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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-11-29
College Column
CHARLES ARTHUR MEssNER

Prom the Wabash College Record0
The newly created Office of Alumni
Secretary was entrusted in June to
the capable hands Of Mr.. Charles
Arthur Messner. During the sum-
mer Mr.. Messner worked long and
faithfully, and il is largely due to
his efforts that great progress has
been made in the new alumni organ
ization, The Association of Wabash
Men, and that the enrolment in the
entering class this fall was encour-
aging, considering war conditions.
Mr.. Messner was born in Noble
County, Ind, and received his early
education in the public schools Of
Whitley County, graduating in 1909
from the Columbia City High School.
In the fall Of 1910 he entered Wa
bash, and received the degree Of
ALB. in 1914. He was elected to Phi
Beta Kappa in his Junior year, and
in his Senior year acted as Presi-
dent of the YMC.A., Calliopean Lit
erary Society, the Prohibition Lea
que, and the Senior Glass. BY viz
tue of his position as Glass Presi-
dent, he served as chairman of the
famous "No-Deal" Committee.
In i9ii-i9i5 he was Instructor in
Latin at Berea College. Ny, and was
head of the department of Latin
during the two following years. He
spent a part of the summers of 1915
and 1916 in study at the University
Of Chicago.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-11-29

ty could not only feed and fatten
their cattle, but market them at the
top prices, instead Of simply build
ing bone and muscle and shipping
the cattle to the Bluegrass, where
they are fattened, the big profit be-
ing made by those farmers.
Professor Baird also urged the
raising Of sheep in the mountains,
laying great emphasis on the value
Of sheep versus sheep-killing dogs.
He brought many laugh from the
audience in his violent attack on
worthless dogs, at the same time
bringing condemnation from a num-
Der whose favorite pastime is fox
hunting.
The Gospel that Professor Baird
preached was sound in every re-
spect and we are confident that, al
though Clay County has advanced
materially in the past few years in
agriculture, il is going TO advance
by greater strides now that this
message has gotten home TO the
people. II was indeed refreshing
to find the wonderful response
which these farmers and the noun
tain people in general have made to
the Presidents appeal for increased
crops; thanks to the able work of
County Agent Reynolds. Although
the corn yield is low in the county
the acreage this year is very large.
showing that the crop from the
whole county will be greater by far
than ever before. The good women
of Clay are responding in the hear
test sort Of manner TO the appeal
for food conservation and for food
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-11-29

indeed. The net result is that Clay
County is not only going TO feed it,
self this winter, but is going to have
thousands OF quarts OF canned veg
etables and fruits for sale elsewhere.
AS an illustration, two daughters
of w. l.. Muncy, a farmer in Clay
County, besides putting up enough
fruit and vegetables in cans TO feed
their family the entire winter, put
up a thousand quarts Of tomatoes in
tins, 1870 half-gallon glass jars Of
tomatoes and also 200 quart tins Of
beans, which they intend to sell.
Two other girls. daughters Of Moses
Lewis, another farmer. also members
of the Canning Club, besides putting
up fruits, beans, peas and straw
berries, have canned over 200 quart
tins Of tomatoes, greatly in excess
OF the requirements OF their family
or the winter.
On September 3rd about half OF
the sixty members OF the Canning
Club reported TO Mrs. Hatton that,
besides other things. they had put
up 1929 quarts OF tomatoes.
The meetings were all held in the
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-11-29

school houses, except the last one,
which was held at the Court House
in Manchester. II was very inter-
esting to notice a great number OF
men at these meetings.
II was also interesting to note
that rs per cent OF the teachers in
the district schools in Clay County
are young men, who have been u
State Normal School or Berea Col
lege or other similar institutions
and there have been fitted for their
work and have come back home TO
teach their brothers and sisters in
the surrounding country. Instead
Of these young men going out TO the
large cities and securing work at u
far more lucrative remuneration,
they are imbued with the spirit Of
developing their own county, so we
find them leaders in their communi-
ties.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-11-29

