The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-25
A The Speak 2 sem ed.

{,The boxes eS6WereEfllled&Wlthsla lpr0IIls,ss
inently Identified with the edu tionalS lSs
one which In point of culture is gseld DOM
eXcelled, 81 II Il equaled y. That II he aud dlence%
was nterested In the theme and 4; eSss
Speakers presenta lon OF II wa 9 SattestedSs
y5the close attention throughout i he hour
and twenty minutes during VIII ii - Dr.;sii
Alderman spoke. Frequent a ppla1lseS ex.lSas
pressed enthusiasm and endorsement@0tAAsaa n
the Speakers sentiments
$ The large crowd was lshered to- seats sEss
by students of the chnnond HI III Scho III
who volunteered for tho service, n s8is9
Judge Christian made; n brief introdua-Ms
tory address, presenting Colonel ARCHER
Anderson, who INTRODUCED n the speaker
of the evening, Colonel Arde derson paid n
"a handsome tribute 4 o DIR. a Id erman and
referred to the signal good fortune e. the
University in the selection of the first
president of that institution. aS] ss ssA ss
&Dr. a ldernlan made grateful and grace
{tful& acknowl ledglnent of q the handsomeS5
Introduction. referred happily 10 his ne
citizenship in Virginia, to his nativeSEa SEa
State, North Carolina, and to the mn lent &
friendship OF the two sister Commons
%wealths. fl Q commended the ~ iyersityi ysSF
of Virginia and It's great work, and EtoolSyWSs W
occasion to impress upon his hear rers& the IS
Efriendllness, rathers than the llosti lity3 OF 81
OF the State declaring that they we're 4!
bound together In noble end deavor III II
#thatgsthough they may be- In a sen So IA
rivals they were not and could moi Il be fs
hostile rivals. He flikened two COLLEGES Or
universities to two light houses rende s 4,
ing service at different points. 5 HI .fsS
4 Educntion said the speak Ter is OnS III
whole thing: 1t Is a great Slini fled Col III
pact force to make men for society.E Il
1,n1
MS IN great Influence upon tional char 4
Fucter and Nirginin had set the pa co $foEE Ei
tho thinking OF this country. II ducattoIts s&s
sis n good thing for your child, W ny ~ slt Ni
not n good thing for your. mel elSl}hor'a q
child, and finally for all ldren, n q sked N
DR. Alderman. There wa no possl5pf!ea3S}y III
enforcement between culture and cha rae
ter a biending of both VIII give hean W.
and character. ts5lssl 55 lssssA AsSyStEs
Provide Training for ALL. ".
The greatest task for q democra ey I'M 10 N
provide training for all Its comp eits "
Speaking OF the movement now being stlti- sss
dertaken to give the country boy sbetteg9as; n
educational opportunities, the speakerssS
3ci,uryi terized him ms tho salt and ss7nrs u
of the country. . ss "
h The States or Virginia and I lie SOU Is
have committed themselves by their CONS
stitutions and provisions for 81 w III
the policy OF universal On sprnmS III
Ing OF education In general, y Y. = iue s
mansdeclured that the mea sure oT N ce htyas
,nunity,s progress WAS tho lnteres 4 tti krliSS
IN childhood, The cptome Of cly lisg tom
IL its attitude toward the ildrci II rhefe3s 3 n
are In the United States teen nm
children. and this country was spendit
billion and n Guar annually tnrs tnelrs
education. This was not ALWAYS the "a ~,
With the exceptions of NVordsSoYt IL
there was little in literature 9 hoat .sl,ll-s;lS
gdren ,intil Within recent yea rs. sS
showeyer. is the goldensas of slllld hood n
and upon what a community does Ter ltssi
childhood viii depend its place ~ sitylt!.S
Christ, the first true democrat and Stiits "A
tirst gentleman. Education is q SACRED III
right OF childhood. not philanthro ", III
Taxation, ny means pf winch "a uca tion ~ "a "a
possible, Is the tribute men pay % 4 ttlelY "
civilization. The savage pays no - ~ II II