The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-10-19
M. w. Brabham in the State.

Nashville, Tenn, Oct. 14.-To a
South Carolinian residing in Nash
Vile, this week is of more than pass
ing interest. While it is "Vander-
bilt University week. it is in sense
"South Carolina week." also. Each
issue of the three daily papers has
been carrying from one to three COL
umns for more than week, featur-
ing the outstanding sporting anu
society events of the fall season. The
occasion is the opening of the great
stadium, which has just been COM
pleted at approximate cost OF s2oo'-
600. Closely identified with TINS IS
the visit of the young newspaper
man Cornelius Vanderbilt, 4th.
Carolina and Vanderbilt.
But to a South Carolinian the thing
of great interest is the intimate
manner in which everything is asso-
ciated with the names of Palmetto
s1ate leaders. The central event OF
the formal opening of the stadium
will be, as it always IS, the singing
between halves of the university ODE
to the tune of alma mater. When the
more than 1000 students file down
from their seats and march in lorna
tion until they have created the great
'4y. u, the student hand begins play
ing, and as the first strains are
souded and 'Alma Mater" is starteea
every Vanderbilt alumnus stanos
with uncovered head and joins in the
singing of words written by South
Garolinan. Thousands of eyes turn to-
ward the box occupied by the unlver-
sity's chancellor and there they see
him. a South Carolinian, with un-
covered head also. And as automo-
biles drive through the campus 10
and from the stadium, they pass the
tomb of another Carolinian, who
brought the university into being.
When from old BarnweH county
went young Holland Nimmons NC
Tyeire to attend college in Virginia
there was the future leader in educa-
tional matters for the Methodist
church, South. He was instrumental
in founding Central university at
Nashville in 1871. The next year Mr..
Vanderbilt made his great donation
and plans we're worked out for
changing the name to Vanderbilt uni
yersity. When the doors were formal
" opened in 1875, Bishop McTyeire
was named chairman of the board of
trustees, with active charge of ad-
ministration! ~a
Associated with him were Chancel-
aor Garland and Vice Chancellor T. ..
Summers, the latter having gone to
Nashville from South Carolina as edi-
tor of The Christian Advocate and
Sunday school literature of the Meth
odist church. The tombs on the cam
pug today contain the bodies OF these
eminent leaders of years agone. "
s., Chancellor Kirkland.
When Chancellor Garland died in
1895, young South Carolinian, who
had been graduated from Wofford
eolleg and had been also teacher in
that institution, was elected chancei..
Tor. And now for more than 80 years
James H. kirkland has headed the
institution. Regardless of the storms
which have beat about his head, no
one denies for moment that he has
ben a great leader in educational
matters and that Vanderbilt owes
much of her growth and present
standing to his leadership. The rela-
tiyes of Chancellor Kirkland are
found. in Bamberg and Barnwell
counties today.
The opening of the stadium today
is featured by the football teams OF
Coach Dan McGugin of Vanderbilt
and Coach Yost of Michigan. This
contest has been watched through
years and years, the pupil, McGugln'
trying to conquer his old teacher,
Yost. 1t was fitting that these should
be the first to clash on the new field.
While the slogan. Fill the
stadium has not been without its
good effect, there is only one thing
which will actually fill every corner
of the me- sgnificent field and that is
the si., ging of Olin D. Wannamaker's
words to the tune Of "Alma Mater -
Mr. Wannamaker, South Carolln-
ian, graduated from Wofford, at
tended Vanderbilt as a graduate
student and while there penned these
words which are more than dear to
the Vandy students, alumni and
friends. ION the city's western bord-