The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-11-30
GREAT DAY FOR MEHARRY
COLLEGE.
Dedication of TWO New Buildings
Marks Epoch in History of School.

Yesterday was an especially happy
day for those interested in the prog
ress of Meharry Medical and Dental
College. In this, the lorty-second
year OF the schools history, the reali-
zation of the hopes and aspirations OF
those in charge have been perfected.
Through the generosity OF one Of
its graduates handsome and much
needed building has been erected at
cost of $4,000, all of which has
been paid by this former student and
his wife, DR.. and Mrs. James w. An
derson, of Dallas, Texas. Through
the donation of many others interest
ed in the work Of the college fund
of $1,000 has been raised, with which
an annex to the dental hail has been
built. It was in celebration Of the
completion and occupancy of these
two new buildings that yesterdays
exercises were held.
The services were conducted at
o'clock yesterday afternoon and were
held in the Meharry auditorium. The
exercises were opened with the audi
ence singing "How Firm a Founda,
tion," and a prayer was offeerd by
Bishop J. b. Scott.
DR.. George w. Hubbard, president
of the college, was chairman of the
exercises and after giving brief
sketch of the life of DR.. j. w. Ander-
son, the donor, and the history of the
college from it's beginning, he intro.
duced several speakers, the first OF
whom was DR.. Thomas Jesse Jones
of the United States bureau OF educa
ton.
DR.. Jones spoke in the most glowing
terms of the hero of the institution
DR.. George W. Hubbard and urged
the entire student body to be true to
every ideal for which DR.. Hubbard
has given forty-twO years Of his life
He pointed out the great work that
can be done by the graduates of such
schools as doctors and nurses, espec
tally in this, the greatest crisis of the
worlds history, and quoting, There
is a balm in Gilead to make the
wounded whole" he urged them to be
come servants of humanity in bring
ing this balm" to the perishing son:
of men
The chief speaker of the day was
Bishop Thomas Nicholson of Chicago
who took for his theme, Some Hu
manitalian Aspects of Education" He
called attention to want misery an(
woe, filth, disease and crime found II
any large city, and in this connection
spoke at length of the goodness
mercy and justice of Col. Th'
bishop said all these burdens ant
drawbacks in life are perhaps allowed
by the Almighty to come to spur pen
pie on to an awakening to the grea
possibilities of life and the work eacl
can accomplish. He said the impor
tant thing is to find ones self, tina
God is willing to cooperate with MAJ
IN the accomplishment of any grea
work."
The speaker drew a comparison be
= tween the old North American In
dian, who inhabited the Mississipr
valley in the early days, and the whit
man, who came later and develope,
' this great section This proved yer
interesting and instructive lesson. ~
the close of his address he spoke o
, the worth while spirit that should II
/ spire every great work or movement
g He said: 1T is the altruistic spiri
l that enlarges our visions, makes TIL
= future brighter and seals our effort
a with success, this true-blGe altruisr
e that came from the cross on Mouu
4 Calvary. For me to live is Christ
to die is gain"