LD 397 .5 .fl5 1920 Copy 1 Snauguration ot OTilliam Jameg ^utcfjing $res;ibent of perea College ((October tfjc tluentj)=£Jeconti nineteen ijuniJicb ttoentp WILLIAM JAMES HUTCHINS President INAUGURATION OF William James Hutchins President of Berea College October 22, 1920 B EREA COLLEGE PRESS ( i K BRREA KY, xA Institutions Invited to the Inauguration \ Harvard University Yale University Columbia University Brown University Washington College University of North Carolina Williams College Tusculum College University of Tennessee Transylvania College University of Georgia . University of South Carolina Maryville College Center College Miami University University of Virginia Georgetown College McCormick Theological Seminary University of Alabama Oberlin College Marietta College Union Theological Seminary DePauw University University of Michigan Mount Holyoke College Emory and Henry College . Ohio Wesleyan University . Beloit College University of Wisconsin Michigan State Normal College Bessie Tift College Hiwassee College Carson and Newman College Western College for Women Hillsdale College Highland College Chicago Theological Seminary Southern Baptist Theological Seminary founded 1636 1701 1754 1764 1780 1789 1793 1794 1794 1798 1801 1801 1819 1822 1824 1825 1829 1830 1833 1833 1835 1836 1837 1837 1837 1838 1844 1847 1848 1849 1849 1849 1851 1853 1855 1857 1858 1859 DEC 9 1920 Kentucky Wesleyan College . 1860 Wheaton College .... . 1860 Fisk University . 1865 Vassar College . 1865 University of Kentucky . 1865 Carleton College .... . 1866 University of Chattanooga . 1867 University of Illinois .... . 1867 University of West Virginia . 1867 Talladega College . 1867 Cornell University .... . 1868 Straight University .... . 1869 Tougaloo University . . . ; . 1869 Ohio State University 1870 College of Wooster .... 1870 Syracuse University .... 1870 University of Cincinnati 1870 Ohio Northern University . 1871 Weaver College 1873 Purdue University .... 1874 Peabody College for Teachers 1874 Vanderbilt University 1875 Smith College 1875 Wellesley College 1875 Johns Hopkins University . 1876 Ogden College 1877 Milligan College 1882 Union College 1886 Winthrop Normal and Industrial College 1886 Cumberland College .... 1888 Clemson Agricultural College 1889 Pikeville College 1889 Murphy College 1891 University of Chicago .... 1892 Armour Institute of Technology 1892 Lincoln Memorial University 1895 Piedmont College 1897 University of Louisville . . . . 1907 Stanton College Witherspoon College Young Harris College . . . . PROGRAM Thursday, October 21, 1920 12:00 Luncheon 2:00 Excursions to Indian Fort, Pinnacles, Cowbell Hollow, and around the College Campus 7:30 Pageant of the Mountains, in the Tabernacle 8:00 "Open House" at President's Home Friday, October 22 9:00 Academic Procession to the Chapel Presentation of Representatives of Other Institutions to the Presiding Officer, Reverend William E. Barton, D.D.,f.Vice President Board of Trustees Anthem — Hallelujah Chorus The Harmonia Society Invocation Professor Eugene W. Lyman, D.D., Union Theological Seminary Welcome to Representatives Professor James Watt Raine, Berea College Response for Representatives President Henry C. King, LL.D., Oberlin College Welcome to William James Hutchins To the State of Kentucky Edwin P. Morrow, Governor of Kentucky Frank L. McVey, LL.D., President of University of Kentucky To the Town of Berea John L. Gay, Mayor of Berea To Berea College William Goodell Frost, LL.D., President Emeritus^ Berea College Hymn — All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name Scripture Willis D. Weatherford, Ph.D. Inaugural Prayer - - Reverend Robert G. Hutchins, D.D. Inaugural Address - - President William James Hutchins 12:15 Luncheon 3:00 Pageant of the Mountains, in the Tabernacle 6:00 Banquet— Short Addresses President James T. Cooter, D.D., Washington College President Samuel Tyndale Wilson, D.D., Maryville College President Henry Churchill King, LL.D., Oberlin College President Howard Smith Parsons, Ph.D., Marietta College President Wm. Trumbull Holmes, D.D., Tougaloo University Bishop Junius M. Horner, Asheville, North Carolina President Frank E. Jenkins, D.D., Piedmont College Miss Katherine S. Bowersox, Berea College Reverend Howard Murray Jones, Auburndale, Wisconsin Reverend Elmer E. Gabbard, B.A., Witherspoon College Miss Ilene Inez Houser, B.A., Berlin Heights, Ohio 8:30 General Reception in Ladies' Hall 10:00 Goodnight on the Library Steps Saturday, October 23 CONFERENCE ON MOUNTAIN PROBLEMS 9:00 Addresses before whole student body, in the Main Chapel Reverend Warren H. Wilson, D.D., New York City Professor Harry H. Clark, LL.D., University of Tennessee John P. McConnell, Ph.D., President Southern Educational Association 10:15 Addresses before College and Academy, in the Main Chapel President Henry C. King, LL.D., Oberlin College Miss Helen H. Dingman, Harlan, Kentucky William Goodell Frost, LL.D., Berea College Addresses before Normal School, in the Upper Chapel Sidney Gordon Gilbreath, President East Tennessee Normal Mrs. Mary Sloop, Crossnore, North Carolina Abner C. Jones, Superintendent of Schools, Harlan County, Kentucky Professor Elmer A. Lyman, Michigan State Normal College