Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-12-14
OUR UNIVER -ITT

Charity, it ia said, begins at bom'.
So also does lrogE. The work hat is
to mske ouv University what il ought
| TO be, snd to give IL the hold it ought
TO have on The people Of TenUess &c,
| must Iegin herein the Uniyersiiy
itself, and in our community. As tie
State University, it should he he
pride Of all Teuuessecans, and with
ont regard 10 sect or section or poi.ics,
the whole people or the State should
be united in its support. From its en-
d0Ement, its constitution and is irca-
ton, il is equally we'll adapted to
gather wide patronage from other
States. Bus is greatness must be
built up and recognized in Tennessee,
before other States can be expected to
acknowledge It. And il ia Tennessee,
then, frat Of all, ia he University
Itself, and in Knoxville. The author
tiles r the University aud our own
cOmmuul Y must be content with
nOlhinE bees than tie highest stand
ards and We must giv-.foit nothing less
than the fullest measure Of our uevo-
ton and Of cur ambifign. Oar Uai-
VeT-ily shua.d aLH- no 9iUdi in Zen
nesste. A. lea=; l.t il nave n rival in
KUoXv lie, or ia our hesrts. Let our
" hole Ommuuity unite with The
Faculty and Trustees, go far as in us
lies, to make the University worthy Of
its endowment and Of It's destiny, as
the University Of our State, of " hich
the whole State, and Knoxville espe-
cially, should be proud. If there have
been mistakes and -undeTstan diDgs
in the past, le, thpm 6e forgotten, or
peacefully repGjIvu aha wilh a wiser
policy AID higher aims for the future,
let IA work log ether, in office and out
of flee, to make tbs University what
it should be, and may he, FOR our Stale
and for eur city.
These remarks are suggested by the
cal, published ia auUjl er column, for
al n, BuIH-d meeting IF lie Society
Of Alumni this afternoon. We hope
this meeting will he fully attended.
Next L. he Faculty and Trustees,
the Alumui have the first rights, and
Owe the first duties, with regard to
the University. IuGt Ell, ia some re
specJs, their relation is even more i'll
Innate. i maD may cease to be n pro-
ftssCr or trustee, and thus be relieved
Of possibility; he can not cease to
be IN CtUB3i1ts except by death, He
can uOf-save by denying them and
thus becoming unworthy Of them
rid himself Of the ties of recollection
and obligation which bind him TO his
alma mater; nor can be, as "a graduate,
pass beyond the influence Cf lis re
fiac.ud honor or dishOuOr. Thus the
alumni are entitled 10 bear-ana must
baaT-au important part in lie wei
fare, "a we'll - ia the reputation, of
every institution OF learning and it
will be found to be true that our col
lsges are successful and famous i'm
direct rOpOrti0u to the allegiance, the /
devotion, and the tffurts of their
alumni. Oar University has 81
umni 10 This State and ] other
States WhO may e rallied , lis sup
port. But, as we at first remarked, |
if this work is to be done elsewhere |
if revived interest in the Univ eTsity |
is to animate toe Alumni abroad-it |
must be begun here. Here is the /
center of influence-Of inspiration as
well a. of aspiTatiOn-fOr the Univer- |
sity. What is done here in its behalf |
will be Influential elsewhere. Hence !
we welcome so cordially the signs of |
reviving interest in tie Knoxville |
Alumni. We hope they will not |
weary in their good work, and that all |
our people will second their efforts. |
The Faculty, the Trustees and the |
Alumni are equally encouraged and |
strengthened by every sign of public |
interest in the University. We all !
have cur W TX 10 do, for its sake ard !
our own. -