Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-10-05
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY.
Formal Opening Yesterday Another
Great Day for NashYiIIe-speeciI o.
welcome 60 ChuT. hnea and
ScbOOiinen 10y Gey-
ern0F Porter.
Sermons ON Suudsy-The Most Notable
Event Of the Time-POrtraiI of thc
"OId Man Pupils Enter
ing i'm Great Sumbcrs-
Very Promising
Outlook.

NASHVILLE, October 1.-The Wander
bllt Uniyerity was successfully iuaugurated
today Yesterday s. isnon- were preached oy
Bishops Dagget and Wisa'msn. To-day ad-
dress were delivered uy ey. DT. Deems, or
New NOTE, and Chancellor LirscOmb, OF GeoI-
gia, preceded By the EOiBHtuE audTC-, OF
Governor Porter, OF tennessee. Addressing 2
himself TO the faculty ana trustees OF the CuI-
yersiiy, he said:
"No event ofiis kind has q vraksned more Of
popular sympathy a the south, aad espsci ally
In Tennessee, than the opening O; this Univer-
Sity. At he laying CI lue COR .-er-StJne Oi This
magnificent building, nay predecfSso was
constituents: and ! am here to-day 20 reUeat
the expression o. satisfaction common 10 the
people CI Tennessee at the lpcaI OF 70 great
university 81 the caplJfl OF TIE state. ana 10
extend T. you, the ulEB'tEries OF The cnurC o,
the trustees, the proiessors aud students,
q cordial welcome TO tennessee; and
wish ] could add q welcome % hlIu-tc him
who has given his name b the university,
aud " WhCSe nun inCenCe has given it life. His
name must forever stand pre-eminent in its
claims 10 a grateful recollection. His beneV-
olence is superior 10 sections and to parties,
and his liberality illustrates that character of
men common 10 our country, who raise trade
and commerce above any mere selfish puI-
suit of individual gain. The state offers you
no exclusive privileges. but Il generously re-
lieVes your pIODarty from the OTdin 4Tv bur
dens, aud viii afford TO &c the fullest prOtec-
tion OF its laws. The constitution OF tbe state
provides that IL shall he the dufy O! the ger
eral assembly, in eli IL. ute periods OF tuis GOV
eminent, to cherish Literature and science.
This provision IN The 10. uJmDu'al law OF the
land is the warrant @. -hr people Of GEnne see
that this institution snail have their pcutec-
tion and support. Seatemeu, the mission Of
this university is above mere commonplace.
II must be more elgn n school for the train
ing OF candidates for the three learned
professions. Steam and elec riCity are
driving Us forward with "A IRENE e1GOus force,
and TO meet the demand OF tue hour, you
who are charged wIlu the administration of
this great uusj must, as believe yCu viii,
make II a universal school, ia which is
taught all the branches of Iearriny studlum
in geneTal-at universities a Stitiit gcIieTuits-
where architects chemists, engineers, farm
ers, and miners can be educated and where
original inquiries END Investigations are slim
ulated The duty assigned to me is simply to
welcome you. Churchmen and scbOOlmen, l
repeat my greeting, and bid you GCd-spssd
Bishop M yerie delivered the keys OF the
university TO DR.. Garland, the newly-elected
chancellor. The theological law, medical,
aud academic faculties We're on the Platform,
twenty-siX IN mum her. The weather has been
very favorable, and great interest IS exhibited.
Commodore Wand srDilJ's portrait, life size,
hung on tue chapel wall, and was greeted
with grateful admiration by the immense
congregation. The students viii begin 10
matriculRte tomorrow; they aie coming il
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