necessary TO accomplish what is now
as one Of the wonders of
he world.
Thus as each drop OF water was
needed TO hew out the Grand Canyon
Of the Colorado each native son and
of the mountains are need
I'd to help lead our own people TO
realize the value Of a library OF
good books, a news paper, a cabinet
organ, and q hundred other things.
Our people dislike the northern
and the eastern Greek
and Latin root education does not
meet our needs. Then ii is left TO
The native sons and daughters Of the
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