Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-06-25

under the most bitter expressions. Ihere
were those that hurled against all ad-
vancement the most pungent invectives.
This has been called the golden age,
and 1t is golden age; yet there exists
TODAY preiudices, revelations OF human
diseased genius eating as cancers upon
the hearts OF men. Yes, to-day, in the
LIGHT Of this golden age, there are things
existing sufficient to cause apprehension.
we are standing face to face with an
approaching struggle in the ahairs OF
men. Their moral sense has been APP
pealed to. In blazing letters, truth,
Justice and mercy have been stamped
upon the bulletin board Of humanity.
But how many have turned their backs
upon it.
There is au element existing in this
country which is becoming bolder and
bolder every day; and an element, II not
speedily checked, that will arrest inst,
tutions that have endeavored 10 lift hui
manity to the higher plain OF nobleness.
But how this growing tide OF indiffer-
ence is to be checked; how the wasted
power in the current of the national life
Is to be rightly assimilatcd, is the ques-
tion.
One has said; "We must not forgot
that we are trying the greatest political
experiment the world has ever known,
and all history warns us not to feel too
secure. There is true solution to
every problem, and truth is ultimate.
False principles cannot stand the steady
test.
"God give us menp' A time like this
demands strong minds, great hearts, true
faith and ready hands; men whom the
lust OF Office does not kill; men whom
the spoils OF Office cannot buy; men who
possess opinions and will; men who
have honor; men who will not lie; men
who can stand before the dema.
gogue and condemn his treacher-
GUS fallacies without winking; tall men.
sun. crowned, who live above the fog
But. then, has not America some mag.
nificent possibilities Should not the
Stree soil" be stimulant for the true
hearts and great braiDss For here is
equity and liberty.
/ would not take pessimistic view
OF society, and / believe would be as
much at fault, should take an optomistic
view of all that is. Then let me say:
''0h, Americal child Of Providence, land
of7the free, crowned with chaplet of
light in thy cradle, lead by pillar of
fire in thy youth; fulfill thy destiny.
l believe it is left for thee to bring in
the age of universal peace and good
will l'f
Miss Lillian Breed followed in the rem.
dition OF simple ballad In the mother
tongue, the music to which II was set
beng very sweet, The lady sang 1t
well, with expression, feeling and good
method.
PRESIDENT BovARD
Here took the platform and favored the
audience with an address ON the import
ance, aims and objects of higher educa.
tion, which, being extempore, can only
be given In synopsis. The reverend
gentleman began by quoting the cele-
brated sayings of Edmund Burke
to the effect that whatever appears in
state appeared before in her schools.
This said Mr.. Bovard must seem mere
truism upon reflection. There can be
nothing found In the national life, Of
Government, which was not found in
the schools where the lawmakers and
Governors were educated. We fail to
appreciate what government is, what
its national life is. because these things
come to us so like the gifts of nature
and OF prudence, quietly and without
ostentation. There blessings as we re.
ceive them we lose sight Of the good.
ness and greatness because they come to
us so na urally and quietly. But II
the schools of the Nation are full Of
cupidity, the legislative halls will be
full of 1t. II the schools are full of in
tegrity the congresses and public
officers will be filled with honest
men. Look into the life Of
any nation. II you will learn what is
being done in the schools you will know
what Is put into her constitution and
her statutes. What is taught in the
colleges will be fousd in the life Of the
nation. In the Spartan schools it was
taught that home was nothing; that the
nation was everything; that life was of
no value as compared with valor and
patriotism; that it was better to die
than to shrink from danger. When
these lessons of the schools are known
we cease to wonder at the valor which
guarded the Pass Of Thermopylae until
the last Spartan was dead. Tue factors
chat in the schools are put into the ma
tion will come ont in her life. In this
country men are making a first expert
ment. II is we'll to stop and consider
what is doing. 1t is said you cannot
put religion into the life OF
the schools. You cannot put
God iuto them. Even Christian men
say this. II this is carried out it will
not be long until religion and God will
find no place in the nation. A bill will
be brought in abolishing chaplaincies,
making it misdemeanor to offer up
prayer in any public assembly. We
should look at this. IL we want no re-
ligion, no God in the nation we had bet
ter not have them in the schools. But
ii we are not ready to do without re-
ligion and God in the life of the nation,
1t will not do to try and leave them out
Of the schools. In the halls Of the M
tion to-day are the graduates of the
schools Of past generation. The grad.
yates OF to-day win be the rulers OF the
next generation. 1t is the graduates Of
the higher schools of learning who make
and execute the laws. OF the disting-
uished men OF the country 75 per cent. are
college graduates. Men and women with
these advantages will get ahead in the
race OF life. Southern California in the
next generation will be new State, and
she will be governed by the graduates of
her schools Of to-day. Now is our time
to do our part Of the work, and then the
men we educate will do their work in
their day. The best way to get God into
the Constitution is to get Him into the
schools. There Is no school, no college,
no university worthy the name unless it
is founded on God as revealed in Jesus
Christ.
There must be also broad liberality
Of mind in the schools. 1t is no place
for narrowness. The narrow, illiberal
| man will fail in the race. While we
hear much Of moiey, of commerce, Of
| accumulation, men must be taught to
distribute their gains. While we are
building a city, railways, etc.. to accumu.
late money, let men learn not to hoard
their gains, but let them learn means by
which to scatter them again.
The times need large Drained men. /
believe brains can be made to grow. II
they cannot they can be made like the
storage batteries of the electrician to
accumulate and hold for future concen-
trated use a vast amount of power. We
must encourage original thought. A
man who just learns to initiate some one
else is not worth much. We want to
teach boys and girls to think, to think
for themselves, to think on their feet, to
be ready to act for themselves. with
pluck to carve ont a course of their
| own,
These facts are quite in keeping with
what we are trying to do here in the
University Of Southern California. We
are daily trying to carry out these
thoughts,
The Board OF Directors said ] should
tell you here little about the men who
have helped us hitherto IN this work,
Last year told you of gift Of $20,0 900
aud prophesied It would by this year be
$50, 900. Well, Mr.. Morgan, of Los
Angeles. gave us some lots which al