University of South Carolina Libraries
HOLLAND HALL DEDICATION (Continued from Third Page.) illustration of it. (I find this even recorded in the report of the U. S commissioner of education for igo1. The Emperor of Germany has in re cent years issued an order. directing that in the gymnastia or college- En glish shall be int?oduced as an option al study equal to Greek or as a sub stitute for French. A French papei comments on this action as follows "At present the business impulse i! undoubtedly strongest in Germany But the German has encountered th< Englishman everywhere as a coin petitor.-In this kind of struggle thi nations at first combat each other but they soon come to terms. espec r ially if they are similar in race an< language. The period of violent corn petition and enmity between Ger many and England has been bu short, nor has it been very critical Today the English and Germans hav4 settled down to friendly competition That, then, is the reason why th< young men of the German middl< classes, who .are not to become cava liers nor men of the world, but busi ness men and industrials, are advisec by their Emperor to learn Englist rather than French." I would be greatly misunderstood if any of you got tthe idea from mi use of tiis illustration and my refer ence to the demands, which an indus trial age makes upon education, tha I thought that a technical educatioi was the only proper preparation foi life in this age. I tried to make i emphatically clear in the earlier par of this address that in my estima tion that culture side of education i indispensable. Not mere skill i. what is wanted, and not mere culture but culture combined with skill. An industrial age is not one tha is insensible to the aesthetic an< spiritual sides of life. Art, literature and religion are not thrust aside, ir this age of industrial development They are still vital interests. Bu this age differs from former ages ir that it demands a higher educatior for the industrial side of life also. Th< day is past when a <ollege educatior was considered the proper prepara tion especially for the. three profes sions of law, medicine, and theology Now there are other professional mer besides lawyers, doctors, and min isters. The great number of engi neers and scientifically trained men many of whom are directly employe< in the industries of the country, mus also be regarded as professional men Only a minority of college graduate now become lawyers, doctors, an< ministers. Most of them seene thei: generation in other employm'ents Colleges are becoming more demo cratic. They prepare not only larger number, but a greater variet of young people, young women a: well as young men, for a greate: variety of callings in life. We re joi.ce in this progress of education But we realize also that it makes closer adaptation of college study t< the manifold needs of educated powe: in the work of the world necessary. I will not weary you by carrying out this line of thought into furthe details. The main thought can b< stated in a few words. The text o education is efficiency, not any kin< of efficiency, but efficiency in the par ~ticular sphere of work in which it be comes our duty to labor. With thi alteration of the conditions of life there must be a constant, buj grad ual change of the work of the schoo in form and substance, in the meth ods, and in the educational means The school must remain in touch witl ctual life.. I am well aware that this constan e-adjustment and reconstruction o e work of schools and colleges i ifficult, and, what is worse, it is at nded with disadvantages. Man: -periments are made which prov, ilures, and the pupil suffers th' ost harm. One especially undesir he thing is that it leads to over wvding the curriculum. The pu is overburdened with school tasks thoughts are carried in too man: ctions at one time for him reall; et into one thing. The time al d for any one branch of stud: be limited to lay a good ground for the principles of elective oduced, where minds are incap f a rational choice. And s< very eagerness to give th' f tis generation the best nre paration for the work, which they will have to do in their generation, we may be hindering their real useful ness. But notwithstanding mistakes that are inseparable from ,lI human endeavors, the collective wisdom of the people, assuming specific form in the plans of the leading educators of the country, is not likely to go very tar wrong in the selection of that edu cation, which is most closely related to life. This institution, another period of the history of which we are making todav by the dedication of Holland Hall, is a Lutheran college. It is appropriate that we inciuire how far we are carrying out the ideas of our great teacher Luther, in modern education. We will let another a Presbyterian. President Robert Ellis Thompson, tell us what these ideas were: . "To the reforamtion. and espec ially to Luther. popular education owes a very good impulse. In some sense we may say it began at that date. The claim put forth that the Bible should become the people's book, and the efforts to circulate new i translations of it, as well as other ed ifying books. involved, as a correla tive, a general effore