The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-21
UNIVERSITY ALUMNI.
Their Annual Reunion and En-
tertainment
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rasverxisy ven he3a lase evening q he Upi.
yerxisy chapel sud vere Iaseeiy attonded ~ the
srienss Of The ueDbe3 and frende q the . -
csxssor.
Ar. Clarence c. wasd scfe1 - chairman fos
sne occasion and anuounckd the evnnas Of the
programme in their order Tho Exercises wsru
began With piano dust b. Nissess Nay clohecy
ard Caiie Gillette, which vas execufed with Z
beauty and nnssh that denoted clever nusi-
czaHx
Mr. Edmond Nesny followed with An essay
on Journalism" - rise. growth and power
ard deal journalism
Miss Rsna Bsglsy Afterwards p'ayed solo
upon the piano In "a txct lent manner, and
yEs loudly sppisuded.
Hiss r .o-ence Adams then read ssThe Annn1s'
Of the association she reviewed TIE previous
commences ments Of the college and gave clever
and unique description Of the subsequent life
Of s;udenta ehs provoked frequent peals Of
laughter By her humorous references to former
graduates
MrK 4 Neauy Afterwards sang . solo which
was we'll received.
Tic exercises were concluded with IN Grafton
By James McElroy. the subject Of which Was
the origin. rise ard progress o. educaa1ou OF
great educational syssems He began his
Grafton with reference 70 the relation that the
culture OF Rome ard Greece bears to m0tefn
education. lie dwest particularly upon
literature upon America end the
nations Of Esrope. He then spoke Of the imre-
sus that popular education has received In
England. ard be prCphcsjcd thai the day 10 not
far on when the Bngi;sa people viii exercise
the same rights and privileges that an Ameri-
can cilixen does.
What has been accomplished In this great
aggregation Of states which forms our nation to
establish educational institutional" asked the
SYsn ErP sf{afssv he al ~ hA foAoP
constitution The congress- II the confederation
of the ordinance o. LEI, y hich wisely resd, Re
ligion. morality and knowledge being necessary
TO good government and the happiness Of man
kind, schools and the means OF education shall
forever be encouraged reserved section
IS Of evsry township for the maintenance Of
schools; ia is4s this quantity was doubled BY
reserving section 20 la all the organized terri
tories or 10 DO organized. Besides this. in 1851,
the federal government granted 10. 900 acres
cf land Tor the establishment OF colleges in agri-
culture ard the mechanical arts. By act Of
February - ls q. congress granted 600. Goa acres
OF land to each Of the aew states Of Washington,
Montana. North and South Daku1a for the estab-
lishinent ef educational and charitable instita.
lions. Italss provided that per centum Of the
net proceeds from the sale Of pupi.c lands In
said states shall be paid 10 ihe stsses TO be used
as permanent fund. the interest Of which
only shall be exp snded for support OF
common schools within said states. Thus
II will be seen that the federal
government Tealixes the importance not only Of
maintaining common school, system. bat also
the benefits to be derived from higher educs-
ton. Democracy must show its capacity for
producing not higher type Of man, tut the
highs possible types OF msnhood IN all its
manifold varieties. o. II 10 failure The best is
the only tning that 10 good enough; material
success IL good. but oEsy rs the necessary pre-
liminary Of better things The measure OF .
nations true success ID the amount II has con.
tribated to the thought. the moral energy. the
intellectual happiness. the spiritual Lie and
consolation of mankind
"A few tacss might be interesting to show the
magnitude Of our educational system. We have
200.0t0 public schools sustained At m annual
expense OF rearly $l.5.0oo.o00 pessessing
property valued At to0o.0JO.0C0 ana attended BY
10 00.oo0 OF scho ara besices 80 90 in secondary
schools aud 6o0oo Ia colleges ana universities.
There are 200 institutions for the higher edca-
ton OF women s4s for men. 80 for scieace. law.
medicine ana theology, and $4,000 teachers.
These are che despair Of the scvffer and the
denssgogue, and the firm support Of civilization
ard liberty
when the thirteen colonies became the
United states there wcrs nine colleges. eli Of
which survive. with nearly 1000 more The
wonderful development Of our tystcm OF educa-
long rush for wealth, position aud power in tins
age Of steam. steel snd electricity have not
failed TO realise the importance Of individual
support to higher education. AZ evidence it 10
only necessary TO mel tit n Peabody, Cornell.
Johns Hot kins. stanford and host OF others
who have inmcr,aLzed their names in the es-
tablishmtns of educational institutions
Notwithstanding The progress that has been
made. We will End many people 70 ridicule the
idea OF the benefits which ere derived from the
study OF the languases. higher mathematics.
natural and physical sciences and questions
OF economics. They ], Sc sight Of discipline of
the memory by . study Of the languages, the ex-
sciions If mathematics. the every day contact
with the scserces and importance Of IN educa-
ton in economies 10 arrive q. the
underlying principles OF our government
70. il will in srest measure deps nd ON . care
fnl and efficient study OF just these branches to
I'D correct disposition for many OF the most
important issues which confront the American
people and challenge their solution. The issues
OF the race problem. alien ownership Of land.
oui monetary system. foreign element question.
revision and reconstruction OF the tariff GEN.
uaiizas.on OF wealth under the trust system, the
freedom aud purity OF the ballot. and the
equally important question, especially in this
you and energetic ssate, the diversion Of the
school fund THESE are issues which must be
iairly met aud so.ved by the keen weapon Of
reason. coupled with justice, and not BY the
bigosry ard prejudice OF partisan zeki.
sIe; IN inabire into the position Washing on
shall take in the establishment of educational
institutions aud the culture and discipline OF
her youth. Our common school system will
certainly compare fsvorsbiy with many OF the
older aBa more ropatoT.s states, but for higher
educational syEten the question IL entirely with
The state. ss We cannot expect To zee for several
years any such msnfheent gifts 10 education
froga individuals as adora many OF the large
colleges OF the East We have seen that the
federal government has done i,s share, having
donated two townships OF lana Tor our un.ver.
sity. most Of which has been sniudicioasiy ex.
psnaei. The grants for our normal. agrseul,,,.
raj ard scientific departments have not been
touched. Let hope that the legislature
viii see that this valuable heritage of etuca.
ton shall be placed to advantage. and that in.
stitussons worthy Of the o. ate sAali be reared