Evening Star Newspaper, April 29, 1923, Page 10

:Lincoln University Offers .. Real Chance to Hill Peop. Lollege in Tennessee Mountains Gives i Poor Youths of Region Only Chance to Obtain Education at Low Cost. President Harding's praise of Lin- Memorial Unive tion to this insti s at Harrogate, ), Tenn. twenty-five the ntended against odds. But dur- | his time it has been turning out 2 to whom the opportunity | n would otherwise have And it has been sending | fhe dowg a root growth which now prom- ‘ up t flower into a gr living | membrial to Lincoln: “to make edu- | cation i the children the )’uml»l-‘ common people of Amer: v has run prac- near Cum- v being divided into four terms of each. The college ye Ltwelve sehoo! ly. save for four weeks dur- August, when the buildings are of the fall session. there is work on the farm, in been d Y he buildings. Has Summer Term. poasihle tory clasacs, for gradua s “fumong whom Lincoln was bor 0 infuse into their lives nd as a majority of stude :- an advanced age for econoiny nse Is urgent, this four-term | l Since the summer of 1911 Lincoln | enter into the joy of living. the school s open and classes g0 ! how he. overhauled and made ready for the|gume years ago. Mary |etayed four yvears, learned the car- ht on through Au- |pent, nning factory and in cleaning | voraity. The work of the fourth or summer | &l ular work in the college | o ars. he 'dents ¢ .and the g W bou U | potd x ! plun has been found highly desirable. : { It also has been found convenient for those who must leave school porarily for one cause or another, a they can re-cuter at short intervals. inst of losing so much time walt- ing for anothey term. In additio Courses there is a unique department called the “opportunity school.” This truly what its name implies—pupils {who are unevenly graded, ahead in { some ‘subjects and behind in others; { mature students who seek rapid ad- | vancement; those who lack time for {a full course of study, but desire in- tensive training in one or two sub- !jects only, here. to young o highlands. Althoug hare of 1ts s s nountain regic of h e rgpresented in th vear, and all or part of their ex- Laid Out as Resort. In thé early ninet dicate laid Cumberland for a fou nor splendid walks and driveway in good condition: Hotel, a sanitariun for Col. A. A. moters. time the Four Seasons Hotel nitry, th grounds It built which Four | and a Arthur, one Some Students Married. One well-to-do couple from the north, who had reared their children nd sent them forth in the world down and took a course in order that they might better enjoy the means and leisure they had earned th udents of the opportunity school. Some of them study so they may enter the news- and magaz to be able | 1o write letters to their children, who hiave left the home nests for the out- side world - expenses university seem saw unds for muct With the the of a student at th <0 small— t —that some wonder ho can 0 hard for many to ralse that arount. Students often come from homes ‘Where there are from eight to fourteen in the family. Often the father has no assured in rme, and the little plo {land “under cultivation yield barely enough to keep the wolf from the IS door. Tt is difficult for this fype plant, consisting | o ily to raise even $50 or $100. e ool domlie iane % to many such as these that artment (named for e ty offers the opportunity : Norton Hall, the lor : the opportunity of "1 a small printing shop, the creamery, @ modern dairy, large stock and dairy b ind several cottages for teach- ers, workers and students. Much Land Added. enginee To the original 580 acres have been building. } added ten res surrounding the e o e single s i land w m and nd gray ahis small 1 t Myer l I frame ~ structur ing building, 31 Years at 935 F St. (-] 935 F Street Médernize Your Jewel‘ry Your diamonds will show a beautiful new splendor when reset in artistically designed platinum mountings. The plain gold mounting of former days is rapidly giving way to the newest creations of the platinumworkers’ skill. Bring us your old jewelry and let us advise you just how we would have it reset. A