The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-12-26
Judge ,Hudson's Address.

The exercises il the University Chapel
last night were opened by President K. L.
Lucas. of the Eupnradian Society, who
delivered the welcome address, and intro
duced Judge Hudson.
Judge Hudson, in his address, first re.
ferred to the pleasant days he had spent
within the walls of the old South Carolina
College. which he had found-and be
thought every one else who spent his time
well there would fnd-to be the happlest
of his life. He regretted that neither time
nor opportunity mad allowed him to renew
his connection with the institution he
loved, and he embraced this chance unhesi-
tatinglv in order, for once at least, to brlng
himself into closer communion with 1t.
He then gave "some reflections on the
vast importance to the family, State and
country Of the higher and liberal education
of the young men He first referred TO
the extreme urilitarian ideas Of the present
age and of the tendency for practical
thoughts to supp,ant in the minds of the
people thoughts of the beautiful. true and
lovely. He believed it was step IN the
backward direction to convert our schools
for literary training into Industrial schools.
PHYSICAL must be subordnated to mental
He did not mean to diSparage the mechan-
ical ard agricultural departments OF this
or auv other university He had just Wis
tied Science Hall and he was astounded at
what lie found there, and it made his heart
reiaice to see such an opportunity for the
thn tnto M hpnnr,a
cent in the various manual industries
Nor did Ec inteud to raise his voice against
the indu.tra! in connection with the li;era-
ry 'raining. But the former must no;
uSurp tie place Of the latter.
The connection Of the two, he predicted,
would work new civilization IN the South.
1. would make the people feel and recog
niz. the dignity of labor. He had alwa. S
advocated hace for the higher education
of the sons Of mechanics, farmers and all
isboring meu. Such did now exist, aud it
would be sad day for South Carolina II
the opinion took hold of the people that
there was no necessity for schools for the
education of the sons of laborirg men.
History would bear him out in the as
sertlon that tie farm raised boys, the piow
boys. bad supplied the highest places ID
tie puipi,, the oench, the bar, the chair OF
protessolshiD and in all the pursuits Of
learning. They constitute the very back
bore OF tie country. It has heer so, is so
and always is u be so. Therefore they
should be educated in th. hgEestand most
ibelal manner possible if they ever expect
the cCnnuy to be prosperous.
H. dt ciared himself in favor Of the com
non Scaool sy. ten and agreed with the
poet that q little learning is dangerous
Thing only - the sense in which It was
meaut Tat il those callings which re-
ouired learning, that learning should be
only o. the highest kind. That the pres
uuj age did net require bis was evintcd by
lack Of skill in the laboratory, qusckery IL
mediciue, incompetence al the bar and In
efficiency in tne various depar' caents OF
lie. That the supply would always De
equal to the demaud.
He said that our forefathers excelled usln
thor ..uehness and to this he as2rlbed the
larger nun Der OF statesmen, orators ana euil-
ncut meu in proportion to the population
lhan at the present day. That thoroushness
rather than tie number of books taught,
should be the aim of all education. Tnat
the true purpose OF education was TO tram
tho mind to think rather than to remember.
The Judge then put in plea for the i'm
porlance If language study and especially
of the ancient languages. be spoke par
ti:ularly of the benefit to the student to be
derived from the study of ancient literature,
for in them the purest and noblest ideas
are expressed and patriotism taught which
has never since been equalled.
In conclusion he impressed upon the
students the necessity Of putting to the
best use their college days and warned them
against passing them in idleness and riotous
living.
Judge Hudson was listened to throughout
his discourse with care and attention by the
students and their assembled friends.
Mir R Beverly Mason OF the Clarioso-
phic Society dismissed the assembly in u
few choice remarks Record,
December 49,