The Lexington advertiser., 1933-08-10
NEWS-VIEWS
BY RAIFORD KILLEBREW

BY RAIFORD KILLEBREW
| In the death of Mrs. w. W. Wilburn
Holmes county has lost the influence
of an unusual woman. l say this know
ingly and with due respect to the many
other noble women of the county. MY
: opinion of Mrs. Wilburn and her hus-
band is based upon intimate friendship
over a period of twenty years. 1t was
during the summer of 1913 that W. w
Wilburn and his noble wife advanced
the money that enabled me to attend
A. & NJ. College for the session of 1913
1914. They advanced part of the money
for the session of 1914-1915 after which
| was enabled to secure employment and
pay my school debts. When l received
! a discharge from military service in
the early part of 1919, it was my desire
to return to A. & NJ. College and COM
plete my course. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilburn
came to my aid and bore all expenses.
They did this without even asking for
any security or even note. So you
can easily understand why | consider
them as exceptional friends. They
charged me six per cent interest and l
was allowed to pay the interest and
principal at my convenience. Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilburn were unusually generous
in letting me have this money. They did
it without any restrictions whatever.
received it as l needed it, and the
amount l asked for was always sent
promptly. These amounts asked for
10
and no questions were ever asked about
the variations. They were true friends
indeed.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilpurn knew people
by their disposition. They were excep-
tional judges of character, and they al
ways valued character for what it was
worth and not by personal appearance
and possession. 1t is very common to
hear people speak of having borrowed
money from Bunk and Edd Wilburn
without security. These men seldomed
failed to advance assistance to a worthy
citizen when it was needed regardless of
his social appearance. The value of
men of this type to county cannot be
estimated.
DR.. Arthur E. Morgan, the recently ap
pointed chairman of the Tennessee Val
ley Authority, the executive body for
the development of Muscle Shoals and
other allied projects of the Tennessee
Valley, has recently filed list of his
both personal and real es-
tate with Secretary of State Hull. His
purpose in doing this is to give the fed
eral authorities and the public an op-
portunity to check on the condition of
his public office. The action of DR.. Nor
gan is unique in American political life,
either elective or appointive.
But DIR. Morgan is unique in his edu-
catonal views. He has served as presi-
dent of Antioch College located at yell
low Springs, Ohio, and he has completely
revolutionized the course of study. Stu
dents are received at Antioch College
from nearly every state in the Union,
and almost every phase of life is rep
resented.
Students work in bi-shifts, two stu
dents making team. These students
are required to work ten weeks and at
tend school ten weeks. While one stu
dent is working, his team mate is at
tending classes at the college. When
ten weeks have passed changes are made,
the student attending classes taking the
place of the working pupil, and the work
ing pupil resumes his studies at the
college.
This work is not in the form of man
ual labor that is so common in assisting
students who wish to defray part of
their expenses. 1t is in connection with
their regular course of study but it gives
the student practical experience. If a
student chooses engineering as his pros
pective future vocation, he is put under
the direction of some engineer who is
supervising some engineering project ac-
tually under construction. He is re-
quired to learn the practical side of all
phases of the work. He does actual
manual labor for which he gets a stipu-
lated salary.
If the student chooses business admin
Iistration he is given actual work in busi-
ness houses. These houses are not con-
necCcu WlIn Une cOllepe III any way. oIu-
dents are on their own initiative and it
is up to them to make good. He is ex-
pected to learn the operation of the busi-
ness in it's entirety. After he has mas
tered this phase of business, he may be
shifted to an accountancy office and
specialize in this work.
! When freshman enters Antioch Col
| lege he is assigned work in direct con-
trast to his former experiences. If he
were reared on farm, the chances are
that he will be assigned work in de-
partment store, while if he is from 8
city, the chances are that he will be
assigned work in the country. The city
bred students frequently become sales
men making house-t house canvasses
selling various goods allotted to them un
blindly throws his money into the game
with the hope that he will be able t.
take out more than he puts in. But usu