The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-07
DR.. HART ON WASHINGTON.
Historian OF Harvard at Richmond College.
Spring Term Begins.

The chapel OF Richmond College was
well filled last eevening with students of
the college and friends of the inStitu-
ton The occasion was incident to the
opening of the spring term of the institu-
ton. President f. W. Boatwright gave
a review of the faithful work done by
the students and spoke of the loyalty
OF them to the institution. He said
that with the beginning of this term
the history department would be en-
larged He made some important an
nouncements. among them he stated that
It was the intention Of the trustees and
faculty Of the college to make the
finals Of tLis year exceedingly inter-
esting They will celebrate the seven
tieth year of the existence OF the COL
lege and will have many men Of ma
tional reputation to be present and take
part in the exercises.
DR.. j. a. c. Chandler, professor of the
School in English Language and Litera-
ture, who was instrumental in obtain
ing the speaker of the evening intro
duced Professor Albert Bushnell Hart.
IL. D., of the History Department Of
Harvard University. DR.. Hart spoke
on washington as Literary Man,"
He discussed his subject under three
heads: The early training; the value Of
his writings and suggestions. and tho
intellectual influence He gave a brief
survey Of his early training, and he said
that the most important contribution OF
Washington was mis- letters.
DR.. Hart spoke of the different kinds Of
letters and gave extracts from them.
He said that Wa hir gtons writings wee
different after his promotion to the
Presidency. His letters from that time
on showed a feeling Of high RESPONSE
bilitv.
tt>nra inc ION Ia
"The Experiences Of Major George Wash
,nrton in 1755S" These We're published In
17a He said that the influence Of Wash
ington's writings was greatly felt in this
CAV. and also that Washington was an
author still read and that his letters were
fundamental to those writing the history
Of Washington's time
In closing DR.. Hart said. in part:
1.-THE intellectual influence Of Washing
ton Is far wider than its immediate effect
on the generations in which he lived.
First Of all. he is an author who Is still
read. Some of his public papers. such as
the letter to the Governors, his first In
aueural. his farewell address are classics
IN American history. we'll known by school
children His letters. part Of them gath
cred into two editions. others scattered
through many works. are fundamental
source for every writer of history OF Els
time No man Of his time. in public OF
private life. whether statesman or poec
or historian except. perhaps. BENJAMIN
Franklin, has had anything like MS lllilu-
ence upon the minds of his countrymen.
"And. finally. George Washington. sur
veycz frontiersman, soldier. plan1es, com, n
nan .r Of the armies Of the united colo
,;es and President Of the United States
was great writer and great intellect
,,sI ,rf11ance in his essential and absolute
tI1rthf,,lness. He said what he thought,
ba Withheld nothing that seemed to him
NECESSARY to say. The soul OF courtesy.
,sritins Wit, the most admirable reserve
anrT delicacy on such difficult occasions
the censure of Benedict Arnold. he
nrota things as he saw them, and the
essential element Of truth IN the man