The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-12
AIDING THE COLLEGE.
the sun or s5.s65 SUBSCRIBED N
THE BdNoUIT.
Spler a i'll Addresses Made nv Professor Ira
Eemscn, Hon. y. l.. VI. Curry and
Ofhers The Guests.

son last evening was most enjoyable
occasion. Hon J. l.. Nj. Curry. president
OF the board. presided over the gathering.
THE GUESTS.
Among those present were the follow
ing: Hon. ). l.. NJ. Curry President +.
W. Boatwrght. Professor Ira Rcmsen,
Johns hopkins University. Baltimore.
Md: Dr ). X. Oari'o& Professor IL. +.
coz. D. H. NJ: C9"Sr Hi,i,b rfo'sSs1,s
Hunter. 9. n. Winston. "a. Carroll. ".
-. Thomas. *. r.. Games. M-ssrs. John
chsmDiiu. J. =. Parkinson. ). l.. hii'
G.. Har,Ie Clark. Frank y. nstOn.
&. II. Rsland. ). ;. wilson III. T.. Lof-
l<ine. Hons. Manly ~. Barnes. Hathaway
Digs. Jordan, Ma.com, Coles. Turpln'
.lonn b. aliier. ~. ". Lynn. j. y. HUT
son. J. Page Massie. Hon. ). 4. hllyaon'
j. T. Montgomery, Rcv: Drs. ). 1.
liiden. Landrum. Ihornhhi. Batusi 3i
MoCarncit. H.. 4. Bagby, ". T.. wright
=. ;. Dil. Colonel JonD - cary, MI
Arch Cary. W. r. Hancock, X. l.. tray
Tor, Judge y. a Hancock. Mr. J. 9.
Pollard. Simon Seward. ESQ. letersnutt'
Carlton jackson. Esq. " = Mocoy'
Drs. Thomas u. and ". =. Mathews
Hon. Josiah Rvldud James Lyons, ESD
&. V. Meredith. Ashton Siarke. \ W
h hSMs s E0' f. Falli sSa'' I'm Mqataeas
Danviiie. Va. j. ). Montague. ESQ.
n "A Eilcti Hon. $. G. stratton. lion.
H.. +. Crismond Rev. Dir. Thomas =.
Courtney. Mcssrs. Holfe T.. Glover, t.
l.. Pulliam. John j.. Easiand, a. ).
Chewing. :. l.. Kelley. Esq. Rev. Ut.
w. G. Starr. Hon. Jonn y. MASSEY. Dr.
j.. Il. GRAY. Of Mississippi. and others.
both alumni and cuzen. 80.
At o'clock the trustees and their
friends sat down 20 dinner, served IN
the Jefersou's exquisite style. and an
hour and a half was spent IN It's MS
cussion . H..
j. L. NJ Curry arose. and after express
ing pleasure at seeing so many OF me
friends OF tho college present. delivered an
eloquent and instructive address.
DR. CURRYS ELOQUENT SPEECH
DR.. Curry opened his splendid address
with a highly interesting sketch Of the
history OF Richmond College, ana con-
unueu
in the mind of the public and OF the edu-
cational institutions of the country. me
enlarged ard improved buildings. me At
tractiyc grounds. the library, The entI-
getic ana capable president. the new
members of the faculty the solid WORK
done IN the class rooms. the lectures ul-
der the Thomas endowment ana peloIe
the Historical and Geographic Soclelyi
and those by the professors, nave adueu
largely TO the popularity ana usefulness
Of the college. A college should be "a
continuous growth Every year should
witness Increased facilities OF Instruction
ana contributions TO science ana me
philosophy of education. II IS now ono OF
Inc permanent nNturcs in tho city. state.
and country. and 10y proper encoufaEe-
ment ana substantial help, may nc indut
still greater blessing. II has noihlhA ln
teaching or history wncrcwith 10 repioach
itself.
MISSION or \ COLLEGE.
