The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-11-08
: University Column
MOUNTAIN WORKERS CONFER
ENCE CLOSES

ence, which convened in Berea
Thursday morning, November ist,
Closed Sunday night with a great
meeting in the Chapel. This was
the most successful Mountain Work
ers Conference ever held in Berea.
The program was more varied, d
larger number Of speakers and a
greater delegation Of visitors were
present than ever before. Every
day from the beginning until the
close was full Of inspiring and in
structive conference gatherings.
The conference was started of
in an unusual way. United Chapel
was called and Dean Bowersox and
Professor Clark presented the mat
ter of the Y. NJ. C. A. to the student
body in such an impressive and ef-
fective way that they pledged more
than $500 to the war-work fund
that is being raised throughout the
United States. Following the Chapel
meeting was a conference on home
science in Vocational Chapel led by
Miss Jessie Moore and Miss Margaret
Dizney. From there our visitors,
composed Of teachers, ministers,
farm demonstrators and students.
marched to the Canning Factory
where Mr.. Johnson showed them
through and explained the art and
economy of canning. At 2:30 in the
afternoon Doctor Cowley and Miss
Powell led a very instructive con-
ference on the subject Of public
health and what the teacher can
do. AT 1880 p. m, the large chapel
was filled with students, citizens,
and delegates to hear a great address
by DR.. Charles w. Dabney. of the
University of Cincinnati. His adj
dress was informal and was present.
ed in a very telling way. He dis
cussed the important issues of this
war and our relationship to them.
The conference started Friday
with a mass meeting in the main
chapel. The speakers Of the oc-
casion We're Prof. McHenry Rodes of
Frankfort, on the subject of secOn-
Diary education. and Prof. Charles
A. Refer of the University of Ten
nessee on the Call Of the Soil" The
religious hour followed at 1000
O'Clock with DR.. B. H. Roberts and
the Rev. o. C. Haas as leaders. They
discussed the practical problems Of
Christian leadership and building q
rural Sunday school. At 2:30 p. m.
our conference. together with citi-
gems and farmers, attending the an
nual Corn Show, were called in Up
per chapel for two important ad-
dresses. Doctor Mutchler of the
Experiment Station. Lexington. gave
a very instructive address on the
new agriculture, and DR.. f. C. Nc
Dougle of Richmond gave a call to
the fundamentals Of education -
reading writing, and arithmetic.
At 4:30 our visitors marched to the
Dairy Barn to view a splendid herd -
Of Holstein cows and to watch the
operation Of the milking machine.
At this meeting Professor Baird dis
cussed dairying as a business. An
educational conference was held in
the Upper Chapel at 1880 p. m. The
two speakers of this occasion were
Prof. F. C. Button. Rural School Su-
pervisor. and State. Superintendent
V. o. Gilbert. They gave us a glimpse
OF the modern rural school and left
us with the feeling that the public
school OF the future must be the
foundation of the new life that is
going to be brought into existence
by the closing of this war.
In connection with the Mountain
Workers Conference this year was
held the Agricultural Fair and Ru-
raj School Contests. These added
features brought large number OF
our citizens from the country. and
pupils OF the rural schools around
Berea. A great deal OF enthusiasm
has been aroused over the school
contests and they bid fair to render
untold service to the teachers in
gaining punctuality and interest in
the school work from the pupils.
The meetings on Sunday were dis
tinctly religious. Doctor Morgan OF
Tenn, preached in the
Union Church Sunday forenoon.
He gave an inspiring address TO the
Volunteer Band in the al
ternOOn and closed the day with a
sermon in Main Chapel TO the edifi-
cation and inspiration OF every
person present
II is hoped that the inspiration
received during these instructive
sessions Of our Mountain Workers
will last for many years