The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-03-14
THE UNIVERSITY.

to withdraw State aid from the Cni
versity-a debate from which the
friends of that noble institution came
off conquerors. The report Of the
controversy makes interesting read
ing, but we haven't space for all of it
and will content ourselves by repro
ducing extracts, with running com
ments.
DR.. Winston, of the University, and
DR.. Durham had quite lively spat,
during which terms equivalent to
falsehood were freely used-a case of
Il say you did and Isay you didn' t."
This was at the first days meeting
of the committee. The next day, DR..
Winston was the first speaker and
expressed regret that personalities
had entered into the discussion, ''hu5
as it had been permitted and charges
had been made rejecting on him per-
sonally, he would take this occasion
to deny them emphatically and I'M
eqaivocally.'
DR.. Durham was the next speaker
and from his speech we make the fol-
lowing extract from the News and
Observers report:
''He said that the committee of
which he was chairman, had agreed
never to come before a legislative
committee 3r any other. They had
decided to fight it out before the peU-
pie if it took ten years. But on
Monday he had been called out by
questions from members of the com
mittee. In reference to the cOlloquy
with DR.. Winston, he said that the
charge that he was trying to tear
down the University was absolutely
false, and no honest man would say
otherwise He declared that he was
fighting the sentiment that there
was no place in the educational sys-
tenn for UNCONVENTIONAL schools. He
believed that the wisest policy was
to separate the University in toto
from the State, give it a self-perpetu
ating board, let it's friends through
out the whole country come to its
rescue and endow it and stop forever
this row before each recurring legis-
lature.
What have you done for the public
schools? You have not done any
thing as yet. A larger and better
foundation work in public schools
would harmonic all the higher edu.
cational institutions of the State.
l have spoken on this subject
in thirty counties, and | expect to
speak in every county in the State
and we mean to talk to every com
munity in North Carolina until some
thing more is done for the children.
am a friend to the Uniyer-
sity. In pursuing this course OF
State aid you cannot centre the
affections of the people on the insti-
tuition. No institution has ever been
made a great University while it had
it's baud in the Treasury.
do not think l will ever speak before
a Legislative Committee again. 1t
is an accident thst am here now
We won't appear before the Legisla-
ture, but we will go to the people"
DR.. Durham is a man of strong
convictions and is apt to go his full
length in any question in which he
takes part, but he will save him
self lot of work and worry if he will
learn now, as he must learn sooner
or later, that the people OF North
Carolina will not suffer the usefulness
of the University to be impaired.
Maj. W. A. Guthrie made strong
speech in favor of the University.
Maj. Guthrie said
Gentlemen, when you touch this
University question you are treading
on thin ice. l am sorry to see in this
fight ministers of the Gospel, follow
ers of the Prince of Peace, who went
about doing good. | am sorry to
see this cloud rising. 1t was intend
ed by the founders of this government
that Church and State should be for
ever separate. They put it in she
fundamental law of the State that
they should be kept separate. If the
Constitution allowed it and | was a
member of this General Assembly |
would vote to make an appropria-
ton to Wake Forest College,"
DIR. Durham: "We wouldn't take
it. The history of the Church for
five hundred years is against taking
money from the State.''
Maj. Guthrie: Then why play the
dog in the manager and refuse to the
University what you will not have.
You now propose to blend religion
and politics. The arty that
under takes to tear down this insti-
tuition will find it's friends in every
that will denounce the par
ty. If you want to make it an issue
why not offer it as a constitutional
If it is made square
fight will he found fighting for the
University though only a corporars
guard is left. | can say with Web
ster: eff have not the spirit that
makes martyrs 1 have none of that |
which drags angels down." | will
stand by the State University and
the Constitution under which we
live
United States District Attorney
Charles B. Aycock also spoke in favor
of the University. Only a short re
port of his speech is given, but what |
is reported is right to the point:
He said he didn't understand this
contest. The gentlemen said: I've
love the University, God bless it,
therefore we will take away the ap-
preparation. They would upbuiid |
the University by taking away the
There is
no competition in education. Let |
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