Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

4 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY, APRIL IS. 1M6. UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH AT .SEWANEE, TENNESSEE; SOMETH ING OF ITS EARLY HISTORY AN D RECENT PROGRESS Jubilee in Commemoration of Its Semi-Centennial Anniversary To Be Held at Sewanee, June 24 to 28, Inclusive F ^m ROM the time when the great founder of our race blazed the way one thousand years ago, for , founding <& the classic university l / e niford by making that neighbor 'll,dn rendezvous for learned men. " ‘ the present time, the Engllsh- ‘ilak.ng people have been conspicuous 1 - the great Importance given by them „ 0* their plans to the thought r Ineral education. , " f twin Ian t as were King Alfred s vie- , .vies both on land and sea. great as ,le h£ achievements In literature and were were, his serv- liollshmerts as an educator outrarik '''all Historians delight to dwell ' „ the debt posterity owes to him for inst,I ration In this direction, while 1 HiMon has for centuries linked his usme k'Rhth® University of Oxford a. da jctual founder. ■ This tendency which amounted al- 11118 ..tiflt him has hppn ** •—7 Uherevcr^hey hive gone In their mls- " ,,rl I..,. le hue lipnn l»n*» Of m October. 1901. they gathered .it Wln- , i,ester. England, from all parts of the laid, to celebrate the one thousandth Inllrsary of the death of their great Progenitor, there came to thrft solemn progeiiiio.. nsT.mnnlnl—a celebra- APa lmDoslng ceremonlal-a celebra- - without a parallel In the world's history—clvlo and municipal represen tatives, colonial governors and repre sentatives of province.•vwl£«- lentatlve. from theso countries of educational Institutions were *reater in number than all the others combined, i-'roni every corner of the earth where me dominating genius of the Anglo- Saxon had planted the torch of clylll- ranon, the delegates from universities Art colleges came Instinctively, as It wnre to do honor to their great patron Mint of learning and of education. There veranniverslty and college pro- fessors fromSiur own dear Southland. a .IsA.VnM' from the-North. the East and the West; ™m Canada. Australia. New Zealand, smith Africa, England. Ireland, Scot- Soutn airico, j. » sDenk- land, Wales and from India, all speak- mg a common tongue, and all glorying in a common heritage. It Is not strange therefore that the southern states, where the Anglo-Sax- race exists today, as It has for three centuries. In unmlxtd racial. purity, mould have early evinced this strong family trait. The South enjoys the dls. tfnctlon of establishing the firstboys' academy established west of thA Ap palachian system, and of establish ing the first chartered girls schrol In the Union, preceding >!nssachusetts by seven years In this particular. Wil liam and Mary College was itself only a year or two younger than Harvard College, whllo the University of Vir ginia at Charlottesville, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and i he South Carolina College at Colum bia. each founded In the early years of the nation's life, attest that the An glo-Saxon desire ror educational faclll- tlea has had no latitudinal limitations. It Is true that a bloody fratricidal war of four years,,unequalled In history for Its bitterness and Its carnage, followed by ten years of misrule even^more de By EUGENE H. HINTON. President Georgia State Alumni Asso ciation of the University of the South. 1858, and 5.000 acres additional were conveyed by' others, making the finl- verslty domain ten thousand acres of land In one body. This was all wild mountain lund and therefore, from pecuniary point of view solely, any of the proponents offered far greater at tractions.' but questions or hygiene and centrality and not dollars and cents were the controlling con siderations with the board trustees. A small committee was appointed to examine into the great universities on the conjlnent of Eu elate as ourselves. That Is one for training young men for the ministry— a theological seminary.” This shows that although Bishop Otey’s original suggestion furnished the germ of the plan now presented. It had been Immensely broadened In scope, and It further Indicates that even In the Initial stages of their consideration of the subject, these holy-men who were as patriotic as they were holy, clearly differentiated between a university and a theological seminary, the one being regarded as Incident to and subservient to the other. It is Interesting to note, too, how Bishop Otey had caught Bish op Polk's enthusiasm for a great uni versity on a comprehensive plan, and how completely he abandoned Ills origi nal scheme of a diocesan training school for divinity students. He was orator of the day at the exercises Incident to founding of the university In July, 18(7, and In an eloquent address that aroused the enthusiasm of the assem bled multitude he said that the