The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-12
EDUCATION And
THE GOOD II DOES.
This Subject Discussed Before Rich
mond Association.
LASTING EFFECT UP CHARACTER
Addresses by Mr.. Copeland, President Boat
wright, Mr. Ramsay ard Dr,kerr.
Pleas FIR tie Education
OF All Children.
This Subject Discussed Before Rich
LASTING EFFECT UP CHARACTER

The opening meeting Of tic Richmond
work was held last night in the building
of All-Sants Church. The attendance
was large, the addresses We're both
thoughtful and stimulating, ana the spirit
that animated, the whole assembly prom
ises increased vigor in the prosecution of
educational work in Richmond.
The association has only been in exist
ence for a few months over q year, but 1T
has already been able to offer.a course of
lectures by Miss Neil, the reading au-.
thority on kindergarten training, besides
a public lecture by Prof. Dewey, of the
University of Chicago. In addition TO
these opportunities for general lnfor1na-
ton, the association has started a kin
dergarten training school, which cannot
fail to havea marked effect for good on
the teachings of children in this city ana
State and throughout the South
DR. W. II. Whitsitt presided over the
meeting last night, and in introducing the
speakers of the evening, who We're to dis.
cuss character and education, he SAID
tht glory of the coming age was the
growth of education ana character.
Il hail. said he, the puissant genera
ticns who snail spread the light and
j
strenuous life that is ours. I applaud
ever our games, and especially football
for the opportunity it gives our youth to
exnand and grow in bravery and strength,
and I earnestly hope to see the same
strenuousness carried into our intellectual
life
INDIVIDUAL CHARACTER.
DR.. Whitsitt introduced as the first.
speaker Mr. w. S. Copeland, who sad
he would spsak on the relation of indiviu-.
8ual character to education. Discussing
this problem, Mr.. Copeland said. in part.
that Rome was a nation whose greatness
was built upon the idea of a man s value
not to himself or his family, but to State.
The nation represented the goal. the
stimulus and the measure of a. mans ar-
tions To-day the trend of the forces of
civilization makes individuals, whose aim
is to develop each man himself. The
character OF the nation is but the SUN
of the characters of its citizens. as
Shakespeare said, the people are the city.
And we have found that it produces the
best communities to cultivate this char
acters of the individuals that the nation
NAV be great instead of eXalting the ma
ton for the glory of the individual
Continuing Mr.. Copeland quoted Dean
Swifts remar rll that men. like soil, often
conceal veins of gold. ..It is to the min
ing of this gold that all of our efforts
y L
here to say that the work should rot lie
confined TO any one class or any one
race; but if we hope to maintain our
selves as a nation whose foundation rests
upon the character of the individual pop.
ulation we must educate the children Of
all classes and all races; educate. -ham
hand and heart and mind, morally and
spiritually, as well as mentally Ntc
cannot be {: great democracy. one part
civilized and the other part savage: cilo
part free and educated and refined ana
moral and religious, while the other mart.
is in the slavery OF vice and ignorance.
In conclusion Mr. Copeland said the
greatest and grandest educational insti-
tuition in America was the home, and the
most inspired and inspiring teacher a
God-fearins# mother.
BUILDING OF CH1ARAcTER.
Er. .Wllitstt next Introduced President
F. w. Boatwright, of Richmond College
President Boatwright's topic was the. def
milton and building Of character 81 he
said: "Cllaraeter is not to be Edistin-
guished from intellect. rnr again from
personal. force; nor is character to be
measured rCrsly by moral aims. It's the
surr1nat tiotEof will and intellect and snn-
sibiIity It is that which makes us what
we are, and is the sum OF the forces of
sn,,r# live s. Character is the Sresidul1m of
our a cts. Il t is the crystallizaton of our.
choice. The res,,lss Of this crpst talsizatIon
the effects cs these choices. leaves iii US
that personality which we call which
& in itsa essence is.acharacter.
s DR. Boatwr:gft alluded to John Stuart
Mill. who was the first to speak of s.the
science of character and Went on s. to