The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-14
Brief Study of an Inter-
eSting and FOrCeful
Personality.
Has Achieved Much in a
Busy Life of Forty
two Years.
Representative of the
Best Elementof South
ern Manhood.
ECTHE Good Master said Dr.. Ed
win Anderson Alderman. The
i newlv elected president of the

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L newly elected president of the
University Of Virginia, in an
address made in June. 1903, az Rich
mond. Va, in commemoration Of the life
and public services of the late mr.. J.
J. NJ. Curry. 'once set a little child in
the midst of his warning disciples and
declared to them that that pathetic lit
tie figure prehgured 10 men forever the
Kingdom Of Heaven.
Again and again in the long, dark
story OF the struggle Of the race, that
figure has appeared, and real greatness
OF soul has never failed to catch the
meaning of the radiant presence. We
may be sure that 1t was present to VIII
liam the Silent, and that the German
has seen IL in his dark hours, and the
Frenchman. and the Englishman, and
the Greek, and all the great races which
have brought things to pass
Cause for Thanksgiving.
Lee and Curry saw it, and thousands
OF like souls followed their leading and
found their work and were happy. as
We are today with our work lying before
US and our hearts asking no other
blessedness- Let all Americans be
grateful TO the God OF nations that He
had us enough in His care to choose
Tor us such leaders as these, whose
strength was as the strength OF ten, be-
cause their hearts were pure
Our democracy, with its amazing
record or achievement in the subduine Of
the continent, has nothing finer TO show
than the example of these two men
In a time OF great passion and headi-
moss. save perhaps the example OF an
other American.
Away on in Observation-Disclosures
great Commonwealth from which the ma
ton has learned so much Of order and
moral persistence private citizen.
George Peabody, was bethinking himself
OF his country, bleeding from the red
stripes Of civil war, and wondering what
he could do to heal its wounds. 7 han
him as the pioneer Of that splendid army
Of volunteer statesmen who do not
hesitate TO undertake any work for their
country's good
Patriotism of Christ.
1T did not matter to him that the
States. OF the South had stood to him
for four years as the enemy's country.
His patriotism was not the patriotism
Of the COssack. but the patriotism of
the Christ. What he saw was Youth.
which the nation needed for its health.
springing up unstrained and sorely bur
dened-the sons Of brave men, men who
knew how 70 die for an idea, and who
did not know how TO compromise. What
he did was 10 rise clearly above all
small passions and 10 pour his great for
tune into those stricken States for the
benefit alike Of former master and Of
him who had been a slave.
Lee, Peabody, Curry We will do
well never TO tire Of listening 10 their
names. An Industrial democracy threat
ened constantly with vulgarity and
coarse strength viii have increasing
need OF the example Of their noble calm
ness and patient idealism.'
His Rational Spirit.
II George Peabody may be said to be
''the pioneer Of that splendid army Of
volunteer statesmen who do not hesitate
10 undertake any work for their coun-
try's good" II IS quite within the limits
Of restrained statement 10 say that Ed
win Anderson Alderman Is one Of the
latter day captains who have taken VI
the work that had been manfully carried
forward by the high-souIed men nov
fallen In the fight.
Born and reared in the South, and
STEPPED TO the lips in Southern tradi-
lions, this eloquent North CarOliniar
has Numbered out TO colleges and uni
versities and State Legislatures that
education is one whole thing and that
the colleges and universities must come
out OF their isolation and, under the
operation Of the principle Of nOblessC
oblige, lead the fight for the education
Of all the people. He has again and
again declared that there IS 10 plac,
for a Helot in the American system. and
that the negro must be trained prop
erly for life IN the nation.
Responsibility of the South.
He has. IN season and out OF season
urged common sense against sentiment
aIity-reason against prejudice-in th'
education Of the negro. he has vehe
rnently denounced the proposition q
divide taxes for educational purposes
on the basis OF race. as un-American
undemocratic. un-Christian and unWise
He has accentuated the idea. first en-
forced 10y DIR. Curry. that the strategi
point % the whole educational battle fl
the s-.fh IS the untaught white MAJ
and D.. child.
He mas sent home 10 tho Southern
people their share OF the responsible
fly. and he has made known 4
Northern audiences something OF IN
courage and patience and self-relianc
OF the Southern struggle for selt-realiza
ton, and he IS making the country be
lieve that there is strength and purpos
enough IN the Southern people 10 sOlv
their own problems with Justice an
wisdom.
IN doing ali this. DIT. Alderman ha
evoked the admiration Of HIS country
men and has won high rank among tn
class Of educational leaders who are 4
the habit OF giving practical application
OF scholarly ideals 10 the social, pOliti
Cal, and economic life Of the nation.
When one remembers what he ha
done, and the manner IN which he ha
done II. one Is inclined 20 believe tina
the newly elected president OF the uni
versity founded by Thomas Jefferson
really great teacher and a really grea
mana great teacher by reason Of III
fact that he is a great man. and
great man BIZ reason OF the fact that b