hHibuiuti't w. -, II u ti"ih, hcA"''
November 10, 1917.
Dear friends,
Having read a number Of letters
from the fellows in camp, decided
to- contribute my bit.
Unlike most Of the other fellows
| am not in a semipermanent camp,
hut in a regular Post. altho il is be-
ginning to look something like q
camp now, as new buildings are
continually going up
TT. Clark is about ten miles in
land from q railroad but there is q
good road connecting Brackettville,
the town adjoining the Post, with
Spocord, the railroad station.
All of the companies here are now
ready for actual service except A. G..
2i. We have been handicapped, but
in recent competitions with other
companies in First Aid work and
shelter tent pitching, A. C. "a brot
back the bacon. According ~
present plans We will remain hers
all winter as a training company.
The new ratio Of motors to mules
in a sanitary train is now to 1, so
A. C.. 81 will be the mule company
Of a new train to be formed here.
There has been very little ex-
citemcnt in this out-of-the-way
place except for ball games on Sun
days.
The church situation here has not
been the best, but we have organ
lied a Soldiers Sunday and
C.. T., and these have greatly aided
in keeping the fire Of the gospel
burning in at least few Of our
hearts.
But greater things are in store
for us. An Army Y. NJ. C.. A. is in
the process of construction, end is
to be dedicated next Sunday.
am greatly pleased to hear that
Berea is working hard to aid Army
Y. work. and for one want To thank
each and every one of you. The "Y."
in the Army camp is like an oasis
in the desert.
Every one who believes in prayer
please don't forget to pray for the
soldiers. for we all need il.
Greetings to each one Of my
friends who read these lines.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-11-29
Clay County Awake
By F.F. GILMORE, Jr,
Advertising Manager, Kentucky Farming.

The week of September gath to
30th was known over the State OF
Kentucky as Patriotic Week." hav-
ing been designated as such by the
State Council Of National Defense.
Speakers went into nearly every
county for the purpose of acquaint-
ing the people of Kentucky with the
reasons why this country is at war
and what they are TO do to help
win it.
II was the good fortune Of the
writer to be assigned to Clay Coun-
ty where, with Prof. VIM. Jesse
Baird, OF the Agricultural Depart
ment of Berea College. and County
Agent w. r. Reynolds, fully thous-
and citizens were addressed at five
meetings.
The County Superintendent of
schools, Prof. Luther Hatton, ar
ranged the meetings in connection
with his Teachers Institute at the
various division headquarters. And
right here | want to say that, thanks
to Superintendent Hatton and his
power of organization, these meet
ings were a great success as to
numbers attending them and the in
terest shown in the work.
In the course Of the speeches the
writer dwelt principally on the
cause of the war and the duty of
the citizens during the war. Pro
fessor Baird handled in a most able
fashion the question of agriculture
in the mountains. In his speeches
he pointed out the great possibili-
ties OF mountain agriculture, pro-
vided the farmers will plant some
thing besides corn, namely, soy
beans or cowpeas or other soil
building crops. He advocated in
the strongest terms deep blowing
in the preparation OF the seed bed
and shallow or surface cultivation
after the corn has come up. This
is the reverse Of the custom at pres
ent in that locality. Professor Baird
also urged the breeding OF purebred
livestock in the mountains and the
proper care OF this livestock.
Being O mountain boy himself,
having been born in Knox County
adjoining Clay, Professor Baird told
the mountaineers he could speak to
them more personally than anybody
else and pointed out TO them how
their primitive methods OF farming
and Of careing for their livestock
was costing them more each year
than il produced. He stated that
with purebred livestock grazing on
the hills, with proper housing IN
the winter, the people OF Clay Coun-
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-11-29
THE LITTLE PUBLIC HOUSE

The following little jingle was
composed by a Vocational girl who
got her inspiration from Temper
ance Sunday-school lesson recently:
There is a little public house.
Which every one may clssc;
This little public house
l. just beneath the nose.
Out from this little public house
Flow words both foul and kind.
And every word that II speaks forth
Is formed within the mind.
Then let us keep our mind so sweet,
our thoughts so kind and pure,
That all the words that 50 out this
door,
May do some good, sure.
Let's strive this public house TO
keep,
So free from dust and dirt.
Tina, we by words may never do
To others harm or hurt.
We all should the door 10 this pub
lie house,
So very safely guard,
That we may never about others
say
A word either cruel or hard.
We all must guard this little public
house,
Which every one may close;
This little public house.
Which is just beneath the nose.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-11-29

