The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-06-08
THE OBJECT OF EDUCATION
Should be Conducted With Spe.
ciaI Reference to Morals.

Ak the EAGECtbSS uEQ1Callnk LhAc
main building of Trinity University
Judge T. H. Conner, chief justice
of the court OF civil appeals at Fort
Worth delivered the dedictory ad-
dress. There we're numerous re-
sponses by representatives of the
different classes, beginning with the
class of 1871, previously selected.
n. j. Wade, attorney of
Meridian, representing the class of
1856, responded as follows:
Ny mail often brings me sur
prises, bnt the greatest surprise of
all was "a letter received a few
weeks ago from President Kirkes,
informing me that / had been Sc
lected to represent my class on this
occasion. Absorbed in selfish pur-
suits during the past eighteen years,
| had forgotten that after all / was
but child-one of the great family
of Trinity University. TIE most
inspiring sight in this world is the
love-making between a mother and
her offspring. How natural does
the little one entwine its arms about
the maternal neck, aud without one
word expresses its affection by its
acts. So 1t isthat l come here to act,
rather than talk. II the class Of
lSS5 can get closest to the heart of
our Alma Mater, We are willing
that the other classes may make all
the eloquent speeches, as they are
doing. My brothers and sisters of
other classes are To be borne with in
their efforts, for If there is any
thing that will make child of
Trinity University talk eloquently,
II he talks at ALI, it is this occasion.
Words are too formal and weak OF
themselves, and the class Of 1885
will not stop short of the maternal
embrace. It is for Trinity Univer-
sity 10 command, and it is ours to
silently obey.
There is nothing Of intrinsic value
except character. II is as inalien-
able as the life which it adorus. 1t
Is the Divine blending Of virtue and
intelligence. An intellectual man
without virtue, is like the whited
sepulcher or which Jesus spoke. 1t
Is imperative that education in, as
well as out Of our colleges, be con
Quoted with special reference TO
morals. An infdeI uucousciously
eulogized Christian education in
these forceful words; Colleges for
the most part are places where
| pebbles are polished and diamonds
are dimmed. Christian education
makes such results impossible be-
cause IL makes virtue In character,
the chief object Of education. The
popular conception OF the office
work of school in the formation of
/ character, seems to be enormously,
| that Il has to do only with that con-
| stituent OF character called intelll-
gence. Intelligence is actively and
rightly cultiv ated, but with refer
ence to morals the tendency of our
secular schools is too often passive.
The eternal war between virtue
/ aud vice was never fiercer than to-
day. Each is superbly equipped
with intelligence. Rome did not
/ perish for lack of intelligence, bat
IL was Tor lack Of virtue. Heaven
itself will pass away before history
/ records a case of national eXtinc.
tiou for lack Of intelligence where
virtue abounds. In this govern
ment the question OF intelligence
has long since passed the problem
attic stage. oar chief concern is Il
promote virtue in the private and
public lives of our citizenship. And
this must be done chiefly by oul
homes and schools. The nature OF
the question which engaged Cal
houn, Clay and Webster were main,
ly such as demanded intelligence
While the demand for Intelligence
is AS great as ever, our present day
problems, more than ever, are ad
dressed 10 public and private virtue
This is demonstrated by reference
10 the agitation between capital auc
labor, and the question of uegro
social equality, which are domestic
problems addressing themselves mo-
so much 10 the head as 20 the hear
of our patriotic citizenship. w
can see our greatest danger, inter
nal. Intelligence In the drunkard't
gutter, in the gamblers he'll, in IN,
anarchists council, IN the unlawfu
combine. For these things coull
not exist, we're they not the result,
of educated vice, cultivated intel
leets without virtue, polished peb
bles. dimmed diamonds.
Some one has truthfully said that
"a little learning is a dangerous
thing" Correctly understood this
means that mental culture To the