The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-06-10
PRINCIPALS OF THE
MILITARY ACADEMY
MAKE STATEMENT
IN WHICH GRATITUDE TO THE
PUBLIC Is EARNESTLY
EXPRESSED
FOR LOYALTT and SUPPORT
Pledge Their Best Efforts to Make
The Institution More Useful In the
Future, and Request Helpful Sus-
gestions from Patrons and Friends

Hardy & Edgerton, principals an
lessees of Columbia Military AcaC
envy, issued a statement to the publ
today in which the express their gra
itude for the support and loyalty az
corded the school in the past. Tn
statement follows:
Now that the question of a leas'
on the Columbia Military Acaiem!
property is definitely decided for the
next i've years, we desire to take this
means of expressing our gratitude Il
those of Columbia and Maury County
who have SO Loyalty supported us in
our claims. Many have unselfshly ne
elected their own business and made
other personal sacrifices in order to
assist us in our contention. Many
others have inspired us with their
words of encouragement and have civ
en- other evidences of their friendship
for us and the institution in which
have labored to build up. But what
ever form your friendship has assum-
ed and whatever it's method of man
Hesitation, it has not escaped our rec
ognition nor failed to engender a graf
itude as deep as the sea and more
lasting than granite. Indeed, had it
not been for the intelligent, enthusi1s-
tic, and almost unanimous support of
the good people of this splendid com
munity, it is doubtful, to say the least,
whether our efforts to perpetuate the
school under our management would
have succeeded. It is certain that with
much less cordially of cooperation
we would have not persisted in what
seemed to US a hopeless endeavor.
1t is with pride, therefore, NO less gen.
uine than our everlasting appreciation
that we thus acknowledge the innum-
cradle favors of our friends.
IN this connection, allow us the
opinion that it often requires crisis
in ones life or that of an institution
to show who are friends and who are
enemies, whose friendship is real and
unselfish and whose is selfish or pre-
tended. 1t takes just this sometimes
to make distinct the lire of demsrca-
ton between the Establishments of
the self-seeker and the encomiums of
the sincere friend, and between the
smile of the hypocrite and
The involuntary smile of the unselfish
patriot. We rejoice In the feeling,
however, that there was only a rem
lant of those who did not sincerely |
with US in our contentious.
But it is not our desire to further en-
litter those who may not be our
riends; but it shall be our purpose
o remove, if possible, whatever ba-
is they may have for their ohjec-
ions, and to convert them also into
ur friends. In other words, we want
he unanimous and united support Ut
II the people whom we are trying to
erve, for it is an undeniable fact that
ny institution must have that in or
er to reach the. highest station of
sefulness. To that end, we shall do
ur utmost to deal fairly with all and
D make this institution full worthy
t the esteem in which 1t is held. |,
Whatever our religious, political, or
actical differences may be, they !,
hould not and willNnot, so far as we I,
an help it, hinder the onward march !,
this school to a position of pre-em- !
renee, to which it's surroundings,
luipment and support entities it. /,
I'VE want it understood that we ap- l.
rebate the suggestions of those who
re interested In us or the school. We ,
ay not always be able to adopt all =
the suggestions which are offered,
1t we appreciate, nevertheless, the :
,irit that prompts them. The way :
at we do things may not appeal to
'ery one as the right way, but II
3 are to be responsible for the
hool's success or failure, we must
serve to ourselves the right of doing =,
nat we conceive to be the best. II, :,
erefore, make mistakes, they will be -
erefore, we make mistakes, they will .
of the head and not Of the heart; for
r ambition and purpose is to make
Columbia Military Academy a
hool of national reputation. What
or any one can do to help us do
Is will be heartily appreciated. In
Ter articles during the summer, we
all try to acquaint the public with
lat the school has already accom-
shed and what It's prospects for the
ure are. In the meantime, let us