The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-03-24
Inaugural Address Of President
Greensboro College For Women
DR.. Samuel Bryant Iurrentine Speaks On "The Mission
Of The College In National Life"-AddressI In Full

-. rive my conception of the mission
NJ the college in national life; and
..scffcal!y the mission of Green's
..-o College FOR Women i'll the life Of
,lr uation.
%7lional life, like individual life,
respond TO the type Of education
~hich it's ideals are realized True
ei.cation should combine the high
deals that can be realized both
~. the individual and national life:
.eouId elevate and harmonic the
ff..,. relations existing among the in
-t.tutiuns: home, church, state, or
ralior. eliminating in humanity. Ac-
tarding To John Stuart Mill, the
4aree minimum conditions of social
stability are, religion, intelligence, and
p|ttrlotism. The three-foid mission of
.d4cation, then, is to secure to So
.ictt. through each individual, the
race Inheritance: religious, inteliec-
wal. and political; resulting in the
religious. intelligent, loyal citizen
SHIN.
our national life is mainly The pro-
duet OF four streams of civilizations:
the Greek. Roman, and Tuetonic, in
iurnced 10y the Hebrew. fulfilled in
christianity. from the Greek We Sc
.Ircd our ideas of science and art;
erpm the Roman, our civil law; from
he TeutoD, our spirit of freedom;
gron the Hebrew our fundamental
conception Of religion; while these
our principles were tremendously
4u!ted and elevated by the Christian
Influence permeatirg them.
Ours Il Christian Nation.
ours Is. in principle. therefore, q
christian nation. Great statesmen
AID i%urists. as Webster, Marshall, and
chancellor Kent, have declared that
9ur nation is Christian in it's funda-
mental law. The Supreme Our of
the United States has distinctly de-
dared. This is a Christian Nation
While the State and Church should
oe and are separate, yet the State and
the religious principle should not be
so separated. The highest authorities
H. Max Muller, lIegel and others, de-
ternines that OF the State INC its con-
stitution.
The second condition of social sta
bility is intelligence. President Viii
SON has said: Without popular edit
cation, no government which rest:
Under popular action can long en-
dure."
Teach True Patriotism.
Again, We must not relax III on
Effort to teach a true American pat
ltpAGSiAl. IDdl pdll toSlSlll Lux IA
state Is a citizenship does not conf1iC
with ones loyalty to his Church as
Christian, n more than paying take
tor public roads conflicts with pay
jpg money for missions. Such pat
rtotlsIn requires a citizenship tina
oheys our law, respects our flag, an
slppresses no truth; Il CITIZENSHIP
whose members are united by sym
pathies national rather than section
~.
These three great essentials Of ia
tional lif>religion, intelligence, an
oatriotism-are inseparably connect
al. For true intelligence promote
teligion as ignorance promotes SUP
cfstition; and true religion promote
patriotism as perseverance, promote
in3rChy.
Defines Liberal Education.
since u national prosperity 0
responds to the true principles unit
which are attached the faith an
tohduct Of our intelligent. etntereSte
and efficient citizens, therefore, TT
mission OF II schools is to fufnis
rs such men and women as will giN
Us correct principles and carry tt
same into effect.
Nothing less than a liberal educ.
ton. including Christian truth IL
0ar!iated in the Christian life. ca
name our nation ABIDE III all tina
great and good. BY liberal educ;
ZION l mean that which enables Il
mind to secure broad conceptions ar
Aobte emotions. SHch as develop cha
sctef: JAS we'll as to receive instru
n"ii to apply III special callingS. .
william Il. Harris. after eHphasizi1
TIC practical necessity Of educate
iiationai life. declared the nece
SIT for "a more liberal education.
Danger of short Cuts.
AS the result Of q more inter.
.aGuatrial democracy. the trend
MODERN education is rapidly iowa
thr so-cailed vocational training.
>Hfioua danger now existing Is t
o-itteH'Y of too many to follow I
va" ~ least resistance, to Sc
me shortest cuts TO the 0uieke
FeSIu3 IL training for practical Won
hce tateht talents are sometimes t
longest, aud since much talents q
VS. oFefed, and all faculties are 6
't"Ied By culture and maturit
't'rA success requires knowledge
tte9 power apd the world neitf
't "Alcii ui4triiried. immature yOU