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CANDLER HALL Language hall EMORY COLLEGE
EMORY COLLEGE HISTORY
GIVEN BY DR. MELTON
Interesting Facts of Famous and Ever Thriving
Institute Are Given In
The Story
Editor Covington News:
In response to your request for a
historical sketch of Emory College, I
beg to present the following extract,
from the history of Emory University,
as published in the University Bulle¬
tin, Vol. 1, No. 2, May, 1915.
“Emory College was named in honor
of Bishop John Emory, of Maryland,
who was elected to the episcopacy in
1832 on the same ballot with Bishop
James O. Andrew, and who presided
over the fourth sesion of the Georgia
Conference, at Washington, Wilkes
county, in 1834. In December, 1835, he
YOUNG J. ALLEN MEMO RIAL C HURCH, OXFORD.
was accidentally thrown from his car¬
riage and killed, near his home in Bal¬
timore. The Conference session of
1836, at Columbus, Georgia, appoint¬
ed trustees to incorporate the college,
and directed them to call it EMORY,
probably at the suggestion of Bishop
Andrew, as a tribute to the memory
of his lamented colleague. In pursu¬
ance of the will of the Conference, the
trustees bought 1,400 acres of land
near Covington, Newton county, in the
granite region of Georgia, for $14,000,
00, and, at the suggestion of Dr. Igna¬
tius A. Few. gave it the classic name
of Oxford, in honor of the old English
Univerist.v.
“In 1837 the college was opened for
the reception of students, under the
presidency of Dr. I. A. Few. The first
class was graduated in 1841. During
these years, nearly two thousand men
have received diplomas of the college,
and have since served the country and
the church with honor to themselves
and their Alma Mater, among whom
may be mentioned the late L. Q. C.
Lamar, of the Supreme Court of the
United States, the late Bishop Attieus
G. Haygood, and Bishop Joseph S.
Key.
“During the presidency of Dr. A. G.
Haygood the college began to take on
new life, when Mr. George I. Seney,
of Brooklyn, N. Y., gave about $100,
000.00 to the institution, erecting the
building known as “Seney Hall” and
making large additions to the endow
ment.
“Under the presidency of Dr. W. A.
Candler, the endowment was increased
by the addition of $100,000.00, Rev.
W. P. Patillo, of Atlanta, Ga., giving
$25,000.00. The new library building
named “Candler Hall’’ was erected at a
cost of $25,000.00.
“During the presidency of Dr. C. E.
I lawman, “Pierce Hall of Science” was
projected, * the corner-stone was laid,
and the funds with which to erect the
building were in large measure secured
Capt. J. P. Williams, of Savannah, do¬
nating $15,000.00.
“During the administration of Dr.
James E. Dickey, “The J. P. Williams
Gymnasium,” “The Allen Memorial
Chapel” and “Haygood Hall” have
been erected, and $300,000.00 added to
the endowment.
“The original hoard of trustees was
composed of men whose names are
historic in Georgia Methodism: Ignat¬
ius A. Few, Lovick Pierce, Charles
Hardy, William J. Parks, Elijah Sin¬
clair. Samuel K. Hodges, Samuel J.
Bryan, Alexander Speer. George F.
Pierce, Daniel P. Hillhouse, William
P. Graham, Seaborn Jones, Joseph A.
Eve, Iverson L. Graves, Lucius Wittich
and John Park.
“The following have filled the office
of president: Ignatius A. Few, D. D„
LL I>.: Augustus B. Longstreet, LL.
D.; George F. Pierce, D. D., LL. D.;
Alexander Means, D. D., LL. D.; James
R. Thomas, LL. D.; Luther M. Smith,
I*. D.: Osborne L. Smith. D. D.; At-'
ticus G. Haygood, D. D.. LL. D.; Isaac
S Hopkins. Ph. D„ D. D.; Warren A.
Candler, D. D.. LL. D; C. E. Dowman,
D D.; James E. Dickey. D. D. Three
of these, Drs. Pierce, Haygood and
Candler, were elected to the episcopacy
f rom the Presidency of the College.
j > r Haygood, however, declined the
| election in 1882 on account of his duty
! the College., hut was re-eleted in
is«*o, after he had resigned the Presi¬
j <j en ey.
