Bulletin of the University of Georgia — Walter Barnard Hill ~ EG, Mie Memorial Number May, 1906 a Fsaued Monthly by the University —~IIGEI EG Entered at the Post Offire at Shen, Ga., as second-rlass matter, August 30, 1905, wider Act nf Gongress of Duly 16, 1894. Wo G s«Bern Nowdz CN y ery ee Cmte ab atike Sw en RS 5 UNIVERS 7/2 hy RN TS: BULLETIN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA MEMORIAL NUMBER, MAY 1906. WALTER BARNARD HILL, CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY. Issued by Order of the Board of Trustees Under the Direction of the Following Committee of the Board: N. E. HARRIS, S. B. ADAMS, DUDLEY M. HUGHES, E. H. CALLAWAY, ! CLARK HOWELL. ah Ah it L Kh, y 4 nt Ni hy! Ay it Heo 0 ar! aN} AMT RR AMR SRUT DD ; 1 i * th i } rN i) f i vay NK eon .) ee a ne if hy er fe Av CONTENTS. Frontispiece: Walter Barnard Hill, Chancellor of the University. Introduction. Addresses at the Memorial Exercises held in the University Chapel: Sketch of Chancellor Hill: Hon. Nathaniel E. Harris, Chairman Dr: ir CVE AE AEC: OTTTTIA CEC alee Rr REN MiNi ER Mb Agi aN ey hk yl Mone AL AR . Hill’s Relation to the University: Prof. David C. Barrow... . Hill’s Relation to the University: Prof. Willis H. Bocock ... . Hill’s Relation to the Board of Trustees: Hon. Enoch H. aa way ier wat coun, i ; . Hill’s oN to Ne evi Hon. Tose M. Terrell, Gov- Stnor: On) Geqnaetann une iar. Hill’s Relation to the Bench Bie Ba Hon. eee I. icon: Associate Justice Supreme Court .. . Hill’s Relation to the Beye Ghileveeee Dr. Charles Beer onuth) President ot! Mercer: University) 10 volo iin . Hill’s Relation to the Denominational Colleges: Dr. ne Ey, Dickey, President of Emory College ......... Hill’s Relation to the Church: Rev. Isaac S. Hephine D. D. Letter from Mr. George Foster Peabody, of New York, read by the Chairman FonwiN} He TArrisi en ion cede LAN tabby Rima Fersonal and Press Tributes: Dr. Albert Shaw, Editor Review of Reviews ... ... ... 22. ee Editorial in The Outlook . Hon. John Temple Cy Editor Nee News A eee M LOA Hon Clarie Howell) Editor: Atlanta Constitution) 3/0048 Pa nud. Mrs. W. H. Felton, in Atlanta Journal ..... Beitociallinem ue usta CH rontelay tit Bditoryal in Macon News wiles Ge. ele aveeeiy opy ee ee T. W. Reed, in Athens Banner ... ... Pu ECA obs Dr. W. C. Lovett, Editor Wesleyan Cintas ee ah cette) HaditorialinAtlantai Jourtmal wy ee ene ata iat eee ig: es . 69 70 MA: Dr A) J. Battle,.in: Atlanta ‘Constitution (out) ok eee Hony)) Ps :A. Stovall) Editor Savannah Press’ wh.) 64)... 2 Prof. J. S. Stewart, in Atlanta Journal .. mrs’ f! Hiditorial in ‘Che! Georgian iy oe re ce rr Editorialin' The Red andiBlack) Wi) 0) eee Bee Bethy Services at the Synagogue in Athens ... ... As Exercises at Colored College in Savannah . VAR BPA Dr. Edwin A. Alderman, President Uiveraee of Virginia in ete SI MriRoM Girardeau, at Bimory College 2.0!) 7.20414 ens Words of Appreciation in’ Letters to Mrs: Hill 22). 0. Cee Resolutions of New WOrk (ALUMI isis Wale. es ww elt cele s Celene a’ bie tence 90 Resolutions of the Southern Mutual Insurance Company ..... 91 Waiversity. Plans) for the Future... 2 od es INTRODUCTION. The death of Chancellor Hill was a profound shock to the people oi Georgia and to all who knew and loved him throughout the entire country, coming as it did at a time when he had become indispensable to the University in its many plans for future development. Mr. Hill contracted a severe cold on returning from a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the State School for Colored Youths in Savan- nah, December 13, 1905. His cold not yielding to simple remedies, a physician was called. Pneumonia developed and after an heroic struggle of ten days he was “called home” on the morning of December 28th. } _ The announcement of his illness and death touched the heart of the state and nation as has that, perhaps, of no other Georgian since the similarly sudden death of Henry W. Grady. Hon. John T. Graves in an editorial in the Atlanta News of De- cember 27th thus voiced the feelings of the people: “The friends of education in Georgia and the South are watching today with deep and tender solicitude around the bed upon which Walter B. Hill, chancellor of our State University, lies mortally ill. There is not in the ranks of noble figures whose brains and hearts are consecrated to the great cause of Southern Education, a nobler and a more useful figure than that of Chancellor Hill. “With a pure heart, a crystal mind and a signal patriotism, he came out of the walks of professional life some years ago to give his time, his talents, and his character to the service of his state in the development of its immortal youth. “Neither senators nor governors; neither congressmen nor state officials mean so much to Georgia as the gentle gentleman lying ill at Athens today. He carries upon the shoulders of his solemn, sweet responsibility more of vital meaning to the real and vital interests of 6 WALTER BARNARD HILL the state than all the public officials and dignitaries who clamor for recognition in this generation of our people. “Speaking for the people of Georgia in their highest and, yet in an almost selfish stretch of sympathy, we send to Athens today the assurance of our