Berea College Celebrates 137th Mountain Day, Oct. 17

Posted: October 10, 2012


Author: Zack Thompson

Berea College will host the 137th annual Mountain Day celebration on October 17 at Indian Fort Theatre. Bereans will celebrate the tradition by participating in a day of free and fun activities, food and hiking in the college’s forest.

SCHEDULE

Tuesday (10.16)
CAB Presents: Daniel Martin 7 pm Phelps Stokes

Wednesday (10.17)
6:30 a.m. Sunrise Hike Shuttles Depart Alumni Circles
every 20 minutes until 7:30 AM, Please bring flashlights

9:30 a.m. Shuttles Begin from Alumni Circles

10 a.m. Booths Open

10-11 a.m. Student Groups Perform

11 a.m. -1 p.m. Various Performances
Sponsored by Bereans for Appalachia and the Loyal Jones Appalachian Center

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Food Service Lunch Served at the Mountain

1 – 2:15 p.m.  Student Groups Perform

2 p.m.  Booths Close

2:30 p.m.  Last Shuttle Service back to Campus

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Mountain Day began in 1875 during the presidency of E.H. Fairchild as an annual campus-wide picnic that featured hiking, hay rides, music and a hike to Indian Fort through the Berea College forest.

Will you be there? Share your experiences on Twitter using hashtag #SeeYouAtTheTop.

 

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Berea College, the first interracial and coeducational college in the South, focuses on learning, labor and service. The College only admits academically promising students with limited financial resources—primarily from Kentucky and Appalachia—but welcomes students from 41 states and 76 countries. Every Berea student receives a Tuition Promise Scholarship, which means no Berea student pays for tuition. Berea is one of nine federally recognized Work Colleges, so students work 10 hours or more weekly to earn money for books, housing and meals. The College’s motto, “God has made of one blood all peoples of the earth,” speaks to its inclusive Christian character.