The broad ax., 1920-07-17

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the more education a fellow gets the
more he wants, and am not able to
understand how it is, that when fell
low gets an education, he then wants
to drink in more, and more. I thought
when you could teach that was eduea-
tiOn enough, but I find that IT is all my
mistake and there as no one else to
blame but me.
A few weeks ago was in Frankfort,
KY and I found that the state school
there was carrying on a summer school,
and I come here to this place after
leaving Washington, and 1 find lsl
teachers from various parts Of the
state drinking in education fresh from
the fountain. It strikes me that West
Virginia is going to take the lead in
state schools, and I don't mind You
telling the people that told you this.
The state has been Flooding along
for long time, having had three or
four presidents before, and last they
got hold Of Prof. John W. Davis. one
Of -our best trained young men. He
was not out looking for a job, but he
was the man the state wanted. and did
not mind paying the price. This is his
first year, and you win be surprised to
know that il is the largest school in
its history, and improvements have
been made and are stiIl being made.
The state has shown a disposition to
get behind a man and to follow his
lead in the advancement of the eiti-
zens of the state. The officials want
to wipe out ignorance, and are willing
to spend money to do this, hence the
best available men are being secured,
and just the other day they elected DR..
c.. G. WOodson. dean of arts and
sciences department of Howard Uni
versity, Washington, D. C., to the head
of the college department of the West
Virginia Collegiate Institute, and be-
lieve me with John W. Davis, president
and C. G. woodson, dean, you have a
working unity that will make eduea-
ton what it should be among my peo-
pie in this state.
/ have learned something about this
education business. heard it is
something that you can never get too
much of-in fact they say you can
never get it an, hence you must keep
getting it all the time and as long
as you can find some one to accept Of
it there will be some one to distribute
it. Just step up and get your share
of it, and return to the fountain and
get some more.
The summer school, then has been
made permanent, and 13l teachers are
here this summer, but IL is hard to tell
how many will be on hand next sum
mer. 1t is a splendid opportunity for
the teachers to brush up and get rid
of the kinks TO keep up with the
times, nothing more and nothing less.
Prior TO this year the enrolment never
got over 90, but it has jumped over 1t |
now. It is due 70 the fact that they |
have been doing things up here, and |
the teachers are getting more salary |
today than ever before in the history |
Of the state.
One of the features has been the /
Bible Training work, directed by ex-
oerts along Bible lines, and when I
ell you some of the people who took
part, you win agree with me that they
lad the best of both races. Prof. Byrd
oriIlerman, ex-president of the Insti-
ute presided and associated with him
we're Rev. Walter A. Snow, general
eeretary of Sunday school work in
Vest Virginia; Miss Katie Bell Abney,
ireetor of Bible Study; Mrs. Ella n.
now, superintendent of children d.
-ision; D. P. Merritt, viee-president
Jew York Bible framing; Miss Mary
. Eubank, superintendent home eco
omies department Of Collegiate In
titute; Miss Carrie N. Palmer, New
'ork Bible Training School; Miss Jen-
lie V. Highes, a returned missionary
rom China; DR.. Mary Stone, s native
hinese physician; Miss Mamie h
Of National Training School
D. G.
From this you may see that the
IDLE had its day in the work. Presi-
snt Davis, is a christian, and the son
an aggressive deacon in Savannah,
A.. The young man believes in his
,ople, and he wants them to have the
sry best in an educational way, so 9
hen he goes to his board, he does not
, with his hat under his arm grinning,
It as man doing the things which
quire man to do and when he asks
is for big things, and he gets them
o. he Is man with a vision. II is :
case of ask and ye shall receive. al
I wonder if yOu have ever met Miss
n. Irwin, Of Freedman Hospital. p
ie has played an important part in y
e school. When it comes to nurse a.
aiming, she is at the head Of the class
d because she got night down to hard
Nv .n5 T,ada mad She Il one Of