Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-03-06

Fifty years ago next July the Uni
lvcrsity of the South, or Sewanee uni
versity as it is best known, was Or
sanized, and in recognition of that be-
ginning celebration is to be held
this year on the beautiful grounds of
the institution on the high plateau of
Lockout mountain to which will come
the Sewanee clans from all parts of
the union.
In the clan of Sewanee are such
men as President Roosevelt and ].
Pierr.ont Morgan, both of whom have
promised to climb the mountain and
join in the festivities. Neither the
president nor the millionaire-finan-
cier are graduates of Sewanee, but
because of the help they have given
the university they are counted as
members of the clan.
e President Roosevelt was particular
:. ly attracted to Sewanee because of
it's attitude in the negro problem. He
believes that the university will play
conspicuous part in years to come
in solving the question. The presi-
dent is intimately acquainted with
the vice chancellor of the university,
Prof. B. l.. Virgins, and has protested
the greatest confidence in Sewanee's
work.
Sewanee teaches its students that
the perplexing race problem is to be
solved only by appealing to the moral
side OF the negro. Intellectual devel-
opment of the colored man, Sewanee
believes, cannot alone accomplish the
work. The working out of this prob
lem is only part of Sewanee's am
bition. The university, broad in prin-
ciple upon every question, aims to
turn out men who are able. to grasp
the hardest questions of life, guided
by the spirit of altruism.
That was the spirit that inspired
the founders of the University Of the
South when, in 1857, the corner stone
for the institution was laid on Look
out mountain. Sewanee has turned
out thousands of graduates, and to-
day there are lawyers, doctors and
business men of great prominence
throughout the country who will say
that it was the influence of Sewanee
that was in a great measure RESPONSE
BILE for their success.
+ J. Pierpont Morgan became inter-
ested in Sewanee five years ago, when
he attended a convention of the Epis-
fcopal church, in Minneapolis. The
university, although run under the
auspices of the Episcopal church. is
nOn-sectarian in character. Bishop
Dudley, of Kentucky, told the con-
yention of Sewanee's work, and Nor
gan became deeply impressed.
E When the convention was over Mr..
Morgan told Bishop Dudley that he
would like to help such university
as he had described. A few weeks
later the millionaire sent the univer-
sity $4,000 in railroad bonds and fol-
lowed it up with cash donation of
$4,000. Lately he has promised an
other donation.
/ / There are. over 500 New Workers
who were graduated from Sewanee.
They have organized an, alumni So
ciety with DIR. John H. P. Hodgson,
Of Washington Square, as president.
Dr.. Hodgson's father, Rev. DR.. Tel
fair Hodgson, was SO fond Of the uni
yersity that for is years he gave his
services gratis as it's vice chancellor.
AT his death, some years ago, Mrs.
Hodgson, his widow, erected a me-
mortal. chapel costing $4,000 on the
university grounds. Rev. Mr.. Hodg-
son, during his service as vice chan
cellor,s presented, the university with
medical infirmary. -.
BIT Sewanee has a romantic history.
Bishop Folk, of Louisiana, was it's
founder. A son of the bishop, DR..
William M. Folk, is prominent prac-
titioner in this city. Bishop Polk
enlisted interest among southerners
! and got a donation of 10000 acres of
/ forest land on high plateau on Look
+ out mountain. Besides this, he was
I promised endowments aggregating
$33, 900 900. ;...
day the corner stone was laid