first object was to afford a general Institu tlon of learning, and last of all, aschoal of theology. “It (s designed.” said he. "to found an Institution on the moat enlarged and liberal scale; to engage in Its service the best talents, the most erudite learning, and the greatest skill and experience which ample com hope of use-, to make Its de> partments commensurate with the wants and Improvements of the ugd In every field of philosophic research, of ■" ' Vestlgatlon nnd of discovery HT.'hlllU UIIU . Retarded achievement during the last half century, but the worthy sentiment and the high Ideal have remained un- ,Unfinished by misfortunes that would have paralyzed a people of less virility. N'cvcttheless, although these unhappy drcumstanccs for some time made It Impossible for It to keep pace with Its brilliant beginning and placed It out „f the running with its more fortunate sisters of the North, still the South has much tq be proud of In Its efforts as nn educator. - . , When It Is borne In mind that since the civil war each Southern state lure re-established or newly founded one or more colleges and universities; that many of these states devote forty per rent of their educational funds to the ifiucntlon of their former slaves, who contribute barely two per cent of the funds spent on them; that all the Southern states provide as liberally ns they can for the negroes' education; und that much of this has been ac complished under most trying and ad verse conditions, the ulspasslonate chronicler must admit that there is nothing in the record to be ashamed of. And In all this record of good deeds well done there Is no achievement more Inspiring than the establishment of the University of the South at Sewanee. Tcnn. The University ot the South was really conceived three-quarters of a century ago. As for back as 1882, bishop Otey, of Tennessee, who tow ered on the frontier of that time among tiie winners of the West as an orator Hnd a worker, feeling the need of la borers In his vineyard, conceived the plan of establishing a college which should supply this need. He was bishop Of Tennessee nnd mlslonary bishop of Iejuislana and Mississippi, and his plan contemplated a theological seminary supported by the church In these three states. He personally conducted the work of securing subscription" and had ntadc substantial progress when the financial panic following the removal of the United Btatss funds from the bank at Philadelphia by President An drew Jackson, swept away his funds and completely discouraged him. A few years later Rev. Leonidas Polk was made bishop of Louisiana, nnd Rev. William Mercer Green was made bishop Of Mississippi. These gentlemen early evinced their Interest in. Bishop Oteys abandoned plan, and Bishop Polk soon began to support the Idea by an active propaganda, but on a much broader plane than Bishop Oteys. It Would be difficult to conceive of a more Ideal leader for such a movement than Bishop Polk. Striking and Imposing In presence, polished ond magnetic in manner, handsome In face, and elo- qui-nt and persuasive In both the writ ten nnd the spoken word, he was es- b' ntlnlly a leader of men. Coupled with these he possessed learning and the faculty for organization acquired at West Point, for he was trained for a soldier. He presented his views by letter and otherwise to the other nine •Southern bishops, Individually exciting 'heir Interest, until In July, MSI. the time was regarded as propitious for ■ onrerted action. He therefore wrote them a Joint letter outlining his own views. In this letter he advocated the founding of nn Institution, to use his own words, "Upon a scale of such "feadth and comprehensiveness as "hall be equal In the liberality of Its provisions for Intellectual' cultivation t" those of the highest class at home or abroad, and which shall fully meet the oeinands of those of our people who ic'iulie for their children the highest educational advantages.” ■Immediately following this language scientific lnvestl In the arts. 1 The Joint letter of Bishop Polk's met with a cordial reception and all rallied to his support. No Invidious distinc tion Is Intended w hen I say that among theso Bishop Otey, the intellectual giant with his rugged oratory; Hlslup Stephen Elliott, of Georgia the polished gentleman und gifted orator who was often referred to In his day as the first gentleman of Georgia; and Bishop W. M. Green, the patient and saintly gen tleman who was as lovable ns he was cultivated, were esiieclally conspicuous. In October following the letter of Bishop Polk, the other Southern bish ops Joined him In a circular letter ad- outllnlng their plan, urging support nnd requesting each state to appoint trus tees consisting of two laymen und one clergyman, the result of which was so encouraging that they determined iq meet, adopt a constitution, and formally organize. They fixed upon Lookout Mountain, Tenn., as the