The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-01
By DOLLY DALRYMPLE
plays very inn

 OO tant part in mans life; the
 kind of tnining he receives
 determines the quality of the man; the extent of his training deter mines his power; and the purpose he has in mind in securing his training de- termines the direction of his life.'
 With these prophetic words pr. Cullen Coleman Daniel the honored and beloved president of Birmingham-Souther col lege expressed his views in regard to the fundamental principles of education when he was speaking d few days ago about the growth and opportunities afforded by the great Birming ngham-Southern college. Dr. Daniel is man of marked person ality; young, enthusiastic, beautifully equipped mentally and with a decided magnetism which draws people to him and makes him recognized force wher- ever he.js known.
 He is modern in his ideas-a man who likes to mingle with men-who knows and regards the shortcomings of men as well as their virtues and their accomplish ments-and he has the broad spirit of camaraderie in his heart which is daily manifested in his life.
 Dr. Daniel is a valued member of the Kiwan1s club of Birmingham and he be- lieves in its principles and it's precepts he enjoys everything that is wholesome and uplifting-and he is an ideal presi- dent for a great institution like the Bir- mingham-Southern college. gaining expe- r~f+ +I, Southern university previously.
 Standing today in the midst of the first commencement which this great institu- ton has celebrated since it's consolidation year ago (Southern university and Bir- mingham college) pr. Daniel is proud of the record made by the college and sin cerely and. modestly gives credit to the splendid 'backing'' he has had from his able faculty and the trustees and friends of the institution.
 Continuing the topic of training" and the important part it plays in a man S life. Dr. Daniel said:
 "I might illustrate what I mean spect- fically; take William Wordsworth the great poet; he loved everything in nature; he loved to sit on the banks of beauti- ful river and watch the ripping stream run by; he loved to commune with the stars at nightfall; he loved to finger near to natures heart; consequently he earned for himself the title of the poet of na- ture.' That, you see, came from training and environment in his youth; on the other hand, take the case of Robert Browning who was called the poet of man, because he loved men; nothing SC much appealed to him as little child he loved to be among children and men and his early training, his association with men determined the quality of his work, in later life.
 ''Training determines the power of man and it makes for precision,'' said Dr. Daniel Take the case of the whittier who stands on the street corner all day the man who is untrained to such a thing would in a few short minutes whittle away a stick many inches long, but the trained whittier can stand for hours at a time and whittle and whittle and the stick never looks as if he'd touched 1t 'aTraining gives speed of action," sait Dr. Daniel 'Take the man who stand at the 'tellers' window in bank; he ma, not have half the brains that a man ha! who comes and deposits hundred thou s1nd dollars, but he can count tha amount of money with his quick eye anc quicker touch far more rapidly than thu