The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-06-09
NEW UNION PRESIDENT
Gov. Hughes Spoke of Growing
Demand For Technics.

Or. Richmond After Being Formally
Installed Announced Policy He In
tended OF Pursue-UsefuIness of a
College Is Not Measured by Its Foot
ball Record, Still II is Good Thing
to Know How to Play Game Well.
College Man Should Be Leader.
Schenectady, June SIN the pres
ence OF Governor Hughes and repre-
sentatives of many of the important
universities and colleges in the East,
Including President Woodrow Wilson
OF Princeton and President Woolsey
Stryker Of Hamilton college, Rev.
Charles Alexander Richmond, former
pastor of the Madison Avenue Presby-
terian church of Albany, was formally
induced into office as president Of
Union college and chancellor of Union
university.
The ceremonies began with an acad-
which formed at the college and
marched to the First Presbyterian
church, some distance away, where
the installation took place. The men,
bers of the graduating class led the
procession. followed by President-elect
Richmond and Governor Hughes, the
college representatives, members OF
the board of trustees, the faculty and
the alumni.
DR.. Silas B. Brownell, president OF
the board of trustees of Union col
lege, presided and after prayer by DR..
Stryker introduced Governor Hughes.
The governor lauded Union for what
1t has done in the educational field
and predicted even greater achieve
ments under its new leadership. He
spoke of the growing demand for
teaching technical subjects at Union,
due to the big industries in Schenec-
tady, and added that "Union can't let
go of the standards of liberal culture
or the demand for technical subjects
that is at your door"
The governor said that the best con-
tributions a college can make to a
young man is to give him as his lead
er or Instructor a true man of honest
convictions and sincere desire to up
lift the life of fellow men. Such a
man is DR.. Richmond"
DR.. Wilson discussed the problems
and duties Of college president. 1T
is characteristic of our school sys-
TENS" said he, that they lack sys-
tenn. America is very eager just now
for disinterested counsel and it is be-
cause they think they will receive it
from colleges that college presidents
are called upon to speak so much"
DR.. Wilson declared that the real
enemies of the country are the men
who do damage and do not know 1t.
The. men who know the interior Sc
crets of life are the men whom the
modern country needs"
DR.. Richmond after being formally
installed announced the policy he in
tended to pursue. 81 should welcome
the day" he said, when all questions
of discipline should be matters to be
dealt with by the students themselves.
/ believe that day will come.
"The time and thought given to col
lege sport will be limited only by the
prior demands of college work. The
contribution of a college to the nation
Is not measured by its football record;
nevertheless it is a good thing to
know how to play the game well. Ev-
cry man should have at least one drop
Of sporting blood IN his veins.
"A college man has no right to be
an idler or selfish scholar or mere
money-getter. He is to be the guide,
the friend, the teacher, the liberator;
If need be, the martyr"
Addresses were made also by Simon
w. Rosendale Of Albany, president
of the board of governors Of Union uni
versity, and Rev. DR.. George AleXan.
der, president ad interim of Union
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