The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-14
DR.. J. C. KILGG'S SPEECH
Speeches by a Number of Distinguish
ed Northern Visitors.
PRESIDENT MESERvt'S PARTIN ADDRESS
rEe Governors Brief Speech in Comforting the
Degrees. "0nIy These Are Free Who
Have Learned to Restrain
Themselves"
Thu mSeIveS.

On yesterday morning occurred the
twentieth commencement Of the profess
sional schools of Shaw University, the
Leonard School of Medicine and Phar-
macy and the Department of Law. De-
grees were conferred upon twenty-six
young men by Governor Charles B. Ay-
cock, and the address of the day was
delivered by DR.. John C. Kilgo, presi-
dent of Trinity College, Durham.
1t was a great occasion and a momen-
tous one. There were present lumber
of distinguished visitors from the North,
among them Mr. Edgar O. Silver of New
York, chairman of the Board of Trustees
of Shaw; Cen T. ]. Morgan, Of Phila-
delphia, corresponding secretary of the
American Baptist Home Mission Socie-
ty; Rev. DIR. H. L. Morehouse, field sec
retary of the Society; Mr.. Herbert E.
Shaw, of Boston: Dr. Whittier, of Bos-
ton, and Rev. A. c. Dixon, of Boston.
Some others noticed on the platform
were DR.. Richard H. Lewis. DIR. Kemp
P. Battle, DR.. w. ]. ROyster, DR.. II. A.
Royster, DR.. A. w. Knox, Rev. T. N.
Ivey, Mr.. John E. Ray, Rev. j. B. Hur-
ley, Mr.. j. W. Bailey, Hon. Josephus
Daniels, DR.. Jas. Mckee and President
r. r Vann.
Everything was auspicious for a sue
cessful occasion The day was balmy
and bright and the crowd was large and
deeply interested. Promptly at 10
o'clock the long procession formed at
the college chapel and waited until
President Charles F. NIeserve, the trus-
tees, faculty and invited guests proceed
ed to the chapel and took their seats
upon the platform. Then the body of
the hall filled rapidly until not a vacant,
chair was left. The graduates. attired
in academic costume of gown and NOR
ar-board cap, We're ranged upon the
platform behind the speakers and
guests. To the right of the platform
was the chorus of students, which rem
dered delightful music during the inter-
missions. The grand usher was Mack
Hardy, and his assistants Were H. B.
Jackson, F. o. Williston, D. w. Palmer
and M. L. Newly.
In the afternoon was held the annual
meeting of the board of trustees and the
medical faculty. Last night there was
mass meeting in the large hall. at which
all of the graduates spoke. Il
The morning exercises were opened
with prayer by Rev. =. Brown. d. D.,
colored, pastor of Waters Memorial
Church. Winton
President Meserve, in introducing the
speaker of the day. said he had departed
from the usual custom of inviting some
distinguished speaker from the North
to address them and this year he rad
asked DR.. Kilgo, whom he proceeded to
DIP. KILGO's ADDRESS.
There should be some difference he
tween an educated and an uneducated
man, and this difference should be easily
apparent. 1t should not be a difference
of so delicate a nature as to require a
fine philosophical analysis to discover
it. The world is not made up Of q high
order of philosophers, and right must
vindicate itself to ordinary men. The
distinction between the educated and
the uneducated man, must be Of IA sind
that justifies the outlay of time and
effort necessary to secure an education.
The doubts expressed by MANY men as
10 the value of education, are not as
captiods criticisms as they may seem.
Something has caused some honest men
to suspect the value of education, and
this something does not lie altogether
in their prejudices: nor is IT, an unwar-
rantable vengeance against the man of
culture. Somewhere and in some way
the educated man has made a record
of his claims and unworthy
of high confidence.
Intellectual training can never lessen
ones obligations, and in the realm Cf
duty and work it must justify its claims
to the respect of serious and toiliDg
men. "KnowIedge for knowledge's
sake" is a luxurious refinement that
should not find tolerance in our civiliZa-
tion. There is a joy in thc simple con-
sciousness of knowing, but this joy is
too individualistic and selfish TO claim
the esteem of sound society. Much
that has been said in defense of edu-
cation has been productive of a skepti-
cism concerning it rather than a faith
In 1t. 1t is not enough that a man
should know, he must also be able to
40, for impracticable knowledge, mac
tive learning, indolent CULTURE, feeble
refinement and pompous intelligence, are
worth nc mere in the worlds develop
ment than is helpless ignorance.
Educators have spent much time TO /