beautiful Solid Platinum and Diamond Mount- ing of the very newest design can be had to replace your old mounting for Pt SPECIAL We are showing a large assortment of beautiful 18-Kt: White Gold Mountings, made in imitation of Platinum. White Gold that is guaranteed to stay white Beautiful Solid Platinum -top Rectangular Wrist Vatch. set with genuine cut diamonds all around and fitted with high-grade 17-jewel adjusted move- ment. -A beautiful watch and a wonderful value at this price. $100 Some Unusual DIAMOND VALUES 1 Beautiful and Very Bril- liant Diamond; weighing one full carat; a very pretty stone, and an unusual value. $290 1 Beautifully Cut-and Bril- liant Diamond, weighing 1 and 60-100 carat, or 10 points more than 1% carat. $550 1 Blue White Diamond, ab- solutely perfect and accurately cut; weighing 52-100 carat, or two points over 4 carat. $170 1 Exceptionally Brilliant and Beautiful Diamond, weighing 3 and 80-100 carat, or 20 points less than four full carats; a wonderful value. $1,195 Adolph Kahn, Pres. Arthur J. Sundiun, Treas. K .ofialin cJne. Jewelers Platinumsmiths 935 F Street 31 Years at the Same Address © to the regular college | all find their needs met | tem- | g i | i | »f mountain | 4 entirely ] SEMER | back to another church o ._THE SUNDAY: Arthur house, now the Conservatory of Music; two tracts of sixty acres #nd ninety ‘m:res—tke property ‘of King Solomon's cave, , which is tne source of the water supply. of .the university, and the Soldiers’ cave property, making in all 762 acres. and a tract of 2,080 acres of fores! land. Of the 762 acres, 250 are under cultivation and'200 acres are used for pasture. The university has a dairy herd of fifty cows, & number of beef cattle, a small flock of sheep and the beginning of a good poultry plant. learning how to get the most out of their mountain land; how to raise live stock and poultry; how to grow orchards; how to keep their home: how to care for their hcalth; how & Pocket Money. If board and tuition and a few plain clothes can be supplied a student, the scantiness or lack of pin money Is never a serious consideration. Some- or she will weather through without it. An orphan boy without relatives, triends or money came there He went to work, ‘s trade, and when he left had nts coming to him from the uni- It kept him hustling to pay for s board and keep and a few of the plainest clothes, generally over- lle. He did his own laundry and ended and wore the old shoes that ther students could wear no longer. The item of pocket money was left out of his cquation for four How many of our college stu- | ould get along for even four | without a penny’s allowance. re Are many girls as well as, at the university who go for ' nthx at a tme without spending | ney and seem to suffer little in- | i cnicice - Taey have learned to t many things that others <ventials. k3 months These students are all past grand | Mmasters in the art of economy. and living examples of “where there's a | will there’s a way.” One young em- bryo minister had charge of three little mountain churches. He would | rise early on Sundays, walk to the farthest church, miles distant, hold a morning service there, then drop n his way Fome and hold afternoon sérvice, then &0 on to a church still nearer the ‘STAR, “WASHINGTON, D. C. “APRIL: 29 Women’s City Club to Elect New Officers and Directors CHAMBERLIN. ual election mext Wednesdny. For the office of president, MRS, W. The a will be hel themnelves: correponding xecret: Gurney Strong; recording secretnry, Misx Ruth H Hiatt, and treaxu; an Marie Saun * From the fol ng candidaton, « Stephen _—_— “aiversily in time for evening service, ow He Saved Shoes. These long hikes over mountain roads and trails were very hard on clean linen and freshly shined shoes. They also wore out much good shoe leather. Consequently this student- preacher devised a plan for conserv- ing his only white shirt and his best shoes for pulplt use. He wore his old | Army shoes and flannel shirt “on the ' march” from one church to another, then stopped in the woods and ar. rayed himself as became a minister | just before ‘reaching each of his|entered the university. churches. In that way his Sunday shoes lasted almost two years, This student has an interesting his- tory. His education was delayed be- cause he stopped school and went to war. and thus lost a great deal of time when he needed it most. He saw overseas service, was in three|years. She is earning her own way— big engagements, won a distinguished | every dollar of ft—and the trip would service medal, and later was with the | take too much from her slim purse, army of occupation in Germany.