The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

veIopment and history. He must m otn-
 CT words. he 4 free man as Aristotle un- derstood the term. Tho free man is ne
 who has largeness or v1ew ~nich ,s un
 mistalcahle and which permits him 70 see the other side;a a : knowledge or the course
 of . mans intellectual history and It's
 meaning of tho course Of a man antei- lectual history and its meaning: grasp them: the power and habit of reflection firmly established; a fine feeiins TOT moYai and intellectual distfncuons ana the kindiiness of spirit and nobility o. purpose which are the support of n,. senu- specialized knowledge is schoiarship' on . foundation of mere skill, deftness or erud,tiop 1t is not. The university IS con cerned with the promotion of true scnoi- arship. It asks 1t In its scholars who teach: 1t .nctiIcates 1t In its scholaW who learn. It believes that the languages. the iitcratures, the art. the science ana the institutions of those historic peoples who have nccessiveiy 1Ssup,ed srs, rns cen. sm- man drama is being acted out. are fuii Of sisnincance for the world of today: and 1t asks that those studente wno con' to 1t to be led into special nclos oi in- 1uIry. of professional study, or of prac- teal application. shall have come 10 know something of all this In an earlier period of general and liberal studies ' The scholar in short, ss the university views him and aims to sonsefve ano 10 produce him and his type. is Tree man, thinking and acting In the light of the world : knowledge and spided by its hish- est ideals.
 0, gan of scholarship md in this sense 1t aims to be it's embodiment. The place of scholarsnfp has been long since won
 and 10 more widely recognized ano ac- knowiedged than ever before. The church
 and the State which first gave 1t inde.
 pendence are in close alliance with it and with them. The three are uniting Tn the efft Tt to produce asrevereftt, welt 'orderso and thoughtful democratic civilization Tn
 which the eternal standard of righteous ness ana truth will increasingly. prevail.
 But a university Is not Tor schoiarshlp alone In these modern days the univer- sty is not apart from the acuvities oi the world. but in 'them and Of them. " itself to life as it is The. university Is for both, scholarship. and service. and herein lies tHat -thicai quality wh!th makes the university areel person, oouna by its very nature to the servlce oi o,m- n,. vsrsity must give and give freely to US students, to. the world of learning and of scholarship. to the development o. trade commerce and industry, 10 the community in which it has its nome ana to the State and Nation whose foster child it is A university capacity for ser vice is the righfful measure or its inipoT- tunity. The university's service IS today far, greater, far moro expensive. and in ways far more numerous than ever be- fore. IL has only lately learned 10 serve and hence it has onlS lately learned the possibilities tha tniis open befofe II. tN- cry legitimate oensnd TOT guidance Tor leadership, for expert knowledSe, Tor trained skill. for personal service, 1t IS the bounden duty of the university to meet. It may not urge that It IS too busy accumulatin stores of learning ana 1. v well as accumulate and teach, upon pain Of loss of moral power and impairment '. usefulness. At every call it must snow that 1t is -
 strong for service still, and unimpaired
 What the future development of the. gre it niversities is to be, perhaps no one can foresee.' But this mneh ts certain: Every city which beoaiise of its size or wealth or position aims to be a ceHtsr q erligftcnmeut and ' irne world-cspattsl .mnst be the bosne If q groat uniNsfsstls sr stuaes, aud ', In, AT ss sas s,Ss Ss and llere service will abound from the mere, host of opportunities Tho city, not in its corporate capacity. but asA spir- itual entity. will he the main support or the university. and the university in turn viii be the chief servant of the city's higher life. True citizens will vic with each other in strengthening the 'iiiiyer- sity for scholarship and for service. Tn doing so they can say. with Horace, that they have buiided themselves monuments more lasting than bronze and loftier than the pyramids reared by kings. monu- ments which neither flood nor storm nor the long flight of years can overturn or destroy, Baliiol, Merton. Harvard. Yale, are names known wherever the English language is spoken and beyond 1ney signify high purpose. zeal for lesrning opposition to philstinism and ignorance They are closely interwoven with the so- ciai. the religious, the political tho lt- rrary. history of our race. Where else are there monuments such as theirs? Who were their wealthy, powerful ana high-horn contemporaries? Where arc they in grateful est ssr of the generations that have come after them? What ser vice have they made possible? What now avails their wealth, their power, their high birth?
 Scholarship and service are the true university's ideal The university of to- day is not the 'homc of the lost causes and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names. and impossible royalties. It keops step with tho .marvh of progress ~idFnS it's sympsthies with growing knowledge. and among Democratic peo- pie Seeks only to instruct. {" uplft and to serve. in order thai the cause of re- iigion and learning and of human free dom and opportunity, may Dc continually advanced from century ;o century and from age to age.
 At the conclusion of the ceremonies the University students formed in q great square at the head of the steps leading from the gymnasium and gave their col lege cheer. ending up with the cry. Roosevelt. Roosevelt. In response the President said:
 bottom of my heart for this kind and
 'I want to thank you all from the hearty reception. Incidentally wish to say that the cheering andi enthusiasm recalls to me my football days"