Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-20
MOUNTAIN WHITE" WORK
 DESCRIBED TO WOMEN

At a union meeting of the Nor. wich Congregational Home Missionary societies held in Park Church Parish. house, Friday afternoon, most inter esting talk on the work being done among the mountain people at Pleas ant Hill, Tennessee, was given by Mrs. F. w Wilcox of New York.
 The meeting was opened with short devotional service led by Mrs. George D. Colt, president of Park Church society, after which Mrs. Will cox occupied the remainder of the aft ernoon, bringing to her audience in a pleasantly inforam way many of the perplexities as well as the encourag- ments which confront the teachers of such mountain schools. s
 The American Missionary associa- tion has never farced g., more difficult problem than the present one of se- curing teachers, but a better day is. coming, so far as salaries are con- cerned for an appropriation of S10o,000 has been made for increased pay. This money will materially benefit about 800 teachers, who have been existing on very inadequate salaries. In the 1aFge southern cities, like those of the north. all children are able to get the benefits of good schools dAu tCOltSSSt Dult SIuI Dy tllS mountains far away from the beat merged groups, still living the ways of their ancestors, called Mountain Whites" These are the boys and girls who come to the school at. Pleasant Hill, eager for an education.
 Sergeant Yorke came from this neighborhood and two of his relatives are now attending the Pleasant Hill school. His is the fine type of young
 men which is being helped by these 1 home missionary influences.
 | The Pleasant Hill school is fortu- ! nate in it's principal, who exerts 3
 splendid influence over the young men l On his sturdy horse, "Missionary Billy" the principals wife. who is also a doctor. goes in and out the mountain homes, up and down the roads which even a Ford car cannot l trod, teaching hygiene, the care ant
 bringing up of babies. proper feedine | and many nice ways of living to whicI 1 the mountaineerS are absolute strang- l CTS. It is hoped to put up a dis.
 pensary, and eventually build sana.
 torium for treating pellegra and tu- 1 bercular patients.
 All the children who come to the i school go home with the sanitary sug- i gestions of combs. and tooth brushes i and their example does a good dea
 by way of teaching their parents.
 l Moon-shining. is an ever presen 1 evil, no theory. but an actual fact. ant the kind Of man who runs an .illici still is ever on the alert 10 attract
 the boys of the school to get them tn.
 der the influence 4 whiskey. Int l teacher of a mounta IL school has tha l evil to fight, also the matter O l morals; just now to, present to tn, girls the sanctity of marriage and o
 motherhood is another grave respon,
 sibility, which calls for delicate tact Mrs. Wilcox impressed her hearer with the great good that the 1oca l Congregational churches are doing il supporting a teacher at this school I 1 is an inspiration to our special teach CT to know that We stand behind her kready to assist in any way possible And through her., we are reachin, l many boys and girls, who will indi rectly carry on the message as the.
 go out into the world, to give of tn
 service they have learned. If We eon1, l only visualize this service we are helping along in the mountains. w 1 would realize how worth while it is 1 We are only doing. for these submerg ed, isolated peoples. just the thing
 we do for our various charities a
 home, for folks are folks the worl l over. A