|so she has stifled her homesickness Soon after his return home he re- | from time to time and marched brave- Then a wom- an war worker wrote its officials that in consideration of the fact that this young man had saved her life during the war she wished to bear all further expense of his education. He de- clined. One girl has not been home in three 0 THE \;}7.'. OF WASHINGTON Invest in Satisfaction! Buoyant Blue Serge —-and Always First Place in the Sun! "35 GOOD blue serge suit deserv es the place of honor in every man’s wardrobe—it simplifies the matter of dress and admirably ful- fills the requirements of fashion. Useful nearly every month in the year, blue serge greets warm weather with its brightest smile. Here are fine blue serges at a price that would really justify us in calling the occasion a sale. Workmanship that never fails, color that never fades, style that never falters! Single and double-breasted models for young men and all men. One or two pairs of trousers. All sizes 33 to 48—in proportions to " fit 'every type of man. / —Plenty of other Bluc Serges, $27.50 to $45.00. Clearance Spring Hats Good-bye For Us—Good Buy For You! $2.15 $2.95 Here’s where you “head in"—at a saving—and right at the height of YOUR hat season. Hundreds of fine new hats, - including ROBIN HOOD in all his glory. A shape and shade for every man, every one a best bet! s N Money’s Worth o.r Money Back D.J. KAUFMAN A 7 N O \ - 1923=PART 1. 1y onward toward her great gosl, an education. She will finish this year. Lack of funds has nfhde life hard {og, the mchool [tself, the faculty and the students. With a small endow- ment fund and the .limited fncome from the farm. the officials are con- stantly at their wits' ends to_make the income meetsthe outgo. An in- creased endowment, a_students’ loan fund and additional scholarships are greatly needed to make this unique and promising institution of learn- Ing mean what it should to the people of our southern highlands. “Not charity, but a chance,” Is the plea of the mountaineer. 2 —_—— Plans to make the personnel of the new government hospital for negro soldiers at Tuskegee, Ala, wholly negro were discussed with President Harding yesterday by Rokcoe Sim- mons of Chicago, editor of a negro newspaper., The plans to turn over the hospital completely to negroes have been un- ders considerartion by the President and the Federal Board for Hospitalip zation for several weeks, and. the Chi- cago editor, on leaving the White House. said that he had been assured that the change would be compieted within thirty days. _ _NL;”” T WRIGHT & |U. S. BOARD REPORTS " _SURVEYS AND MAPS Plans for Co-Ordinating Govern- ment Bureau Activities in Hands of ‘President Harding. ‘The federal board of surveys and maps which was created by execu- tive order in 1919, for the purpose of | co-ordinating the activities of bureaus |and independent organizations of the |government engaged in surveying and mapping to avoid duplication, has made its report to'the President through its chairman, Willlam Bowie. , The result of this work in which the map-using public is interested, {shows that eighteen government or- | ganizations were represented on the |board and twenty-two non-govern- mental organizations were on the ad- | visory council and that there was developed a commendable epirit of helpfulness and co-operation which has led to very beneficial results. The representatives of the many & Il 0 i A )% ./:';t;"v e ‘surveying and map-making. bureaus !succeeded in effecting co-operation he | tween the Corps of Engineers and the United States