Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-06-08
Great Moyement Launched At
Annual Commencement This
Week With Big Attend
'.' ance

commencement exercises a
Berca Commencement Wedncs.
day brought 10 a close the first
year of the administration Of the
new president, William J. Hutch
ins-one Of the most successful
years i'll Berea's history Diplo-
mas were awarded to over 25C
students in all departments. most
OF whom will go back to tn
mountains. fifty as teachers. Two
thousand four hundred and ninety
students attended Berca during
the year. more of them staying
over a longer period of time than
IN any previous year in Berca 5
history. Eighty per cent Of these
students were from the mountain
counties OF the southern Appal-
achians.
y crowd estimated at 5000. who
had ridden or driven in from the
the surrounding 9ountry, attend
cd the ceremonies of Commence
ment Day. Prominent among
these was the laying of the cor
nerstone OF the Fee Memorial.
which will replace the old Union
church, the Mother of Berca
College" long unable to accom-
modate It's increasing congrega-
ton. The new edihcc will cost
$4,000. Of which $4,000 was sub
Scribed by members of the Bcrea
faculty and residents of Bcrea.
As in the past. the services will be
nOn-ScCtarlan.
Features of commencement
week were the two fine perform
anccs Of Robin Hood" by the
Harmonic Society, the perform
ancc Of Tine Winters. Tale" by
the Academy seniors, and the Nor
NAL seniors play. The Pillars of
Society. The baccalaureate ser
mon on Sunday was delivered by
President Hutchins and the adj.
dress to the students by Or. Moss
Breeze. of Columbus, Q. Com
mcnccmcnt Day addresses were
given by President Emeritus Wm.
q. Frost. and DR. Jonathan c. Day
pastor OF the Labor Temple, New
York City.
Formal announcement that d
campaign for one million dollars,
10 be known as the "Berea Neces-
sity Fund. will be carried on next
tall and winter. was preceded bv
series OF enthusiastic meetings OF
undergraduates in the interests OF
the campaign Ten thousand five
hundred dollars was pledged at d
meeting Of the Normal school STU
dent body and it is believed that
the pledges OF the other depart
ments will bring the total under
graduate subscriptions to many
times this amount.
Hitherto the entire burden of
raising the great sums necessary
TO finance the work of Bcrea has
been carried on by President
Emeritus VIM. c.. Frost. and one
or two devoted assistants. Under,
present conditions. however, the
strain OF raising large sums of
money entirely by personal work.
has become 50 great that the trus-
tees have decided to carry on a
nationwide campaign this fall
and winter for essential funds.
DIR. Jonathan G. Day. a former.
kentucky mountain boy. will de-
vote his entire time next winter
to this campaign. As outlined by
DR. Day the plans will include
series Of meetings throughout the
United States and use of two
reel motion picture film showing
the life of the College. 1t is
hoped by this film to enlist the in
tcrcst and support of great
number OF public spirited citizens
who have hitherto had no knowi-
edge Of the work of Berea, in adj
dition to those already interested.
Heavy expenses during the past
year and the passing up OF divi-
dcnds on which part OF Berea 5
income is dependent, due to de
pressed business conditions. have
made the campaign all the more
imperative.
The Necessity Fund" will be
used to provide essential equip
ment and to maintain and increase
salaries. Five hundred students
a year are being turned away for
lack of room. Students are liv-
ing i'll old houses and barracks.
Old store buildings are used for
recitation rooms. The College
department with 282 students is
practically relegated to one floor
in the administration Hall. Ey-
cry department needs more room