deep and tender consideration, and we send to a higher source from which we ask the loftiest favors, the invocation that the beloved and brilliant chancellor of our university may be spared for other and longer years of service to the young men upon whom our future and our honor rest.” The funeral services were held on December 29th at 4:00 p. m., in the University Chapel. The service was read by Rev. F. F. Reese, of Nashville, assisted by Rev. I. 5. Hopkins, of Athens. Amid a pro- fusion of flowers, sent by friends, far and near, his body was laid to rest in Oconee Cemetery, near the scene of his labors, in the presence of his sorrowing neighbors and prominent citizens of the state. At a meeting of the Board of Trustees in January a committee consisting of Hon. N. E. Harris, Judge S$. B. Adams, Hon. Dudley M. Hughes, Judge E. H. Callaway, and Hon. Clark Howell, was ap- pointed to arrange a memorial service in honor of Mr. Hill and to prepare a sketch of his life and work. Tuesday, April toth, was designated by the committee for the exercises. The students of the University were at home for the Christmas holidays when Mr. Hill died. In the morning of the Memorial Day, immediately after chapel exercises, they marched by classes in silent ranks to the simple grave of their dead friend and placed flowers upon his grave in token of their love and esteem. In the afternoon, the University Chapel was crowded to its full capacity by appreciative friends and the affection of loyal hearts was lovingly expressed by a distinguished company of Georgia’s leading citizens. On the stage were seated the faculty, representatives from the faculties of other institutions, the Board of Trustees and many prom- inent visitors. The stage was beautifully decorated. Among the dis- tinguished visitors was Dr. Wallace Buttrick, of New York, who came to express by his presence the esteem in which Chancellor Hill was held by the leading educators of the North. He spoke tenderly of his own love for Mr. Hill. It is to be regretted that no stenograph- WALTER BARNARD HILL 7 er was present to record the beautiful tribute by Dr. Buttrick on “Dr. Hill—The Man.” ie This volume was authorized by the Board of Trustees and is issued under the direction of the committee of the Board to perpetuate the loving tributes of friends of our great chancellor. >] Ss i J —~ Lasgo - MEMORIAL SKETCH BY HON. N. E. HARRIS, FOR THE COMMITTEE. Walter Barnard Hill, A. M., LL.D., was born in Talbotton, Ga., September 5, 1851; he died at Athens, Ga., on December 28, 1905, in the fifty-fifth year of his age. , His father was Judge Barnard Hill, a distinguished jurist and lawyer, who was a native of Harvard, Mass., where he was born on the 21st of March, 1804, and who came to Georgia in 1822, and after residing a while at Talbotton finally settled at Macon. Judge Hill was twice married. By his first wife, who was Miss Sarah Ann Brown, he had two children, one of whom, John R. Hill, studied law and practiced with his father for a while. He is now dead. : The other child, Mrs. A. H. Lester, of Poulan, Ga., is yet living. His second wife was Miss Mary Clay Birch, daughter of a southern mechanic and contractor, of English descent and related to the family of the great Henry Clay, of Kentucky. Judge Hill was married to the last wife on the 24th of November, 1844, in Talbotton, Ga. Two children were born of this marriage—Walter and Herbert. The latter still survives, residing at Monticello, where he is engaged in the insurance business. So it may be said of the Chancellor’s blood that it was strictly puritan and cavalier—Massachusetts and Georgia. As soon as young Walter was able to leave his home his father © sent him to Talbotton, Ga., to enter the Collinsworth Institute, at that place. Here he received his earliest training under the tutorship of Rev. John T. McLaughlin. The young man was very precocious, developing far ahead of his age, so that he was able to enter the Sophomore Class half ad- vanced in the University at the spring term of 1868, when only sixteen vears of age. | Although his class was largely made up of men of mature 10 WALTER BARNARD HILL minds, who had been kept back by the vicissitudes of the war, and had come to college at a much more advanced age than is usual, yet the young boy of sixteen forged immediately to the front of the class, which position he held to the end, graduating with the third honor, in 1870. He remained for a year at the University after his graduation, taking the A. M. course and likewise completing the course in law. From the law school he received the degree of B. L. in 1871, and at the same time obtained the degree of A. M. in the post graduate course of the University. His diploma as a graduate of the law school entitled him to practice law in the courts of Georgia and he immediately entered into partnership with his father in the city of Macon, where he did his first work at the bar. After Judge Hill was promoted to the bench, in 1873, Mr. Hill formed a partnership with his class-mate and friend, N. E. Harris, Esquire, which partnership lasted until his election to the chancellor- ship, on July 13, 1899. Some of the famous men who were in college with Mr. Hill may be mentioned with propriety. There