The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-07-27
WHO PUT PROF. REID OUT OF
THE INTERSTATE ACADEMY
WHAT DOES HIS GUSHING SAY
TO YOUNG MEN?

Some three or four years ago, Prof.
S. r. H. Reid, an exceedingly bril-
liant and aggressive Christian young
man, by invitation left the school and
work in which he was engaged at
Surrounded Hill, Ark, to take posi-
ton rendered him as the head of the
Interstate Academy located at Hele-
ma, Ark. The institution had run
down, had several times been closed
for the want of proper management
and hustling headgear, in fact, it
had about been wiped off of the map.
A number of young educators had
tried to infuse life into it, but had
failed. Prof. Reid consented to make
the trial at the solicitation of the
authorities of the Baptists about Hell
ena. Being a kind of hustler, he
put new life into the school, he open
ed the eyes of the people whereabouts,
he demonstrated the ability of a
school to almost run and feed itself,
having a campus of something like
ten acres. He raised meat, chickens,
fowls of all kinds, potatoes, peas, and
vegetables in abundance. The peo-
pie saw the light, and flocked to him.
He steadily, like the rising sun, gain
ed in prestige and power, but alas,
he has been ousted Just as the school
babe promise of unparalleled success.
The question is, who put him out?
Prof. Reid seems to be at loss to
know who put him out. He seems to
blame the boys, such as Short, Shadd,
Washington, Holloway and that class
of ducks, but Brother Reid, you will
have to look higher up, my boy, to
find who put you out. Short and
Holloway and Shadd, and the men
consisting that Board have no initia-
tive of their own, they are men with
rings in their nose, and led by hand
higher up. They have never done
nor ever will do anything of their
own volition; they are men with
rings in their nose; they occupy posi-
lions in the after-pocket of men
higher up. If you would find the
cause, seek out the master Of these
men. 1t matters not what he or they
say, you will have located the cause
The Students Herald, paper
operated by the school, edited and
managed by Principal Reid, is strik.
ing some heavy blows, hitting some
hard ticks. Reid seems determined tC
make somebody show their hand. In
this we hope he will be successful.
He is making the proper appeal
appealing to the people. II ever the
people can find the rotten spot and
muster up courage enough t
eliminate it, Eastern Arkansas is vel
as the entire Baptists of Arkansas
will have been done great favor.
But what does this ousting say tt
young men? 1t says that the ole
political tricksters in the church have
such a hold upon their underlinge
that they are so charged and sur
charged with jealousy at the upris
ing of young men until they will
stamp the life If possible, out of al
who dare raise their heads, and tina
the young men, the young school mel
need cooperate one with the othel
and be exceedingly careful how the'
pull up stakes at the solicitation O
TIE old demagogues in the church
for nine time out of ten, they simpl!
gn their own death warrant wheI
they accept the invitation of thes,
would-be friends. Often 1t is a poll
tical trick to STAY them.
The ousting Of Mr.. Reid seas t,
be most ungrateful piece Of bust
ness, but such is life, and IL Mr.. Rel,
is right, God will open up otncr ave
nues for him, and those who hav
sought in an underhand way hi
downfall will pay for it in the end.
| Peoples Defender.