<*Xow incorporated as the collegiate
department of Emory University, this
beloved institution, with augmented de¬
sources, enters upon an era of wider
j influence and greater prosperity than
it has ever known In all its long his¬
THE COVINGTON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1915.
CANDLER HALL.
By F- R.
The building’s new and empty now, around
its walls of white the ivory not yet twines.
Now, when the gem of day no longer shines
From out its golden setting, on the ground
The twilight shadows fall; and then no sound
Is heard, except anon among the vines
The wind sighs low. Night chases all the signs
Of day away; and the moon at last has found
The place on earth ‘twas seeking long, and with
The telephone of its bright beams connects
This hall with heaven. Then from above
God speaks adown the line: “The legion, myth,
And history which none now recollects
Alone shall soon be thine. All men shall love
Thy walls, thou building grand, for lonely now,
A few weeks more and spirits of the blest ,
Of every age shall in these halls abide,
And mine with them; the boy will pay a vow
To my omniscience, seeing I’ve been confessed
In all great writings in the whole world wide.”
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WARREN A. CANDLER—AN ACROSTIC. ;
Deposited in the Corner Stone of the Library Building of Emory i
College, April 26th, 1897.
W e lay to-day a beautious corner-stone.
A bove which shall rise a fabric fair,
R eceptacle for wisdom’s treasures rare—
R ieh gems of thought from every clime and zone.
E ach added gem shall increased honors bring,
N ew lustre give unto the builder’s name
A round which grateful thoughts and praises cling,
C ommanding it with confidence of fame,
A nd when this structure, at some distant day,
N o longer stands a monument to him,
I) estroyed by time and crumbled to decay,
L ow lying in the dust, a ruin grim,
E ’en then his deeds will still remembered be,
R eveal his worth unto posterity.
—Capers Dickson.
tory of high service to the church and
the country ”
In addition to the foregoing it is
interesting to note other schools and
enterprises of Emory University. In
the city of Atlanta, the Candler School
of Theology is entering upon its sec¬
ond year with between eighty ami a
hundred students—mitre than were en¬
rolled during the whole of the first
year. After the various annual con¬
ferences are held this number will he
considerably increased. The Atlanta |
Medical College, the school of medicine I
of Emory University, an institution ;
with a long and creditable history, {
has opened with more than one hun¬ i
dred and firty students. The “Pre
Medical” class, in the School off Lib¬
eral Arts (Emory College) lias j
rollment of about forty students an from en¬ |
,
America and foreign countries. |
The Emory University Academy, at |
Oxford, which takes the place of the
old sub-freshman department, and
which occupies half the Haygood dor¬
mitory and all of Seney Hall, sharing
with tile college the use of the libra¬
ry and gymnasium, it a great success
from the very beginning. The faculty
is composed of four splendidly equip.
l»ed young men; the student body of
about fifty boys and young men from
some of the best homes in the United
States and foreign lands.
Emory College lias more new stu
dents than were ever enrolled before
in any one year. 1’lie total enrollment
is much in advance of what it has
been for several years.
The outlook for all departments of
Emory University is indeed encourag
ing. A complete history of the insti
tution cannot lie written for the rea
son that it is making new and better
history every day.
WIGHTMAN F. MELTON.
OXFORD CITIZEN
WRITES FOR BULLETIN
MR. GEORGE W. STONE HAS
“SOMETHING ABOUT OXFORD”
IN YV. C. T. U.
PAPER.
In October the State W. C. T. U.
will lie entertained by the beautiful
and progressive city of Covington. A
little northwest of Covington lies the
little town of Oxford. The corpora¬
tions almost join, the limits being
about three or four hundred yards
apart. As Oxford will assist in en¬
tertaining the delegates and as all of
them will probably visit Oxford dur
iug the session, a few words about the
little village may not be amiss.
As everybody knows who knows any¬
thing about it at all, Oxford is a
thoroughly Methodist town with all
that that means. They believe tlior
ouhgly in free grace, good fellowship,
high spirituality, and total abstinence.