were in the classes ahead of him: Henry W. Grady, Hon. Albert H. Cox, Hon. Peter W. Mel- drim, Judge S. F. Wilson, Judge W. R. Hammond, Judge Emory Speer, Judge A. Pratt Adams, Judge Howard Van Epps, Hon. J. W. Walters, Hon. Benj. H. Hill, Jr.. Hon. B. M. Davis, and in his class were: Hon. Charles L. Bartlett, Judge Walter C. Beeks, Hon. Wash- ington Dessau, Hon. Dudley M. Hughes, Judge Henry C. Roney, Hon. W. A. Broughton, Gen. EF. D. Huguenin, Rev. J. D. Hammond, Hon. A. H. Hodgson, Rev. I. W. Waddell, Col. Marion Verdery, President George Summey, President G. R. Glenn, Hon. D. B. Fitz- gerald, Hon. N. FE. Harris and others. There was not a person in college with Mr. Hill, who did not realize at the time that he was a young man of unusual mental capacity and destined to achieve success in any line of work to which he might devote his energies. LEGAL ACHIEVEMENTS. A short time after his admission to the bar, Mr. Hill undertook to revise the Code of Georgia, rendered necessary by the results of the war, and the laws passed under the Constitutions, since 1863. WALTER BARNARD HILL If This Revised Code was published in sa and was known as Erwin, Lester and Hill’s Code. Mr. Hill did the work of annotating this code, using for the purpose authorities derived from the Supreme Court decisions of the state, as well as from the text writers and reports of other states. The work required extensive research, careful analysis, and undoubted legal judgment. The result was in fact one of the best and most complete specimens of code annotation to be found in the history of our code expansion. He revised the Code again in 1882 and brought it up to date. While Mr. Hill never held any political office, yet he served with distinction in many relations open to the profession. He was elected city attorney for the corporation of Macon in 1876 and held this office in connection with his firm continuously until the latter part of the year 1882. During a portion of this time he was in partnership with Lanier & Anderson, father and uncle respectively, of Sidney Lanier, the association being a partnership in which the two firms of Lanier & Anderson and Hill & Harris were combined. Afterwards Mr. Hill became, in connection with his firm, general counsel of the Covington & Macon railroad, also of the Empire & Dub- lin and the Middle Georgia & Atlantic railroad companies. For a number of years he was division counsel of the Central rail- -1oad and assistant division counsel of the Southern railroad. He likewise represented the old East Tennessee railroad in the same capacity, following Messrs. Bacon & Rutherford in that position. At the time he was elected Chancellor, his firm was well known throughout a considerable portion of the state and was engaged in a very large and extensive business. — He was president of the Bar Association in 1887 and always took a leading part in the work. At one time his name was presented to the governor of the state for judge of the Macon circuit, and was earnestly urged by a large delegation of the Macon bar. He had agreed to accept the position and the governor was ready to appoint, when some unexpected oppo- sition developed and he did not receive the place. If he had gone upon the bench his life doubtless would have been entirely changed. 12 WALTER BARNARD HILL He was admitted to practice in the courts of the United States and in the Supreme Court at Washington. In the latter court he appeared several times on important cases and with almost uniform success. When the Supreme Court of the United States celebrated its centennial, in 1890, he received the distinguished honor of being placed upon the programme to deliver an address upon the subject of the “Common Law.” ‘This duty he discharged with eminent satis- faction. He much preferred the practice in the United States courts, where questions were largely determined by the judge rather than in the state courts. He was profoundly interested in the literature of the profession, constantly studying law as a science and delighting to explore its growth and the steady development of its administration. While he was not a teacher by profession, he was not altogether without experience in this calling, for he had occupied the position of Professor of Law in Mercer University for five years, and had just been re-elected to that place at the time when he became Chancellor of the University. He filled this position in the Mercer Law School, it is said, with marked ability and success. A member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, he was Prominent in its circles, having been sent as a delegate several times to the Annual Conferences and twice to the General Conference of that Church. He was also for many years Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the South Georgia Orphans’ Home, located at Macon, and likewise occupied the position of Chairman of the Board of Stewards of Mulberry Street Church for a long series of vears. He filled a term as trustee of Vanderbilt University at Nashville and was elected trustee of Emory College, but did not take his seat. His greatest distinction in Georgia, however, grew out of his connection with the temperance movement. For many years he was regarded as the central