The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-06-13

dersleeve, the well-known Greek an
Latin scholar Hall, the noted Psychol-
ogist Newcomb, the famous mathema-
tician; Rowland, whose discoveries in
optics have made him famous in two
continents; Remsen, whose works on
chemistry are SO generally used in this
country and England; Adams, under
whose direction American institutional
history has been developed Ely, the
foremost American Political, Economist :;
WEIGH, the distinguished Pathologist,
and others whose regulations are more
than National. 1t is not surprising that
an institution so well endowed and so
well equipped should draw a student
clientage not only from this country but
also from abroad. The register for 1888
shows, besides representatives from the
various States OF the Union, considera-
BILE attendance from Canada, Japan,
England, Mexico, Italy, Russia, Germany
and China. To-day there is scarcely a
male institution of reputation in the
United States, that is not represented in
the Register by graduate students, and,
l may add, that the leading Universities
and Colleges OF this country, Canada and
Japan generally number in their facul-
ties one or more Professors who have
studied in Baltimore. To quote from a
recent address by Prof Adams, the
Director of the Historical department,
'The blood of Martyrs is the seed of the
Church. In the interest of science and
the higher education, the Johns Hop
kins University is ready at any time to
throw its best men to the lions-to those
young lions the colleges and Universities
that are roaring with hunger in every
State amphitheatre. Changing this bloody
metaphor to a more humane and pleas
ing form, we might iken the attitude of
this University towards all Academic
sultors, to that of a benignant father of
large family of girls in one of those
over populated, feminine towns of Mass
achusetts, towards courageous young
man who asked the privilege of marry
ing one OF the numerous daughters !:
Take her, my son! Take her! God
bless you! DO you kno,o soho wants
another? 81
Seriously, sympathetic friends, such is
the conscious self-sacaifce of the Johns
Hopkins University. Our dear Alma
Malta is willing to give away her sons
(and daughters, if she had them) at any
time for their own best good and for the
good of the country.
And the Hopkins is just as charitable
towards the female as towards the male
schools if they will only ask for her sons.
As an evidence of this, within the last
few weeks, one of my classmates was
elected to the professorship of History
in Bryan Mawr, and the University
knowing him to be valiant man (he
was reared in one of those New England
towns to which Professor Adams referred)
advised him to risk himself among the
ladies of that institution.
During the thirteen years of the I'm
iversity's history more than fourteen
hundred individuals have been enrolled
as students. The institution now num-
bers about four hundred students and
sixty instructors.
Placed as it is, midway between North
and South and in close proximity to the
National Capital, in location at least, the
Johns Hopkins possesses unrivalled adj
vantages. Young men from all parts OF
the Union meet here to find that we are
Americans all, and that sectional ami
mosities are thing of the past. 1t can
be truly said that this institution, in its
methods and management, is wholly free
from hurtful sectional, sectarian and po-
itical influences. Its aim and scope are
thus well defined by its President: 'The
University is organized upon the princi-
pie that university is body of teach
ers and scholars, iniversitas naagistrorlm c,
discipuloruna-a corporation maintained
for the conversation and advancement
of knowledge, in which those who have
been thoroughly prepared for higher
studies are encouraged to continue, un-
der competent professors, their intellec-
tual advancement in many branches OF
science and literature
Such, my friends, is the provision
made by individual endowment for the
higher education of men, and l trust
this enlightened and progressive age will
soon call forth the person who shall
found such an institution for women. In
want of such an institution, they are al
ready asking the question, "Why are we
not admitted to the Hopkins ?" l have
no reason for thinking it probable, but
who knows but that their desire may
yet be gratifed If its doors are opened
to women, hope to see large repre-
sentation from the Salem Female
Academy-certainly it could have no
fairer or brighter ornaments.
As an American and as a North Caro-
linian, 1 am proud of the noble work
the Salem Female Academy has done
and is doing for the State and for the
Nation. Standing as the pioneer Female
seminary of the South, for more than
four score years it has been realizing it's
lofty aims-a substantial education,
healthy physical development, moral
discipline, spiritual knowledge and cul-
ture for after life. Here the graces of
woman-modesty, gentleness and deli
cacy, are cultivated and developed.
Here the Greek idea of educatiOn s1tO
produce health, that is harmony and
sympathy, protection and grace in every
faculty of mind and body is striven for.
Her habits of observation and attention
are fixed important facts are stored in
memory the love of art is incalculated !;
and hi CHER still, ideality is confirmed.
Such, young ladies are the privileges of
this Academy-to what extent they are
appropriated rests with you. You are
fortunate in your Alma Mater; doubt
not the mother is fortunate in her chill
dren.