The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-01-17
OUR UNIVERSITY AGAIN,
ANOTHER CAPlTAL LETTER ON
THE hUBJECT. nIof3

OUR UNIVERSITY AGAIN.
ANOTHER CAPITAL LETTER ON
se.E "a. THE hUBJECT. nIo1d
Chapel HIN With its Thirty Thousand
Dollars, and Harvard with It's One
Million Of Money Annually u
Especial Correspondence to the sent.nezl :.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Jan. .12.-The
| desire has been to set forth the prob
lem exactly as it appears to me. The
facts show an immense distance be
tween Chapel Hill and Haryard-the
distance from twenty-five or thirty
Thousand dollars to one million dol
lars. - 4ie 49,.
l do not doubt that an enquiry
equally candid into the present needs
of our State would show that we de-
mand University Our State life, if
it is to attain unto a full and round
ed development, will express itself
through a University. As Prof.
Winston has pointed out, our State
life in its very beginnings recognized
in the University, the true guardian
of the State hope and the true nourish-
er of the State spirit.
As I wander about the suburbs of Bos-
ton and climb the hills and towers to
behold the city and stand and reflect
upon this center of culture and. power
and benevolence, and then turn to
look upon its chiefest work, the crown
of this commonwealth, Harvard Uni
versity with its superb equipment
the thought rises from my soul: All,
the Puritan has wrought well. But
behind the Hsrvard University of to-
day lie two hundred ond fifty years of
struggle. The beautiful product that
we see is the fruit Of patience, wisdom,
and heroic endeavor. The past twen-
ty years have been the period Of har-
vest. There were two hundred and
thirty years of sowing. so
The officials tell me that it is Har-
wards SONS who have sustained her.
She had to raise up children to enable
her to do her work. !, She has been
faithful to them. They are now faith
full to her. She stauds to-day upon
the devotion of her sons.
nj do not believe the of Chapel
Hill will be less loyal than those of
Harvard. In this. hope lies the solution
of our problem. I was delighted with
the spirit of Mr.. Walser as given in
the report of the SENTINEL's interview
with him. "I am ready to give the
University what it needs" sud he.
There are many more sons of Chapel
Hill who share thisspirit. This is the
spirit that makes commonwealth.
We need a University. Then we
ought to have it. We can do what
we ought to do. There we will have
it. The old graduates restored the
University to our generation. We
now give them thanks. We are CRATE
full to the legislature for what they
have done for Chapel Hill. We have
gathered inspiration from its spirit,
strength from its hands, The obli-
CATION is upon US. Again and again
have had cause to be grateful that
my college days were spent at Chapel
Hill. Its spirit of uprightness and
freedom, Of tolerance and earnestness
has abided with me. After years of con-
tact with men from the great institu
tions of the country, l can wish for
our State no better fortune than that
this Chapel Hill spirit of freedom and
tolerance and earnestness shall grow
and take possession of our people.
am glad The SENTINEL has espoused
the cause. Let US have little educa
ton along this line. The people do
not realize the real significance of this
question. It is our cause. We need
to preach it. We do it in gratitude
and for the permanent good of our
State.
| In conclusion, 1 wish to put in q
plea for an immediate extension of the
work of the University. In consider
alton of the material interests of the
State, much force is expended for the
sciences. Mathematics, Natural His
tory and Chemistry are on good
basis at Chapel Hill. In consider
alton Of the literary interests Of the
, State, the languages are getting
marked attention. This is as it should
be. But there is department of oul
life that has received no recognition Al
yet at the hands of the University
The plea is entered that Philosophy
has added to the course of study
Modern Philosophy is an unknown
world to North Carolina students. /
is beyond their horizon. They doubt
less know of Plats, Aristotle and thu
Eleaties. They may know Of th'
E Schoolmen. But the relation of mod
ern philosophy to ancient is as the re
! lation of chemistry to alchemy
What Copefnicus did for Astronomy
Kant has done for philosophy. Blu
Spinoza, Kant and Illegal are unknown
!. / 10 our students. Let US have them al
extension of tho course Of study. LIE
not this noble Discipline remain
longer forsaken in our State. L
the interests of our culture, Of ou
III thinking, I make the appeal. LIE
Gus have an opportunity to. study phi
osophy, and our editors and politician
will 90 at once into the Philosophy Q
History; our preachers will 60 into th
: philosophy OF Esthics our teacher
+ will 20 from the modern point of dc
= parture into the philosophy of th
mind Modern Philosophy will il
!. fluence on mental life as Chemistr
!: and Physics have helped bur materi,
life. Then may the friends Of th
.:l University uphold her hsads that tn
4 rich field may be offered to our yQun