geological survey ir the topographic mapping used by the | various branches of the United Stater Army; co-operation of the. Unitec States geological survey, and the United States coast and geodeflc sur- vey with the forest service and witk the bureau of soils; co-operation be | tween the coast and geodetic survey |and the general land office; co-opera tion of the air service of the Army and the topographic branch of the geological survey and other Jjoint work in surveying and mapping which {has heretofote been duplicated in various bureaus of the government This work was practically accom- plished by the establishment of a cen- tral map information office in the building of the Interior Department where the collecting and classifying and the information of mapping and surveying was given out and be- came accessible to the several gov- | ernment departments. This map, it is said, has been of | the greatest assistance to the gov- ernment and to outside organizations and individuals and much information has beén furnished «by it to all branches of the government service |to universities, schools, map publish- jers, commercial firms of all kinds | state officials, individuals of foreign countries and to the general publi: (g ""!'4”‘!;&% Z0WVV4 FuRNI s Always Right m uality and Price Spring Housecleaning Sale A good housekeeper makes-a point to keep the house clean and in order. A good store is not unlike a modern home—stocks must be kept in apple-pie shape, odds and ends cleaned out, in order to main- tain a perfect service at all times. Next week we will inaugurate A SPRING HOUSECLEANING SALE -and will offer at low prices odd pieces left from suites, floor samples, sample suites, discontinued lines, odd-size beds, springs, etc.,0dd-size rugs and pieces of lineoleums. "1 to 15 and in Some Instances }» Off $315 Walnut Dining Suite; 10 pieces, Queen Anne Pe- riod ..... e $450 Chippendale 10- piece Walnut Din- ing Room Suite. . .$350 Italian Renais- sance 10-pc. Din- ing Suite; glass $685 tops on setver and buffet . . $115 Italian Oak Finish 6-pc. Dining Suite, $75 $295 Walnut Bedroom Suite; 4 pes., ex- tra large chiffo- Bedroom Suite ; Tudor design, gray enamel dec- orated; 4 pcs.... $495 Burl Walnut 4-pc. i Suite; 48-inch Dresser $28 Odd Toilet Tables; ivory finish, spe- eialis oveei. $1500 Wall-Fold Kitchen Table; all porcelain - 1OP) cvioisleissieini B $1100 Drop-side Enamel Finish Table; gray or white.......$7.50 $7.50 Unfinished Drop- Side Tables ....$550 $59.00 1 XL Kitchen Cabinet ; porce- lain sliding top.$44.00 Regular Prices $18.60 Willow Chairs and Rockers: -ivory or gray finish ..$1275 $50.00 Reed Fiber Chaise Lounge; cretonne up- holstery ......$25.00 $25.00 Square Fiber Table; deco- rated .... $24.00 Fiber Tea Cart, decorated $1. $9.50 Baronial Brown Rocker; cre- tonne cushion . .$6.95 $2.50 Heavy- grade in- laid Linoleum; sq. yd..........$1.59 Room-size Custom-Made Plaited Rugs—Oval Shape $39.00 8x10 Rugs. . ...$25.00 $24.00 6x9 Rugs......$1650 $14.00 415x71, Rugs...$9.95 $9.00 Imported Paris 69¢ Grass Runner;27 “inches wide .......3% $1.05 Willow Grass Runner ; 27 inches wide; yd. $113:00 3-picce uphol- stered Living Room Suite in imported tapestry .....$87.50 $185.00 3-piece’ Over- stuffed Tap- estry Suite. . §| $325.00: 3-piece Over- stuffed Suite in ‘velour. .. .$249.00 $425.90 3-pc.. Mohair O v e rstuffed Suite ........$298.00 139.00 YOS $35.00 HeywoodWake- field Stroller; natural finish. .$19.50 Bloch Go-Cart; natural finish. .$29.50 Lloyd . Fiber Stroller .......$850 Reed spe- .$15.75 $49.00 $12.50 $29.00 Large Stroller ; $12.00 Simmons 3-pc. Bed; 3-6 size, with spring ....$6.95 $15.00 2-in. post Beds; in white enamel, $8.75 $22.50 Simmons bow- foot Beds ; dou- ble size, ma- hogany finish. .$15.75 $6.50 Cotton Cot Mat- tresses ....... $4.95 $14.00 All Layer Felt Mattresses . $18.50 Simmons Layer Felt Mattress .$12.95 $49.00 Spinet Desk in * mahogany .... $115 Windsor Duo- fold bed, North- field make $32.50 Fireside Bench, upholstered in tapestry ......$19.50 $2250 Uphols tered Boudoir Chair and Rocker; Burgundy ve- lour. Choice. .$15.50 R XXX EBTIT