The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01
THE ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT
WINSTON.


President Winston made the opening
address to the students of the University
of Texas at noon yesterday. Not only
the students, but large audience of cit
liens, ladies and gentlemen, greeted Pres
ident Winston when he appeared on the
platform in the public hall, and listened
with profound attention, without any sus-
pension of interest, during the time, an
hour and Il half that it took President
Winston to deliver the address. The
intensity of the interest manifested was
much more complimentary to the matter
of the address, as there was no effort at
oratory. President Winston has per-
sonal magnetism that soon puts him zen
rapport" with any audience. His address
yesterday was meant to impress practical
lessons upon the students of the univer-
sty. and showed that he was thoroughly
equipped for the guidance and direction
of such an institution.
He first dwelt at length upon the ne
ccssity for physical health, a sound mind
in Il sound body. and declared that any
young lady student present who should
injure her health by lack of exercise or
rest had better go through life with a
sound body and without an education.
He advised football playing as exercise
for the strong and other games for those
not so strong. He said the Duke of Well
hn oh ". OF
Waterloo to the training of the English
youth in physical exercises at Rugby.
He gave specific advice as to the best
ways to keep in good health. The daily
bath he specially recommended. regular
meals and regular sleep of eight hours.
He said weak race physically could not
maintain their independence. The lack
of physical vigor made the negro a fail
ure and would be the cause of failure
of woman suffrage. He urged the stu
dents to become manly in every way. He
said an Englshman would lay down his
life sooner for freedom than any other
nation of men. He said objections had
been made to football. He advocated
fair play, not slugging, not brutality. but
he said if you go into the game, go i'll TO
win or die. What if you do break an
arm, what manly man was afraid to
break an arm on occasion? He discussed
the college or university course. He said
it was not the thing that was studied
Any course the student liked best suited
him beSt-the object was to learn to
think. Very little use was made in after
life of the higher mathematics: it was
taught to train the mind to close reason
ing. The boy who became Il strong man
need not remember the trees he climbed
in acquiring his strength. He recon-
mendcd the daily reading of the Bible
Shakespeare and Scott, purely as an in
tellcctual training. and last of all, hC
begged the students to remember the ne
ccsSity for spiritual training.
The address was one of the most prac
teal and sensible that we have ever
had the good fortune to hear At times
the speaker rose into oratory and clio
Qucncc that thrilled his audience and EN-
phaSized his points.
The university has. in DR.. Winston
certainly gotten the right man in the
right place. He seems to enter thor
oughly into the spirit of the student ant
impelS him 10y his own high model to no
bic endeavor. He is man whose genial
ity and broadncSS will attract friends Il
the university, and he is evidently ;
high-claSS architect for tirst-class insti
tutions. He knows thoroughly what HI
is about. and if our experience of men i:
worth anything. he will accomplish hi'
object in making the Texas university
1.-THE" leading institution of Tearing il
| the south.