Thee. I will not go so far astray
again. Help me TO see that the sin
Of indifference toward my neighbors
il great. my thoughtlessness Of them
is greater. And Oh God. forgive
me for even calling myself n
Christian when have never tried
10 be one. when I have not cared to
be one, very much. Hear this, my
prayer. Oh God. and make me
remember T.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-11-29

GLEN PHELPS WRITES

Ambulance Co. "a, Fl. Clark, Texas,
November iS, 1917.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-11-29

She who has not knitting bag must
feel like stranger In strange land.
Christmas will give opportunity to pro-
vide her with this requisite OF the
woman In polite society. Also TO re-
place knitting bags that have grown
shabby with use.
Those OF cretonne have everything
to recommend them. They are cheer
full and durable and they are inex-
pensiye as bags go.
The handsome bag In the picture 10
made Of tan cretonne with black stripe
and japanese designs In brilliant fiow-
ers and foliage. II is lined with bright
green sateen and finished with clusters
OF satin-covered apples In tan. red and
green at each side.
The handles are Of thin wood and
are wound with fiat gold braid.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-11-29

preservation.
Mrs. Luther Hatton, wife Of the
County Superintendent Of Schools,
is in charge of the Home Canning
industry. She is also chairman CT
the Food Conservation Committee
and head of the Poultry Club. From
March to October list Of this year
Mrs. Hatton has placed 60 home can
ners in as many homes in Clay. The
result of this work was not fully
tabulated up TO the day we were
there. but it was most encouraging
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-11-29

Oneida Institute, that great school
founded by the Rev. Jas. A. Burns,
who, as a poor mountain boy, saw
vision Of the salvation OF the
mountain people through edu-
cation. True TO his vision Mr..
Burns toiled with his hands to
build a school and now sees his ef-
forts bearing fruit in the annual
education of nearly 100 mountain
boys and girls. The boys among
other things, are learning practical
agriculture and the girls practical
Domestic Science and home-build-
ing.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-11-29

FIGHTING KAISER BILL
BY q Former Foundation Student
Nov, In Camu Tsv1or

FIGHTING KAISER BILL
BY q Former Foundation Student
Now in Camp Taylor
Uncle Sam took his children, tho
against his will,
And mustered them out to fight
Kaiser Bill.
And now he is calling for you and
for me
ITO make the world safe for De-
mocracy."
kaiscrism in Belgium is seen every
where
For towns are destroyed and her
fields laid bare.
While the whole world knows that
the submarine
Is n part Of Old Bill and his Kulture
scheme.
Then we challenge the justice Of
this plan,
And forces waged war upon sea and
land,
But wilhelm laughed and made NJ
kick
Said he. The Sammics will be a
picnic"
Wait till the Sammics, Tommies and
the French thrown in
Make their famous drive into old
Berlin.
And the German Navy is buried in
the deep
Nv the shot and the shell OF the
Allied Fleet.
When the sky is darkcned by the
Allied planes,
And the sky drops bombs like a
shower Of rain.
The Kaiser will summon his Royal
Pack
From the place where he goes he'll
never come back.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-11-29
Vocational Column

