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

that summer.
| And then came the tussle 10 get
new donors. The new President
had enough reputation from his
Oberlin days TO procure an invita-
tion TO address a club in New York
City. He had one very distant re-
lative in New York whom he had
never seen but once, DR.. J. Cieve-
land Cady, the architect DR.. Cady
was invited TO the Club. The other
speaker was George w. Cable. So
that night young Frost made two
new friends, Cable and Cady. Cady
invited him TO his house and began
planning for a parlor meeting later
on. To that parlor meeting he was
able to bring some Of the influen-
tial men Of the land. Albert
Shaw presided, George KEENAN,,
Harvey E. Fisk, John E. Parsons,
were among the company and they
all became interested in the new
program for Berea and the South.
A similar victory was won in Bos-
ton. DR.. Barton was now settled
there as pastor and Frost was Q
regular member OF his household
for weeks. The leading man in Bar
tons church, Frank Wood, met the
the expense Of q great dinner party
at the Thorndike Hotel. N. 8. Shall
er Of Harvard, who had been State
Geologist Of Kentucky, was there.
So was Jonathan Lane, President
OF the Chamber Of Commerce, and
DR.. Gordon who was called home Q
few weeks later. We made twenty
friends that night, friends that stood
by us as long as they lived. Jona-
than Lanes widow sends 500 to
Berea every year still.
Our program was thus vindicat-
ed by the actual coming Of new stu
dents and by the approval Of some
Of the best people in the land.
Two other steps were taken in
this Initial Period which looked
forward TO things which have proved
sound. Our second building was
the Williams House for Mems Indus
tries, and our first readjustment OF
forces made Mrs. Carlock Head Of Q
distinct Normal Department. The
Board Of Trustees was increased by
the addition Of important men like
Gamble, Lloyd and Burroughs whose
services were soon terminated, how
ever, by death and removal, and by
others who continued for years or
even to the present time, Stearns,
Burnam, Mallon and Barton.
The Initial Period ended and the
First Expansion Period began with
DR.. Pearsons' visit and initial pledge
in June 1895. The Presidents work
for money for our daily bread was
in the East but he had a sudden i'm
preston that he ought TO see DR..
Pearsons. He made the trip from
Boston to Chicago in the dead OF
winter for that one purpose and DR..
Pearsons agreed to visit Berea at
the next Commencement. He came
and was entertained in the old
Fairchild House, then occupied by
President Frost, and he was pleased.
He made his initial pledge: when
ever Berea College will raise $780,
600 for endowment, l will add $780,
600 to it," This first new endow-
ment was not completed until the
end Of four years, in 1899. DR..
Pearsons at once repeated his offer
and the second endowment was
raised in one year, completed in
1900.
As a helper in the first endow-
ment campaign came new worker,
still here with undated energy and
enthusiasm, Henry M. Penniman.
Following the endowment effort
came buildings. Our wing Of Science
Hall was erected in 1898 to accom-
modate the new work Of Professor
Mason. Special gifts enlarged our
forest, farm and garden lands. The
Presidents House came partly BY
bequest of Albert E. Curtis Of Wor-
cester in 1901. The Music Depart
ment set up for itself in what Is
now the Academy Office. The Green
Building was erected as Admins
tration Headquarters in 1902, a.
well as Boone and Gilbert Cottages,
while Prospect Cottage was pur-
chased. By 1904 we were well on
with our Mems Industrial Buildings,
while the Chsoe', L hrary and Water
Works were promised.
During the years OF this First Ex-
pansion there were important ad-
ditions TO the working force. In
1895 with Penniman came two vigor-
Gus young men whose energy was
| of the greatest value though they