Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-08-16
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union of the former students of Roam
oke College, now residents in Maryland,
was held in Frederick City, on the 3lst
ult. The members met for the transac-
ton of business at o'clock Z. NJ.
d. b. Floyd was elected President;
J. S. Motter, of Williamsport, Secretary;
F. II. Davly, of Montgomery County,
Treasurer. The organization is based
upon the following resolutions passed
last year, at Frederick City: Ist- We
rs former students of Roanoke College,
will not engage in any pursuit of life
which is not deemed honorable. 2nd.
We will ever aim to maintain the dig
nity of our manhood by our examples of
industry, PERSEVERANCE, sobriety, and a
conscientious appreciation Of our re-
sponsibility to ourselves, our fellow-men
and to our God. ..f ....r-.
The annual business pertaining tothe
interests of Roanoke College was trans
acted. There are to be similar organi-
cations established in Virginia and in
other States as the progress OF the Col
lege will render advisable. The object
of these organizations is to secure u
consolidated system of action, of the
friends Of the College, 'and strengthen
and maintain its progress.
At night, the annual address was dc
livered by William 4. AIuncaster, Esq,
an alumnus of Roanoke College, now
engaged as a scientific agriculturalist,
in Montgomery county, Maryland. Mr.:
Muncaster's address was well prepared
and we'll delivered. His sub
ject was ''The Living Present" The
question now under discussion before
the Educators of our country, "Should
the practical he substituted for the for
NAL and abstract, in our College curri-
culeum," was advocated very logically
and determinatedly by Mr.. NJ. in favor
of the practical. Mr.. Muncaster did
not advocate as some do, an entire rev.
olution in our educational course, an alb
clifton Of the deal languages, and clas-
sical literature, and substitution OF the
natural sciences and living languages.
lie only advocated the necessity, at the
present time, of a superior prominence
to be given in the curriculeum OF the
Colleges to practical sciences. Mr. NJ
being a practical man would of course
take the practical side of the question.
Mr.. NJ. was followed by the Rev. DIR.
Bittlc, the President of the College, in a
plain analysis of the mind,i in itsfaculties.
lie showed the necessity Of proper
tionate discipline of each faculty, in a
complete education of the mind. DIR.
b. said he would take the metaphysical
part of the subject. We concluded 1t
would be an address in accordance with
the Scotchmau's definition of metaphy-
sizes, "You hear a man talk and you
can't understand him, you do not know
what he says and he does not know
himself-that is metaphysics But to
our astonishmcnt we understood every
word of it and concluded tho DIR. un
derstood it himself. .r
The Rev. ID. Steck, Of Middletown,
followed in his humorous and fluent style,
to the great interest of all present.
The Rev. DR.. Diehl, Of Frederick,
was called upon and made some peril
nent remarks. .-..-...
The next annual meeting of the Mary,
land Reunion of the former students OF
Roanoke Collegc,is to be held in Rock
vile, Montgomery county, Maryland, on
the 3lst Of July, 1874. y"
No institution is more highly respec-
ted by it's former students than Roam
oke College. They all have most re-
markable attachment to their Alma Ma
ter. BY their agency the institution is
making its great interest. '. -.
'...+ MARYLAND.