Year: 1872

Before The Literary Societies of the East


Tennessee University.


A large crowd was present last evening to lis
ten to the address of Judge Milligan, Of Greene
vile, and Col. Nelson, of Knoxville, delivered
before the Philomathesian and Chi Delta So
cieties.


President Humes introduced Judge Milligan,
who read fine and scholarly address on the
subject of Education, "a very thread bare
subject, but which was shown up in a new and
interesting light. After some preliminary
remarks on the general subject, the Judge pro-
ceeded to define the different, forms of Education
damentally and widely different. The first was
instrumental, it taught men holg to do and how
to do it well and skillfully; it made better farm
ers, mechanics and professional men-but bet
ter knaves and thieves; it makes keen and un-
scrupuOuS men.


Thesecond kind had higher and holier object.
Its chief aim was to teach us to use the matter
learned to the best end of life and the good Of
society. The influence of the restricted fc-m is
felt up only to certain point, and can not be
relied upon as a basis of permanent progress.
France was a noted example Of this kind of ed
ucation, and its effects arc known to all. The
broader kind gives culture, true nobility and
manhood. The restricted form is too much
taught in our land. For true advancement
upon a substantial basis, we should educate the
moral powers, together with the mental and
physical He gave history of educational in
stitutions in other lands and our own, showing
how those institutions that are now an
honor to their people had their origin
in humble beginnings. A lesson he said
could be learned from this by our University
friends. Their college was eligibly located in
healthy locality, on common ground between
the North and the South, in a climate unsur-
passed and near city neither too large nor too
small. He spoke of the combination Of the
Agricultural College with the University, and
of the benefits that had been observed from
skilled labor in Europe where these agricultu-
raj colleges had been in operation for some
time. The time had come when we could no
longer ignore science as applied to practical
purposes. He closed by alluding to the i'm
mense resources of East Tennessee, which
needed such an education for its Development.
After the address, the Amateur Quartet Club
gave a song, which was we'll rendered and re-
ceived with much applause.


At the conclusion of the song, Judge Nelson
was introduced and delivered a splendid eX-
tempore speech in his own peculiar manner.
He gave running history of the University
from the time of its foundation. Knoxville he
said was once owned by Col. James White
from Pennsylvania, who donated Il part of his
land for a Church, College and a Court House
The college was first called "Bount College"
but its name was soon changed to East Ten
nessee College" The speaker claimed East
Tennessee College as his Alma Mater and was
proud of it. He then began to speak to the
point. Every man was the architect of his own
fortune. The first thing he would advise them
to do was to cultivate sObrietytO touch not, taste
not. The bright young men were the most in
danger from this source, consequently they
should be the more watchful. They should be
Industrious learn the value Oftime, be careful of
their characters, and courteous one to another.
He never knew mean boy that didn't make a
mean man, nor a good boy that didn't make a
good man. In short, to cultivate all the higher
and nobler virtues; to persevere in study. Ge
MUS was often dangerous and should not be too
much depended upon. No study was too diff
cult to be learned; that which had been learned
once could be learned again. The dull man
often made the strong man. To the poor stu
dent he spoke encouraging words. Poverty Of
ten made man. Trust in God and work.
The highest offices in this free land were open
should all aim high. They might not all attain
to their aspirations, but they would accom-
plsh more than if they had not aimed so high.
He then began to talk more to the point. Every
young man there he trusted had high
and holy regard for some ideal woman
whom they snould love with their whole herrt.
1t would make them better men. There is moth
ing more ennoblipg to man than TO love truly
pure and noble woman. After the completion
of their studies the best thing they could do
was to take the woman of their hearts love and
begin the battle of life trusting each other and
helping each other, with firm reliance on God
and success would come as an inevitable result.


Space does not permit US to give more of his
valuable talk, but it was well received and en-
joyed by all present


The Club sang another song, after which
diplomas were awarded by the Chi Delta So
ciety to the following members of the Senior
Glass: 6 B Brazelton, James Maynard, S c
Wester and T Deaderick


The attendance of students was large and the
addresses were listened to with marked atten-
ton. The ushers, we will observe, were the
personifcation of urbanity, as they were on the
occasion of last night.