The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-04-17

slty has grown. On the contrary it
has doubled the number of students
and trebled its endowment.
As an educator and citizen of Nor, b
Carolina, 1 rejoice that Baptist philan-
thrOpy, Baptist energy and Baptist
self sacrifice, in establishing and en-
dowing Wake Forest, have added over
a quarter of a million dollars to the
educational wealth of the State, there
by enabling some two hundred young
men annually to enjoy the benefits of
higher education. Instead of aiming
to cripple or destroy such a college,
would rejoice to see twenty like it in
North Carolina The State is made
richer and our people are made better
by all its schools and colleges. There
1 rejoice in the prosperity of the A &
M. College, with it's two hundred stu
dents, of Trinity, of Davidson, of Wake
Forest, of Elon, of Guilford, of Yadkin,
of North Carolina College, of Catawba,
Of Weaverville, of Rutherford, of
Peace, of Salem, of ST. Mary :, of the
Greensboro Normal and Industrial, of
the Greensboro Female College, of the
Oxford Seminary, of the Chowan Insti
tute, in short of all schools from the
log cabin up. There is need for every
school Or college that has students.
We're Baptist, l would rejoice in
the success of the State University; l
would rejoice and be exceeding glad
that so many Baptist boys are enjoy
ing its great opportunities; that the
two best scholars in the University are
Baptist boys, devout church members,
boys in humble financial condition,
one painter, the son of painter, now
educating himself by loans from the
Deems Fund and from private sources;
I would rejoice that 80 many of the
leading trustees and that five full pro,
fessors in the faculty are BapUists. I
would thank God and take courage
that the Baptists are seizing and using
such fine opportunities for culture and
improvement. would tell my people
that they needed not only Wake Forest
College and a graat Bap5ist Female
University, but also the A. & NJ Col
lege, the Normal and Industrial School
for women, the University of North
Carolina, Judson College an / as many
others as we could use for the improve
ment of Baptist boys. I would cry out
''open wide the doors Of learning and
let the Baptist boys and girls go in"
l have never desired nor attempted
to toll away students from Wake For
est. Last summer my clerk distributed
%, 600 catalogues, circulars and pam
pnlets (all printed) in North Carolina,
Virginia, South Carolina and Tennes-
see. They were sent broadcast. About
ten thousand went to pupils in schools
and colleges, among them Wake Forest.
l did not single out Wake Forest nor
any other school or college. l ordered
them sent to all. I neither expected
nor desired to entice students from
Otner colleges. AS a matter of fact
there is only one student in the Uni
versity, pursuing non professional
studies, who came from Wake Forest.
Ny purpose was to advertise our pro
fessional schools andlgraduatec courses.
Were it possible, would put Uni
versity catalogue in the hands of every
man and woman, every boy and girl
in America The fact that such docu-
ments were sent to the son of the Presi
dent of Wake Forest College ought to
show their wide distribution and the
entire absence of hidden designs on my
part. distinctly state that l have
never knowingly solicited any student
to come from Wake Forest to the Uni
versity On the contrary | have dis
timely advised several not to come.
University scholarships have been
given, and loans made and students
canvassed for without inquiring as to
whether they were BaptisCs, Method
| lists, Presbyterians, Episcopalians,
Friends, Hebrews, MOravians, church
members or non church members. The
| University has been freely offered to
all - The Baptists are as welcome here
as anybody else. They cannot afford
to turl their backs on the University,
and they are not doing it. Should they
do SO, they would deprive their own
boys of splendid opportunities now
freely offered them.
Let Wake Forest educate all the
boys it can Let the University educate
all the boys it can. There are more
poor boys than both can help. There
are five thousand boys of means wait
ing to be inspired with love of learning.
| There is abundant harvest for all the
reapers. The University will soon
establish a Commons Hall with free
lodging and board at cost for edy
boys. The poor Baptist boys will be
welcomed here too. I shall never re-