The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-09-12

and prayers. He was encouraged and
strengthened by the service, and went
away grateful for the privilege, and
with the prayer in his heart, "God
bless the young men in this institution,
and turn the feet Of many through
their influence to obedience to His
statutes. And God bless the Univer-
sity, and multiply its power for good"
THE EHEALTHFULNEss OF THE UNIVERSITY.
We inquired about the health Of the
students, and received the reply that
not member of the faculty nor of the
student body was sick during our visit;
that no professor had been sick during
the year, and only one student had been
seriously sick, and that he came in
September, having contracted sickness
elsewhere. He returned to his home
and died there in October. The testi
mony was that the village was unusu
ally healthy.
RELATIONS OF PROFESSORS TO EACH OTHER
AND TO THE PRESIDENT.
After careful inquiry we concluded
that the relations of the faculty to each
other, and to the President, were most
cordial and kindly. Not a jar, but
peace and the kindness Of friendship
pervaded the entire faculty. All we're
working together harmoniously for the
common purpose of serving together
the best interests Of higher education !;
and all were striving in generous rivalry
to serve the University and the State
to the very best ability Of each. The
faculty were unitedly following the
leadership of our worthy President, and
aiding him in every way possible in
the administration OF the affairs Of the
University. They united in testifying
to his wisdom, prudence, firmness, zeal
and high executive ability.
RELATIONS OF PROFESSORS TO STUDENTS
We found the very best state of feel
ing between students and the faculty,
the faculty striving to be helpful to the
students, and the students rendering
much aid to the faculty in the general
management Of the University, and
taking great pride in making good
name for the institution. The faculty
bore warm testimony to this, and ex-
pressed grateful appreciation therefor
to the committee.
FREEDOM FROM POLITICAL AND DENODII-
NATIONAL BIAS
The management of the University,
we fully believe, from our investiga-
tions, to be free from political and de-
nominational bias. We have seen no
evidences of any such bias in either di
rection. The students are from families
Of every shade of politics and religion.
We heard not a word of diseord or un-
pleasantness on either score. We do
not believe anything of the kind has
any existence here. There is bias for
religion, the religion of our own Bible,
the Christian religion. Why should it
not be so biased9 Our civilization is a
Christian civilization. Our school sys-
tenn is a Christian civilization. Our
constitution, which is religious con-
stitution, declares that religion, NOR
ality and knowledge being necessary
to good government and the happiness
of mankind, schools and the means of
education shall forever be encouraged"
Does anyone suppose that any other re-
ligion than that of our own Bible, or
that any morality except that of which
our Bible is the best teacher, was in
the minds of the men who framed this
constitutional Under this constitution,
and by it's command, we have our pub
lie school system; under this constitu-
tion, and by it's command, this Uni
versity was founded.
Let it be religious3 It must be re-
ligious. There is a common ground for
the common good, broad enough for US
all to stand on as Christian men and
citizens of a Christian State. Denomi-
national bias should have no place
here, either in the faculty or in the
board of trustees, We believe it has
no place. It becomes us to see to it
that it has no place.
IS THE UNIVERSITY WORTHY OF THE
STATE?
We believe that the University is
worthy OF our highest efforts to main
tain it and to broaden its influence,
and to send out its light to bless the
State in blessing its young men and
broadening them for service. The
State needs the University. The Uni
versity is worthy of the State. Let us
keep it so. AS our educational horizon
expands with the advance of these
wonderful times let us enlarge the cen
ter light that it's rays may touch the