Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-08-05

aDu tpIOFo d perpetual UlcssIuS 10 tH6
University and the state of Tennessee.
Major Ingersoll was followed by
Prof. Edward 5. Joynes. of the Uni.
versity, who spoke as follows:
Mr.. PRESIDENT: AS a member of
the Faculty, rejoice in this occasion.
I rejoice in the progress which it
marks in the history of this University
and in the pledge and promise which
it gives for the future. 1t marks the
steady growth of policy which shall
wed the University more and more to
the interests of the state, intellectual,
moral, industrial, and which, more
and more, I hope shall commend the
University to the state and to the
sympathy and support of all the peo-
pie. This building, which soon from
this corner stone shall lift its fair pro-
portions to the eye, is dedicated to
agriculture-earliest of the arts aud
latest of the sciences-that here art
may be based on scientific principles
and science illustrated by artistic pro-
cesses, both in the service OF human
industry and the weil-beiDg of the peo-
pie. 1t Isl dedicated to education,
which Plato long ago told Us is the
firmest foundation of free state. It
is dedicated to truth, which is taught
alike by all true art, and by all true
science, and by all true religion. 1t Is
dedicated to the youth of this and
future generations, who are the
hope of our country. 1t is
dedicated to Tennessee-proud and
powerful state, that has given to our
University the honor OF her endoW-
ment and adoption, and made it its
duty to do her service by loyal work in
the education of her youth, and to
honor her name by upholding those
lofty standards of private and public
virtue which dignity the citizen and
glorify the state. To these high pur-
poses, we now make and accept the
dedication of this agricultural hall;
aud we pray that the aspirations fol
the University and for the state, with
which we lay this corner stone, may
be fulfilled by the blessing OF Almighty
| God.
At the conclusion of the remarks OF
Prof. Joynes, Prof. J. M. McBryde
being called for spoke as follows:
GENTLEMEN: What | have to say
must, of necessity, be plain and practi.
cal. I leave the oratOrical part Of this
occasion to others better qualified tc
perform 1t. If my remarks should
appear to SAVIOR somewhat Of "the
shop" my excuse must.be that ''out oil
the abundance OF the heart the mouth
speaketh."
| Agriculture is subject which has
engaged my thoughts for many years
past, and the work you are here present
| to inaugurate Is another contribution
to the great cause OF agricultural edu
cation. It is work rich in future
promise, and calls for words of cheer
and commendation, and yet along
with these, think should mingie 9th
ers OF timely caution, if not of warn.
ing. The agricultural schools
of our county are to be
counted, not by twos OIL
threes, but by scores-schools in the
majority OF instances, richly endowed
and amply equipped-and yet over
against the walls Of each and every
one of these must be written the
wordg, ian experiment'-in not q few
cases, ian experiment aud failure,
in no single case an n"eXperiment ut fully
and thoroughly successful" This is nj
hasty conclusion of my own. Fol
years q member of the board of trus
tees of the agricultural department O
=. the University Of Virginia, I was one
of committee empowered-witf
ample means and time for the pur
pose-to thoroughly examine into tht
organization and working of these
schools-and such was the conclu
sion of our committee-a copclu.
sion arrived at in spite
Of our prejudices and wishes
II asked the causes of these failures
would reply that some are easily fount
and others demand much patien
thought. Ali human progress, if real
seems to be of necessity, slow-.mis
takes, have to be, corrected, experienc
gathered, knowledge gained bsfor'
success is attained. The agriculture
school is the product Of the last few
decades of our century. II is concern
ed with science, Of an origin as re
cent>-a science whose principles ar
but now being formulated, and truth
established, by the labors of pains