.Ths college occupies an intermediate
position between high school secondary
school. academy, and the uulNti a,tS
students enter college TO AWAKEN mo
systematized activity the powers oil thtlT
minds so that when they enter probes
sions OF higher business the nlnu may
perform all functions winch ap9cIidlh 70
IL The college course Is Tor mental
traipine, and ueveloDmeut. not for Sec
tartan prOpaganoism. TO bring mo con-
scious Oh .ratIoI the faculties when mus,
be mace use ot in the affairs Of ne, Wheh
the power OF independent thought u htfVHI
r "a. when thinking. reasoning ana VIII
ing are required Tor success anu 20 -,
crre tie conditions on which Only Weallh
Is worth POSSESSING. netucaltu me"
hasten into professions INTO husihtSS re-
curing developed powers. anu liiei ~
are "A failure, or are ulhuei'u an Wv
acquiSitiOn OF what should nave btch u"hN
IN an earlier period In all Germany
about 30 symnasiums ana lWeh.E UNI
Versities Many OF our 9O-','t.yu uhhJs
stiles are mere colleges or hish schooiS
The good American college taxes RANK
with the French lyceum ana the german
gymnasium. We have not IN our wv
million square miles ana SiNlN minus
ncopla 100 many colleges. hat they sh0uiu
"Tbe college has "a mission of instruc-
ton and inspiration, AN" 'slnn" ,.',,,.,,,t.
man wealth and all human attalhlh,".
nv their use TO men. IL is worm luSl @S
much as it molds knowledge ana nous ,,,t,,,.
into character. 1t is a lorna wy l, ..r
enc, upon society. factor OF clNllNatlol''
- A. he rh. business OF the college
TO teach what f. prescribed, ana also 10
lift up the community 10 q hsilVl iI"...'
and SOW the seeds OF inttictiudi d7piin
ion through a constantly widening area.
I'Iucation Is farce. "A presumpuoH "
fraud, except IT gives the ilbht an" ~.
Joins the obligation TO Toe OF slva,'t 49,
vice To city, 10 country, 10 humanity w
D0u MANUAL TRAINING.
"Pracucal age cannot divorce our
selves from bread ana batter. Mlnu ~
separately allied with body, spiritual WIZ
material and the pressing hrtu OF tl,'
college Is. first, Senriu tiievN
and secondly. enlargement ann mn, 'i, 0' M
ment of scientific INSTRUCTION, me hio"., '
~ science has nCcfssltdtcd the bi,dt
revelation in pedaeosicai me thYusSi ",
must get away from mcdleNdl haplls ~,
teaching, from tho use OF teNl-nVoN,
alone. There has In late years. grown up
"a great system OF industrial ana sclehu-
tic instruction. Manual training ln puo.N
school / have laborcd ioi put INC -
Council rejects my ideas ana earnest
- here are some prejudices against
colleges because of the NUMBER OF uh-
successful and unemployed graduates.
Many crowd the Legal, meilcal, ana u'h-
tai professions beyond the demand loi
them. many unused TO manual LABOR OF
with a foolish prejudice against il, nt-
come mere OrOncs Ia society, or hangers
on around the ragged edges, ana IAN
into the cum htrsOme class OF consumers
as opposcd to producers one OF me
probl,ns OF tho day is what TO DO WIN
The hosts Of tae young men ana women
turned out OF colleges ana professional
schools The call rs Tor trained men
and women. IN contradistinction from
those who TO use the modern phrase, are
educated beyond their sphere. every
thoughtful person dcplorcs TINS SAD us
proportion between the means used an
education. the teachers ana money en-
ployed and the beneficial results. Ihe
sad waste Ga years. the neggarly achieve
rnents. the comparative inutilitx or "hat
has been so lauoriouslN, so tedlouslN,
80 extensively acquired, suggest iorcihly
or the studies do not lack anapilveness
dents when they enter into the sharp
competition OF The busy world An
evolution OF modern thought as APP
plied to education is. that science should
be taught with a view 10 its industrial
application. - well as for its own sake.
Original rcsearr is TO be encouraged,
but the training OF the student should
have special reference 10 the clucidatiOn
II the theory of industrial processes.
With the best teaching OF science should
he connected technical instruction. which