The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-06-15

door and called them into the cabin and told them
stories to entertain them found that they suent
sundays wandering around, invited them back aoo;
next Sunday They came bringing with them their fam
lies soon found that had Sunday School On w.
hands. They to me Sunday after Sunday and co.
ne ignorance and their eagerness to learn SO apnead
to me that L had them coming every day Or1r l;++I
school was started Then built the schoolhouse acr
the road little place which my father had pivo -
when was a little girl e
After establishing four day schools in the county a
paying teachers to hold them together found out that
What we needed most was central school ,vbor -
could keep pupils with u.s. So I decided Tho e. VIC
winch my father had given and after buldino ~
story dormltory there left home and went over to ~
at the school The big problem then, now was pro
vdlng the opportunity for boy to come to scboI
Il took boys at first but 1 did not realize how rorh
more expensive they than girls 1t costs 50 on w.
eaca month to feed boy than it takes to feed oir
Inc struggle was a hard one, and then as nov,
hteray walked out on the plank of faith every +ir
we took boy into the school, had nothing Int fitt
upon which to build. l determined to give NV sor1;o
and my expenses but realized that in order ~ +I
poor boys must have help. So l started to New yoI
and arrived there without money or letters of ntrod
ZION. 1t was hard pull but made few friends thor
who have continued to help me through the wears ~
the outside often met rebuff and indifference fron
those tried to interest in the work. but met each ~
Dun with resolve to win out for the sake of those
served AND IN the school did not find it easv to start
from the fundamentals which l had determined 70
L hat frc@
WASH day quite as easy as had planned 1t was Monday
and the wash had to be done wanted each bow to ab
AIS own clothing, but it seemed they considered this kind
81 work nlgger's work., womans work / was nra
pared Tor muntlnous outbreak, but tried to speak
cheerfulIy when we were ready to begin:
Now, boys, are going to wash clothes" 7 cod
WI" snow you how Then each boy is to wash his own
ga ien'S' OF 1ull moment no spoke. Then the
eldest giant in size, but child in knowledge smoke.
No, ma am, said he, 81 amt never seen no rnan ~
LAIN p'
There was distinct challenge in his accent The idoo
OF DONG washing was repugnant to him. But had an
dea that could appeal to the innate chivarv which
nave never tailed to find in these boys from the HIGH
lands so l replied o
III you will not do the washing, you may watch me
while DO it for YOU Quiet reigned for awhile 1ybilo
SCRUBBED away They watched me in blank amazeman+
ana then began to look sheepish At last when out Of
1ie"'i WIN the unaccustomed labor, leaned against
Che tub to rest, and one of the boys blurted ont.
l amt never seen it done neither lint Pm i, =
WASH them Clothes. Then knew that had won q hat
We "cn MADE success of the industrial idea certain and
! nau nrmy established the principle upon which the
institution was to be conducted.
Today each student is required r. 1orl, i. 3, 49,
week IN the Industrial department Work assignments
are maze by the industrial manager The students do
me most practical things and in each instance learn Nv
cong so. They not only get the method and the hast
~ 14'' 0uI an honest wholesome respect for labor
md pride in doing things for themselves
We now have three schools the Berry School nrou
where we have high school Students the Girls School
one mile away; mad the Mountain Farm or Fonndo+i,
ochool four miles from the Girls School, where we
ake the smaller boys and the bows in the oro,o
school grades. e"'''1lNi
we have just celebrated our twentieth annivorsar,
Dhg this time thousands of boys and girls have nassed
through the Gate of Opportunity" and have received
mere an around training of head heart and hand The
work is mathematician but Christian in character
hroughout the years the school has numbered among
IT'S friends the worlds foremost men and women IT,
dore Roosevelt made special trim to Gaoroo - 90 49,
schools. The late Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, former Rome
" was deeply interested in the work and sold some Of
her paintings to endow day here She visited the
schools and was familiar with the work we are doing
beside her father and mother, Rev. and Mrs Avon
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