The land upon which the town was
built was once owned by the College,
and when the lots were deeded to the
citizens, in each deed was inserted a
clause that no alcholic drinks should
ever lie sold or any game of hazard
he permitted on the forfeiture of the
lot. This clause has come down from
sire to son, so that every deed is writ¬
ten after this fashion to this day. It
is therefore no wonder Oxford has al¬
ways voted almost unanimously for
prohibition, even when it was not pop¬
ular. Incidentally It may he said, that
there is probably no community in this
country which has so uniformly and
so unanimously cast its vote in favor
of true progress and enlightenment.
Of course it is veil known to every¬
body in these parts that Oxford is the
seat of Emory College, which was until
recently the male college for North and
South Georgia and Florida Confer¬
ences. But when it was determined by
tHe Southern Methodist Church to es¬
tablish a University, it was transferred
to tlie whole Southern Methodist
Church, so that the college at Oxford
now is tlie College of Liberal Arts of
Emory Univeristy.
Oxford having been tlie seat of Em¬
ory Collesre since 1837, its reputation
and influence have been widespread
over the whole country. It is doubt¬
ful if there are many places of its size
in this land which have in a quiet and
unostentatious way exerted such an In
fluence for good as Oxford in this
country and even beyond tlie seas.
It being one of the Methodist cen¬
ters of education it has drawn to it
as visitor or resident very many prom¬
inent divines of the Southern Metho¬
dist church. Almost every Bishop of
that church has spoken or preached in
this town. Six Bishops have resided
here, namely: Bishops Caiiers, And¬
rews. Pierce. Haygood, Key, and Can¬
dler.
If a delegate should visit Oxford
(and of course they all will) they must
see the campus, which can he appre¬
ciated more by sight than by descrip¬
tion. All of tlie buildings have been
erected since 1873, except the two lit¬
erary society halls. Three were Built
with money collected by Bishop Pierce,
one during Bishop Haygootl’s adminis¬
tration, one under Bishop Candler,
three under Dr. Dickey. To these must
he added tlie Allen Memorial Chaiiel
which stands just outside r,f (in* cam¬
pus and has been built during Dr.
Dickey’s administration. Tlie central
building on the campus is Seney Hail,
which was built by George I. Seney, ol
New York. He was a benefactor to
Georgia in more ways than one.
If while the delegates are in Ox
ford they should hear the college hell
strike they will note tlie peculiar tone
\ of tlie bell, for it is doubtful if there
J is another like it In tin* world. It was
. once a Spanish convent hell and has
'on it a Latin inscription and tin* date
1794. Napoleon carried it and many
! others to Paris, intending to make
■ them into cannon, hut it was found
that tin* metal would not do for that
purpose. Dr. Alexander Means bought
it in Paris for the college about 1850.
Of course the delegates must see j
the Library and Museum, each tl e i
best of its kind in tin* state. Tin* col- !
lection of Georgia birds is especially
fine. It was presented to the college
by Rev. \V. H. LaPrade, Jr., of the
North Georgia Conference. In the
library the collection of reference
hooks is large and very exhaustive, so
thal if any one should undertake to
master them all, they would be remin¬
ded of tlie words of tlie wise man: “Of
■be making of many books there is no
n I and much study is a weariness
to I he flesh.”
From the exercise of the mind tlie
delegates should go to the Gymnasium
where the body is exercised, and every
lierformance * is indulged in from
swinging Indian clubs to skinning the
cat.
Just north of the campus they will
find tlie new and elegant dormitory,
the last building erected and callable
of lodging one hundred and twenty
six hoys.
Oxford inis always gloried in its
lam* oak trees. Many of them have
yielded to time but the Monarch slid
stands just south of the Post Office
Chancellor Hyer said recently: “I
have always loved large oaks and
when I was in Europe I saw all the
noted oaks in the parks hut none of
these could compare with that
If I could carry either that oak or tlm
new gymnasium with me to my r le\
as home, I do not know which I
would choose.
Lucian Knight says that the first ,
Total Abstinence Pledge Society in
Georgia was organied by I>r. Alex- :
ander Means and Mr. Elisha Mixon, j
at Red Oak church, in the lower part
of Newton county. Both of these ,»i<m
ecj- temperance workers are buried
in the Oxford Cemetery, the one an
eloquent divine, scientist, and dec -
prophet; tlie other a plain .unpreten¬
tious. thoroughly Godly man. In dif¬
ferent walks of life but moved by n
common purpose, they together pkuticd
the seed. We are now beginning to j
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