Reverend A. E. Smith, Cow Creek, Kentucky Addresses before Vocational School, in the Vocational Chapel Reverend Warren H. Wilson, D.D., New York City Albert Shaw, LL.D., Editor Review of Reviews, New YorklCity Professor Charles A. Keffer, University of Tennessee Professor Silas C. Mason, Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. Addresses before Foundation School, in the Parish House Reverend E. R. Wharton, Pleasant Hill, Tennessee Reverend A. E. Brown, Superintendent of Southern Baptist Schools, West Asheville, North Carolina Professor Miles E. Marsh, Principal Farm School, Asheville, North Carolina WILLIAM GOODELL FROST President Emeritus HISTORICAL SKETCH OF BEREA First College Building Berea College had its beginning in a District School, started in 1854. At that time the ridge, where the village and the campus with its buildings are now located, was a wilderness of trees and brush. A charter for an institution of higher education was drafted in 1858, with Reverend John G. Fee as President of the Board of Trustees, Reverend J. A. R. Rogers as Principal, and John Hanson as Treasurer. The founders of the Institution were men of heroic mold. Mr. Fee, the son of a slave-holder in northern Kentucky, was converted to the anti- slavery cause while a student in Lane Theological Seminary. Disinherited by his father because of his views, he devoted his life to preaching the doc- trine of "impartial love." He was invited to locate at Berea by Cassius M. Clay, an advocate of emancipation. Here he gathered a little colony of sympathizers from both North and South, established a Union Church of which he was the pastor, and laid the plans for an institution of high- er education. Mr. Rogers, the first principal, was a native of New Eng- land and of Puritan descent. He was well educated, a skilful teacher, and ambitious to found a Christian college at some place where it was most needed. He came to Bsrea at the time when everything was in a formative stage and thus was a determining factor in the founding of the College. As a result of the excited feeling which followed the John Brown Raid, in 1859, the band of devoted workers was compelled to leave the State. Though they appealed to the Governor, he would not promise them pro- tection. After a service of prayer under the Oaks, they started for the journey across the Ohio River— exiles until the end of the Civil War. Dar- ing the long and anxious period, they never once thought of abandoning John G. Fee ica has become a realty upon the map. Refusing to apologize for unusual methods, he has boldly de- fended the adaptations, which the unusual conditions of the mountain life make necessary. Instead of expecting boys and girls from iso- lated localities to adjust themselves to conventional courses of study^he has created courses of study suited to the boys and girls. He has^ led the way in devising short courses fitted to supply the "lower rungs in the ladder which the humble may climb." He has included vocational subjects side by side with the older courses of study. He has stead- fastly labored to make education possible for those of small means and has safeguarded the growing their plan but while yet in exile, completed the purchase of a tract of land for a campus. In 1865 the work was resumed. In 1869 Professor E. H. Fairchild, of Oberlin, was called to the Presi- dency. An educator and adminis- trator of great ability, he raised the standard of the College and added materially to its equipment in build- ings and faculty. In 1893 William Goodell Frost began his work as President. He left a professorship in Oberlin to enter the new service and has given to it the best part of his life. He has voiced the possibilities and needs of the mountain people of the^South and has been successful in awakening a nation-wide interest and support. Appalachian Amer- J. A. R. Rogers 10 resources of the College toward that end. During h i s administra- tion Berea has become a power-house of influence throughout the mountain ends of eight states. Because of broken health, he was obliged to resign from the Presidency in June, 1920, and is succeeded by William James Hutchins, of Oberlin, a man of his own choice. In looking forward to the future, the College motto, so wonderfully exempli- fied in the lives of the found- ers must ever set the stand- ard for those who follow: "Vincit qui Patitur! " E. H. Fairchild I Jo G "^P.'"sbu-rB>*ti>X mm irlestbrx,/ - ^ -w Berea's Field 11 PRESENT WORK Berea College is one of the largest institutions in the South. The en- rollment for the last year was 2,560, in all departments of the school. The College aims to put the best education within the reach, of every boy and girl in the Southern mountains, to make the path from the "Cottage to the College" wide and easy. The map of the region shows 220 counties of Kentucky, the Virginias, the Carolinas, Northern Georgia, Aims Alabama, and Eastern Tennessee, which constitute its chosen field. This region is full of the best homes and people in our country. Hitherto, because of lack of communication, they have been out of touch with modern progress and education. Years ago, in a meeting to raise money for Berea, President Roosevelt said, "These people are a