El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-15

catiOnal Institution In This City.
A fair sized audience assembled in
the district court room last night to
hear the lecture of Rev. j. D. Ham
mond, the eminent divine from Nash
vile, Tennessee, secretary OF the board
of education of the M. E. church, south,
who came to Ell Paso for the purpose of
establishing here Methodist college.
Two counter attractions, the republican
primaries and the show at the opera
house probably detrscted from the
crowd but for all that the audience was
q representative one and of fair proper
tions.
DIR. Race, president of the city board
of education was called to the chair by
Rev. j. 7. French. Rev. Mr.. French
was nominated for secretary. but de
clined in favor of Ira Hnggett, who
was unanimously chosen.
Z In stating the object Of the meeting
Dr. Race said he knew but little about
it but understood that Doctor Ham
mond was here to endeavor to estab-
lish q college and the idea met with
his hearty approval.
DR.. Race continued by making few
remarks on the subject OF education in
Ell Paso. He said he had never seen a
community so unanimous in support
ing educational matters and went on to
recount the favorable condition of the
promptness with which heir needs had
been met by the council and citizens.
DIR. HAMMOND'S ADDRESS.
DR.. Hammond was next called for
and introduced by DR.. Race. He said
in part:
81 am heartily pleased to see SO
many of you out tonight and L am
pleased at the interest manifested in
educational affairs by residents of this
city.
what we want to consider is the
results to be derived from an higher
institution of learning-why we need
it. We are here to consider this
things and to discuss why we need a
college in this community. Every
enterprise is first discussed pro and con
until a class of the people makes up its
mind to do q certain thing. Then it is
done.
The speaker related several anecdots
to show that discussion was the fore
runners of united and answering
action on thepart of the people.
''One man makes up his mind, - be
said, land his wife makes up her mind,
but that does not constitute the COM
munity. Finally ho&ever,s the :com
munity makes up it's mind and then the |
thing is done"
1.-THE question is does this COM |
munity desire an institution for higher |
education? What does such an insti- !
tuition stand for as factor in molding |
the character of men and woman. All
sorts of institutions are good in their
places. just consider a-moment what
such an institution intends to do for
the community and the individual.
Education led Bessemer of England,
who was born common labOrer, to
discover the method Of converting iron
into steel. Watts by education learned
how to apply the power of seam to
the engine and benefited the entire
human race.
"Education does not propose to sup
ply money or Injuries, but it lifts peo-
pie up to that point where they see
something better than money.
can institution of higher education
in the community is a force for the up
lifting of the character of the members
of the community. The human mind
since the days of Socrates has busted
itself with the question, What is the
best we can do for the youth of the
land?' A college cericulum is not the
product of day but of thousands of
years and represents the labors of the
scholars of 1.-THE world during thirty
centuries.
'The men who occupy the leading
places in politics aud other great prof
essions are college gradustes-have /
srained themselves under the cericu-
um-and that is absolute proof of the
value of college. A college familiar r
ICES man with truth and makes him
and hence you will find that
In educated man has great respect for
mis- word.
''It is strange thing in this busy {