The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-06-28

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events of Importance are so hashed
and re-hashed, written up and writ
ten down by the press, that we have
nothing to talk about. Converse
ton should be ':interspersed with
brilliant flashes Of silence but it
is something that we should cult
yate. We should learn that know
ledge is not ours till we are able to
use it; and we should learn to
speak good things we'll, by study
ing and practicing dignifed con-
versation.
The subject had an agreeable
freshness about it and the speech
was interesting. There was no wcav-
ing Of fancies-no glitter and flash.
The address was plain and practi-
cal-not without many fine points
enlivened at intervals with q spice
of humor, and sometimes growing
philosophical without becoming
tiresome. Immediately after the
address, the annual
MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION
was held in the Opera House. The
graduates Of this year were elected
4 members; and the following per-
sons were elected officers: Geo. B.
Cromer, President, H. S. Wingard,
Vice-President, E. II. Aull, Secre-
tary and C. w. Welch, Treasurer.
Mr.. D. B. Busby, of Fairfield, was
elected to deliver the next annual
oration, with the Rev. VIM. Stoud-
enmire Of Oakland. Nd. as alter
nate.
The association decided that the
fund remaining in the hands Of the
treasurer, after paying the current
expenses Of each year, be invested
in philosophical apparatus for the
college. After transacting routine
work, of no public interest. the as
sociation adjourned.
COL. AIKEN's ADDRESS
to the literary societies. Tuesday
night. was delivered in the presence
of large audience. The speaker
was introduced by Maj. c. H. Suber,
and began by saying that the old
maxim, "Know Thyself," which
antedates Christianity, is as wise
to-day as it ever was. Self.knowl-
edge is of the highest Importance.
To know ones self is to know all
other men; for, while no two men
are alike individually, no man is
different from the rest of his kind,
considered generically. Man alone
is endowed with an immortal princi-
pie, wrapped up in an upright frame.
This wonderfully complex principle
is soft and plant, in youth, and is
of the utmost Importance that it be
properly developed. He then spoke
of the dignity and Importance Of
character. Character is not reason,
action, or reputation. DR.. Thorn
well said, Character is the forma-
ton of habit" and another, "Man
is q bundle Of habits" Habit is
our second nature; character our
first nature. Habit is a fungus
growth that is most tenacious Of
life, and always aggressive. Right
habits should be formed at college,
for the habits Of your school life
will cling to you throughout life.
':The child is father to the man."
Forty years ago classmate of his
could not recite his lessons without
tying knots in a string; to-day that
man, when conversing with his
friends, ties knots in his handker-
chief. DR.. Thornwell learned to
chew tobacco at sixteen, and in lat
er life he thought man could not
think profoundly without quid of
tobacco in his mouth. Habit be-
comes tyfannical master, from
whose power we cannot escape.
Character should be taught in our
colleges, and honor is the golden
rule by which character should be
measured. He then spoke of the
ancient high repute of our State,
when her young men exhibited no.
BILE principles and formed high
characters under the moulding in
fuences Of the South Carolina Col
lege. We were known and respect
ed abroad for our generous princi-
pies and fine sense Of honor. Ed
ucation, however. while it may be
an important element, is not char
acter. In proof Of this he pointed
to Demosthenes, Cicero, Bacon, and
the educated vampires that fatten-
ed on our leanness, just after the
war. But education is the founda-
ton Of enlightened public senti-
ment, which is important in form
ing the character Of a great nation.
He gave the free schools q passing
glance, and asked his audience to
examine their statistics. The great
majority Of the scholars are deni-
zens of homes, most Of which are
absolutely without character. Con-
slider the wonderful changes wrought
in Southern society in single cycle
of the moon. Then the negro was
elected from passenger COACHES
now he takes his sleeper with i'm
punity; then he was not citizen
now we walk to the ballot-box. lock-
ed arms with our brother in black :;
then he was not seen in or courts
now, learned members Of the legal
profession obsequiousIy address
the dusky cabal as ''Ctentlemen of
the Jury" How much grading will