Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-06-24
THE UNIVERSITY.
Its History, Plans and
Progress.
JUDGE wIDNEy's ADDRESS.
A Great Work DOne-Plans for
the Future of Still
Greater.


The HERALD Is indebted to Miss Ham
mond, an accomplished young lady
shorthand reporter. for the full text OF
the Hon. r. M. Widnsy's ad-
dress before the University Council. as
follows:
oBJEcT, PLANS AND HISTORY OF THE
UNIVERSITY WORK.
Members Of The Annuai Council.
When the Council was first instituted
1t was in the early days of the Univer-
sity Of Southern California, and it has
hardly gotten out of it yet. When IT
was simple in its work, it required very
few to do that work, but its growth has
been so rapid that it has necsssitsted
the interesting Of slarger number in this
work.
The Annual Council, a. stated by the
Secretary in reading the report, is TO get
together all those persons who are inter
ssted in this educational work, to talk
over the gene raj plans Of the work, and
so run no risk of having any difficulty
about the unity Of the plan; TO become
familiar with its machinery and organi-
cation, SO that when we scatter into the
various portions of the country we will
all understand the end towards which
we are working; that we will understand
the detail of the machinery with which
we are working, SO that each one OF us
may have an understanding Of the &C.
tive work, working intelligently and CO.
operativeiy on each plan and with all
the individuals through the country.
Frequently parties write to us and
want to know whether such or suck a
measure will be adopted, and in this
way much valuable time is lost. 1t is
solely for this reason, that we may Sc
cure advice and learn what Is being done
and what needs to be done, and to there
by secure harmonious and uniform
plan Of work for the University OF South.
ern California, that we meet. The plans
should be talked Of and improved on so
that, century after century, the good
work Of the University will 20 on. We
should familiarise ourselves with the
work Of this machinery so that its addi.
tional force can work together to-day Is
one, intelligently, SO that officers and
the rank and file, in fact those who are
not officers, will have an intelligent idea
OF the plan, and will be just as efficient
as though they were officers.
1t 10 Intended that this Council should
come together and have ell the facts that
are involved in the case. and all that is
necessary In the subordinate depart
ments, come under our attention,
60 that the conclusions we come
TO will be an aid to us.
This educational work Is best under.
stood by clearly understanding what it is
we are trying to do; whether we are try
ing to make great display OF baildings
or trying TO benefit the human race. Is
it for work or for ornament,
II we look at human beings rs created
by the Creator for the purpose OF educa.
tion in these three departments, physi-
cal, intellectual and moral, and look at
1t from that standpoint, and ask what
the creature is made for, we begin to
have opening up before us the very rea-
son and it's best advantages.
In his physical nature man Is nothing
more than piece of machinery: no more
than locomotive. He is simply the i'm
plement with which the being is en-
dowed. When we look upon man as an
object made by the Creator to accomplish
the beat results In that end, the educa-
tion Of the physical system. in order to
accomplished the work that God has
given to every one to perform it is
necessary for him to have the machine
In the very best condition possible. We
should in the first place regard the
physical side a. part OF education
and not slight It. The education of the
intellectual and the care with which he
Directs this machine in all the depart
ments of the human being shall be the
education. And in reference to the
moral faculties--these require develop.
ing and forming as much as the other
two. 1t seems TO ine that mans moral
nature is his judicial development, his
intellectual, the legislative; his physi-
cal, the executive; all must be cultiyat-
cd. But the plans for the education Of
the former should be submitted to the
decision Of mans moral nature, aud
right at that point in the conduct of
human beings in submitting TO the NOR
al nature the question Of action or non
action is success. The education of
only one or two departments is only
partial education. 1t requires the edu-
QAtttn VI htt tulCt Vi IT'S hckAAtnlc4to
10 order TO produce perfectly educated
being.
The man who neglects the physical
foundation without which we cannot
do the work which God has set apart
for us will have as great crime to an
swsr before God as he who ueglects his
intellectual and moral development.
Religion Is co-extensive with educa-
tion and education is co-extensive with
religion. When we hear about religion
and education, we are simply contrast
ing one part with another. We are not
looking upon the subject as whole.
We are admitting the work Of one part
by itself at the expense Of the other. 1
have heard it frequently stated that the
question Of religion was far ahead OF
education. 1t seems to me monstrous
that such an idea should be promul-
gated. 1t seems to me that the individ-
ual who neglects his physical education
will have as much to answer for as he
who neglects his moral and intellectual
nature. II seems to me that the ideas
Of this Council in the broad, compre-
hensive idea Of education that this princi-
pie was general between one member and
another-there is no difference between
them. In this work 1t being the object
then to give the best training and devel-
opment to the human being, the next
question is, How are you going to bring
this educational work to bear on the in
diyiduali In the early days they had
colleges and universities in different
localities and for those localities. and
those who wished an education always
must come 70 those places, and II that
were not in their power they had to do
without education. As this was felt, it
was found necessary to bring education
to the people. There grew up the sys-
tenn Of public schools, but this did not
suffice TO bring the higher education
down to the greatest number. This was
supplemental by the Chatauqua idea of
bringing the higher education down to
the masses by giving them the benefit
rs far as possible OF the university; but
the defect Of that plan is that it is inn
possible to bring the student with en-
fhusiasm to study the different topics
when not en- rapport with the others.
The plan of the University of South.
srn California has been criticised In the
beginning by the friends Of the institu.
fion who did not understand what we
were trying to do in the educational
work. What we are trying to do is to
bring the college down into the homes
Of the people and to bring the work so
It can reach the greatest number OF In.
dividuals, and lift them to the high
est stage of development that can be
attained.
We might have made larger display
Of buildings in our campus at West Los
Angeles, admit, but it would have been
at the expense of q number of Gods
creatures whom we could not thus reach.
When we come to give our final account
God will not ask et the last great day
how many buildings did you have on
your campus. but how many Of my pre-
rious creatures have you reached. TN
asmuch as you done it unto the least of
nv creatures. In this work we have