figure in this movement and devoted to it some of the best years of his life, spending his money and us:ng his pen and voice in aid or advocacy of its principles. In fact, it may with truth be said of him that he did more to make Georgia a prohibition state than any other one man ever connected with the cause. While his course as a prohibitionist subjected him at times to criticism, yet so well recognized was his integrity and so wide-spread WALTER BARNARD HILL 13 his reputation for honesty of purpose and devotion to truth, that no one of his bitterest enemies ever impugned his motives or questioned the sincerity and honesty of his convictions. One of the bar-keepers whose business he had been assailing said of him once, “That fellow Hill is a very clever man and I would have no fault to find with him, if he would only just let whiskey alone.” During all these days of work at his profession and in his favorite cause of temperance he found time to write largely for magazines and literary papers throughout the Union. Some of these publications attracted wide-spread attention, among which may be mentioned his articles on “ Wit and Humor,” published in the Methodist Review and other periodicals, and his “Uncle Tom Without a Cabin,” in which our great Southern problem was discussed. His convictions touching the relations of the races were strong and decided and his presentation and discussion of subjects bearing upon these matters made a profound impression upon the minds of the people both North and South. | His diction was smooth and elegant and his thoughts were ready and striking at all times. His speeches and lectures, delivered either in the court house or elsewhere on current matters, were always models of eloquence and rhetoric. He was never known to make a failure either in a speech or an essay. On the Wisconsin trip, which the trustees made last year through the kindness of Mr. Peabody and Mr. Spencer, while Mr. Hill was speaking in the great auditorium at Madison, one of the professors on the stage remarked: “Mr. Hill must be a Northern man; no Southern man ever used such beautiful language.” In all his public utterances there was ever an undercurrent of wit, and yet from his ordinary conversation no one would have sus- pected the decided vein of humor and anecdote which he, in fact, pos- sessed. Not only did his writings exhibit this phase, but in the court house, in his management of:cases, his droll sayings, puns and sharp wit often did him great service either in the discomfiture of an adversary or in commanding the good graces of a jury. He has been known to laugh an adversary out of court. i4 WALTER BARNARD HILL Chief Justice Simmons, of the Supreme Court, once declared’ that Mr. Hill “was the best brief maker he had ever known at the bar of Georgia,” and he added that “his experience ran over a pretty broad field.” He used of him the following remarkable language: “When Mr. Hill first starts out, if he annunciates as a proposi. tion that 2 and 2 make 4, I am obliged to say to myself ‘that is an. infernal lie,’ or I am lost. He builds his argument so logically and handles his authorities so effectively, that he carries me completely away and unless I differ with him on the axioms he employs I cannot escape his conclusions.” He did not fancy the fierce contest of the court house, but never- theless he was always ready when his case was called. Judge Simmons, referred to above, who presided over the Superior Courts of the Macon Circuit for many years before going upon the Supreme bench, used to remark, that there were two lawyers at his bar always ready; one was Walter Hill, who was ready because he had his case prepared, the other was—(naming a certain lawyer)—-who was ready, because he never knew whether his case was prepared or not. HIS WORK IN THE UNIVERSITY. The selection of Chancellor Hill proved to be the happiest event which happened in the history of the University for many long years. It has been said that he reconciled the foes of the institution and re-united its friends. It is certain that he carried both the great denominations of the state, the Baptists and the Methodists, to its support. He had lived in close contact with Emory College and had occupied a chair in Mercer University and this fact gave warrant to the idea that each denomination had accredited him, in practice at least, to the University. But his usefulness did not end here. He reconciled the General Assembly to the University. Before his election, the state had treated this great school with a parsimony scarcely equaled in the history of educational institutions. The few appropriations that had been made to it were secured after almost superhuman efforts on the part of its friends. They were small in amount, as if the state were doling out its charity to an un- grateful child; but no sooner had Mr. Hill taken the reins than the entire policy was changed. The result has been that more money has WALTER BARNARD HILL 15 ‘been received by the institution from the state and individuals, dur- ing Mr. Hill’s incumbency, than in all the previous years of the Uni- versity together, if only the appropriations from the United States Government are not counted. Exhibited to this sketch is a statement of