New-York tribune., 1891-02-05
PRESIDENT THJTING'S NEV OFFICE
FORMAL CEREMONIES or TAKING CHARGE OF
ADELBERT COLLEGE IN CLEVELAND.

FORMAL CEREMONIES or TAXING CHARGE OF
ADELBERT COLLEGE IN CLEVELAND
Cleveland Feb Special Western Reserve Uni
versty and Ad,lbert College have new guiding hand
10 shape their dc-unics. Thi, new hand. the Rev.
Or. Charlie, r. ThWug. ha shad control Of affairs for
some months. but his formal Induction INTO Office and
Investment with power not made until thi, after
noon, when he was entrusted with the symbolic key
and the seals OF the college and university by his pre-
deccs,Or. the Key. Dr. Hiram C. llaidch Mcr the
ceremony president Rutherford l.. Hayes aldic,sct
the new president and the audience. lie enumerated
he want, 81 great college and rather favored The
idea Of Iocatiug such Institutions in large cities
Professor f. D Plt-on then welcomed the Low prc'i-
dent on behalf Of the faculty. and he in turn wa' fol-
lowed by Professor McUdcrth. OF Lane ThcooHcM
seminary VINO spOnc behalf u The alumni, present
ing the college with the Il ~ 800, gift OF the
alumni for the purchase of an organ. President Elo
OF Harvard, who Was next intrtduccd made ringing
and eloquent speech lie extended fluctuations ana
contamination, from "Od Harvard saying that
Adclbcr ha, accomplished nearly a. much IN two
generations as Harvard did in TWO centuries. Pre'
dent Ei.t remarked that the presidency Of a great
college /, a place alNay, open t. pubic cnl'an hul
II i, the most satisfactory employ ment the country
ar,r,i, I,r.- i,i.i.t ThwIugs inaugural acdrc,, fpl
lowed The exercise, were held IN thc AUDITORIUM
~ hc new Young Mems Christian Association building
DR. ThWine', Inaugural address VA, eloquent ana
ma,rcfly III, theme was The Relation of the Col-
lege and University to the Community ana Ms ""N'N
were more than local In their application lie said
in part.
The college and the uniycr It's are in'cectuai moral
spr.lual lotc. They lrr placed IN nit,iiaI wo.ld'
linmateral thcmsclvc tAcy cannot be- worthy lnf. -
without material Equipment, lnt "d bl,
income, of 500 200 ycdr iron cndo" h'h''' ~,
American cpilr-c- appeals 10 wealth per -'uu an"
present. II j, the best trustee. 10 record o invest,
ucut - .rciit and 80 rcmuncatlVc dos, financial
history show a., that contained iu the "lltr ann dUc'
rolc.cs Fund, .yri 10 the college alc OF tomprc-
hon They bless hospitals iu' dEt7'
tic chuh miss ions. and above all thcy promote the
rrof,lndc. NJ innucr.r, that OF character ON char
lrt.r INV are oug Westminster Abbey. 40 Lane
, m0r. rtain of beng spoken forever than the names
~ tb'-. ,'In mr.. inmotiallcd iu their bcncncrnco
h, tGr american college. II ia. college and university
have lar.c need Of tie wealth of the community, the
I'.,r r,in',np of Today wealth would now become
sorld Cold dust i, no less aust tecaI'e ~ Is E'u,
r, H. % rc,,.cd to~. tban III OOOOOJ all nf which Is
daily passing into the impcrl,abe treasures OF tn
human mind and heart. I'm the new dc'"e II hc-u,
second million that ~ worh may be enlarged ana
Tlc relations oi the college 10 the church no les
intimate than %, relations 10 wealth. to'e Icht"i'
have lealninc and ,h anity held for n!i the Christian
ccnturir, The greatest Of the Apostle, OF Christ
vas thr student Of the greatest OF jewish teachers.
priest and tar Ouiy c0llcg" The monastery. lht hr't
American colleges were founded to train ministers.
Int olive trtc- grew m Ath'u- well ~ I'm Nch,cm?nc
The great college ard university are To b. a. ircc
from dcnDHluttiJndi 'pili "a lH' dI' 10 ", p' ''"
with the spirit OF Christianity. They ar" 10 be H'
true 10 the truth of the gopcl they 10 be remote
from ,ch> >matical parlsau-lip.
EuL NOR. Than 10 either " dth or the Cluich,
the college and university hold, relation, to the people
themselves. Every college. every university - tho ci
Of the people II born among thcm, Of them II Is
om-tencd at the public altar OF constitutional
charter. I'm this country about one person IN 1000
l. "A member of college; IN England not more than
ono In 1000 member OF "a university; IN Germany
one person IN 1000 /, IN 'mb@r of university, and
the prOplrtion students In the gymnasium Is much
larger. 70 every boy aHd glri, poor IN purse but
rich i'm brain The college hold, open its great 0ppor
tntlc, II i, tp the people that 1t desires 10 give
moe Than # receives. The community has given Yae,
Harvard and Princeton much. but thc} lave given
The community more. In an age, democratic and ma
irriuI fine collrg.. and university represent the
arrhy of the immateral the value OF ideas, OF ideals
ofc chs