The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-11

/ large IN point al numbers a. ne piin
cipals desired. and they did not ~
rect the attendance would FAR II
coed that That IL was the purpos'
OF the principals 10 build up ths
school in other directions ana make
It as good as possible. but not in
crease IL IN point OF numbers. That
Ihey wanted the school Of such a size
hat every member Of the faculty
would know every cadet personally
and train him according TO his per
sonal needs and not treat him as a
member Of a great mass OF students.
The school he said. had had difRcul-
ties. but had met them all successful
". and now the principals could look
into the future with. confidence. He
then paid some earnest and deserv-
ed tributes to Mai Martin. Capt. Ham
ilton, Maj. Buck, Lieut.. Stephenson
and Lieut. John Pigg. who had done
such fine work for the school during
the past years, but who have been
called by duty to other walks in life.
He said the school was grateful to
the government for many things, but
not the least of these was the sending
of Maj Buck to this, school. He then
introduced Capt. Newman, the new
commandant sent by the Government,
who. he said, was a graduate of West
Point and for some years, an instruc-
tor in that school and last, but not
least was native Tennessean. Mr..
Stone, formerly of Sewanee. was then
introduced. Col. Hardy said Mr..
Stone was not only the greatest ath-
lete the South had turned out, but in
the University of the South he lead
his classes, and more than this was
Christian gentleman. Capt. Rags
dale, who taught last year at Morgan /
school at Fayetteville and comes with /
the highest recommendations was al
SO presented.
Col Hardy asked the continued
good will Of the people of Columbia.
He said the cooperation and good
viii Of the people here had been a
great thing for the school and the
school would continue to deserve it.
He said it was the purpose of the fac
ulty to treat all the boys with consid-
GRAFTON, and whatever the influence of
a boy or his people, he would be treat
ed as any other boy in the school and
merit alone would win.
DR.. A. E. Clement then read a scrip ,
.ure passage and DR.. George Mack led I
n prayer. DIR. Mack then addressed
he gathering and made an appeal J
hat should have reached the heart /
If any boy He congratulated the |
Joys on coming here and joining the
reat army of boys now gathering in g
he schools OF the land to fit them
elves for higher things in life. He :.
aid life was a great game and was 7
layed fairly, but that ignorance was a
~ CAGuoC AlnC SshnCt anu tAoN tAAS
ian who would fight well the battle /,
lust equip himself for the contest. -
e said that it remained with the boy. :,
hat any boy, whatever his circum- 70
ances could secure a college educa-
on, and that while only one man In \,
yery two hundred in this great coun- =,
v college bred that 1t was 70
is one, who was leader Of men o.
Id accomplished the greater things Fri
MS nauve ianu. Dr' MICK saio ne of
ID. boy of his own, but that he was
It so old that he could not sympa- II.
ize with the boys and feel as they ~,
It. That a parent hoped great 90
ings for his son and was willing to N.
IKE any sacrifice for him. and he ap- tel
aled to the boys to deserve the az
We and the sacrifice the parents mi,
re making for them In conclusion w,
! Mack invited the boys 70 ms Ste
nrch. NJ
Rev. T. H. Athey, Dr. A. E. Clement IA
d Rev. w. B. Capers made short roo
ks to the boys, welcoming them to for
Iumbia and extending an invitation am
all to attend the churches. Mr.. anf
pers paid tribute to the manly to,,
1isters Of Columbia and said the he
IS could not have come to town and
ere the moral atmosphere was bet of
or where the influences would sni,
re been more ennobling. bad
,ol Edgerton closed the exercises TOR,
h some sensible remarks calculat- he,,
to relieve the minds Of the boys how
N any feeling of inconsistencies and ave
Ike them feel that for the next ten sav
nths the school would be real did
ne to them and the teachers, their : ~
nds and advisors. aoo
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