The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-21

and vet this was the field TO which he
consecrated the best cncrsies of his ma
Unrest years.
When the war closed General Lee was
oHered many positions Of honor and entol-
utnent In some OF these positions fis
aplilty would have meant great success
T. ''''.1,,eLA a.u 70 those associated with
nun AHrouEh other positions n was dell
cately sought 20 give hlm well deserved
rest ana peace for his last years vyhor..
ile would be free from aH cares regard
ing an income To an these he turned
deaf ear. but when tho call came from
niue struggling college ia the valley
or virginia, college rich I'm historic as
sociatons, nut Door in equipment and en-
ooWment, "a college which had never look
ca % state for aid. and which, founded
ana largely patrOnlzec hv the sturdy
Scotch-lrish. had been free from Geuor,i-
hau"Hal prescription ana control when
inls call came The great leader felt that
greater privilege for him than 10 suond
the remainder Of his life In end@avoring
20 influence Young men in mental and in
nor ana IN snlritGal DEVELOPMENT So
he become president Of Washington COL
irse anI hitler aockcd the youth Of the
South. For four long wears thew had
been largely derived Of ornortunftlcs FOR
higher education. and even thcn few coI-
leges and universities in the South were
In position 10 omen their doors closed
bv tho ruthless hand OF var
During the five years that General ] zee
was spared 70 preside over the Institution
and impress his influence upon those COM
students We're enrolled Fits estimate ~
the Importance OF that influence ia Just
one direction can be judged from the pas
sage In his letter OF acceptance written
I'm August. 1855. in which he writes. II
think II Is the duty OF every citizen ga
the present condition of the country 70
10 an IN his power TO aid in the Testora-
ton Of peace and harmony. 1t is par
ucularly incumbent on those charged
with the instruction Of the Young TO set
them an example of submission 70 au-
thority. Such sentiments impressed by
such man on nearly thousand picked
Young men. gathered from all narts Of
FOR much toward "the restoration Of neacs
ard harmony which he so earnestly
sought.
While on the 18th Of the coming lam
uary. the one hundredth anniversary OF
the birth Of Robert r. Lee. win be ceIe-
brated In many places. IL is peculiarly nt-
ting that there should gather on This dav
I'm the halls Of their Alma Mater the. sur
vivors or those men who were under Cen
eral Lee as students to join in celebrating
the memory OF the man Who had gwen
the best OF his life to make them ali thar
true men should be. More than five hun
dred Of these old students are sin living
and 1t is expected that "a large Dropor-
ton of them viii return TO Lexington az
versity.
II is interesting that the orator Of the
occasion. the man who comes 20 honor
the memory or the man against whom he
l0ugnt now more than generation ago.
should be Charles Francis Adams The
family Of the one Is as closely identified
with Massachusetts as that OF the other
with virginia The ancestors OF both
We're prominent among the makers OF
our country; each was ready I'm 81 to
offer his life on behalf OF his own view
of patriotism.
The coming occasion as Massachusetts
end Virginia, the dead leader and the
living statesman, are brought together
In reace and not IN war. Is evidence. n
evidence were at all needed. that we are
to-day, indeed. one omitted country.