the contributions which ‘the University had received from all sources previous to the time Mr. Hill took charge. Counting the value of the land given in the outset and all the appropriations and private gifts, including the Brown Fund for the benefit of students, the whole receipts up to the year 1900 amounted to only $118,000.00. Since that time Mr. Hill has received from the state and from © private individuals the sum of $308,500—nearly three times what the University had received before his election. This remarkable showing will make his loss to the University the more conspicuous. Through the efforts mainly of one of our own representatives, ~Hon. Joseph H. Hall, of Bibb, Mr. Hill obtained an annual appropria- -tion of $22,500.00 for the maintenance of the University proper. This was the first public recognition of such a claim by the Leg- islature since the founding of the institution. That maintenance fund has now become a fixture in the appropriation bills of the state, and it is believed will continue for all future time. If there were nothing -else that entitled both the legislator and the Chancellor to a just claim of immortality this fact is surely sufficient. To the warm friendship of Mr. George Foster Peabody for Mr. Hill is due the splendid donation of $50,000 which was given to the University for the erection of the Peabody Library. Many other donations from Mr. Peabody may be traced to the same source. He has more than doubled the attendance of students at the Uni- versity and the number now far surpasses that of any previous period in the history of the institution. Cut off in his prime, his death seems an irreparable and inex- plicable waste. He represented an aggregation of experience and judgment that entitled him to the companionship of the foremost men of the world and yet the University loses it all, ee state loses it . all, the race loses it all. He died a martyr to duty. Worn and weary with ee and 16 WALTER BARNARD HILL exhausted with work during the summer in the effort to obtain from the Legislature recognition of the plans for the Agricultural Depart- ment, his frame almost collapsed and nervous prostration hung close upon his foot-steps. During that last year of his life he spoke ably to the committee of the Legislature with a pleading full of pathos and strength. He spoke to the joint session of the General Assembly with something of his old time vigor, but all his close friends knew the strain was killing him. When he returned from Europe in the late fall, however, he seemed to have entirely recovered his health, and promised readiness tor years of work—a promise alas! never to be realized. He was seized with pneumonia on his return from a visit to Savannah, in connection with the Colored School, at that place, and died in a few days thereafter. His last public utterance heard by any member of the Board was at the Memorial of Lyman Hall on the 25th day of November, 1905, in Atlanta, where he delivered one of the brightest and most effective speeches that ever fell from his lips. It was a discourse that set forth Lyman Hall’s martyrdom to the work of the Technological School. Looking back upon it now it seems that, by a species of prophecy, he was really describing his own approaching fate. In his association with this board, his quiet and unobtrusive manners, his gentleness of disposition, his excessive modesty served to almost hide the knowledge of his splendid intellectual endowments from the individual members thereof. We touched elbows with greatness, yet we scarcely seemed to know it, and it was only when he was dead that we began to see how wide-reaching had been his efforts and what unrivaled success was promising to crown his administration of the University’s af- fairs. He was an ideal chancellor; he had the University upon his heart and it followed him into his dreams. Constantly he was seeking out new fields of improvement and bringing to bear upon every detail of the work all the powers of his great intellect for the advancement of the institution. His intensely religious zeal gave its impress to the student body and few men,it is said, ever had such a hold upon the young men who attended the institution under his care. WALTER BARNARD HILL 'y, The commanding position of the University today, its added equipment, its extended grounds, its splendid new edifices erected during his six years of service, will be the best monument to his memory for all time to come. Mr. Hill was happily married. Two daughters and two sons with a sorrowing wife survive him. His wife is a first honor graduate of Wesleyan College at Ma- con and was always a friend and companion to him in the highest intellectual sense, supplementing his own brilliant mind with her splendidly trained powers. To these—the widow and children—there can be no reparation for his death. Costly shafts and eloquent mem- orials will not bring back the loved one from the tomb nor blunt the keen sense of their loss. Mr. Hill’s place among the world’s men of mark has not yet been assigned to him. By some of the eulogists who have referred to him since his death he has been called “the great Educational States- man.” The words seem peculiarly apposite and fitly describe his standing. He was a