The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-16

me vigorous management Of Holmes, both
OF them University men. This hriaf and
hurried will give you some idea
vi the great and varied service done the
STATE OF North Carolina by this University
MS service IS beyond all reckoning In
money value. Still the question of money
'ai"e IS Dy some regarded as of para
AMOUNT Importance, and it is well to CON
siuer II IN order that We may in this also
form some idea OF the Universitv's SER
wee.
ITS MONEY VALUE TO H STATE
Let US glance for a moment at the
question of material equipment. This ia
the only institution in the State whose
equipment has been almost entirely a free
GIT to the State. The campus with the
WE'VE buildings and their furnishings
valued at some $500 600. have been almost
ehtirely given by the friends and alumni
az me state has never directly appropri-
leu money Tor a building here, and all
~. 'his IS now the property Of the State.
Nhen tne University was re6tted for its
Work n 1873 the State gave nothing but
II lrlends throughout the State sub
scrloed $4,000 that life and strength and
nope might come to these old halls once
more. A great debt of gratitude is due
to those who thus gave Droof of their
loyal affection N the midst of tbair noyar
" and to the tireless efforts of Kemn p
battle, who. with the labor of love and
the patience of hope, built up again this
University so as to be evermore a mower
IN the land, at times even pledging his
personal credit for it's support, as Presi-
dent swain had done before him. Within
the last ffteen years more than one hun
urea thousand dollars has been given for
the of professorshiDs and
scholarships and we trust that this is but
an earnest OF the generous gifts which
will be poured into the lap of the Uni
versity by loyal sons and friends as the
State grows more prosperous and wealth
accumulates. And this hope is justified
seeing that so much has been lone in our
days of poverty. These gifts to her, the
University brings to the State and says:
These, my jewels, my children and the
gifts of their love. are yours"
At our last commencement different
phases of the history of the University
during the past quarter of a century were
ably presented. The story is one OF
which any people may justify be proud
1t required pluck and energy and brains
to keep up the fight against poverty anC
Ignorance and narrow hostility. 1t was {
struggle of a devoted few in behalf OF I
whole people. The means at Lane were
altogether Inadequate. Difficulties ant
discouragements abounded on everv side
And yet, faithful, honest work was done
and many preiudices were overcome b,
mastery tact and care. The fidelity 0
the work, the high nature Of the ser
vice to the State were recognized and tn,
institution grew, gathering impetus will
fnrNra r6 mnVameDt until itS growth earn,
to be by great bounds, and a presidfr
Of the University could stand in his prid
and say: "The University lights only ig
norance and fears no harm"-grew unit
from a handful of followers and a few dOZ
ems of Students it has come to be recog
niZed as a leader among the educationa
institutions of the South: it's halls over
flowing with students, taught by an abb
and enthusiastic faculty, seven times a
large as that of twenty-five years age
1t has won an enviable reputation TO
sound scholarship and learning, for or
atory, and upon the athletic field. 1t ha
drawn to itself the attention of the edu
cational workers of the South and ha
become to many q model for energy an
adaptability to the needs of the people
and to all an object of unceasing won
der for it's great accomplishment on sma
means.
THE BOW BENT TO BREAKING.
With it's meagre income this Uni
versity is doing the work of institution
with thrice it's wealth. By rigid econom
and the Straining Of every nerve, thes
great results have been accomplished.
has meant self-sacrifice, hard work an
wise application Of limited means, bl
the reward lies in seeing this institutio
the greatest thing in the State today an
her chief glory.
My predecessor in office, however, he
, stated very truly that the bow is be1
| to the breaking. There must come relit
! to this tension or disaster will fOlloV
t Surely this great strong people can |
trusted to support and cherish an institl
ton which has lone it such high servic
! Let me quote here his strong and trl
r words-words that should ring over til
broad State and bear fruit in great deco
for the cherishing Of this child of TT
State: 1.-The State is too great and tt
q sagacious not to do right and the Unive1
sity is too worthy not to deserve rigl
treatment The State has a right
|. build up it's University. The man tn;
saws that it has not this right is speaker
. puny words against a spirit as strong
r. common S6LSc DIS oOlSliIh 90 ehS AAoIAi
Of self preservation, and as restless
the winds of nature. II this State, wit
it's central position and breed Of stree
men. permits States to the north of it al
: States to the south of it to develop the
!, institutions, while this stragetic pc
: sibility with it's beauty, with it's hero
2 Dast is left to starve n mediOcrity and
not turned into a great actuality with
splendid present, this neglect will be tt
+. saddest instance in the history of dem'
. cratic countries, of a failure to use a gre
God-given opportunity Looking furth'
into the service done the State. let
: see what the University has accolnplisl
cd in these last twenty-five years. Du
ing this time the number of matriculat'
has been 1886, and the number OF grad
. ates 562. The teachers gathered in Il
summer schools have exceeded two tho
sand in number, the actual matriculate
with duplicates, amounting to 3,4OS. Th
in itself has been an enormous lmpet'
10 the educational development OF Il
State. but besides this some forty p
cent of the graduates have taught, viii
: means over one thousand trained teacl
= orc who have themselves taught 9th