The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-02-14

pose, Saturday night this little group
that / started out to tell you about
had raised 10000, and still the
money continues to come in, and
doth not vet appear what It win be
at the end From this home in this
short time 3.lH housewives have
been assisted in securing cooks,
maids, nurses, manicurists, hair dres-
sers, elevator girls and the like found
employment in these occupations
through the home; 1850 girls have
found lodging in the Christian at
mosphere in the dormitory. The
home has rendered aid to girls in
jail, procured medical attention, FIN
ancial aid for sick girls and investi-
gated white slavery cases. There are
other things connected with the
home time win not permit to tell.
The following were heads of teams
who solicited and raised the money:
I. 6. Nutter, chairman, but on ac-
count of illness VIM. w. Sanders,
supervisor of schools for the state,
acted as chairman, and pushed it..
The others were Miss R. l. Billiard
Mrs. s. NJ. Carper, Mrs. Hattie Clark,
Rev. c. 6. Cummins, DR.. w. L.
Jones, Mrs. w. W. Sanders, Mrs. B.
Miner, Rev. c. II. Woody and c. H.
James. | shall say more another
time.
Now, come to getting some more
education, and this time l have been
in touch with one of the leading
educators of the country. Prof. John
w. Davis, who is the youngest presi-
dent of a state school in the country,
but he has the training and expert
ence and is going to make things
move forward and Godward. He is
a Christian young man, and got his
training in the public schools Of
Georgia, Americas Institute, More
house College, and the University Of
Chicago, and then he was for FIVE
years connected with the faculty of
Morehouse with Prof. John Hope
right by his side, and you know Prof.
Hope is a school man. He was
called to the secretaryship of the Y.
NJ. c. A. in Washington, and put new
life into it, then he took hold of 9TH
er work.
Now comes to the point, the West
Virginia Collegiate Institute was
looking for a high class man for
president college man. and heard
OF Prof John w. Davis, in Washing
ton doing secretary work and made
him the offer. He came, he saw, and
he, after going into every detail, &C
cepted. and the people are proud that
he did accept, for there is a wonder
full change in the school He is not
a gushy man, but a plain, practical
business school man, full of the pep
which is needed in such an institu-
ton, and he is putting it there. They
have just held a conference of far
mers, and it was a great meeting.
They were addressed by former Gov
ernor DR.. Henry D. Hatfield, and it
was some speech, believe me, honey.
Associated with Prof. Davis, are
Mrs. F.. C. Carter, training teachers;
Elizabeth Coleman, English and Ii
brary; s. H. Guss, head of secondary
w. D. Johnson, college
subjects; c. E. Mitchell, business
manager; Mrs. A. A. Taylor, French;
A. A. Taylor, mathematics; D. L.
Ferguson, college subjects; Clarence
assistant bookkeeper;
Mabel G. Reynolds, stenographer;
Walter J. Bacon, physical director;
A. G. Brown, mechanical drawing;
Solomon Brown, smithing and wheel
Charlotte Campbell, do
nestle science; A. w. Curtis, direc-
tor Of agriculture; Mary s. Campbell,
domestic science; Harry Davis. paint
ing; Mary Eubanks. home cconom-
les; r. w. James, assistant agricul-
ture; c. E. Jones, history and geog-
raphy; Gertrude Watkins, domestic
Joseph Lovette. masonry;I
Spriggs, dressmaking; Viii
lam SPriggs. carpentry; A. c. Spur
ocl, superintendent industries; Del
pert Policeman, chemistry; Elizabeth
Mitchell. music; Helen T. Johnson.
natron; NJ. T. Sinclair, physician;
William F. Savoy, secretary to presi-
lent.
shall have more to say ABOUT the
ehool in the future. Things are get
ing in shape for the general confer
nee. and | shall have something to
ay to you about it also. viii not
e able to talk this week about pub