great worker, yet his mental powers always outran his physical frame, for his body was too weak to support his wonder- ful mentality. On the Code revision he worked himself to exhaustion and struggled with the physical results upon his body for years. During the trial of a great case his brilliant and cultured mind so dominated his body, that he forgot for a time all sense of fatigue, but at the end, when the physical asserted itself again, he would almost suffer collapse. He slept very little. In fact it is said of him he spent more hours awake during the year probably than any man since Talleyrand. He was forever “pegging away.” No one ever saw him idle a moment. There was one ceaseless exertion and one steady and resistless ad- vance, for he used every moment in expanding thought or gathering new information. _ He had a wonderful power of detail. Everything was on hand to use at a moment’s notice and his desk in this respect was the type of his intellect, with all its stores of RE knowledge ready for use when demanded. He was well read on a great variety of subjects and his theories 18 WALTER BARNARD HILL enabled him to group in a harmonious system every fact and achieve- ment, in all the wide range of his reading, thought and experience. He was methodical to an extreme. It was a trait that distin- guished him even in his college life—in fact, after all, his matured powers seem to have been only exaggerated copies of the same powers observable in his school life. In his partnership he kept track of all the business engagements, the time for answers, pleas and demurrers, the date of the courts, the summoning of witnesses, and all the hundred other like things that perplex and disturb the life of the busy lawyer struggling with a growing practice at the bar. He was never known to lose or mislay a paper, forget an engage- ment, or neglect the preparation of a case. His wonderful memory of detail was the safeguard of his firm. Many times his partner has waked at night from sleep, and, recalling some engagement or matter of business forgotten during the day, spent the remainder of the night in an agony of wakefulness only to find on going to the office in the morning that Mr. Hill had remembered the engagement or at- tended to the business on time. He never forgot. And so, through the long association, his mind grew, and his genius enlarged till he was fitted for the great office of Chancellor of the University of his native state. The Law has its graduates into Teaching as well as Teaching its eraduates into Law. Looking back over these trying and formative days it is hard to realize that we were all the time in contact with one of the world’s ereat men; that here in these commonplace surroundings, in an office where the poet Sidney Lanier once worked and studied over the dry details of the lawyer’s business, the great Chancellor grew to the full stature of his manhood, fitting himself to step off upon the arena of letters and learning and walk like a Colossus among the common herd of men! Mr. Hill was consistent in purpose and direct in action. He could say “no” when the circumstances demanded it. He never concealed his position or attempted to avoid responsibility. He was just in all his conduct. When put at the head of the University many anti-prohibitionists sent their sons to him. : After one of these young men had been under his charge some WALTER BARNARD HILL 19 two or three months he wrote to his father, a prominent wholesale liquor dealer, these words: “Why, father, Mr. Hill treats me as he does any of the other students of the school. He doesn’t seem to make any difference.” He threw his great religious spirit into the business of the chan- cellorship, and his ideals began to expand, as his successes multiplied about him. He made friends of the lovers of education in the North and cpened the way to recognition by the great philanthropists there, of the position which this, the oldest State University in the nation, is of right entitled to occupy. If he had lived—with their help—he would have made the Unt- versity first in all the south, second to but few in the Union. For steady devotion to the work to which he had consecrated himself, for heroic sacrifice in the cause of education in our state, for courageous zeal and untiring perseverance in the effort to push the University forward, among its own people, among the people of the state, among the thinking portion of the world, Mr. Hill has never had a superior in this high position. In his private life he was a philanthropist without ostentation, a scholar without egotism, and an actor without knowledge of the footlights or the galleries. His constant aim was always to do some one some good. For this he lived his life. There was no one too low for his benevolence nor too high for his kindly admonition and encouragement. Numerous editors and writers of our time have given to the world the impression which his character made upon them. In the Outlook, in the Review of Reviews, in all the leading journals of the state, in the educational journals of the North and in publications in foreign lands, his death has been noted and his loss deplored. Prof. Mosely, late of Mercer University, speaking before the Current Topics and History Clubs of Macon on March 26th, 1906, used concerning him the following words: “Chancellor Hill, while not our greatest educator, was in my iudgment, the greatest educational leader and statesman the South has yet produced. He touched every phase of education in the state from the rural school to the University. He was also a leader in every phase of educational activity. 