The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-05-31
BETHEL NOW
ON THE map
BAPTIST EDUCATION SOCIETY
OPENS APPROPRIATIONS
FOR woMAN's COLLEGE
REFERRED TO GEN. AssocIATN
Which Meet. Al Georgetown Next
November and Bethel Sure
of Big Slice.
REFERRED TO GEN. AssocIAT'N

The Baptist Educational Society,
of Kentucky, which controls all Bap.
tist schools in the State, has recinded
the action taken last winter, appor-
tioning 100000 without recognizing
Bethel Woman's College.
The board of trustees Of the local
school entered a vigorous protest
and were given hearing by the
Board Monday of this week.
The apportionment gave the fund
to three schools, viz:
Williamstown College, $4e0,0 900.
Bethel College, Russellvilee, $780,
900.
Russell Creek Academy, 100000.
The General Association itself had
apportioned Georgetown College
100000, of total fund to be rais-
ed in five years amounting to ST.
400, 900
Chas. M. Meacsiam and Geo. E.
Gary, trustees, and H. H. Ahernathy,
treasurer of the Bethel Association,
constituted a Committee that met
with the Societs at the Wstterson no
tel, Louisville, ut l 80 p m.
They were given a patient hearing
in spite of the embarrassing fact that
no change could be made in BethePs
favor without interfering with ap-
preparations already announced. AT
ter lengthy discussion, a motion
made by Dr.. j. w. Porter was passed
referring the ms&ter of appropria-
tions back to the Executive Commit
tee having them in charge with in
structiohs to reconsider their action
and give Bethel Woman's College
100000, the raiover of the resolu-
ton promising that the General As
sociatien would be asked to give an
additional sum by increasing its orig
iItal budget. This resolution passed
by the close vote of to 4, Chairman
Wright breaking tie.
Dr. Porter, chairman of the Exc
,cutive Committee at once called a
meeting of that committee for the
next day al Cavalry Baptist church.
At this meeting the question was
discussed further and an agreement
reached and the following resolu-
tiUns passed:
} NThat the whole question of ap-
preparations be referred back to the
General association for final adjust
ment, with the request that the
amount agreed upon by the Joint
Committee for the different Schools
shall not be decreased and that other
schools, including Bethel Woman's
College, may be taken in TO the pro-
gram and appropriations made as
their needs may appear, and that the
generallf1nd be increased according
~"
The entire committee promised to
unite M recommending as much as
$200,00O for Bethel Woman's Col
lege and to help put the program
for an increase of the budget
to $2,0UO,O0O.
The Committee came home much
elated over the outcome of their
visit.
One of the conditions of the
RussellyiIle Colleges appropriation
was that IT become co-educationaI. !
Resembling the appropriation relieves
Bethel College Of this competition
and President Dasher, who was pres
snt, stated that he would now sus-
bend all plans for admitting girls to
lis school and lend his influence to
Bethel Womanas College.
The local trustees have at once
AIKEN steps to make extensive inn
for the fan term.
In the meantime appropriations
nay be anticipated by subscribers to
he 100000 fund and subscriptions ]
nay be designated to Bethel Woman's {
;ohege, to be credited on the ap- !
to be made next Novem-
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