meeting place, and under the Influence of patriotic fervor they selected July 4, 1857, as tho time. Thirty trustees hnd been elected to represent the subscribers In the dif ferent states, but In addition to them there were n number of Invited guests, and many visitors from near-by points. Tho point selected for the exercises was a wildly picturesque and rugged spot on the. mountain top, from whose sum mit with one sweep of lb. by “The Star Spangled Banner” from the band. Bishop Otey, as orator of the day. then delivered his address, which was characterized by his usual forceful eloquence, but at one point where he was defending the promoters of the university from the charge of sectionalism, his words seemed more than ordinarily charged with fervid and patriotic eloquence. At this point the flag which had here tofore hung listless on its staff, was gently lifted by a passing breeze, and completely enveloped the speaker In Its folds, creating the unusual and ma jestic picture of a great orator deliver ing an eloquent peroration with "Old Glory" wrgppfd about him. The affect on the crowd was electric, the enthusi asm being uncontrollable for some time. The band played "Hall Oolumbla,” and the ceremonial ended. / The Hag and the start here referred to are preserved as a cherished memento In the archives at Sewanee. And thus amid the plaudits of a proud and prosperous people and the prayers of the pious, the University of the South was born. It was a dis tinctly unique event—unique not orfly In Its picturesque setting and In Its Im pressive surroundings and Incidents— rope and In Great Britain with a view of selecting therefrom the best fea tures of each, and of modeling the Uni versity of. the South thereon. ! The preference 'of the committee was for the English universities, and hence the use of terms at Sewanee that are dis tinctly English. Notable among them j are the offices of chancellor, vice chan cellor, proctor, etc. The vacations were fixed to occur In the Winter In order that the students who were expected to come chiefly from the lower altitudes as well os latitudes of the South might be In a cool and salubrious climate dur ing the hot months. Another consider ation was that the location would re move the students from the Distractions of a large city. It being considered “preferable to create a society aroun l the university which should receive Its In a measure dependent upon the uni versity." The cultivated, refined and delightful social atmosphere that sur rounds Sewanee today bears ample evi dence of the wisdom of its founders. On October Id, 1860, the corner-stone of the main building was laid. A great crowd assembled for the occasion, said to be more than 5,000 people, and there were present a greater number of statesmen, orators and church dignita. rles than attended the birthday meeting at Lookout Mountain in 1867. The cor ner-stone was a huge' block of Tennes see marble, which was put In place with all the pomp and circumstance usually attendant upon such events. Hon. John 8. Preston, of South Caro lina, was the orator of the day. and be delivered a brilliant oration. This was followed by a bnnouet, at which many speeches were made by men prominent In different walks of life, by scientists, but It was historically unique. Nearly all the universities of Continental Eu rope and of Great Britain owe their origin to royal favor or to papal largess, or to governmental generosity. In this country our great universities owe their origin to the Individual states, acting lit their governmental capacity, or to tho generouB gifts of some one Individual who In munificent giving builds a mon ument to himself. But as far as I ca.i discover history does not' record an other ease where a people occupying a territory greater than many ancient empires nnd much greater In area than tho original thirteen states, Joined hunds to establish a great university, rich and poor alike fcivlng of their means ns Individuals whatever they were able to give. There was at this BRESLIN TOWER AND LIBRARY. ture, and of chemistry and physics, with an able professor In each chair. There was no endowment to cover these expenses, but Bishop Qulntard se. cured funds to meet them by persistent effort In the South, the North and In England. In the latter country he received liberal donations. In the work of se curing subscriptions Bishop Qulntard was most ably assisted by Bishop Gregg, of Texas. During a long and useful life Bishop Gregg wns the con. slant, loyal, loving friend of the unlver-, foil ngalnst the narrowness of dograi slty. A permanent endowment Is a 1 and the Impracticable dreams of th< _ e vision there came Into view five of the sovereign states, whose generous offering had made the Infant university an accom plished fact. The enchanting scenery, the beetling cliffs, the cloudless sky and the surrounding forest, heightened the solemnity of a scene and of a cere monial