part Lincoln Hall and Library 12 of the original stuff of which America was made." More recently, speak- ing ifi Washington, President Wilson said, "The object of Berea College is to do what America was intended to do— to give people who had not had it, an opportunity. I do not see how anybody j can think of Berea and ' the work it has to do, without catching fire." Berea College was founded " to promote the cause of Christ" and it is distinc- ti vely Chris- tian i n aim and It is not un- der the control of any denomination, but is managed by a self-per- petuating board made up of members of dif- ferent denominations. The daily chapel, the Bible study as a part of the curriculum, the Christian Associations, and the week of evan- gelistic meetings every year, give rich oppor- tunity for character building along Chris- tian lines. Religious Life methods. Entrance to Chapel 13 For many years, Berea has recognized the fact that education is fre- quently placed beyond the reach of poor people and has further recog- nized the fact that in a Democracy like ours the people who are not favored with much money should be educated and given a chance to Low Costs take a part in the affairs of the Country. In order to make practicable the above principles, Berea has kept its prices on the minimum basis from the beginning. For 25 years the price of table board did not exceed $1.50 a week for each student. The high cost of living, in recent times, has forced the school to increase its board to $2.50 for girls and $2.75 for boys. But even so, one student was heard to remark, "It's cheaper to go to Berea and attend school than to stay at home and buy- food." The low cost is made possible by skilful business management, the possession of a dairy, farm, garden, bakery, and other utilities by which supplies are furnished; and by the benevolence of friends of the school in all parts of the country. It is believed that no deserving student in good health Cooperative Store and Library 14 need be deprived of an education for lack of means. All students are assigned to labor of some kind just as they are to their studies. Those who are self- depen- dent, are in this way enabled by work to Student pay a considerable part of their expenses Labor and a wholesome spirit of democracy pre- vails. Students never lose touch with the practical work of the home. The Institution offers abundant opportunity for student activities. The assembling of many young people from different localities and states Student ensures contact with new ideas. The Activities life in the dormitories encourages friend- ships. Each department has its Literary Flambeau or Grease Lamp Hospital 15 OUR STUDEN":' «."?c^-'^ «EIR HOMES Societies for boys and girls. Tiiese, together with the Christian Associa- tions, furnish an important element in the student life. The College pro- vides moving pictures at frequent intervals throughout the year. A Lyceum course is maintained, and concerts and lec- tures are given at small cost to the students. Walking parties and all-day excursions to points'of interest and scenic beauty are among the pleasures which become life-long memories. Berea believes in regulated athletics. In season, base ball and basket ball Athletics are played. The track- meet is an annual event looked forward to by all. Tennis courts are provided. Gymnasium classes are maintained for both boys and girls. It is the purpose of the Col- lege to provide recrea- tion and exercise for all, rather than special- ized sports for the few. Entrance to Library 18 Music holds an important place in the College life. The Harmonia Society numbers more than a hundred voices. At Christmas time it rend- ers the Messiah and at Commencement some lighter music. A Band, Or- chestra and Glee Club offer further opportunities to students Music musically inclined. Regular instruction is given in the piano, organ, violin and voice. Especial emphasis is placed upon the cabinet organ, as this is particularly fitted to the mountain home. BEREA'S FIVE SCHOOLS Berea College is a title which really covers five schools, the College, the Normal School, the Academy, the Vocational School and the Foundation School. Each of these schools has its own campus, group of buildings and faculty. Berea is first of all a College, requiring for entrance a four year pre- paratory course. It has four year courses leading to the A.B. and B.S. degrees and shorter courses for those not able to remain longer. Lincoln Hall is the 'Hie College headquar- ters of the College as well as the home of the Administra- tive Offices. The large Chapel has a seating ca- pacity of 1400. The Li- brary is one of the best in the State and contains over 35,000 well selected books. It is the center of the academic life. It also sends traveling libra- ries to school houses in the mountain counties and by means of a libra- ry wagon carries books to the homes of the peo- ple outside the village. Laboratories for Chemis- try, Biology and Physics provide facilities for the work in Science. There are excellent opportuni- ties for field work in Bot- any and Geology. Pear- sons Hall is the dormitory for young men and La- dies Hall that for young women. Entrance to Lincoln Hall 20 For a number of