The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-01-01
NEW PRESIDENT CT FISK.
Or. Fayette A. Mckenzie Believes Noted |
School Has Great Future.

Or. Fayette A. Mckenzie Believes Noted
School Has Great Future.
Nashville. Tenn. Fisk university, in
this city, was founded by the American
Missionary association ut the close Of
the war and was dedicated to the high
er education Of the colored race. 1t
was not long before it outgrew its
original home in the old army barracks.
In order to raise sufficient funds for a
better equipment it sent out the ia
nous Jubilee Singers Oh tour
through the United States and Europe.
by which means the sum of $4,000
was raised. With this money the
campus Of forty acres was bought and
Jubilee hall. the largest of the present
group of buildings. was erected. Liv-
ingstone hall was soon added through
the generosity Of the American and
English friends Of David Livingstone.
the African missionary and explorer.
Recognizing the value of Fisk's
work, the General Education board two
years ago pledged 100000 toward a
fund Of 100000, which was completed
with the aid Of contributions from the
late ]. P. Morgan. Andrew Carnegie,
Charles A. Hull and others. Although
further money is needed for the expan-
sion Of the institutions work. Fisk Is
now ready to enter upon the second
stage of its development as a univer-
sity.
Many men Of prominence took part
In the exercises at the recent inaugural
ton Of DR.. Fayette Avery Mckenzie
as president Of the institution. Among
the speakers were Governor Rye of
Tennessee, j. III. Kirkland. chancellor
Of Vanderbilt university; Dr. William
o. Thompson. president of Ohio State
university; DR.. Henry Sturgis Drinker.
president Of Lehigh university. Dr.. Nc
KenZie's alma mater; DR.. Bruce Payne
president of the George Peabody Col
lege For Teachers; DR.. Thomas Jesse
Jones Of the federal bureau of educa-
ton, and DR.. Stephen NJ. Newman.
president of Howard university ut
Washington.
In his inaugural address President
Mckenzie in part said:
"Fisk university has two important
ideals-culture and service. Culture
Is not antagonistic to service. and it
is not ,antagonistic to industry. Gull
ture should give. does give. power for
industry and spirit for service. Gull
ture is not bar to special forms Of
industry. Culture should be the her.
itage Of all classes of men. The cul-
tured man should be not only a hap
pier farmer. happier mechanic. Il
happier merchant, but he should be n
better farmer, mechanic or merchant.
as well as more useful citizen.
Poverty in the United States and
especially in the south finds its chief
cause In ignorance. Fisk university
claims the right to say that it will be
one of the chief factors In achievin.
larger prosperity for the south. Every
dollar spent here in the creation Of
power may mean thousand dollars of
increase in the wealth of the south
within single generation.
To-day fifty years, of great history
look down upon us. We are under
bondage to the men and the women. to
the work and the ideals Of the past.
Shall we shrink from so great Il COM
pulsion? Let us dare to. be big!
Friends. trustees. faculty. alumni and
students. let us commit ourselves to
the task set before us. Let us dare TO
expect large resources. to plan large
things. Let us say. not pleasure. but
achievement: not comfort. but power;
not ease. but struggle! Let us dare to
he a university"