business trip TO Louisville this
week in the interest OF the Y. NJ. G.. A.
campaign.
VIM. J. Baird and family are now
pleasantly located in their new
home on Jackson street.
The yestalia Literary Society have
, been invited TO give their program
at the home Of Dean and Mrs. Clark
once every month. These meetings
are always enjoyed by the members.
The Misses Eta and Althea Baker
Of Buckhorn have entered the
Nurses Training Course Of the Vo-
cational Department.
The Misses Mae and Lillian Smith
delightfully."- entertained at their
home, Tuesday evening, the Misses
Alice Case, Coyle. Stella Case, and
Messrs. Bratcher, Arena, Brown,
French, and Peak.
The young women Of the Noca-
tional Department will long re-
member Miss Dizney's talk and
original story given in Report Con-
ference last Friday. This is the
story which she read:
And the voice Of Conscience
said unto Mary, where is thy sis
ter room-m mate, Eunicey' and Mary
said, II know not am | my sisters
keeper" And the voice of Con-
science cried out. "Eunice. what hast
thou done? Mary was young and
foolish and cared not for rules and
regulations. Thou hast never tried
to get her to see the good in them.
Thou hast known when she was III
trouble and hast never helped her
ont. Thou hast known she needed
warning before II was too late.
Thou hast not talked with her nor
asked others TO. Thou hast not been
her friend, but her enemy. And
now il is too late"
Mary cried out in great agony OF
mind, "Oh ! never thought ! !
never thought ! What can | do now?
| loved my roommate, in a super
fetal way, but ! was not her friend.
What can do p And the voice OF
Conscience replied, BY thy idle
gossip thou hast hurt thy sister.
BY being a tale-bearer TO others
thou hast helped to stir up strife
among thy neighbors. Thou hast
told many things, but not TO the
right person. When things are
wrong remember this: go straight
Ia the person who can make them
right and do not publish abroad the
sins Of thy neighbors. Keep thy
mouth shut against harming thy
sister. Remember that only those
things, which will save the repu-
tation and character Of thy. sister,
should be told. Remember that
honor is a great word, and honor
will not make thee tale-bearer, but
il will make the reporting OF GER
tain things a necessity"
As the voice Of Conscience ceas-
cd speaking. Remorse in Marys
heart said, "Oh ! Why didn't you
know when to keep still, and when
TO tell the right thing 10 the right
person You saw Eunice getting
into trouble and thought it would
not be honorable to tell. Now you
see that is the only way she could
have been saved. Behold now the
loss of a fine girl TO our school and
our friendships"
And Mary prayed, "Oh God, who
can'st forgive even our worst sin,
that Of thoughtldssness, hear me
now in my distress Of heart, mind.
and soul. Show me how to distin-
guish between the false and the
true standards Of honor. Open thou
my eyes so that my little narrow
preiudices and petty ideals OF what
friendship means may be changed.
II only I can keep in touch with
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-11-29

A great deal of credit is due to
Superintendent Hatton, who has
been in Office for twelve years and
who in that time has replaced 30
log cabin school houses with new
buildings with modern equipment.
One of the meetings was held at
South Bend news-times., 1917-06-10
Pretty Net and Lace Trimmed Frocb

pictures her frock TO be in her
minds eve.
Nets Of all kinds are in use this
season. including very fine nets,
coarser nets and the open square
meshed nets which combine espe-
cially we'll with flet lace. one OF the
very fashionable laces this summer.
Net dresses are usually worn
over silk slips. but some are worn
over slips Of very fine batiste. while
very elaborate dresses are made
with the new silver cloth founda-
tions
According 20 custom. the frock
in which the young graduate re-
ceives her diploma is all white. but
for class-day exercises and other at
tendant festivities colors are used.
Most likely the program for grad
uation week will include a dance
and a frock for this occasion must
be planned A very fashionable and
exceedingly pretty idea is to have
pale pink silk slip under a Gress
OF white or cream-colored net, lace
founcing. or any of the transparent
materials requiring foundations.
This foundation is not entirely plain,
but may be trimmed with rows OF
pale blue ribbon or small chiffon
flowers arranged in clusters
The Important GirdIe-
Girdles are a very important fea-
ture OF frocks this year and conse-
quently there are many styles from
which 10 choose. The long. narrow.
beaded girdles are particularly pret-
ty with frocks of Georgette or chif-
fon. With net. organdy and voile
dresses. soft girdles of wide ribbon
are most effective. There are num-
ber. Of ways in which they may
be arranged. Some are caught in
loops at the right or left side, 9TH
ers are wound around the waist,
South Bend news-times., 1917-06-10

The choice of the material de-
pends on how much is TO be spent
on the dress; the choice of q style
depends on your figure and your in
dividual taste. The simplest cot
ton frock may be made TO look just
as distinctive as a dress that costs
very much.
Very charming indeed are the
sheer, filmy materials. Chiffon.
Georgette crepe. silk wolfe, silk
marquisette. organdy. batiste, and
fine voile are the materials most in
vogue. This year organdy is a prime
favorite and net is another, and
sometimes both of these are COM
bined in a dress
Net Frocks and Laces Most Popular.
There is a great deal of lace used :
lace fiouncing, banding, allover and
narrow edging used in the various
different ways all tend 10 make a
dress more elaborate and just the es-
sence of daintiness that every girl
South Bend news-times., 1917-06-10
Chinese Restaurants.

