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

huJoo1hcht ctiubsic, DtTed lJSei
continued TO advance. The Library
Chapel and Water Works promised
before the attack of the State Legis.
lature were duly completed, and In
building them, we installed a brici
yard which we found ourselves un.
able TO manage successfully. Anc
purchases OF forest land continued
The Tavern, the Ladies Hall An
nexes. the Emergency Barracks anc
Garden Barn and Office, the cottage
at Chautauqua and the house for
Professor Raine belong 10 this pc
riod, and the cent? al heat and power
plant was begun. During this pc
riod, the President had his second
serious illness-inflammatory rheu-
matism.
And new workers appeared. II
1901, Superintendent Edwards took
charge Of the Foundation Schools
and Rev. Howard Hudson came as
Superintendent Of Student Labor
In 1905 came Ralph Rigby in
charge Of Music and Miss Jean Ca
meron as Matron OF Boone Tavern.
In 1906 came Professor Raine for
his great work in English and Philo-
sophy, Mr.. Burgess as Superintend-
ent OF Construction and Mr.. Garfield
as Engineer. Harvey E. Fisk became
trustee.
In 1907 came O new Normal in
structOr and Dean Of Women, Kath-
crime s. BOwersox; also a graduate
OF Wheaton College to take charge
of our printing department, Edward
l.. Roberts: also truly great teacher
for the Foundation Schools, Mr.
James c. Bowman. Miss Anna l.
Smith came as Secretary TO the
President. We congratulate these
friends upon the completion OF ten
years Of honorable service.
The next year, 10000, came our
Professor Of History and Political
Science. DR.. James R. Robertson, our
rigorous yet popular Bursar, Mr.
Howard E. Taylor, and a young
teacher OF Agriculture, just gradu-
ated from Berea, Francis O. Clark.
To our School Of Commerce came
our graduate. LivengOOd, TO the
Foundation School. Miss Evans
To the Board OF Trustees were added
Bishop Mcdowell. and DR.. Herbert
s. Johnson.
SO We came to the end Of the
Adjustment Period. Lincoln Insti-
tuts was established. our obligations
to our cOlored brethren amply and
honOrably met and we turned To
start Berea itself upon new lines OF
progress.
Fourth Period-Ths Present
But this present period. this
Second Period Of Expansion began
with a great depression. The Ad-
justment struggle had exhausted the
nerves OF the President. As he went
his rounds Of summer appointments
in search of donors in the east he
was smitten with a cold, and then
nervous prostratiOn. which weeks in
the Adirondacks could not cure.
Our Trustee. Mr.. Wilder. cared for
him like a father. took him TO the
great nerve specialist in Boston who
sentenced him to a year abroad, 4
year Of somber rest. He returned
in the summer of 1910 with bill Of
health from DR.. Osler Of Oxford.
DR.. Ellis, late President OF Taber
College. performed great service
as Regent that year and continued
important work until his untimely
death in 1911.
In that year i9O9-iO appeared two
new workers in the Normal School,
William Carl Hunt and Miss Ollie
Mae Parker and a second worker in
the Library. Mrs. Ridgeway. During
this year OF the Presidents absence
also pearsons Hall was built and the
heat plant started. Mr.. Thompson
Burnam succeeded his father on the
Board of Trustees.
Even while the President was
away Providepce worked for us.
DR.. pearsOns offered as a medicine
100000 on condition that we raise
100000 more and DR.. Cady of New
York wrote in the winter that a
great friend in that city was plan
ming to give substantial help in
meeting DR.. Pearson's conditions
news that was a great restorative Of
faith and nerve!
The immediate home coming
however, was a shock. Treasurer
Osborne met us on the dock in New
York to say that gifts for current
expenses had fallen of $4,000, the
Institution had borrowed TO the
limit and there was no money TO
pay salaries and other dues Sept
ember fist. The President therefore