The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-01-31

DIR vENABLE's REPORT.
DR.. Venable submitted his report
~ President Of the Z University to the
Trustees OF that Ins,itution ct their
session recently held IN this city.
This great Institution OF Learning,
which is the pride and glory OF the
State, certainly deserves the best
and highest consideration at the
hands Of the whole people, and OF
the General Assembly in particular.
OIL, n few years ago the enroll
ment ut the University was about
two hundred, while according to the
report Of President Venable there
are today sol students taking advan-
tsge Of the splendid opportunity OF
obtaining adequate educational
equipment to fit them for the great
struggles Of life.
No State can achieve greatness or
become q po wer in the development
OF her resources il her people arc
not provided with proper means for
securing an education.
Money can not he invested, with
greater safety, than in Immortal
minds" In affording proper facili.
ties for the promotion Of education
we make q safe investment that will
pay handsome dividends for all time.
We may erect monuments to perpet-
uate the fame and greatness of our
noble citizens, but there can be no
nobler duty than that Of building an
educational system that will defy
the coroding tooth of time" and
give to the poor children OF the State
chance to equip themselves for
their life work.
Educational progress in the State
has, indeed, been slow, but 1t is graf.
flying now to see the revival OF in
terest in the matter in every quarter
Of the State.
DIR. Venable, in his report, say.
that "the University is emphaticallJ
the hope of the poor boys of thu
State" and that "our one hundred
and twenty. Ave are working thei
way through in whole or in part
Indeed the University, in recen
years, has furnished great oppor
tunity for young men with no mean
or with limited means, to get an ed
ucation, and the fact that over IL
are now, by their own efforts, oh
tanning an education, speaks volume
IN favor of the present management
Year by year the enroll nent is in
creasin0, yet practically the sam
appropriation is made now that Wa
made when the Institution had abou
half its present enrolment. Tn
fact is the University of North Care
lima is today one of the strongest il
stitutions Of the South, though it
doing Its great work on the leas
capital of any similar institution i
the whole country.
DR.. Venable urges that the teach
ing force be increased in order thu
more thorough and effective wor
may be done. This is q reasonabl
suggestion in view Of the fact tn,
there are more students at the Un
verslty now than eyer before.
present the classes are too large an
unwieldly, and it is impossible for
professor to do his work with tn,
thoroughness which is so essential
As showing the niggardline
with which the State deals with
greatest Institution of learning, v
quote the following from Presider
Venable's report:
"The State now appropriates $25
600 annually to the University. Fl
teen years ago the appropriate
with the land grant fund amount,
to $27 900 and there were only q
students to be taught"
With sol students now at the Un
versity, there should be enout
money appropriated to meet Il
present and increasing demands.
The University Is the head of Il
public school system of the Stat
and as such it should be fostered al
encouraged.
It is an institution where rich q,
poor boys meet on common groun,
where young men are taught lof
ideals; where ambition Is given {
full rein, and above all. where ma
hood, morality, moral courage, trut
justice, freedom of thought, spec
and action are inculcated.
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