El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-10

t,,r, to their mountain homes and
tech those left behind. So. at the
outset. the young men anu "Ohls,
are enlisted as social missionaries All
their college life Is IN Keeping Win
those high Ideals v., .r-.-to,
The applicants 70 Lincoln Memorial
,,,,fr-ersifv have a good foundation OF
morality upon winch 70 Duiid SnaE-
acter- Honestly, tIutIl uli res, az,
swerving loyalty are ingralned IN
On, the other hand. their sense Of
Justice conforms to tnat OF teuual
Zines II Is the crude principle OF an
eve for an eve. a life for life Clan
feuds have embittered the lives OF
many Of the mountain folk heads or
families have met their ends at the
the sons have taken Up the legacy OF
hate to avenEe their deathA ms
has been the mode Of setting all dis
But as the home conditions OF the
Cumberland Gap students improve
through their awakened ambition
and contact with the outside world
the feudal killings have become rarer-
seven Hundred Students
There are about 200 submissions
ard girls A majority Of them earn
their way. The boys till the fields,
reaD the crops, do all chores Of a great
farm. market their produce-and all
under the eyes Of agricultural exports
They earn while they learn Iney Ooh
their overalls when the classes are
over. They literally leave the handles
Of the pillow 10 accept their degrees as
full fledged university graduates when
the course is finished
So it is with the girls They sew and
bake scrub and wash dishes as
irregular verbs. and there is no sense
Of humiliation IN K. This is the most
democratic college in America
But unfortunately, many have 10 De
Ind I-rar1nn y
come from the depthe OF the noun
tain. BY train. on horseback OF on foot.
many with trunks Few with hano-
bags. many even hatless. and are
forced TO return disappointed because
= is physically impossible for them TO
be Accommodated One young fellow
who was told in kindly way that
there was no room for him replied;
II didn't come here 10 board I came
to learn. 7 can sleep on the floor
He wasn't turned away. A niche
was made for him somehow
Many Of the students have stories OF
gripping interest In 1908. with no
money and a few clothes. a lad from
North Caroline walked nearly zoo miles
tc Lincoln memorial Keen, alert and
already with a high school education,
by his work and By the aid Of
scholarship loan he completed his
course and was graduated with q
Bachelor OF Arts degree.
One boy stayed at Lincoln Memorial
the time and working his way He
came out clear Of all his expenses by
digging bitches. cleaning windows,
scrubbing floors, washing dishes.
driving nails, firing boilers and wait
ing on table. IT the end Of his stay
ne went to the University office to
settle his account and found he had to
his credit IS cents. % cents more than
ne had when entering
One of the Girls
NY sister made IL, Miss Mason
Miss Mason examined the dress care
fully and noted the exquisite work
manship. the perfect stitching and fit
. ting OF the garment
We must have your sister in our
school for we need girl who can do
that
This conversation between the
manager Of the Industrial bureau for
EirIs al Lincoln Memorial university
and one of the girls OF Norton Hall
brought another girl who was yearn-
ing for an opportunity to come TO Lin
coin Memorial
She was reared in the Cumberland
mountains. When she was five years
old her father died Her mother was
married again and now there are nine
children in the family
When she was II she left home de-
termined TO make a living in some way
and get a high school education. Her
mother and stepfather could do but
little for her. She went into home
in AbbOttsville- For two years and q