After a visit 20 a restaurant in
the Chinatown" of New York one
night a party of four were allow
ed 20 see the immaculate kitchen
back Of the dining room. on sew
eral shelves at one side Of the
kitchen there was a sight which
brought eXclamations of delight
from the visitors. for rows Of brown
baskets, low and curving, with fiat
tened ends. were filled with piles
OF white shredded celery. pale green
bamboo sprouts. brown shreds OF
duck. yellow Chinese nuts. pale pink
slivers OF boiled ham, and other col
orful ingredients Of the various
forms of chop suey.
When one Of the women OF the
party exclaimed over the shape and
mellow tone Of the baskets, a smil-
ing Chinaman promptly emptied out
the contents of one Of them and pre-
sented il TO her. telling her. at the
same time. that these baskets were
for sale at one of the nearby Chi
nese shops. The party Immediately
sought the shop, which was open in
the evening. and found a number
Of beautiful baskets at very low
prices. The shallow baskets used
for holding food in the restaurant
were only 80 or 40 cents and they
make beautiful holders for papers
and pamphlets on a library table.
The visitor in question took hers
home and used il for garden use
filling il at once with bulbs 10 be
planted this fall for bloom next
spring
A basket that is specially worth
while is a stout wood basket for the
fireside. This is made Of bamboo.
in soft brown, with two handles.
The Chinese baskets are not always
very durable. but this deep wood
basket is firm and we'll made.
One OF the party chose a peaked
Chinese hat OF smooth straw. 20
serve as a basket 10 hang near her
desk. Ii was to be strung up with
bright green Chinese cord and have
a gay silk tassel hanging from the
peak. It's TO hold notices of ex-
hibitions. sales, lectures, and other
cards that you always want TO get
at i'm a hurry for reference" she
said. 1T will be useful and decor
ative. too"
South Bend news-times., 1917-06-10

save something. I try to i'm press
upon an my helpers the necessity of
saving. and keep a watchful eye up
on il all the time There are so
many things that go into the busi-
ness. that il takes skill. constant pa
tience and tact 10 succeed. But IL
is interesting and profitable II is
the selling Of food in quantities that
pays IL is really housekeeping on
a large scale. and comes naturally to
women who like 20 cook and keep
house. 1T IS being somewhat over
done at present, and the high cost
OF living creates many diffculties
but those are the exceptional condi-
tiOns which must be met wisely. It
is necessary TO either charge less or
serve smaller orders The latter de
pends on the girls and is uncertain.
So the higher charge is better. few
pennies advance on everything"
Another young woman of Chicago.
who is part owner and manager of
three cafeterias. testified 10 the pro
fit and pleasure she has experienced
in being in the business of making
a home-like, pleasant place for men
and women to get their noon meal
Il was a stenographer for several
years. but wanted something 10 do
that I could call my own. work for
and build up. where there was a
chance 20 grow and express my own
ideas" said Miss Marian Hely. Il
did not even have time TO learn how
to cook. I was busy all the time as
stenographer, but I knew I could
learn and that / liked il. / started
in on small scale. 1 soon saw that
it was a good opportunity. and 1
found a friend who was willing to
add her capital 10 my experience:
so we enlarged. The greater part of
our first capital went into our kit
chen OUTFIT. for we wanted every
thing first class
The first months were disCourag-
ing, but we were determined that, If
others could succeed. we could; so
we stuck TO it and made good. We
tageous places. II is necessary to
catch the trade by placing your
cafeteria where il can draw from
two sides of a street. II must be
near where people come out of
offices. As a stenOgrapher. / so often
had scrimped my lunches. that 1
wanted 10 give just as much for the
money as / could. / went too far
for my profits at first. but. by care
ful study, one can give a good deal
TO the shop girl and stenographer.
for the small amount she pays for
her daily lunch.
1T requires excellent judgment
in choosing just the right people TO
work for you. II takes all the time
of myself and partners to supervise.
watch against waste, watch delivery
boys and see that they give you
exactly what you order. I have
found the girls who work for us
helpful in these ways. We have TO
average up our outgo, to see if it
tallies with what is served, for we
allow so many helpings TO so much
food Now there are six of us in the
business. and our harmonious rela-
tions prove that women can work
together. We divide the work. and
there is not a shirker among us.
There is an opportunity for wom-