that would have been Impres sive at any time ami place, for It was a distinguished company that gathered there In "God's first temple." "They met ns brethren," wrote one who was present, “with cheerful words and cor dial salutation; they met as patriots should meet, on their nation's birthday ■with their country's flag above therrf her nnthems floating around them, and the thought of her ancient glories and her future greatness full within them. The multitude marched from the "Mountain House” to the meeting Place >wlth a brass band playing marshall airs, ond with a United States flag at their head borne In the hands of one Rezln Rawlins, who had fought In the war of the Revolution. First, the con course Joined in singing the hundred.h psalm. Then Bishop Green read - tocrat with plethoric pursa, offering to pour countless millions Into the lap of the child. If It would bear his name through the coming ages. There was no strong government offering liberal gifts of land from the public domain and sufficient revenues from taxation to meet all the needs of the university. But there was the Inspiring spectacle of thousands of private citizens through their chosen representatives .cheerfully offering their gifts nn.l bringing with the offering the libation of love and loyalty. The agreement umong the trustees was that no definite stop was to be taken at all until 1500,- 000 hnd been actually subscribed, nn.l so generous were the people In giving that when the corner-stone of the main building was laid at Sewanee In Octo ber, 1860, not only had the 8500,000 been greatly exceeded (citizens of Louisiana alone gave 9400.000), but the funds ac tually available .would have made the university richer In Income than anv other university of that day In the United States. At the Lookout Mountain chapter from the Old Testament, which was followed by singing of the Tj Deum” and "Gloria In Excelsls. Then the Hon. G. B. Duncan, of Louisiana, read the Declaration of Independence. He also told how the flag which floated above the speaker's stand had seen na- tional service In Europe and In Asia, in the Mediterranean and the Nile, on lonely Sinai and In Jerusalem, and hot; Its staff had been cut and presented by President Fillmore. U This was followed ich of the ten states was ap pointed to select a location, t'hatta- noogn, Cleveland and McMInvIlle, Tenn.. Huntsville und Montgomery, Ala., and Atlanta. On., all made offers of land and money If they could secure the university. Atlanta even lit those early days displaying an enterprise that foreshadowed its present greatness was among the first to present Its claims. The mayor and city council offered one thousand acres of land lying east of Peachtree and north of the Georgia railroad, anil extending along that line for two miles east of Its depot. Every foot of that land Is now .well within tho city limits, Is thickly settled, and not a foot of It even on Its outlying borders could be bought today for less’than 9100 a front foot. If the university were the owner of that property at this time Jt would be fabulously rich. The statesmen, lawyers and ministers. And thus. In the forest primeval, when, the sun climbing noonward had kissed the mists from the wrinkred front of the mountain side, and hnd added fresh brilliance to the crimson Hnd gold of the uutuinn foliage, the Infani univer sity was christened. In the eloquent language of the orator uf the day: ■L ondoi crying need, and no doubt the alumni of the university will In time supply It. Every university has had the mornl and muterlal support of Its alumni, and It Is not probable that those from the great University of the South will be found wanting In this respect. The university has sent out 6,000 matrleu- Into the world, many of whom are I U fields of endcuvor, und this goodly number of loyal sons will prove a valuable asset In the future. Of the difficulties encountered since 1868, of the struggles und of the achievements In detail. It Is not neces sary to tell. It Is only essential to dwell on the result. All universities are naturally of slow growth. The University of the South, It Is true, was Intended by Its founders to be a great university Immediately—to spring, ns It were, like Pallas, full-armed from the head of Jove, and although this QUINTARD MEMORIAL-GRAMMAR SCHOOL DORMITORY. Its work, too, has been characterized by a great breadth bf view. Very wise ly the charter provides that the board of trustees shad! be composed of two laymen and one clergyman from each state. This Is a guarantee that men of affairs, men In close touch with the people at large, and with the great pulsating business activity of the world, shall be potent In the councils of the university. It Is nn assurance that all propositions shall be measured by practical standards. , and 1s equally a civil engineers and sc them In making a selection. The water supply, both as to quality and