The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-06-12
Abstract Of President Frost's Report to the
Trustees, June a, 1919

The past year may be blessing and
spite great emergencies Of war illness and uncertainty
The Presidents Health Two Chicago specialists year
promised Improvement mental work be limited to four hours
day This program been followed with slight gains. In
April Or York diagnosed the suprarenal
nsuniciency lack of secretion from certain glands and
supplying these elements from animal extracts In three
weeks this brought slow pulse Of 36 to 30 and yielded other
Improvement He promises continued Improvement
another year vitality to Justify increase Of
mental work Why did not find him before?
The President always expected to resign at 20 NOW Go
this continued weakness may suggest retirement sooner
Considering the important constructive matters now
in the doctors verdict that limited amount of work
is desirable Trustees appoint Nicepresdent
presidents Assistant to relieve him of routine duties has
been done times financial and Com
mtee on Presidential Succession allow him TO his four
hours day present these higher matters for which he
preparation of donors perfection of internal
organizations and adaptations search for successor and Tor
other workers with superior qualifications etc.
Attendance Last years total enrolment 2Os this years
2O largest number present time being 1912 on the
7h February Subracng from these the 0 Training School
pupils students five departments Sub
tracing from these of Berea have left
boarding and rOomng our buildings or the to-
aI number February It'll iiO students 200 boys
girls time in which the number Of girls had
at equaled number of boys New dormitores enabled
girls make for the boys who went
to
The Protraced Meeting five days wedged between
great epdemics brought in the College Depart
men the Normal % the Academy "a in the Vocational
POI in the Foundation Training School, total
Of i62 organized into Kings Regiment which
badge which had the psychological effect of baptism
confessing Christ before men, These people will be
followed up urged TO unite with the churches which
their parents belong in their home communities
Extension Work was participated by who
visited so mountain counties at expense of S6322 We
believe these workers received great benefit in getting closer
conditions that they brought promis
young people Beea and that they benefited thousands
who will Berea.
Health Conditions. number of patients at hos
pita In the first influenza there $50 the
measles 1875 Deaths private patient and students
This a which believe wholly unsurpassed in the
saving trying conditions considerable extra
expenditure made equppng the hospital erecting great
providing nourshng board during the epidemic and IN
other "A year of epdemics
Gifts for Current Expenses will be a year
though greater before Great credit is duo
Professor Pennman and Miss Smith for field work east and
west Penniman undertaking to raise money in Ken
lucky the debt Kentucky Hail. hoping to enlist sup
port who making fortunes from newly developed
coal and oil fields.
The Efficiency yet fully paid n partly
President did not feel safe to travel during the
influenza OF the winter.
The has substantially reduced by application of
the Hall income, but is still embarrassing and large.
year but shows the list of ad
juncts all of which should be sef-sustaning
Superior Work has achieved departments and
this under conditions often trying and difficult The record OF
the Hospital Force has been mentioned Many individual work
exhibited great herosm and ability during the influenza
Heat and Power Plant attained government rating for
efficiency higher than of similar plants in the United
The efforts of workers have made the number
school before the end of the term much less
than has been usual Many other instances might be given
For these there have been large expend
ure-hospa dairy barn necessary for board
ing hail. etc.
The War has claimed bursar Mr. Taylor cashier
Hackett back Secretary Mr.. Vaughn. The
mountain region furnished more than its quota of volun
eers and has been profoundly stirred Bereas service flag
than 600 of students and former
who the service and the gold stars
rating those who their lives will number above 80 Some
suitable memorial possibly monument adjacent noun
which the students themselves provide and building
Berea which will be furnished by friends of the Institution
The War Stirred the Mountains II greatly disoganzed the
school last fall when a camp. But it
point TO of studies and called out best qualities OF
teacher student And has greatly reused the mountains
Beea opportunity for all forms of leadership and service
greater than before. We called right TO
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