The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-09-20

Tho forty-eiehth session of Trim
lily university began hero this morn.
Ing with unusually interesting open
| ing exercises. President Hornbeak
lcalled the assembly to order and ask
ed the students and friends to sing
America. He then prefaced a prayer
by DR.. Crouch OF Oklahoma with
words of encouragement to the young
man or woman who is seeking an
Education under difficulties.
There was large crowd present
and DIR. Hornbeak took occasion In
introducing Judge G. c. Groce. who
brought greetings from the citizens
of Waxahachie. TO say Waxahachio
has been exceptionally good to Trim
lily. that he never asked for any
thing that he didn't get and the
town last year furnished 116 stu
dents to Trinity. He said he ex-
Ipected more than that number from
Waxahachie this year. lie declar-
ed that Judge Groce knew more
labout what Waxahachie has done for
Trinity and asked that he speak.
Judge Groce said II would be more
appropriate for him to tell what
Trinity has done for Waxahachie in
the fifteen years of It's existence
here. He said he remembered that
he moved to his present home size
lust fifteen years ago, the year Trim
Iity was brought to Waxahachie.
Then his residence at the interser-
ton OF Marvin and Ferris avenues
was in the outskirts of the city,
there being only two houses to tho
WEST OF him. He called attention 70
1.-THE splendidly settled residence sec
Ition between his shome and the uni
lversity, distance of some eight or
Item blocks. He said that not only
has the institution been the means
lof building up one of the most de-
lsirable residence district, but the
standard of citizenship has undoubt-
Iedly been raised by having faeul-
lty of educated men and women liy-
ling here He said the future prog
Iress of the city depends upon its edu-
lcational facilities and was thankful
that the people in voting a new chas-
1
tier had provided for a way to bet
ter our public schools by voting
bonds for building.
Judge Groce declared that he was
1.-The friend OF the small college be-
Icause the advantages offered had a
tendency to give the child practl-
cal education, more SO perhaps than
1.-THE larger institutions. lie said fif-
teen years was comparatively short
lperiod and that Waxahachie people
lwere already looking forward 10
Trinity as one of the city's chief as
sets.
student Forty Years Ago.
Judge w F.. Ramsey. governor OF
the federal bank at Dallas, was the
next speaker and he brought greet
lings from Trinity alumni. Judge
Ramsey was student In Trinity for
~ years ago. He declared that what
little success he may have attained
in life was due largely to his work
in Trinity where he gained broad
Ter and better outlook upon life. lie
entered Trinity in January. 1873.
He declared that the first thing he
Ibid was 10 find that some OF the
views he had entertained would not
lstand the test and that he allowed
/ himself to be influenced by the great
and good men who were teachers
in the institution. He believes IL is
blessed privilege for members of
the faculty to try and install high
ideals into the hearts OF the students
as well as teach from the text books.
and he seconded the sentiment ex-
pressed by Judge Groce to the eff
feet that the smaller colleges Of
fered greater opportunities than do
the larger institutions because OF the
opportunity of coming into personal
contact with the student.
Judge Ramsey declared Trinity
has been near and dear to him ami
that z would be his great pleasure
IL tvug next June 10 attend com
mencement exercises, the occasion be-
ing the fortieth anniversary Of his
graduation.