20 WALTER BARNARD HILL “While his energies were directed primarily to the building up of a great university for this state, and a better educational sys- tem for Georgia and the South, as Albert Shaw has so justly said of him, he ‘ranked high among the men who live and work upon the national plane.’ He brought to the study of educational as well as other problems, such mature and reasonable views, and such a kind, fair and in every way admirable spirit, that we are not surprised that sc many of the leading men of the North who were vitally interest- ed in the South, ‘were always ready to say,’ to use Mr. Shaw’s words once again, ‘with respect to a given question of opinion, or a prob- lem of policy, it was quite sufficient to ascertain what Dr. Hill thought would be right with respect to matters concerning his own region, and then accept his views as a basis of a working policy.’ And the best and most intelligent Southern men and women prized Chancellor Hill’s wisdom, sanity and fair-mindedness as highly as did the best men of the North. The good and wise of any country or time would have recognized Chancellor Hill as a superior man and have found in him a true and worthy friend.” PERSONAL ESTIMATE OF ONE OF THE COMMIT TEE. The Honorable Dudley M. Hughes, one of the committee, his life-long friend and classmate, furnishes the following personal esti- mate: “As a college man Mr. Hill was the leader in everything that tended to uplift his associates. He was not only regarded as a man of brilliant parts, but a Christian by nature. He was admired and loved by every member of his class. I felt in those days that he would grow to be a great and useful man. I was not disappointed. I have watch- ed him all through his career, and I believe that his life was replete with success in all that makes a man great and good. “He was an eminent lawyer, not only an ornament to the bar, but a gifted son, of whom all Georgia was proud. “When the University was without a chancellor, he of all men was selected for this high position. In our expectation we were not disappointed, for no chancellor ever filled the chair with more credit and honor. “It seems strange that he should have been taken in this hour of his great usefulness. “Today he is happy eternally in Heaven, and I pray God to so direct that we may meet him there.” WALTER BARNARD HILL , 21 ESTIMATE OF THE FACULTY OF THE UNIVERSITY. The following eloquent tribute was adopted by the Faculty of the University at a meeting following his death: Walter Barnard Hill, of the class of 1870, and of the Law Class of 1871, Chancellor of the University since 1899, having lovingly devoted his distinguished abilities in the best years of his life to the service of his Alma Mater, finally having laid life itself at her feet, the Faculty of the University of Georgia hereby record some expres- sion of their grief at the death of a well-loved colleague, friend, and chief, and their deep sense of loss sustained by the University, by the people of his native state, and by the whole nation. The eminent success of Mr. Hill’s administration as Chancellor, and of his leadership in the cause of education, was due not only to fine intellectual abilities, but also to the fundamental strength of a great character, known of all men. “Life, love and labour up to life’s last height, These three were stars unsetting in his sight.” _ TO CHANCELLOR HILL. George Herbert Clarke, teacher and essayist, wrote of him as follows: Honour and worth and work filled up your plan; To make the little large, the fettered free, To mould in college halls the gentleman And Georgian-to-be, Who should not dream the dastard dream of gain Through weaklings wronged, nor of the empty praise That babbling words may win, but choose the pain Of long laborious days, And in that toil-pain finding power and joy, Pursue it, leaving hope of meed with One Who mints His finest gold with due alloy, And sees its service done. O liberal student of the old and new, Bred of your spirit other men shall rise, Serene and wise and brave, and look on you With unforgetful eyes. 22 WALTER BARNARD HILL So rest in peace, or, if it chance that Death Discover wider reaches, ampler rede, May your strong soul, while it adventureth, Remember still our need! Macon, Georgia. Peace to his ashes! May his grave in Oconee Cemetery, hard by his much loved Alma Mater, be like his life, an inspiration to all who loved him! WALTER BARNARD HILL UNIVERSITY SINCE ITS FOUNDATION. 1784 Value of land given ... . $24,400 1878 Appropriation ... 15,000 ISSE A RM pLOpMAtiony seer. Nl nk its 2,000 1864) ;Appropriation i/04/).05) 54 3,000 1888 Appropriation ... ... 5,000 | 1894 Appropriation ... . 3,000 1896 Appropriation Keuicncel Hall) 29,900 $82,300 PRIVATE GIFTS. 1801 Value of land given by Gov. Milledge .. ... $ 1,000 1802 Cash by Jos. Gunn, Jr., a) 1,000 1807. Cash by John Marks for apoaratis wan 1,000 1854 Dr. Wm. Terrell (interest only available) .. 