The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-12-21
DIR. NASH WELCOMED.
Lombard's New President Warmly Greet
ed Cordial Sentiments Expressed by
Faculty and Students.


Faculty and Students.
Galesburg Register, Dec. f4-Charles
Ellwood Nash. the new President of
Lombard University. arrived on the
early train Tuesday. The students ex-
pected him Monday and had arranged
to meet him at the train and escort him
to the hotel, but in this were disappoint-
ed. When the doctor came there were,
nevertheless, on hand to receive him the
Phi Delta boys and Prof Grub.
Tuesday there were exercises at the
University constituting royal welcome
to the new President. A large audience
was present comprising students, alumni
and alumn@ and friends of the institu-
ton. The greetings we're of the most
cordial kind,
When the doctor epped upon the
platform he was greeted with long con-
tinued applause. On the stage with him
we're DIR. j. HI. Finley, President of Knox
College; DIR. Blodgett and DR.. Stocking,
G. A. Webster, with members of the
faculty. The Scripture reading and
prayer were by DR.. White. In the in
vocation a broader field of usefulness
was asked for the institution and divine
guidance for the new President was in
voked.
The audience then sang "The truth is
m arching on"
DIR. Lee next made some remarks
speaking first of the Spartan warrior
who came back with his shield after
winning victories in response to the ad-
vice of his mother. So Lombard is
loving mother and is proud to welcome
back her sons. who have honored her.
And 30 today she welcomes one OF her
students, who has won fame and who
comes back the distinguished orator,
the successful preacher and above all,
man. (Applause).
When DIR. Lee introduced DIR. Nash
there was great outburst of applause
and the whole audience arose and stood
during the introduction.
Miss Cheney then brought to DR..
Nash the greetings of the students, and
gave DR.. Nash's presence as the reason
for the JOY and pleasure Of the students.
This is why all bear bright smile on
their faces and cheer is in their hearts.
The welcome was then given in most
cordial terms to college, to class room, to
city.
George Rogers next spoke, beginning
with description of the founding of
Lombard. Reference was made to the
honored and successful graduates from
the college. The students are glad to
welcome back to the institution, as their
guide and leader one who went forth
few years ago from the university to
make his way id the world. God was
thanked for sparing DR.. Nash in his re-
cent illness. The speaker assured Dr.
Nash of the united and cordial support
of the students, and felt that no words
he could use could adequately express
the love of the students for the new
president.
Mrs. Jno w. Grubb spoke for the al
umni. She termed the task of greeting
DR.. Nash pleasant one and the well
come most sincere and earnest. The
loyal support of every student was
pledged The Spartan soldiers were the
walls of their cities and every soldier
was ''brick." Thus every student of
Lombard will be brick in the sense of
being part of Lon bard's defense. Mrs.
Grub then referred to the school life of
the alumni. This was happily done.
Some of Lombard graduates have grown
old and even gray hairs have begun to
appear. Forty years ago the first class
was graduated and the number of grad
yates is now 296. scattered over thirty
States and in three foreign countries.
They are found in every profession.
Now one of these graduates is called TO
the head OF the institution and we con-
fdently entrust its welfare to him.
Professor Parker gave the address for
the faculty. Hespoke of the unanimity
of the welcome and of the wide and
useful sphere DIR. Nash has filed. He
bespoke for the new president hearty CO.
operation of the students and all the
friends of the college. A word Of praise
was given the alumni of the college.
Professor Parker then spoke of the lone
ly appearance of the college, of its un-
finished condition, of the lack of facili
ties when he came here. The library
consisted of but seventy or eighty books,
valuable simply for curiosity. There
was no museum. The teachers we're
overworked. The income was meager,
teachers receiving but small part of
their salaries, taking notes for the bal.
ance. Now the situation is different.
The college environments are fine, and
the equipments are excellent, library
of 1000 volumes, museum. while de-
partments of theology and elocution
have been established. Studies have
been made elective. and an endowment
has been secured. There has through
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