The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-26
COLLEGE MEN DINE.
TIE UNIVERSITY CLUB oELE-
BRATEs ITS THIRD BIRTHDAY.

OONO
"Reminiscences and Song Over the
Banquet Tebles-Maj. Meldrirn's
Speech on the Common Schools and
Their Relations to the University.
The Clubs officers and Committees
for Next Year.
The University Club had its third ami
versary dinner at the De Soto last night
The members gathered in the gentlsman's
parlor at o'clock and reelected the old
officers for this year. as follows:
President-COl. John Scrsven.
Vice President-Maj. P. w. Meldrim.
Secretary and Treasurer Davis Free
man.
President Screven reapDointed the execu-
tive committee, which includes the following
members A. r. Llwton, Jr., s. B. Adams,
w. L. Clay, Col. John Screven, and Davis
Freeman.
At o'clock the members and their guests
marched to the banquet hall, where tables
had been arranged III a circle with potted
palms and ferus massed in the center.
Those present were: Col. John Screven.
Maj. I. W. Meldrin, j. J hewitt. DR.. NJ.
L. Boyd, s. B. Adams, John r. Young, B.
| A Denmark, s. G. McLendon of Thomas
vine, MAJ. y. Oaudul Ok Augusta E1enry
| Freeman, E. A. Grover OF Quitman, w. @.
Woodfin, j. deBruyn Hops, w. w.
Gordon. Jr., G. A. Whitehead. Jr.,
]. w. Carter of Washington, d. c.,
| w. w. Osborne, Gazaway Hartridge. w.
w. Fraser, 7. M. Cunningham, Jr., W. S.
| Chisholm, William II. Barrett, Jr., of Au-
| gusta; ]. D. Csrswell, Henry McAlpin, Fl.
| A. Charlton, H. NJ. Conner, Jr., w. II.
| Crane, Davis Freeman, ". S. Tison, D. l.
MacIntyre. P. A. Stovall, A r. Lawton,
| Jr., and Z. J. Thomas.
| THE SPEECHES.
The menu was elaborate, prepared and
| served il the De Sotos best style. The first
| toast was: The common schools and their
relations to the university" responded to by
| Mai Meldrim. The common school and
the university he termed the Alpha and
Omega of all education, the beginning and
| the end of any national system. He agreed
| with Horny Barnard that national edu-
| cation is at once cause and effect of ma
| tiona character, and pointed out how,
| through the superior educational facilities
provided, New England had given birth to
q race of earnest, energetic, educated men,
| who have forced themselves to the front
and made themselves leaders in all things
| wherever they have gone, although
not the superior in natural brain
OF Drawn to those in other sections
of the country. They possess q power
which cannot be disputed, and the source
of which can be found in the building of
school house by the Pilgrim Fathers before
| they had erected their homes, the eStab-
lishment of university within eighteen
years after their feet first trod on Plymouth
by law for the education Of
the youth of the colony. To-day the sons
of New England are found exercising q
| wonderful power over the entire country
1 i L. no
school and the university are found reach
! ing their highest development so far
as this country is concerned. These are
facts that cannot be iguore1 or separated.
| A CLOSE RELATION.
In Scotland, too, which has done 50 much
| for the world in all the lines of intellectual
achievement and progress and which was
the first country Of Europe to provide by
| law for the free education of her children
| the universities are found crowded, sJhere
| being one student for every 450 of her en-
tire population. These facts teach the les
son that there is the closest and most ulti-
! mate relationship between common schools
and universities and that they must be CO.
existent, the latter flourishing as a result of
the presence of the former.
The embarrassments, under which Georgia
labors from the educational standpoint
were alluded to in conclusion and the uni
| versity alumni were exhorted to do all in
their power to assist in remedying the glar-
ing defects in the states present system, so
that the university may become such in re-
| atty as well as in name Maj. Meldrim
| held that the public schools should prepare
students to enter colleges from which they
can enter the university.
Mai. Meldrims remarks showed how in
teusely interested he Is In the cause of
| higher education and with what deep
thought he has considered the remedying Of
existing difficulties in the way of the CON
summation of his hopes.
Henry MoAlpin. Esq, in his response to
"Alma Mater" gave poetical picture of
the early name of the university and its de-
| velopment of the beautiful Athens of to-
day and Of what her sons have done in
many avenues that has brought honor 70
the revered institution. The pictures that
he drew, 80 familiar to all present, made his
remarks among the most p.easing OF the
evening, and therH was prolonged applause
at their close.
w. W. Gordon, Jr., gave a college song
"a Pretty Girl, MooulighlNiz ht"-and as
an encore. a fsvOrjte college song Of sen
timental character.
THE UNIVERSITY AND THE STATE.
William H Barrett, J-., of Augusta re-
sponded TO the third toast: ''Should uni
verslties be supported by states, and to
what extentp' The founders of Georgia
realized that the stability of the govern
ment depended on the enlightenment Of the
people. and in the first constitution pro-
vided for common schools at the expense of
the state, and in the constitution of 179S
this provision was repealed. He
showed the necessity OF providing
for this enlightenment Of the
people through the maintenance of the
higher seats of learning. His response,
which was somewhat long, showed careful
preparation and a thorough consideration
of the subject in all its bearings 1t was
handled with much ability aud Mr.. Barrett
received many congratulations at the close.
a. R Lawton, Jr., sang ''Pm Going Back
to Dixie" and "SiR-eye Rabbit Aoodoo,n
all present joining in the choruses.
OUR HONE, SAVANNAH
In his response to "Our home Savannah, "
W. W. Osborne, Esq. took an entirely diff
ferent view from that usually followed in
responding to these toasts. Avoiding all
praise Of the present commercial greatness
Of the city and its posi- Utilities, he took up
| the duty of the citizen TO the city as his
homo, and pointed out the evils arising from
the existence OF a class Of men who, know.
ing their duty, yet seem to be awaiting
some voice from beavefeo guide them in
stead Of listening to and obeying that
/ within themselves. Present evils were al
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