The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-17

held a large and enthusiastic meeting
this morning in the Phi Kappa Hall on
the campus, which was presided over
by Hon. P. w. Meldrim of Savannah,
who for a number of years has been
president of the society.
The report of Mr. Thomas N. Dem
mark of Savannah, chairman of the
Committee on Alumni Endowment
Fund, was read and received with APP
plause. The report showed that ATS
persons have contributed to the fund,
and that the total amount subscribed
is 1886, of which amount over $23, 900
has been paid in and invested, pending
the maturity of the entire fund two
years hence.
The committee was of the opinion
that everything would be in shape
year hence for the subscribers to de-
termine what shall be done with the
fund The prevailing sentiment among
the alumni favors the erection OF a
handsome alumni hall on the campus.
President Meldrim, in a, few we'll
chosen remarks, took occasion to in
form the society that it would be
nice thing to increase the fund to an
even $4,000. Following Mr.. Meldrim's
remarks, a $50 subscription was given
by Harold Hirsch, one of the recent
alumni, and then Judge Logan e.
Buckley took the floor. He said that
the appeal of the president to the youth
in the meeting fell with great. force
upon his mind and that he had the
impulse to respond to the appeal. He
said that he was a mixture of two
ages, early and late, and that he felt
bound to equal the subscription of his
young friend who had just preceded
him, and to go him $50 better, there
fore, he took pleasure in subscribing
500. Mr.. Hirsch then subscribed $40;
S. H Sibley of Union Point, $50; +. f.
Howard of Atlanta, SIS; c. H. Brand
of Athens, $25, making total OF S5OO
subscribed at the meeting this morn
ing.
The committee to name an orator
and two sflternates for the next al
umni day, consisting of Messrs. Pleas
ant A. Stovall, Harry Hodgson and
J. H. Walker, reported as follows:
Orator, Hon. James II. Eckles of Chi
cago; first alternate. Hon. William H
Fleming of Augusta; second alternate
Hon. w. G. Brantley of Blackshear.
During the course of a few remarks
made by Chancellor Hill, he announc-
ed that he had invited. Hon. Hamil-
ton Wright Mahie to deliver the bac-
calaureate address at the commence
ment next year.
A resolution was introduced by
Chancellor Hill and was carried unan-
imously that ii is the sense of the
society that class reunions be held in
he eat rsN o,,I
tenn; that each class have it's first Te-
union three years after graduation
and at intervals of ten years there
after.
The following resolution was intro
duced. by Charles H. Brand of Athens
and was unanimously carried:
Whereas, DR.. Archelus H. Michele
of Summerfield, Ala in this, the nine
ty-sixth year of his life, is the oldest
living member of this society, and
whereas, this commencement is the
seventy-fifth anniversary of his grad
uation from the University of Geor-
gia. be it
Resolved, That the greetings and
congratulations of this society be, and
they are hereby rendered our honored
and venerable brother in his long and
useful life. We recall with most pleas
ing recollections his last visit to his
alma mater his presence on that oc-
casion imparting to all an impression
of holiness and shedding upon all the
spirit of a benediction.
Resolved, That the secretary of this
society be requested to forward a copy
of these resolutions to DR.. Mitchell at
his present address, with assurances of
our high regard and esteem and with
our best wishes for his continued and
uninterrupted happiness"
The hour having arrived for the ora
"a he hnr 70 nrof nf ho
day was escorted there and the meet,
ing, presided over by President Mel
drim, was opened with prayer by Rev.
John d. Nell, after which Hon. William
M. Howard congressman from the
Eighth district, was introduced and
made his address under the most en-
thusiastic surroundings. AE
Mr. Howard had as his subject the
necessity for more character in the de-
Velopment of American citizenship, and
the address was one of great strength.
He said, in part:
IT am impressed with the belief that
the harmonious development of Amer
lean civilization requires more of char
acter than of brains. This Is neither
an elegant nor. philosophical statement
Of the fact, but it answers my purpose
if this statement arrests the attention
sufficiently to suggest something of
the truth it contains. The develop
ment of the intellectual nature does not
necessarily develop the moral nature.
hence we are brought to a consideration
of the part to be taken by education
as a factor in the problem, and more
infinitely of the kinds of education best
suited to the purpose. You educate the
intellect, you train the morals, and set
both into action by the will. The in
teI1ect may be exercised, strengthened
by observation. The observation of
ants, bees, the stars, lilies, crystals or
nollusks, these are not the hest means
but they largely served Aristotle and
RuSSin. ..,5.
For the moral faculties you need no
more than the commandments to the
Jews, or the sermon on the mount to
the Gentiles, these precepts gave the
world Rebecca and Bunyan. But IL
prejudice reject those sources of pre-
cept, 60 to the prison of Socrates and
hear the colloquy, with Critic and re-
main till the jailer with tears in his
eyes hands Socrates the cup, and If
you have been denied the blessing of
seeing q good man live, watch good
man die.
I'VE should recognize the truth that
intellectual power is as nearly liked
quantity as physical power; that the
great possibility Of advancing man in
civilization is to raise the level of the
mass in its moral nature. The ad-
vancement will consist in elevating the
masses of humanity by a-wider distri-
button of moral leaven, and maintain
inc that aduCa ffop 4 N ifG hest sense Ia