The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-05-23

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dignity CT labor, and, the application
applied science to practical al
atairs. It is "bread aud butter" schoc
il every sense Of the word, seeklu
to fit men for The ccupations they it
tend to follow, while giving good prat
cal drill in the English branches. II wa
contended by those who opposed It's be
ing founded, that the man should be ecu
Gated first and leave bim to acquir
technical or special training afterwards
| The Fundamental Idea OF the Clemso
curriculum is that the two shall 60 10
gether; that while tie mind is bein
drilled 70 reason correctly and the brai
cultivated by the acquisition Of know
ledge, the hand and eye shall also b
trained, and that, instead Of wastiu
time io physical culture in the gymna
sium or on the base ball ground or il
the tennis court, the boy shall receive al
necessary muscular development by per
forming labor which is educationa
on the farm and in the work
shop. That this college has met
long felt want and that our people hav
faith and hope for the new system of ed
ucatlon, 5ou have occular demonstra
ton in the splendid corps Of cadets
numbering $50, who have paid their Owl
way to come across the State to give al
earnest Of the pleasure they feel Il
adding eclat to the occasion which ha
brought US together. Consider that Tel
months ago every one Of these erect
manly looking youngsters was gawky
slouchy country lout or city dude, whll
halt of them have only been at Clemson
since February, and you will give du
credit to those in charge of it for th
transformation which has been wrought
I have reason to know that the trans
formation going on jn their minds il
equally marked. These youths are ths
Lsee1l 0I or our country: They are be
ing taught that God helps those who
help themselves; that success in life re.
quires self reliance and labor; that work
is honorable; that work is necessary,
and that South Carolina will never
achieve greatness except through the
efforts Of her own children; that
knowledge of books is good, but not the
only knowledge that is necessary; that
knowledge of things ts better; and that
skill, energy and perseverance,, with di-
versifed pursuits, will alone make South
Carolina great ami prosperous.
We find, WGen we come to rscapitu.
late, that the South Carolina College,
hoary with aye and rendered illustrious
by the famous men it has educated,
stands strong and sturdy among Its clus
tering elms, in our Capital city. The
Citadel, equally honored by its alumul,
is doug its special work IN Charleston.
Clemson, which is spanned by such
bright rainbow O. promise, Is famed by
the mountain breezes Of Oconee. All
Tor boys.
What have we done for our women?
Where does the State educate its future
mothers? The answer to the one ques.
zion is ''nothipg"; the answer to the
other is alas, too Often, ''no"here."
But. thank Gcd, this great wrong will
so n be riehted. THIS reproach on our
justice and our states manohip will no
l,nger cause Us 10 blush. We have
&aited loDg-too lOng-but tardy JUS
tice will be done TO she sisters of the
noys for whose educalon the State bas
spent hundreds Of thousands Of dollars
while the glls have r. ceiVed rothiDg.
Grander in desIgo than any or all OF
them, larser and more elaborate in ar
chltec ure, more beautiful and ornament
Ell, as is fitting; the Winthrop Nor
raal and Industrial College OF South Car
DINA, will ere long pierce the sky with
Us stately spire, and the SKY of York
@lh be spanned by another bright rain
bDw Of promise, that will attract the
gezs Of the people, not onlV Of this State
hut of many States. The building
whose corner stone re lay today, is one
of the largest slagle school edlfces in the
South, and, when the two dormitOrles
hich are required to complete the plan
are erected, it will bo the largest female
coilsge Of its Kind in the Union.
Be said to the men Of he State, that
whether from shame at their long ne
glect, or from tardy realization Of the
necessity and importance of the system
OF training which we propose to inaugu-
ra:e here, that there has not been one
voice thus tar raised against
the building and equipment of this col
lege, since the idea first took shape three
years age.
Bsfore proceed to give a brief out
line Of the scope and plan Of the institu-
ton as 1t has been mapped out by the
board Of trustees, I would 60 back lit
tie to speak Of Clemson. AS you all
know, that college is located at Fort
Hill, the old home of Cardinals great
est statesman, John C. Calhoun. The
history OF its endowment by Mr.. Glenn
son, whose name it bears, is not neces-
sary to be given as you are all familiar
with it. 1t is of the come ction of the
school with Calhoun's memory and
spirit, which is its presiding genius that
wish to speak. In 1850, Daniel Web
ster, Calhoun's greatest compeer in the
Senate, was made Secretary Of State il
e III uOIS ) CoUlACG, CALO LIS pioCO WAS
filed by appointment Of the GoVerner
Of Massachusetts. Ia March Of thatyear
Calhoun passed to the land Of shadows,
and this successor Of Webster, man OF
noted ancestry, of ripe scholarship, the
highest integrity and character, the
br0adest statesmanshlD, eloquent and
every way fitted to do the subject justice
pronounced eulogy upon the dead
Carolinian. In the House of Represen-
tatives OF which he had been loember
for ten years previous. which was em;-
nently worthy Of both. This ls the bond
CT uDicn between The two men. D;s-
gusted with tho trend of political affairs.
Tor be vas friend of the South, this
man retired from public lite and devoted
himself to other pursuits and good works
as have made his rame household
word 10 America,
So that, whea George Pea0ody, the
celebrated pb!!anthropist who has done
so Dluch for education in The South, died
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