The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-22

one Of the great seats of laaring i'm the
United States--if not he great seat of
learning I'm the United Statcs-is unques-
toned. The conflicts between the Yam
KEGS of Connecticut and the Pcnmanitcs.
that for period stained this very region
around Scranton with the blood of it's first
settlers on the one side or the other. are
over now. Tonight We meet on the once
disputed soil to render heartfelt tibute
to Massachusetts and Connecticut and
their institutions while heartily loyal 10
our own state and hers. While New Eng
| laudcrS by descent, you are Pennsyl-
VanianS by adoption ana birth. and |
earnestly ask each one of YOU to make
the University of Pennsylvania a part
of his life.
EARLY FOUNDATIONS.
There is nothing which has to do with
lifc--thc life of each one here upon THIS
panCt-to which 1t may not be made to
minister. Moreover. the foundation of all
the earlier universities was distinctly re-
lgiOus. and almost all universities con-
tinuc to receive their support from Chris
tian men and women, The work Of our
university should he made to include cv-
cry department of knowledge and to open
every avenue of welfare to the whole
state and nation. The invitation goes to
each one of you; but with 1t, the warn
ing that as each univcrsty's works is an
hllNtlllSll one, 50 UTMOST Hll NpIh COLI
ncctcd with it involves sclf-sacriicc. The
struggles and sclf-saCriliCes of The New
GuClandcrs of 1886, when there We're but
10000 people i'm all the settlements of tn"
colony; the struggles Of those who sought
to found William and Mary and Yale.
about fifty years later. when there were
probably 20o,O0O inhabitants in these old
colones--wcre uC greater, and bore no
harder upon those men, than those which
now fail upon the men who arc seeking
to promote the influence and growth Of
Ou" universities.
Gcntlrmcn, if I shall have succeeded IN
CalluI your attention to the uni"crsi.y-
yours as well as minc-by these few
words, ! shall thank YOU indeed, for hay
iuE invited mo this evening.
And ouI reward must come from the
knuwlcdgc that we have attached oar.
SELVES to an impcrishabl, institu.ion-.or
oili idle of 'hr church Onder the varying
Crrrds IN which the religious instii.rt Of
T"uKlnd has found expression, no m-ti-
tuition has Yet been devised by man with
In, impcrishahlC character Of uiVCrSi
tues CunSCiuj sly or unCOnSCiOu-lS, we II
liN" Under their protection. anl | believe
vat each one of the great uuiN iN'rSiticS
and those yet to be established. will I've
IT. long Us the nation lasts; ana may he
mad" t. be the great factors IN TIE pro-
i, r"u' on of our pauOn'S life, as the men
VITO 90 out from universities feel more
ana mar" tna cutes of citizcnS' p Mr.
l'AC' !1S rec. y Sa'u tI'lt, oi an me
At this nom Mt making the swictest prog
.r"S' aiu ""Nr '.s ,, ltrSt promise LOT
,,. , i,.S
hitherto found lacking in America for
they are contributing to her political as
wen as to her contemplativc life, elc-
mrIlS OF ncstimablc worth"
1Ea' Is worthy interest to us, be-
,"t," ID Is Il perpetual interest that IS I
NI,, WI Io,,, tt't c.,,,, NV
mnspbrrr Of truth soekina and simnIicit,
of life which universities create. there
may go, in larger numbers every year.
into the greater lite of the nation, men
Nn" VIII be, as Mr. Froude has said:
nus '" Nh"th 'hr can I" "ut! VIII
,J ,.,, ,,.,II ,I ,,, !" piv"H,'tr'
rntbnr man rhosr Of notorioI .xn,,I-
icncy."
= ~ Li'l' 'S,.' GLor'' Whicn IN us
''IN"ruIllE oi the | h'NerSlty OF Penn
SElN"ula ulu hot heNle't the other early
t""Su'u''u universities oi the coun-
Try was received with no less pleas
ult '"an 'i'al "l Ihe preceding speaker
ms au"I'sS caused no niue pride to
I"'l, III 'h' 'houEhtS ol tno"r prlNl-
-" /" can themselves fulltahlcal
rehI'SSlNahIahS'
MIR. EVARTS INTRODIrCED
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