The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-06-10
n unfaltering devotion that is beyond

the faculty have tasked their noble
talents in seli-denying service which
mere money can never compensate.
The students, by singular gentlllty
-oi conduct and Steadfastness OF appli
cation have proved their devotion by
their deeds. The town of Newberry
proudly claims our college as the
chief Jewel in its encircling crown OF
hills. Our visitors prove their friend
ship by their presence. But OF all
our friends. behold the leader there.
When George Holland brcathcd his
uttcrmnSt strength into his dying
prayer God bless Newberry Col
lege." it was George Cromcr that
straightway became the obcdient in,
Strumcnt OF the divine blessing. At
the cost OF sacrifice which h" has ever
been too modest 10 acknowledge, he
quietly laid aside the toga OF the!
irrist for the mantle that Ieli from
heaven. And nov when once more.
with impaired strength but cnnobled
spirit. he enters that career which is
evermore his debtor for his consent
ing TO adorn it. Newberry college will
follow him with the fond pride which
mother bestowS upon her favorite
son: while she rejoices that he will
continue to dwell close by her fos-
tering side, to cheer her by his pres
ence, to inspire her younger sons with
his own high ideals. and to counsel
her in every time Of need. God-speed
to you, our best friend. tried and true.
Friends OF Newberry college. pro-
pose without further ado to discuss
with you the question this morning,
Why should the college have friends?
What is there in the character
OF such an institution as New
berry to deserve the loyal devo-
ton of right-thinking men and wo-
men? W lat reason has college l!Ee
Newberry for continued existence and
support in these days of the numerous
rich universities? What makes the
college worth while? And I think we
ought to find an answer to such ques-
ton in the Consideration Of the end
which the college pursues. and of the
means which it ought to adopt toward
the end Or. to state the subject in
somewhat different terms, l shall try
to answer the general question. "Why
should the college have friends?" by
a discussion OF the subject and the
method of Christian collegiate edu-
cation.
Observe that l am speaking Of a !
college as distinct from a university.
The two spheres are entirely diverse.
You cannot make university simply
by clubbing college with the name.
A university is collection Ct technical
schools for the purpose of producing
specialized workmen. The key-word
OF a university is specialism. But
Specialism. in order to flourish. must
be- grated upon a firm and we'll de-
veloped stock. 1t is the function of a
college to produce that stock by a
careful process OF general culture.
The college does not stand for es-
pecial culture in one particular di-
1cction, but for that precedent gener-
al culture without which successful
specialization cannot be achieved. Iti
is not necessary that every educated
man should be a specialist. but it is
necessary that he be broadly cultured,
and the college is to assist him to
this end
Let us proceed now to inquire as
to what this general culture, in its
esence. really is. ask at once. is
it not only another name for culti-
waited. we'll developed manhood? Does
not culture stand for character, and
IS not character just another way of
spelling manhood: Then let me re-
mark at the outset. to begin with the
physical rudiments, that the first foun-
dation of sound manhood is a sound
body. Manhood can exist without it.
as many suffering heroic lives have
proved But the normal plan is sure
" for the BODY to be the keen. strong