The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-05-24
A GREAT SPEECH.
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Tor ne was 1rlenO OF LD0 SOuta, tDlS
man retired from public lie aud devoted
himself to other pursuits aud good works
as have made his namo O household
word IN America.
So that, when George Pea,ody, the
celebrated philanthr0pist who has done
30 much for education In tho South, died
this gentleman was app olnted chairman
or the Board OF Trustees 70 carry out
hts will. This was more than twenty
five years ago and you Gun readily see
tnat he must be very old. At his homo
in Poston he is calmly awaiting the call
OF the Master. 1T was our purpose, and
we used every effort to hBve tlim grace
thle occasion with bis presence, but bis
physical candltion did not permit. In
RESPONSE, however, TO our urgent invita-.
tion, he has sent us q letter which | will
read:
Boston, Mass, Nav 3, 1894.
His E&cellency Governor Tillman. The
Hon w. D. MavGeld, Professor Ed.
ward S: S:JoyDes, Committee.
Gentlemen:
Your most obliglrg letter of The 80 h
ult., reached mo last evening, aud |
hasten to acknowledge it with my sincere
thanks. When my illustrious friend, Mr.
Peabody TO whose memory all tho trlh-
utes nf Southern schools ond colleges
rigbttuliV belong, placed in my hend his
great instrument of eudow nent, IN ore
than quarter cfa century neo, and
appointed mo The permaHout chairman
OF his trnatees I did not dream fer n
moment OF the duties Or diatinc,;nus
which that appointment would Involve.
Nv heart, like that of Mr.. Penho.v, wna
wholly engr Hssed with the welfare Of tNe
children Of tbe South, and With the
restoration Of bro'herly love among the
people OF the Union. | could no, b ave
imagined that should enter my Sch
year, If OF all, to be 80 highly houored AZ
your communication anuounces, in the
old State OF South Carolina. Conscious
OF having cooperated TO the extent of
my ability with my fellow trustees and
Win our successive general acents, Dr..
Sears and DR.. Curry, in promoting the
vital cause OF education in all tho S nth
ern States, which were included in Mr..
PeabodY's endowment have repeatedly
excused myself from any personal re
cogpition. [ hav found an ample reward
for oil have done or attempted TO do ID
signal succeae with which tho efforts of
our board have heen attended and
blessed.
1 cannot, however, be ipsensiblc, as
my life is drawing so near to its close.
to the distinguished compliment arranged
TOR my approaching birthday. Most
heartily do / wish l could DO with vou
a. Rock Hill personally on that occasion
but age and intitmlties compel mo TO
deny myselt, and can only aSeurc YOU
of my heartfelt gratitude.
The Normal and Industrial College
with which South Carolina has honorcd
my name has already fultillcI the eX-
pectatlons and hopes Of it's iciends, Uudor
the devoted care CT President Johnson.
May 1t continue to be, ior centuries to
come, an ornament and support to tho
State which has 80 wisely and literally
founded 1t.
Believe me, gentlemen, respectfully
and faithfully your obliged follow cil-
zen. RoBERT &. WINTHROP.
Will say here, by way OF parenthe-
sis, that 1t was through his fostering
care, as trustee Of Peabody Fund, that
the Training School forte achers, start
ted IN Columbia in 1886, began tho
work which laid the foundations of the
institution which we arc now erecting,
I know l voice tho sentiment of
every man, woman and child in this
audience and In South Carolina, that It
IS altogether tit and right that We have
nonored CalhOun's friend and eulopist
by giving his name to Clemson's twin
sister. And know you WI all unite
with me In the prayer that this grand,
good OLD man may be spared at least to
see the fruition OF our hopes in assem-
ping within these walls of the 600
south Carolina girls for whom we are
preparing. Neither Of these men can
receive any honor from the association
OF their names with the two colleges
Let us hope that the youths Of our
State from association will emulate
their 1llustrious example.
Ihls school Is to be known as the
winthrop Normal and industrial"
College. These two words Nor
NAL and Industriar are tho two
lcae stars which must guide our
people out OF tho Wilderness
Of poverty, ignorance and stagnation
which surrounds us. Within thairr
meaning lies our only hope the one saws
educate; the other means work. would
not be understood as claiming or intend
Ing that the women of our State do not
now work, or that they arc all ignorant,
III fact some years ago in discussine
the causes of our depressed financial
condition, l made the assertion-and
STICK to 1t yet-that only wo classes
VI Jul pOpulhGlOn ulO Lnelr due share
or Work. Mo Observant or fair minded
person will deny that Our wives and
daughters have met the changed con-
ditions wrought by the emancipation
Oh the slaves with much greater succt ar
and tortitude than the men, and that
they DO much larger portion OF work
Vhan we 90. On the other hand. if, ia
equally patent that the bulk of the
!aoor among the colored people Is Der
formed by the men. f0'
But tortturn to the scope and pur
pose OF the two lines of teaching which
we expect to pursue here, We desire
10 say that we fully realize and unde.
stand the great need of better teachers
teachers trained specifically for that |
vocation: There are hundreds and
thousands of fairly well educated wo
men IN our State, many of whom are
are following the noble adyocation oi
: tteachiDg But the mere possession of
knowledge does not carry with it the
power OF imparting it, of exciting en-.
uiatlon, of making study inteIestino
ol training children how to think ana
eXerntQn thnis