The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-05-14
ERNST ENTERS
SENATE RACE
CANDIDATE NOTED FOR
EXTENSIVE CHARITY WORK
EDUCATOR AND y" LEADER
Ardent Supporter Of Movement
To Wipe Out IIIiteracy

II is hardly necessary to introduce
Richard p. Ernst. whose candidacy
for the United States Senate has JUST
been announced, to the average Ken
tuc6ian
His name hns spFa8red throughput
the state in cDnnect3On with charitable
movements, war campaigns church
and missionary work and drives to aid
the schools and school teachers espe-
ciaIly IN the mountain districts
His charitable work, Gggresstve1ess
and progressirefass IN civic move
ments and personal popllarity have
made him one of ehe most generally
admired men in Northern Kentucky
His extensive work in the interests
of his state and It's people began i'm
mediately upon Mr.. Ernst's graduation
from the famous Old Centre College,
Danville, where he was valedictorian
Of his class,
80. Admitted to Bar.
He was admitted to the bar in Ken
ton county after examination by SEN
atOr John w Stevenson and Judge
William r. Arthur and since has prae'
ticed law in Covington and Cincinnati
with the same aggressiveness and sue
cess that have featured every move
ment worth while into which he has
directed his efforts.
CHANGING over the long list of his
activities one can see that he contin-
ually has enlisted himself in move
ments in which he could accomplish
best results for the people.
AS trustee and n member of the Elk
ecutive Committee of Old Centre Col
iege, Kentucky State, University at
Lexington, and of Pikeville College,
his excellent advice and assistance in
matters Of Importance have been ex.
tremely beneficial TO the students.
Wars On llliteracy.
Recently he has taken deep inter
est in the campaign teachers are wag-
ing for Increased salaries and has
been taking active steps to secure bet
ter pay both for the teachers Of the
state and for the professors in our col
leges and universities. The mountain
| schools especially appeal TO him and
he has been an ardent supporter of
the movement to wine out illiteracy
and to offer residents of the mountain
districts better facilities for education.
| Mr.. Ernsts continuous help has
been received by the churches of the
state, regardless Of denomination He
is an elder and succeeGed his father
as superintendent of the sunday
school. their terms of service cover
| ing a period of nearly so years. He
| has been looking after educational and
missionary work lin the mountains, as
chairman of the State Committee of
his church, and has succeeded in more
than doubling the amount heretofore
given for this purpose.
And his work does not end there.
He Is president of the Covington Y.
NJ. C, A. and member of the Nation
al War Council As head of the Y.
III. C. A. he has been mainly instru-
mental in erecting one of the most
complete and modern buildings to be
found.
Son in Active Service.
He was active in every form of war
work and gave continuously of his
time, labor and money, whenever
lsalled upon. His only son was serv-
| ing at the front In France. as a cap
tain In the regular army, when the
armistice was signed. He bad en-
| tered the army as a privatp during the
| Mexican trouble and later PASSED his
examinations at Washington. winning