The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-16


assembly at the grave OF the Union COM
mandcr. bore testimony 10 the greatness
OF General Grant. should be familiar 10
every schOolbOy. and / trust that the day
win come when northern speaker be-
foro a southern audience will cxtol. with
equal emphasis. the virtues OF one who
sag Gin the pcrilOus seat The Gala
hada Of the COnfcdCracy
PEACEFUL BATTLES.
As successive generations 20 forth from
Lexington. the home OF Lee and Jack
son. TO engage in the battles Of the re-
public-battles that will call for as much
COURAGE as if they were fought Wild fire
and sword battles for law, order. hon
esty and good eOvernmeni-let them cN-
alt the characters that are here rcmcm
hcrcd and be strong I'm the consciousness
that they are the sons OF washington
and Lee.
"plafo's commandment. made familiar
bv constant repetition, IS this. Let those
that have lamps pass them on 10 others.
F0r more than twenty years Mr.. Ircsi-
dent. 7 have carried In my hands lamp
thus lighted in Baltimore. The words OF
! President Eliot. spoken in 1876. ] repeat
20 yOu. that you. IN your lufn, may re-
peat them TO others. II SIS precious
privilege that in your ordinary work you
viii only have 10 DO with mon Of refine
mcnt and honor. IL rs clad siGht 60
! sec successive ranks Of young men press
| Ing you into the battle or life. hone ana
| courage and each 10 bc equipped for me
strife. II is a pleasure 10 serve society
Z and tho country boy Increasing tho means
/ of culture but above all you viii have
tho happiness Of dcvoting yourself for
life 10 "a noble public work without TO-
serve or stint. or thought OF self. looking
| for no advancement hoping for nothing
again
WILLIAM T.. WILSON
Judge William Mclaughlin thon admin
istcr,d the oath Of office 10 Mr.. Wilson
after which. Mr.. wilson began as fol-
I lows:
I Trustees Ladies and Gentlemen. ! may
well leave TO the older and better sol
diors who have spoken with tho prestige
/ OF success already won the more insiruc-
: tive discussions Appropriate 10 thl5 occa-
I sion. but ] cannot begin my remarks
without expressing the thanks or thls
/ university. and OF AN connected with o.
90 the representatives Of other COLLEGE.
who cheer us by their presence to-day
/ We miss some we had expected 10 be-
with us. We especially regret That sicE-
ness has kept away the head Of that
venerable institution 10 which We are
bound by so many ties of obligation 300
tho wears that are past
We remember that Johns-llopkins in
CluQcd the youth of This state among the
perpetual henehciaries of ITS trust ana
we welcome tho President who. in tine
administration Of that trust. brought into
existence a university already ranking
among the foremost of the world. which
in twenty years Of educational activity
has done so much 20 elevate American
scholarship through the teachers IL has
given 10 other rnsututions-our own
among the number.
GREETING.
We greet the chancellor Of Vanderbilt
as one with ourselves I'm heart and hope
I'm tho efforts 20 elevate the standard OF
college education 300 tho South. and we
warmly welcome all others who como o.
blend their good wishes with those of
trustees alumni faculty and friends for
the growth and greatness OF our school.
There arc-and from the history or this
institution there can be-no local NOR
sectional limitation 10 our greeting. Born
/ OF the Uiety and love Of education. This
school enjoyed the frifndship and. at
times ,he cfcial patronage of the
/ Church to which they were so strongly
| attached. 10 can never forget that obli-
CATION and 10 has cndcaVorrd 10 pay ST
hy educating some Of the greatest men
| i'm the annals OF shat Church. But its
later friends and bcnefactors have been
limited 10 no denomna ion. and, as these
memorial portraits show, 10 no section of
our country
Through am fits existencc-as Augusta
or Liberty Hall or Washington Acad-
envy as Washington College and as Wash
ingtOn and Lee University-it has iuet-
fled every friendship and shown itself
worthy Of every henefacton.
STAUNCH MEN.
The settlers who in tho middle Of the
| last century swarmcd into this rich vale
lev were men OF heroic mould Country
men and co-religionlsts with John Knox
they had the Inpliablc spirit and the
stern faith Of the COycnanter with AN
his buoyant pugnacity. IT, as they felled
the forests they built the church and
the schOOl-housc they always kept their
powder dry and their rifles .cady for usc
Truly. hat SIS a memorable roll which
| has been preserved Of their sons. trained
in the old Academy. and they dignihcd
the log houec in which Alexander and
Brown and Graham taught in the years
, before the revolution. or hfty-twO names
rescued from oblivion. twenty-five were
soldiers of the Continental armies and
sixteen were soldiers Of the Church-au
stout warriors in their fields of service.
Who can doubt that Washington Boo cn-
downing Liberty Hail Academy with funds
voted him by Virginia for bis own Revo-
lutiOnary services was moved 10 that sc.
lection by the memory or Campbell Wf0
had Ted the rihcmcn Of virginia and the
Caroinas up the flaming side of King
Mountain and lighted with q brightness
never more 10 Wanc Tho darkest hour Of
the Revolutions or Preston the Rrcck-
uridgcs. and Stuart ana or tho Tatos
and Matthews and Wilson and OF othcre
equally worthy OF mention who had
fought M Kings Mountain and GuilfOrd
or served under his own eyes ~ York
town?
THE LOG SCHOOL HOUSE.
But these log school house graduates
became not only soldiers and preachers
Fourteen Of them sat in the state Legis-
lature six in the convention that rati-
fed the Federal Constitution and. when
the new government was ORGANIZED
three became members Of Two House OF
Representatives four Of the Senate one
sat in Jefcreon's Cabinet. and one was
Minister to France. And a Governor Of
Georgia and three college presidents must
Doe added 20 the list
Nor does the roll Of honor cease with
that generation ~ pupils Students of
later generations have risen 10 the bench
of the United States supreme Court and
of the highest courts OF many States
have been leaders in 9th branches OF
Congress. filled many Governor chairs
many great pulnits and teachers desks
and in every field Of human action served
their God and their country and their
fellow man with faithfulness and honor
] dwell unOn these facts. especially on
tho splendid array OF early excellence for
two reasons There SIS q strength for
school ms for state in the forces gath
cred hy duration anC continuity. There
IS endowment and respiration and Clio
rious augury on past achievement And
there Is am UnImproved lessen for tho
University IN these truths. The portraits
that cover the common halls Of The col
lege az oxford and Cambridge the por-
traits and tablets and husts that adOrn
the memorial buildings Of some American
colleges not only htlv commemorate tho