The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-06-10
ALUMNI ADDRESS.
It Was Delivered by DR.. James M.
Kibler, OF This City. OF the
Class Of '82.

The annual address before the
Alumni association OF Newberry
college was delivered in the opera
house Tuesday morning by DR.. James
| NJ. Kibler, of this city who was MEM
Der of the class of 'S2. His address
was a thoughtful and forceful plea
for public education.
DR.. Kibler is a strong writer and a
graceful speaker, and his address Tues
day morning was received with close at
tention. The speaker drove home
with force the truths which he utter
ed. and those in his audience were
strongly impressed with the thoughts
which he brought to them.
In professional life OF eighteen
years DR.. Kibler has had opportun-
ity to study the condition and needs
OF the people OF South Carolina, and
his address on Tuesday was made
all the more fo1cible on account Of
the fact that he spoke in some degree,
at least, from his own personal ex-
perience among the people of his
state
The speaker was introduced by
Hon. Arthur Kibler. president Of the
Alumni association
After a few Introductory remarks
Dr.. Kibler announced as his theme:
a Plea for Public Education" When
thoughtful man took cognizance Of
life and things around him, he said,
his heart was touched with feeling
OF deep sympathy on beholding the
utter dependence OF the great masses
OF Our people upon the will and de-
sires OF a few. They had no aspira-
tons or incentives for a higher life.
and we're content with the menlal
things around them. How were they
to be lifted from the slough OF their
helpIessneSs: By developing. train
ing. moulding and elevating them
to higher plane OF usefulness.
where would dawn before their
visions the light OF worlds. befor un-
seen, and beauties Of thought, OF de-
sires and OF aspirations never before
imagined.
The speaker came. therefore. to the
Alumni association this morning with
deep feeling OF their responsibility
for their fellow-man-they had been
lifted from the commoner walks OF
life by the fostering care OF others
and to those also OF his fellow-citizens
whose circumstances and environ
ments OF life had given them more
| than ordinary advantages in the great
struggle Of existence. He came to
all with Plea for Public Education.
The great need of the times now
was a more thorough system of COM
mon schools and a more liberal at
tendance upon their sessions.
! South Carolina had state colleges
Tor the higher education OF young
men and young women scattered
throughout her borders. besides hall
dozen OF more UNCONVENTIONAL col
leges whose curricula were equally as
high as the state colleges. and whose
influences were a power for good.
There was no danger in the denoml-
national colleges being short-lived
The prayer, love. devotion, and sac
rihces of Gods people guaranteed
their success. And it seemed from the
liberal appropriations lavished upon
the state institutions that their con-
| tinued existence was assured. He
would not have the doors OF one OF
them closed. but he was persuaded
that superabundance of funds was
being used for their maintenance
The colleges should be maintained
and successfully conducted, but the