Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-12


and acquainted with their WAYS" 4,
Mr.. Smith following this with soma
advice as to the course of education 10
be pursued in preparing for engineering
studies takes up the subject Of the en-
gineer as a gentleman and treats It very
exclusively.
no STANDARD TOO HIGH.
Among other things he says:
"No standard Of genthity, no patent Of
mobility, con be too high for q professlqIn
which leads the civilization Of the worid,
and which is probably destined IN the not
too far off future 20 mark out pathways OF
material and moral Advancement N the I've
of the race. which are beyond all our pres
ent conceptions. Taking lower and
merely selfish view Of the case, there can
be no question about the great ADVANTAGE
that viii accrue 20 tho engineer. In com
mon with the architect. the lawyer, or inc
physician, from the ability 10 meet ms
wealthy and cultivated clients upon their
own Lowell; TO excel them. if anything. IN
the intelligent appreciation Of their mutual
aiairs and IN the amenities Of social inter-
course. This social aspect Of professional
work. and its great importance IN further
ing his success IN life, not only IN the way
Of pleasure. but % profit mud reputation,
Is too often ignored by big-brained young
| men who are full OF scientific zeal. but
! who haven't learned sufficient practical re-
spect fOr the way the world wags.
so firmly do believe in the elevating
| tendencies Of our profession that ] might
| well have added 10 my title the words
and a moralst.' Not only do the studies
of the votares of science tend toward
scholarship and gontility, but toward
| morality and these attributes act and re-
| a. fsit Ggfqfnn u truly the
handmade OF religion; her ways are ways
of pleasantness: she seeketh but the things
that are true, that are lovely, ana OF
good report"
BREEDING AND MANNERS.
1--WE have assumed that our coming en-
| gineers. many Of whom are now IN our col
leees and institutes training for the de-
| velopment Of brain and eye and hand VIII
there find oil ueedful helps 20 the scholar
| ship which Is 90 prepare them for Their
calling. They will there be trained, also,
TO some extent, in manners and personal
| habits, both By prCcept and example,
| especially those Of them who by reason OF
poverty or geographical isolation have not
had the early advantages enjoyed by some
| Of their more Chesterfeldian FELLOWSHIP
| dents. Recurring once mole TO the second
natural attribute Of an engineer mentioned
| in the title. we may ask: DO these schools
establish and maintain the high standard
which they should do in regard 10 good
! breeding, elegant manners, tasteful cos
| tune, and those graces and accomplish
meuts which, as before intlmated, Will so
/ much aid any professional man IN gaming
| the desirable prizes Of life? The answer
| must be. that our civil schools do not, 20
the extent they might, provide tins culture
as yet.
cub drawn from his lair in backwoods
| or mine by some benevolent congressman.
and entered NJ West Point or Annapolis
| has If showing brains enough % go
through az all. been turned out a scholar
and "a gentleman. He, throughout ms
after-lfe, minglcs with ladies and gentle
mon. is one with his fellow-Ofiicers, for no.
where is esprit de corps stronger than IN army
and navy circles. Let Us do likewise with
any engineering cubs that we may catch.
/ ,et our schools initiate successful methods
wherever found Let them throw such a
mantle of refinement over these young men
as net only 20 conceal, but 20 absorb Their
cubbishuess. Make them not alone truth
ful. temperate. scientific, skItul. business
like, scholarly; but healthy, erect, grace
full, socially accomplished, possessing
manner as well as manners.
RESPECT FOR ETIQUETTE AND FASHION.
"Givo them horror Of careless pr0nun-
citation and orthogTnphy, but such prac-
teal respect for etiquette and fashion a.
VIII make them use either at Will as an eX-
pcdient tool. whue, perhaps. contenniug
II theoretically. Search one OF these men
for personal and Well-used implements OF
his calling and expect 10 find not only
tape-line and calipers, but thumbed-up
volume Of Shakespeare OF Emerson not
only a twO-fOot rule and an anerOid, but
a card-caae and q uaiLbrush.
Catch we thus young the rising genera
ton, thus lead them and guide them to-
ward the highest possible ideals OF mo-
rality, science, work, scholarship, ana gen.
tlcmanhood. mean while organizing our
forces by standardizing our methods ana
by federating our societies, great ana
small. for unity OF action in matters where
unity may seem desirable Out retaining
their autonomy for local and departmental
Objects. and the early half Of the twentieth
century will see and recognize noble
guild. girdlIng the earth both intellectually
and materially, whose power and influence
viii lead mankind forward yet more lhah
in the long past toward oil that makes Tor
prosperity, for purity, for pleasure, and
for peace"
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Atthe conclusion Of the Presidents
address. which elected warm applause,
the announcement was made that the
Governors reception would take place
ut half past o'clock, and that the mem
bers OF the society and their ladies'
would be extended the courteaes OF the
street-car lines, and the members were
invited to inspect the Burton heater and
visit the Mechanics Institute. The
members were also invited by the
authorities of the Seven Pines railway
TO visit the battlefield of Seven Pines,
The convention then adjourned to
meet at $3.50 o'clock this morning.
The Reception.
The reception rendered at the Exocu-
tive Mansion last night by the Governor
and Mrs. Mckinney to the visitors was
a most pleasant affair, and the parlors OF
the mansion were thronged for several
hours. Among the visiting ladies pres
ent were Mrs. Deshield, Mrs: Eide,
Mrs. Ashton, Mrs, II. G.. Tory, Mrs. o.
Smith, Mrs. Jessie Smith, Mrs. Allison,
Mrs. Willett, Mrs. Bailey, Mrs. Nc
Bride. Mrs. Painter, Mrs. Cuttings
worth, Mrs. Sterling, Mrs. Smell,
Miss Smell, Miss Ross, Miss
Barr, Mrs. Jacobs, Mrs. Gray, and
Mrs. Henderson. Some of the Rich
mond people present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. Raynal, Nh. and
Mrs. Simpkins, Mr.. and Mrs. Green,
wood. Mr.. and Mrs. Miller, General
Joseph II. Anderson. Major Robert
STYLES, sister, and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. p. De Sausure, Mr.. Joseph
BRYAN, Mr.. Edward Archer, Mr.. W. Il.
Trige. Rev. DR.. Newton, Mr. Lewis ID.
Crenshaw. Colonel w. Miles Cary, OF
the Governors staff, who assisted him
in the reception DIR. Moses ID. Hoge.
Jr., Mr.. Langstaff Johnson, Mr.. James
Alfred Jones, and Others.
Programme for To-Day.
The convention will be called TO order
at 81 o'clock this morning, and after the
business session, including reports OF
letters, committees, &c., professional Pc
pers will be presented by Messrs. Frank
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