Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-02-11
FOR WHAT BLUEFIELD COL
l.EGE STANDS-ITS AIMS.


y Restatcmenl
In the issue of week before last.
amcng other items were traced the
origin and development of Blucfoli
College. showing how it was decided
to male it from beginning = laillion
dollar institution. There was express
cd an earnest desire that the splen
did citizenship Of this county have
an accurate conceptions Of all uurs-
tons pertaining to the cullcgc-itS
aims and ideals resources. financial
plans. and building program. bc.iev-
ing that such Il conception would re
suit in a common good. 1t was shown
that the present assets not includ-
INK the grounds. are S225 900. These
grounds. containing sixty-two acres
and costing Sd 500, were donated by
Chamber of Commerce of Buefcld.
$4,000 Of the $225 600 was also
given by Blueficld. 1t was further
pointed out that Virginia Baptists
had authorized Il movement for Il
million dollars for tie college ana
that this movement is now bcginn-
ing t. function. So much by way Of
| restatcmcnt that those who did not
read the article of two weeks ago
may know the salient items contain
ed in it.
J., Az:
IN ''hs issue c"hSiderati"n, only
Bluciirld College.
Blucicld College is coming into
'"He"c" county 10 pc ol service,
suoh service is can be rendered by
5'uho;lru coilegc loi young men
"'''' "'.S'''n AUSPICES service
| '"' "'"''c Tor iaHcWcii '""h'N' nut
TO lh' ''rEc "hocc"plcl area al ms
fI'ie''' scc'ioi'' y service not unit
o'i 10 r'p,'StS' nu' |" an ahke WIN
our 'c!ereH'e 10 c.asS' VINO "ili ac-
c'P' u. 40 'hrlSt'ah EoiIcge any
W"etr 'ou"H, oPc!a'eS ohiy IN pehalt
VI lhe ueHo"in''ion "h.ch happens
!" S"Nc'h IT, "r spirit Oh such col
| ",,' N''" ~ 'orciEn 10 the spirit
o' 'n 't',Vst sc'.ch al'cr hhnWi-
! eut' -. We! as 20 inc spirit "i INN
VINO Is 'hc rreaV i'tau OF tnc church.
~ - o','''.uei''H pclieHcu 'I''l nun
ureds oil young men throughout this
Elc". "'e'' VIII receive coiiege Cd
uen''on "ho' Fcri''Ps' Wouiu not,
"i'''",, VI, me coming Oh iiiuclcid Col
Nte' ne' ae"lh' inc 'oi'ege' though
! nv ""''. i"l p1' licuiar Grass OF
SSor"E 'iic',' "o"'l nc unworthy II
VI" no' eN.e''u u sEnhpathetic service
""i''! '" ~, young men
"i''''"' '''e'"s' III motive Is service
Furthermore. Blucficld Collerc
chcrishes a conviction that it owes n
service to our land in behalf of Amer
icanism. The service rendered bv
| such collcpcs i'm hrhnIf of Amor
's''h'sn Is slupyhdouS. rake out OF
Nnrric:'n me the ciements put INTO
i. ny h'gher euuca'l0h uhcer religious
auspices ana you changc the whole
lipel vi our sVciai of"cr; me moral
iouhualionS which support al bus
mess Wouiu he Wcakened. Inc bars tn
nia'ei'a''sm would he let down ana
.ne doors thrown open to BolsheviSm.
'FlliH''lnh VIII ne made safe II cd
uc"''"i hinue 'hrlS,iah. Other
WISE 'uucatioh Is at ieaSt rs denger-
Gus aS ignorance. ne CHRISTIAN lead
erShiP I'll 'me world comes from such
V1hcEtS' h'H supply the leaders
wh" themselves are lea by the Great
leader 81 an inc Hosts oil iaith, men
WI" WI. 90 !he'r work IN business
III literature IN science, looking un.
~ 'eSuS 'ne NIth'r ana nhlsher OF
.n III, l"i'h' H"'h 'oi!egeS 90 not eN-
az. hu"''h reason ABOVE diVme reVe-
In
1,c sLn,' h'y ne!'eve WIN our iath,
erS mat reigiol IS essential TO good
n,,in~ intrornn s"pp.S p ,mr cneGn-
cd trndcnc;c. ;,no,.tnI f,n,, ~
many Thcv ,rn tbn fcrt,.ans,' Wv.
/ American c;vil;2oi;on indcoI ,ho,.
serve ntr co,',,,''. '''''''' '''e!
We now turn Ia what may he call
cd the educational aims of Bluciicld
Coll, gc In general, 1t is the purpose
OF those i'll control Of Bluctied Col
le%e to make IT worthy of Il great
mountain people. believing the best
Is none too good. TO adequately
equip and to properly man it with
an efficient teaching force that there
hy, 1t may be able to offer standard
college work, recognized every where
aS such. TO so comply with the re-