years Berea has been doing the kind of work that now is receiving national recognition, that of giving special instruction in public service and public welfare. The College is one of the important centers of the Red Cross for training workers for the rural field. The courses of the Col- lege fit students to become teachers in the mountains, to secure the preparation necessary to enter profes- sional and engineering schools, to prepare for jour- nalism, religious and social service. Its graduates are represented in all these lines in the mountain section. Rapid development of the mountain region is offering an increasingly good field for college trained men and women. The Normal School is accredited by the State and its graduates receive the State certifi- The Normal cate. Berea School emphasizes rural school teaching and is seeking to equip teachers to do high class work in far back rural communities wheire condi- tions are hard and consoli- dation is impossible. The Entrance to Pearsons Hall 21 Normal, in addition to other class rooms, has a beautiful and well equipped training school, housed in Knapp Hall, in which teachers are trained under ideal modern conditions. It also maintains two rural demonstration schools in the country near by, where students are trained for work in communi- ties like those in which they expect to teach. The comradeship of Normal students with the other students of a great institution is an invaluable asset. The pupils have all the advantages of lectures, musical entertainments, etc., granted to the students of the College Department. The Academy gives courses which prepare for College. Many moun- tain families are not conveniently located to good high schools and from these families the Academy derives most of its students. It is one of the accredited schools of the State and its courses fit for any stand- The ard college. All the facilities of the Institution are open to the Academy students and much stimulus toward a higher education is de- rived from contact with college students. James Hall, the dormitory for girls, is one of the best buildings which Berea possesses. In Class in Normal Training School 22 the basement is a fine gymnasium, equipped dormitories for boys. Putnam and Hunting Halls are well The Vocational School is made up of a group of professional and trade courses, such as Mountain Agriculture, Home Science, Woodwork, Printing, Painting, Blacksmithing and Commercial Branches. Those The who take these courses carry back with them to the moun- Vocational tains ideas and methods which alter materially the conditions School of industrial and social life. Many of those who pursue the longer courses find positions as county demonstrators or agents. Bruce and Industrial buildings are the dormitories for boys and Kentucky Hall the dormitory for girls. The Training School for Nurses is connected with the Hospital. It gives two courses of study, a long course which prepares for the State ex- Knapp Hall 23 1 amination and gives the diploma of Reg- istered Nurse. A short course is main- tained for those who cannot stay so long, but wish to begin their life work as soon as possible. The Department of Fireside Industries has its home in the Log House and is re- viving the old and beautiful weaving in- dustry of the mountains. Woven articles find a ready sale at gooa prices and stu- dents trained here easily procure posi- tions in schools which are introducing the hand-crafts. James Hall 24 Loom Room Fireside Industries 25 The Foundation School is an important, as well as a unique feature of the Institution. It well illustrates the principle of adaptation for which Berea The stands. Foundation The stu- School dents of this department are young people who have miss- ed the advantage of an early education from lack of opportunity or encouragement by par- ents. They study the work of the grades but, bringing to their work the zeal and respon- siveness of maturity, make rapid progress. Cumberland and Blue Ridge Halls are the dormitories for boys and Talcott Hall the dormitory for girls. Entrance to Kentucky Hall 26 Half-Day School A half-day school is maintained for the benefit of stu- dents who must pay all their expenses. Half of the day is spent in work and the other half in study under spec- ial teachers pro- vided for the pur- pose. By this means many young people are able to attend school who other- wise could not. Group of Half-day Students A Class in Woodwork 27 PROVISIONS FOR HEALTH The College makes careful provision for the health of its students. Three physicians are employed, two men and a woman, who give all their time to the Institution. A physical examination is given, on entering or soon after, to every student. Free medical advice may be had by the students. A new hospital, with modern equipment and a corps of trained nurses, pro- vides treatment at the lowest possible cost. Very few losses of life occurred among the students during the recent epidemic of Spanish influenza, when the death rate was so heavy elsewhere. The supply of pure mountain water is a principal cause of good health. The College has its own reservoirs, located in the Forest Reserve in the hills. ^'' I f Iff # s t *^ y ■ s- f. ^ v-avsiw^'^^ M ft W :