The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-29

Grafton Of the day when charter
was granted to the College Of Now
Jersey were hold this afternoon in
Alexander Hall. Two thousand peo
pie were present on the occasion, which
was made one of signal Importance
by the address Of Grovor Cleveland,
ex-President Of tho United States,
and Lord Aberdeen, Governor q on :
eral OF Canada. One hundred and
fifty odd yenrs ago tho Province of
New Jersey granted the College,
which afterward assutied it's name, q
charter authorizing the beginning Of
, theinstitution Of learning, which be-
came Princeton University last 90
tober, and the exercises wore for the
two fold purpose Of celebrating the
origin Of tho College Of Now Jersey
and it's evolution to Princeton Uni
versity. MIR. Cleveland said:
Mr.. President and Ladies' and G on.
tlemen:: In tho few words I shall
speak today thero will be no attempt
to1ead you into untrodden fielda Of
thought or point out now thruths.
l not only believo that if I should
enter upon such an undertaking>I
would be guilty of bold presumption,
but it seems to mo we can quite as
protitably improve the time we spend
together in renewing our acquaint.
ance with some old truths and re-
calling their relationship to human
lifo' and effort. In following this
suggestion we shall manifestly find
1T easier II we start from familiar
ground and, take our departure from
some we'll known landmark. With
this introduction 1 hope I may be
tolerated in tho announcement that I
propose to submit on this occasion
some simple reflections concerning
the self made man. There has been
SO much said Of him at random, and
he has been so often presented as on
altogether wonderful being, that it
is not strange if there exists in some
quarters an entire misapprehension
Of the manner of his creation and an
exaggerated idea Of his nature and
mission. A romantic and sentiment.
al glamor has enyeloped him, mag
nifying his proportions and causing
him to appear much larger and in
every way greater than other mon;
and the notion seoms to be current
that his size and greatness are the
direct result Of the frowns Of fortune
which deprived him of educational
advantages and doomed him to travel
to SUCCESS by q road rugged with
obstacles and difficulties. OF course,
in this view success is necessary
factor in tho existence Of this self.
made man; for, unless he accom-.
plishes something not altogether
commonplace and usual, he is deem
ed unworthy Of tho name. Indeed,
it ought not to surprise us to find
that success alone, il reached after a
fierce struggle with difficulties, and
disadvantages, should lead by famili-
arity and easy association to a sort
of hazy conception that these diff.
cnlties and disadvantages we're not
merely incidents, but positive aids to
such success -.
desire here to explicitly and em-
phnticapy oxpress my admiration for
those ,@ho have won honorable suo.
coss in spite of discouraglng sur
roundings, and who havo made them-
solves great and useful in their day
and generation through the sheer
forco Of indomitablo will and cour.
age. Nothing can be moro noble
and heroic than thoir struggles, and
nothing can be moro inspiring aud
valuable than their example and
achievements, and whatever may be
their measure Of success their willing
nens to undergo hardships to win il
demonstrates that they have in their
nature the fibre and lasting qualities
that make strong men. Bu. while
we thus pay deserved tribute to
true manliness, we by no means a2A
NIT the fanciful notion that the.hs
culties that stood in the way 4