The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-02-02
FROMsJOHNS HOPKINS.
PRESIDENT A. D. WHITES LECT.
URES ON THE FRENCH

UREs ON THE FRENCH
Revolution. President Gilman's Re.
ception. A Bust to Sidney Lanter,
the Georgia Poet, to be Placed in
Hopkins Hall.
Special Correspondence to The Sentinel.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Jan. 30.-Hon.
Andrew White is we'll known to the
readers of THE SEETINEL as the for
mer President of Cornell University
and as the American Minister to Ber-
lin during President Arthur's admin
istration He is now delivering, un-
der the auspices of the Johns Hopkins
University, course of ten lectures, in
the Peabody Institute, on the French
Revolution. Mr.. White, at the very
outset of his markedly successful ca
reer, being possessed of adequate
means, determined to devote his life
to historical research and exposition.
1t is owing largely to his efforts that
Cornell University to-day can boast
of a very superior course 10 History
and Political Science. In this Demo
cratic government of ours, this one
fact alone will insure to Cornell very
| lasting influence upon our national
political life. And it is fact upon
which our country is to be congratu-
lated, that our best minds are more
and more turning to the Importance
of educating the young for citizenship.
Among the pioneers in this movement,
none are entitled to higher place
than Hon. Andrew D. White. He is
also a fine type of modern develop,
ment-the Mugwump-and played
no little part in placing Mr.: Oieve
land in the chair he now fills. Indeed
he is too broad for Party-in New
York. He is a statesman IN the hlgn-
| est sense of the word-a statesman al
ter the order of Mr.. George William
| Curti. and Mr.. James Russell Lowell.
But I am wandering. I started out
to saw that Mr.. White is now giving
u. the result of years of scholarly and
| painstaking research in the shape OF
an admirable course of lectures on
the French Revolution. 1t Is needless
to say that the large hall at the Pea
body Institute is filled to overfiowing
at every lecture. The lecturer Is a
man of small physique and rather
weak voice, but articu 'ates so clearly
that eyery word can readily he caught.
The influence of the writers and phi
losophers-Voltaire and others-upon
the popular thought of the time was
clearly shown, while his lectures on the
influence ofAmerican ideas on French
politics of that period were particular
iy interesting as we'll as mastery.
AN ELEGANT RECEPTION.
Last week President and Mrs. Gil
| man gave reception at their. residence
ON Saratoga Street to. the trustees, fac
ulty. and students of the johns Hop
kins University. OF course it is un-
| necessary to say that everything was
| in perfect taste. The rare tact OF MIR.
and Mrs. Gilman would insure the
success of any social effort. In addi-
ton to the University representatives,
there were present goodly number OF
ladies and several distinguished guests;
among the latter may be mentioned
Hon. Andrew D. White, Judge Geo.
William Brown, and Rev. DIR. ). L.
Leftwich. One of the most gallant
| gentlemen of the evening was DIR. b.
l.. Gildersleeve, who is well known
(aye, TOO we'll known to many untort-
unate beginners in Latin prose compo-
si,ion) as the author Of a series of Lat
in textbooks and as the editor OF the
American Journal of Philology. Many
poor freshman who is now tugging
away at those hard Latin books would
have been surprised bad he seen the
merriment that twinkled in the dark
ewes of the first classical scholar of the
land as he chatted the pretty maidens
l feel like saying good deal more
about President Gilman and pr. Gid,
ersleeve. but time and space now tor
bid. I hope at some future time to
lay before your readers series OF ar
ticles upon this University and its life
as we'll as some pen pictures OF Its
leading men.
| A SOUTHERN POET.
Johns Hopkins University is to
honor itself by honoring Sidney La
nier. A likeness in bronze Of the
Georgia Poet is to be placed in Hop.
kins Hall. 1t will be remembered
that Lanier spent the last few years OF
his life in Baltimore, earning his liv.
ing for long while by playing (very
divinely it is said) his ! flute in the
Peabody Orchestra, and later oy lect-
uring on literary subjects in this Uni
versity. These lectures have been
bound in two volumes, "The Science
of English Verse" and "The Develop.
ment of the English Novel" A very
appreciative review of Lanier and his
poetry appeared in The Century, a few
months since, from the pen of DIR. VIM.
Hayes Ward, the editor of The lrade-
| pendent.
The bust will be presented next
Friday, Feb. 3rd, Lanier't 46th birth
day, at which time meeting will be
held to commemorate his skill as 9
poet and musician. Estimates of his
character and poetry, together with
tributes to his memory, in both prose
and verse, ending with the formal
presentation and acceptance of the
bust, will be the noteworthy features
of the gathering. 1t was an especial
ly happy thought of President Gil
mans to assign parts Of these memori
al services to two young poets of thu
| University. Mr.. r. E. Burton, o
Connecticut, will read a sonnet OF
Lanier. Mr.. Burton has already woI
literary recognition by the publication
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