quantity, the mean temperature, railroad facili ties. public highways, proximity to building material, etc.. etc„ were all exhaustively Investigated at each point nnd full reports made, with the result that Sewanee, Tenn., on the Cumber land plateau, was finally seleoted. A local coal company-had offered a gift of 5,000 acres of unimproved mountain land provided the university ahould he put In operation within ten years from h*» ."Rut there Is another school needed " r a different character, to which we - bishops of the church stand com mitted yet more fully, the necessity for “ huh none .ire so well able to appre- 'iThere are no monuments here marking the vestiges of man: no pyramids of forty centuries: no fragmentary memo rials of lost civilization; no Parthenon; no portico on which dropped the honey from Plato's lips; no coliseum where the world's masters reveled; no grand and solemn cathedral where every echo resounds with a majestic history; no purple light of romance and chivalry; no roheate hue of art and poetry. All Is new, frrsh from the forming hands of God. We are the first. We are pri meval here. Our only calendar Is the annulntlon of the oak, our only history the bud. the leaf and the autumn bright dream was dissipated by the rude shock of war, and Sewanee has been forced to tread the path which others before have trod. It is neverthe less forging ahead with all the vigor and enthusiasm of youth, for It Is still quite young. Even counting from the time when the plun first toiik shape In Bishop Polk's brain, the university Is relatively a child In years, for during the Intervening period between then and now the university of Hologna has celebrated Its seven hundredth anni versary, Oxford Its sixth hundredth, Glusgow Its four hundredth. Harvard Its two hundred and fltletli, Yale Its doctrinaire. More than once the wis dom of this provision has been demon strated. On one occasion a resolution was presented which provided that no one should be eligible to a position In the university except a communicant In the church. This baleful and reac tionary measure was very properly strangled to death, and today one of the ablest professors In the university Is a Methodist. On another occasion a resolution was presented to the board, providing that the vice chancellor (a position which Is Identical with that of president In dther universities) should always be a minister. This equally objectionable measure Immediately met with sudden death. The present vice chancellor Is not n minister, but Is a layman of conspicuous ability, so much so that several wealthier and older uni versities has each In turn sought to make Klin president. In thess instances he has been offered such handsome In creases In salary ns would be alluring to any man, but he has. out of pure Iqve, remained firm In his adherence to Sewanee. The board of trustees at one of the recent meetings elected him vice chancellor during good be havior. which means for life. And, again, the strength of the bonrd and the wisdom of Its organization was almost dramatically demonstrated In Its calm refusal to yield to popular clamor. Two of the professors had displeased some of the good people of the South, who insisted that these men should not bn retained in the service of the unl- vdwlty. although their offense consist ed solely in entertaining views on sub jects about which all men do not ugree. One • of these men particularly had by a fearless und unqualified expression Ind. We have come to the heights of J two hundredth -nnd Princeton Its one Sewanee to ^ an epoch^ The echo hundred^n^fiftl.^ It Is ..reposed to from these eloquent words had not l<mff | University at Sewanee June !4 to 28. died away on the mountain crest w hen i , n l0 minemoration of the Ismk- the Civil war broke out In all Its fury. I out Mountain meeting. The actual op- The munificent subscriptions 'that were I eratlon of the university, however, to make the university the richest on . covers a period of something less than the continent, and one of the richest In ! thlrty-nlne years, und in the light of the world, were swept )iwny. The i all conditions the results accomplished corner-stone was blown Into a million i during that time are truly remarkable fragments by a detachment of Federal I In 1860, when the corner-stone was laid soldiers. The great and gallant founder at Sewanee. the University of Oxford In of the university. Bishop Polk, who at Englund hod but four hundred matrlcu. the beginning of the war had exchanged lants. Sewanee, a mere Infant by com- the crosier for the sword, and had been parlson. has for several years averaged made a major general, was killed In | 500 hundred matriculants annually. It battle near Atlanta. In short, at the! has toduy ten large permanent stone cessation of hostilities the university, buildings, and a much greater number like everything else In the South, was confronted with gloom. It had