The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-09-15
BEREA CHAUTAUQUAS
A SUCCESS

The community cAuuauquas IN
augurated this summer by the Ex-
tension Department Of Berea College
have proven success in practically
every instance. Chautauquas were
scheduled and successfully operated
at the following places and under
the leadership of local teachers who
are Berea students. Spruceburg,
Whitley County, leader Mr.. f. c.
Mullins; Grays, Knox County, leader
Mr.. Raleigh V. Trosper; King, Knox
County, leader Mr.. J. f. Leger;
Mark. Pulaski County, leader Miss
Flonnie Miller; Nancy, Pulaski Coun-
ty, leader Miss Dora Delk; Bonaza,
Floyd County, leader Mr. Glenn Hat
cher; Ivyton, Magoffin County. lead
err Mr.. Ova Risner; and Grassy
Creek, Morgan County, leader Miss
Beulah Witt.
Each chautauqua lasted three days
and included health and recreation,
farm and home demonstration work
and popular addresses in the even
ing by one Of Berea's most distin-
guished speakers. Berea College is to
be congratulated upon having in it
faculty such large number of men
and women who are willing to do
a practical thing for the good of
community.
The world contains so many people
who prefer to sit in an arm chair and
write about conditions and make
high sounding suggestions on paper
for remedying evils, that sometimes
one is tempted to believe that it is
impossible TO find a person to do
what the propagandists say should
be done. The majority of Berea wor-
kers are more willing to do the
practical thing when one opportunity
is offered than to talk about it. If
rural conditions are to be remedied
and life and spirit put into country
places by Educational Institutions,
it must be done by the people who
are willing to go out to these COM
munities and spend a few days i'm.
parting to the people some Of their
knowledge and inspiration, and get
ting in return certain reactions that
will be of benefit to the workers
themselves.
1t is generally agreed among the
teachers who went out on these chau-
tauqua campaigns that they are far
better fitted for their work this COM
ing school year than they would have
been had they not gone.
The Extension Department of Be.
rea College is indebted to Mr.. A. b.
Strong of the Scaffold Cane Train
ing School; Mr.. Mersereau Of the
American Red Cross; Miss Helen
Kersey of the American Red Cross;
Robert Spence, County Agricultural
Agent; Miss Helen Paulison of the
Health and Recreational Department;
Prof. E. H. Elan Of the Agricultural
Department; Miss Elizabeth Brown.
lee Of the Boarding Hall, and C. c..
Batson of the Carpentry Department,
for their splendid demonstration work
during the three days at the various
Chautauquas. We are also indebted
to DR.. N. C. Hirschy of the College;
Prof. W. ]. Baird Of the Vocational
School; DR.. c. N. McAllister of the
Normal School; Prof. E. L. Dix of
the Normal School, and H. f. Tay-
Tor, business manager, for their
splendid addresses which entertained
and uplifted the evening audiences.
1t looks as if the Extension De-
partment of Berea College has found
its most effective type of work. The
seed sown by these three days Chau-
tauquas, if properly followed up with
correspondence and literature should
produce harvests for country life bet
torment in the future.