The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-02
SAYS SENATOR A.. NJ. SCALES
WITH WHOM HE HAS COME
IN CONTACT.
EDUCATED IN TECHNICAL INSTITUTION
If Elected, He Would Not Let A. & N. College
Come in Competition With the Uni
yersity or Demominational
Colleges.


lication in newspaper, and they nave
been but few, was one advocating the
election, of Dir. Gorge L. Winston as
President of the University in 1891. and
while. OF course, it had but little, if amy,
effect, it made me feel that my mite
had been contributed to promote the in
tercsts of the University and the cause
Of education in the State. Very httle
has been said in the public prints by
the friends and admirers OF Dr. NHl-
ston during the consideration of the
question as to who shall be elected
President of the A. and NJ. College as
they no doubt felt that this was nlat-
ter to be settled by the good business
Judgment of the Board of Trustees, and
this is probably proper: hut feeling that
North Carolina has now the opportunity
Of reclainling one of her most tiseinl
and ablest sons, i'll fact, to my mind.
the brailriest man with whom il has been
my good fortune to come In contact,
man of wonderful executive and con-
structive power. who I'M "A few years
laid broad and deep the f6tFndatlons or
our University's prosperity. u man who
has the faclrlty OF stirring to the depths
the ambitions of young men, and a man
cf profound learning and keellest OBJ
servaticn: and, loving onr State and
longing to see her e,ll,catioifaa s.r0wffi
along an lines outstrip EVEN her mater
ial advancement. write this article. n
DIR. Winston was elected tutor OF
Latin at Chapel Hill at the reopeiling in
1875. afterwards became Professor Of
Latin, and i'm 1891 was elected Presl
dent. In all these capacities he SHOW
ed the highest order of ability and a
host of his old students all over the
State viii bear grateful record to the
intellectual uplift and inspiration re-
cpiyed from him. and will confess that
ne did more than amy one else to kindle
within them the fires of Il healthy ambi-
tiOn
When he accepted the Presidency of
the University cf Texas at a large sal
AIRY the men who had known him thus
intimately felt the loss to the State
most keenly and they hall with pleas
ure and satisfaction the probability OF
his return.
1T was indeed a matter Of surprise to
all to learn that he would consent to
return il elected The University OF
Texas OWNS millions of acres OF land
and has grand possibilities; and it was
known to his friends that DR.. Winston
hoped and expected to make it the
greatest University on this continent
-Four years ago ne and his family Went
to Texas. and he has. l ann informed.
strengthened the University in every de-
partment. and is in thorough accord
with the trustees 1t is asked why,
a.. Il L,
II much smaller salary!' The answer
is that, there is something dearer to the
nian than wealth and position. and that
is the health and welfare of his family
The long summers in Texas drove away
his children. and then his wife's health
gave way and only last spring she has
reached the climax Of her. disease and
the physicians have said She cannot hive
in Texas.
This man. through his friends express
cs his Willingness to return to his native
State. where his ancestors FOR six Or sev.
en- generation have wrought and died
some of w,hcnn have served well their
State: to the State where the cause ol
education owes him 50 much. for he il
was who put life and action into the ide;
that public higher education is for al
the people, and vino put the uaiyersit,
in reach Of all. even the poorest deserv
ing young men.
But ii is said that DIR. Winston IS no
an industrial man. In answer 1T ma,
be said that he received his education
exclusively i'm technical colleges. Fol
several years he was at the Unite,
States Naval Academy. where he stoof
''No L. in a class of nearly hun
tred boys from every State IN tht
Unon. This is the Governments train
ing school. where no classics art
taught. and here he was made master o.
the sciences and mathematics He wa'
graduated at Cornell University. 9
technical school, and here he applied
himself to the sciences, biology. chem
istry, physics, botany. geology and KIN
dresl subjects. together with Latin ane
mathematics After being graduated al'
was selected to Il position as teacher OF
Mathematics at Cornell.
He is Il man of the most varied attain
ments. and his friends confidently be
Iieve that. if elected. he will place tn,
A. and NJ. College IN the front rank o
industrial and technical schools. A maj
does not need to be farmer or a me
Chapft. to be president Of am A. and NJ
Tho prnssidant -. s,nt raoa,;roI