nothing left except the 10,000 acres of land at Sewanee and the courageous urdor of Its surviving promoters. Even the tenure of the land was threatened, since the original conveyance dated In 1858 of frame buildings, a very valuable library, much valuable apparatus and departmental equipment, the beginning provided that the land^was re revert ■ original owners If the university should not be in operation within ten years from that time. Bishop Qulntard, of Tennessee, who had succeeded Bish op Otey, and who had all the enthusi asm and devotion of Bishops Polk and Otey. determined to occupy the proper ty and to start some sort of school there. If only a preparatory school, first to preserve property rights and second l to provide a nucleus for later expan sion, Accordingly workmen were em ployed to build a house of seven rooms | and a kitchen which, when completed, was called Otey Hall, and In March. 1866, Bishop Qulntard gathered around , him the workmen and the few others on the mountain at that time, planted • site of the proposed I estimated to be worth Ideals of the university are lofty and the standards of scholarship are high, placing It In the same rank with other first-class universities In the country. a Hotspur In criticism, us combat, passed a unanimous resolution demanding his discharge, and resolu tions uf a similar nature came In from oilier directions. The bokrd answered: "We admit that a majority of this bonrd dissents from the views of this professor, nnd we think this man Is mistaken. But he has done nothing more than to express his convictions on a great public question about which men differ, and in this he has exercised Ills right as an Individual. We are not here to muzzle free speech nor to choke off discussion, but we are here to seek the truth, and we decline to dlsrhargo this man." How many universities In this coun try can boost of a like record for broad, minded conservatism? Who does not recall with a sense of humiliation and with, a blush of shame fur his kind, the summary discharge of a professor at the Chicago University, und of another at Stanford University In California, la-cause these men were free sliver ad vocates, and glared to say so In their public utterances? The writer has al ways been a sound money man and op posed to free sliver, but he believes that the white-robed goddess of truth re ceived n cruel If not a fatal stab when these two men were discharged. Who does not recall the discharge of a pro fessor from Johns Hopkins and the still more recent discharge of the two pro fessors In the Jewish Rabbinical Col lege, all because these teachers had the courage of their convictions? This list of victims might be extended, but It Is sufficient to emphasize the con trast I wish to point out. The Impression prevails with some thnt Sewanee Is a theological semi nary primarily, and that Its efforts at Instruction in other, directions are sec ondary. This Is wholly erroneous. Har vard. Yale and Princeton were started as divinity schools; Harvard by the Unitarians. Yale by the Uongregatlon- allsts and Princeton by the Presbyte rians. Each has sent out able preach ers to teach the tenets of their faith, but that fact does not make them the- ologtral seminaries. ' And so It Is with Sewanee. She may well be proud of the men of the cloth whom she has trained, and yet the record shows that less than 4 per cent of her matriculants have entered the theological' depart ment. The university has Its school of theology Just as It has its school of lav; and of literature, of medicine and of mathematics and of philosophy.aad of physics, and from each of these schools there have gone out men who arc con spicuous for their attainments In tln-ir chosen professions, and some of whom are leaving their Impress on the life of the nation. It Is not denied that the university Is under the supervision of the church, but that supervision stop i short of any militant Interference with the worit of the university Itself. The Influence of the church Is there anil it Is a refining and elevating Influence Just as the atmosphere which sur rounds the center where enlightened re ligious teachers gather—be they Budd hist, Jewish or Christian—Is elevating and refining, but beyond this the super vision does not go. In fact, the great founders of the university seemed to anticipate the dangers of eccleslns- tlclsm. In their letters, their circulars nnd addresses they repeatedly dis claimed any Intention of establishing a theological seminary per se and were emphatic In their announced wish to found a great Institution of learning In Its broadest and highest sense. In the very organization of the board of trus tees, to which reference has been made, they seemed to anticipate this danger and to guard against It by giving to the lay side of life such great numerical strength In that body. It may be asked why the ten Southern bishops should liavo been so active