to make the new literature accessible to the common people by a general diffusion of knowledge. But Luther aimed at diffusing a national education that should be truly such. In his appeals to the German cities urging them to set up good schools-"not such as have -been heretofore, where a lad learned at his Donatus and his Alex ander for twenty or maybe thirty years, but never learned them"-he especially pleads for the general study of letters-"good poets and histories" -and for the formation of city li braries of all sorts of good books as the complement of the school system. [ He would have the chronicles of their own country hold a prominent place in these collections. He would thus provide not only a competent body of educated men for the service of tthe church and state, but also "a plenty of fine learned, rational, hon orable, well-brought-up citizens" as "the best and costliest possession of a city." There we have the ideal that is still before us "a plenty of fine, learned. rational, honorable, well-brought-up citizens." May Newberry give many more such to state and country as Iwell as to the church. These thoughts came to my mind while reflecting of the application of the idea contained in the description of David's life as a serving of his generation, to the great work of ed ucation. And that text was sug .gested to me while thinking of him, whose name this building is to per petuate,- if indeed it needs any such means of perpetuation. I will now explain why I thought it a suitable thing to .speak from it. I heard President George WV. Holland preach on it once here in Newberry. A .gain I heard him preach ,on the same text, when he delivered the bac calaureate sermon at South Carolina college, at the time he received from that institution the degree of D. D. SIn that sermon he gave expression to his ideal of life. He earnestly strove to serve his generation, and he did it; and so he proved himself a well educated man and an educator. Can we bestow a greater encomium upon him than to denominate him: "One who served his generation?" May the college he loved, for which he labored, and in whose ser vice, he died, ever be animated with his noble Christian spirit, and serve Ssuccessive generations according to their varying needs. After hearing the thoughtful and forceful address Luther's Battle, hymn was sung. The Dedication. At this .juncture in the proceedings Dr. Scherer formally dedicated the building. A solemn ritual had been prepared and was carried out as fox ilows: "We now proceed to dedicate this hall to the service of God through labor for the welfare of His chil dren. who are our brethren. WVe lay its iounidation in faith, without which no good works can avail, and we plgdge our reasons as th,e lkyal hand maid of Christ's most holy religion. In token thereof let us now confess Sour Christian faith in the ancient and universl words of the Apostles' Creed together. (At this point the entire audience joined in reciting the Apostles' Creed.) "Let this hall be ever sacred to the cause of Christ. Let those who minister within these walls be evet sanctified by the spirit of unselfish service. Let all who go out of it. doors to take their places in the bus iness of the world be filled with the ever-abiding consciousness of a high and holy mission, whether they labor in pulpit or behind the ploughshare. in the busy marts of men or amid the secluded quietudes of nature, in forum or in Deld, in workshop or in school room,. or in the gentle seclu sions f the home. Let purity abide within their hearts and peace sur round them with unfailing benedic, tion. Let them be brave without bravado. Let them have strength without sterness. let their culture be free from the taint of pedantry, ana let them show mercy as they hope to receive it. May the state be strong er for their service. May the church rejoice in a faith which shall prove itself by their deeds. May our homes be brighter for their presence. and the truth prevail more strongly through their trutli. Let us turn the-e wishes and all our unspoker aSpirations for this college into that prayer which our Master hath set upon our lips as we pray." (Here the recital of the Lord's Prayer con cluded the solemn ceremony.) The benediction was pronounced by Rev. W. L. Seabrook, pastor of the college church. New Guinea Cannibals. The Papuan cannibal of New Guinea regards all deaths as having a violent cause. Whenever a native. dies from sickness it is believed that the sickness resulted from some plot. In order to detect the murderer, therefore, parts of the dead person are .distributed among the members of the household and after a timt examined by a certain official in the community who might be said to correspond to an American coroner, district attorney, judge and jury all combined. If any. part of these un canny relics has changed to an un natural color its possessor is imme diately executed and eaten by the other relatives. FAIR EXCHANGE. A New Back For an Old One-How It is Done in Newberry. The back aches at times with a dull, indescribable feeling making you weary and restless; piercing pains shoot across the region of the kidneys and again the loins are so lame to stoop is agony. No