nnd Indefatigable In their efforts to establish the uni versity If Its principal object were not to train ministers? Let theso noble nnd holy men answer this question as they did In an eloquent address signed Jointly and sent out to tho citizens In their different states In 1858. I quote: And we call upon men of tho South to rally around us; not upon church men only, but upon all good men and true of whatever name and profession. We have undertaken tills thing as a church because there was no other way of doing It. The government of such an university must bo an unit, har monious In Its principles. Views and feelings. Hut It Is In no sense Intended to be sectarian. Its curriculum will extend through every branch of learn ing nnil science—Its doors will be open to students of every name and sect — Its conduct will bo catholic In tho very highest sense of the word. Jf tho states could have done this work we would have let It alone, but they could not accomplish It, for there can bo no unity In a state Institution. It remains for you to rally around us, and by your wealth, your counsel, your active co-operation to enable us to build up a university which shall offer your sons tho highest literary culture, which shall surround your homes with tho refinement of scholarship and piety, und which shall vindicate the Southern states from the obloquy of ignorance and barbarism." These forceful words might well be accepted atf the chart of the university today, since the catholic character iff Its work Is all that Is here outlined. Unhampered by the dominating dic tates of dogma, unfettered by the cramped creed of the cloister, but clinging tenaciously to Its own noble Ideals, the University of the South pur- of * 1,0 l.ool V111 I _ sues Its way, abreast of the best versifies In the land as a great searci after truth. From Its mnjestlc dwelling pin Among th'- Clouds Bew.-llico looks I,A upon a retrospect of which it may w be proud, nnd forward to a future f of promise. MAN BURNED TO DEATH IN HIS HOME AT NIGHT. •Impel.' recited* the apostles' creed. chanted the "Gloria In Excelsls" anil declared the work of the school begun, j Lukes Memorial Hall now stands where’ this cross was planted. It was not, however, until September. 1868,. that the Junior department of the unt- | verslty proper was formally opened, S tiere were only nine students In at- ' — ndance. which was Increased, later In the year by live more, but the number was sufficient to comply with the terms of the charter, and to perfect the title to the university domain. One year later the university had In operation a school j of mathematics, of ancient languages, of modern languages, of English litera- gperlal to The Gcorglnn. Spartanburg. 8. C.. April 13.—With his head and face horribly burned, tho skull exposed, his hands, feet nnd kne < burned to a crisp, Robert A. Hancock, formerly a guard of the chain gang ,.f Union county, was found dead In hi < room. In South Union, Thursday morn ing. The body presented a most grue some sight. The deceased, who lived alone, being In bad health, had engaged a small colored boy to stay In tho house wltn him and attend to his wants. The boy stated that he and Mr. Hancock were sitting up Wednesday night and Mr. Hancock told 1dm to take a nap. He went to his couch. leaving Mr. Han cock In a chair In front of the fire, and when he awoke ho found Mr. Hancock lying on the floor with his head In the fireplace. CHANGES IN OFFICIALS OF CENTRAL OF GEORGIA. Speclsl to fhe Georgian. Columbus, Ga., April 13.—Several changes have taken place In the per sonnel of the Central ot Georgia rail road officials here. Eugene Daniel, who has been trainmaster of the Co lumbus division, succeeds Mr. Woodall, of the Macon division, with headquar ters In that city, und J. R. Herndon, who has been trainmaster at Albany, has been transferred to Columbus. MACON PRESBYTERY TO MEET AT COLUMBUS. Special to The (f orglsn. Columbus, Ga.. April 1 J.—Local Pi>- bytertana are busy arranging for the entertainment of the delegates to the Macon Presbytery, which holds Its spring session In this city on Tuesday next. A committee on entertainment has been appointed by Dr. Me El ror, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, consisting of the following: E. P. Dlamukes, J. P. Kyle, Richard How ard und Dr. J. H. McDuffie. Medical Journal Incorporated, kpeilnl to The G.-orxIao. Montgomery, Ala, April 13.—The Medical Journal Company of Birming ham hus been Incorporated. The capi tal stock Is 33,000 and the Incorp o aten ure W. H. Bell. C. R. Bell nnd R. U. Bmyer. Conte I .Montgomery, Ala.. April 1 I. s„, ro tary of Stato Frank N. Julian hi.- reived Information from .b.hn It. Knox, ulonel It. O. .v'hi In | E. \V. Barrett nnd Co II. delegates I attend the Natl, tratlon con la rem Vork April it t Intention uf att be Appointed -S'” '• in. am' A-bP . h meets In Nety signifying U lit a-j V . fciOrE '.ii ill