use to rub or aptly plaster to the back in this condition. you cann- reach thie cause. Exchange the bad bae& for a new anid stronger one. Follow the example of this Newberry citizen. ,W.F.Ewart of the firm of Ewart, Pifer & Co., .clothiers and gentlemen furnishings-address Main street extend ed, says: "I have used Doans' Kidney Pills with very great benefit. I suffered with my back and kidneys for quite a while. The secretions from the kidneys were very dark contained s- diment and were annoying particularly at night. There was a dull pain across my loins for which I wore plasters and used liniments but without any apparent effect. I noticed in our newspapers what Doan's Kidney Pills had done for others and I called at W.E.Pelham's & son'sI drug store and procured a box and used them according to directions. Since then my kidney secretions have regained their natural color and action my rest is Dot disturbed at night and the pain in my back has entirely left me. For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co,Bu.ffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan's and take DO other. copymaGH. SUPERFINE SILVERWARE. In tea and coffee sets, both ster ling silver and plated ware. Te de signs and patterns get more dainty and desirable with each passing year and our grandmothers' eves would twinkle with amazement at the dis play to be seen here. Daniels&Williamison. Make Your Own Ice Cream. There has jnst been placed in all the grocy stores, anew preparation caled Ice Cream POWDER 0hich is meeting with great favor, as it enables everyone to make ice cream in their own home with very litetrouble. Everythinginthepackageformak iug two quartsof del icious icecream. If your grocer can't supply yousend 2-7c. for two pk -s. by mail. Van [lla, Chocolate Strawberry and Unflavored. Address, The Genesee ure Food Co., Box 295 , Le Roy, N.Y. COTTON GIN Insurance. Apply to Norwood & Tyree, Agents, Newberry, S. C. Best Mineral As phalt Roofing. C. H. CANNON, Near 3., N. & L. Depot. MEAL AND HULLS We are pre pared to fill or ders for MEAL and HULLS. We have attractive exchange val ues for seed with meal and hulls. We can show you a saving of over two dollars per ton on your seed by. EXCHANGING seed for meal & hulls with us, as compared with other offers, we invite your pat ronage. For prices etc. apply to Fhe Southern Cotton Oil Co., L. W. FLOYD, Mgr. ENIEli Eiul DAME OF Newberry, S. C. ox-gan.isr.c 1896. Capital - - - $50,000 Surplus - - - 19,500 Paid Stockholders since organization 21,000 Paid Depositors in Savings depart ment since or ganization - - $9,200 A man working by the day is paid a r the time he puts in at work, but when that man saves a dollar for his lay's labor it works for him nights, ~s well as days; never lays off on ecount of bad weather and never ;ets sick, but goes right on earn ng him an income. It's a nice hing to work for money, but it's iauch nicer to have money working or you. Try it-open a savings account with us and get some money working for you. Make a deposit n the Savings department today mnd let it begin to work for you. [nterest computed at 4 per cent rnuary i and July x of eh year. Iiss Bessie L. Simmons, Music Studio (Over Pelham's Drug Store.) Piano and Voice. Term beginning Monday, Sept. 5, 1904 $3.00 Per. Eight Lessons. Bread Makirng Made *11TH "UNIVERSAL" THF. rCad Maker and Raiser, you .can* mix and 'knead Bread thoroughly in 3 Minutes. Hands do nottouch the dough, DOES AWAY WITH HAND KNEADING AND MAKES BETTER BREAD . Easy to cenn."f A child can work it. THEY ARE GUARANTEED TO GIVE SATISFACTION OR YOUR MONEY BACK. PRICE $2.00. F. A. SCHUMPERT, Sec'y and Treas Brick! Brickli For Sale by C. H. CANNON. Southern Railway. Best Line, Choice of Routes, Through Pullman Sleepers, Dining Cars. Stop.-overs allowed at Western North Carolina Summer Re sorts and other points. Low Excursion Tickets. For full information or World's Fair literature apply to any agent Southern Railway, or R. W. HUNT, Div. Pass. Agent Charleston, S, C.. Cliarlestoi883161' TesOiola Rvv US Augusta and4 AsheviHle Shorb Linie. *uetem Der ist.) (Bead Down.) (Bead Up) 124 m....L ebry.... Ar 3.lOm 1.50 pm.........Ar Laurens........... L0 p. 2.07 pm.........Lv Laurens.. ..... At 1.30 pm 3.85 pm.........Ar Greenville....'Ia 12. 5 pm 3.30 pm......Ar Spartanburg..... Lv I201 pm 3.40 pm......Lv 8partanburg..... Ar 10.20 am 5.47 pm.....Ar 8aluda.-.......... Lv 8 4 am 6.20 pm......Ar Hendersonville Lv 8.10 am 7.15 pm....Ar Ashevlle............Lv 7.15 am 1.50 pm....Lv Laurqns.........Ar 1.45 pm 2.15 pm.....A r Waterloo... ......v 1.17 pm 2.46 pm....Ar Greenwood........Lv 12.45 pm 3.40 pm...:Ar afcCorm1ck....Lv 11.47 am 7.10 pm....Ar Anderson.......Lv 7.25 am 5.20 pm....Ar Augusta........Lv 10.10 am 2 35 pm....v Anguast.......... 4r 1.2.20 pmn 4.*0 pm....Ar allendale.......Lv 10.25 a-a 5 40 pm....Ar Ye nasse.....Lv 9 15am 7.40 pm....Ar CharIeston... .....v 7.10 am 7.30 pm....A rSavannah.......Lv 6 40 am 6.80 pm......Ar Beaufort.......Lv 7.4Aam 6.40 pm....Ar Port Royal....Lv .7.25 m For further information relative to rates etc., call on, or address C. H. GASQUE, At, Laurens, 8. C. GEO. T. BABY AN Gn. Age. Greenvie, 8.0. ERNEdT WI~IM8, Geu. Pas. A~*