20,000 1859 Robert Taylor (lost in the Wiel NRT eG 5,000 1873 Athens (Moore College).. . 25,000 23 EXHIBIT OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED BY THE 1879 McCay Fund (available about 2,000 A my 15,000 1881 Brown Fund (interest for students)... . 50,000 is 18.000 Receipts since 1900 not included in the ordinary receipts from interest and fees: From the State: Candler and Denmark Halls ... $45,000 Terrell and; Le Conte Halls... 2. 29,000 DUIINEE OCHOOR We ts Ge a ns. EAA E MOC harmens \INStiporesn un aaa re OO Maintenance three (years cera alc G7 SOC Mr. Peabody: EADEAT yh cine nnn ym yon E 50,000 Farm and bosdenie LOtS ee ey 22. OOO Alun and inends ss Wampusextensiony 0). EL TOU IMG SET ATS NIV ETS COLPEO CIS ONIN ON eg ah No While tual NaNO ANOS EOC HudeetLiorace Russell tizeessavsiien Sno ia, nD ay aGHl hE ROO Wire wan Wenmank iseholarshini ania diacanag Uhale ano Adoni Bandi yy Me GaGa aN ha Re eat CN CN a OCC Mr. Peabody: Chair of Fores athe We Vara da Contributions Gen. Ed. Board: Sear Binea ona 5,500 Athens Alumni and Citizens: Campus Extension ...15,000 $308,500 24 WALTER BARNARD HILL Mr. Hill’s Relation To The University. BY PROFESSOR DAVID C. BARROW, ACTING CHANCELLOR. I was in college with Walter Hill. We were in the same fraternity, in the same literary society. We were not far apart in age, but he was a Senior and I a Sophomore. As a boy he was methodical. self- contained, diligent, brilliant. I do not believe there was a student in the University who planned his work and adhered to his plan as he did. He was able to graduate with honor, debate regularly, take part in all the public affairs of the University—in short, to perform all the duties which pertain to citizenship in a college community, because he regulated his ability with system. He was very ready. In our May Queen performance Peter Mar- tin was late in making his appearance on the stage, and Walter re- heved the situation by remarking that his friend Peter was unusually blessed ; he had the two hands which common mortals possessed, and on this occasion he had got a little behind hand. At Commencement the regularly appointed orator was forced to leave the University on account of a death in his family, as I recall it, and Walter Hill, on a day’s notice, made the address of the Com- mencement, and entertained the large audience with a well-remember- ed speech on Current Topics. To his college-mates his success has caused no surprise; we did not expect him to fall short in any parti- cular. Mr. Hill came first to the University as Chancellor from his Clarkesville home. He and Mrs. Hill came down one night. Several members of the Faculty, with certain of his city friends, met him at the station. He declined the numerous invitations to private houses, giving as his reason that his time was limited on that first visit, and he needed it all in becoming acquainted with his work. In the brief informal reception that night in the parlor of the hotel, those who were strangers gained confidence, and those who knew him were reassured by the quiet power of his bearing. ‘The calmness of strength is manifest. People approach a great work in such different ways. One man has his fan in his hand, and announces that it is his to clear the chaff WALTER BARNARD HILL ys 25 trom the wheat, his to separate the tares. Generally this man cannot ‘discern between chaff and wheat. Indeed, we are told that it is a divine office to separate human tares from human wheat. Another man comes to his work in the spirit of a little child. And this is the spirit of science, this the spirit of wisdom, this the spirit of calm strength. When Chancellor Hill was lying in his house for the last time, Professor Snelling said to me: “Mr. Hill came to the University in the spirit of a little child; I declare, it was beauti- ful.” And it was. The prayer of the wise man was his prayer: “I am but a little child; I know not how to go out or to come in. Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people.” In order to inform himself, he voluntarily performed as many de- tails as his time would permit. I remember that on one important committee, after he had attended several meetings and heard the dis- cussions, he asked the chairman to go ahead without him, adding, “I took a place on the committee to hear the discussion. I wanted to be informed.” I know from himself, that, after careful study, and as a conse- auence of that study, he changed his views on many college activities Mr. Hill’s first work was to learn the environment of the Uni- versity. He took the trouble to become acquainted with the citizens of Athens, to make friends with them. That first visit left him with a list and a description of the many citizens to whom he had been introduced. He did not hold that the University was independent of the town; on the contrary, he realized that the University was very dependent on the town. He encouraged efforts to draw them nearer and make them helpful to each other. Before the University opened that fall Athens was his, and Athens will remain his. With singular unanimity, her people realize that when the University lost this great Chancellor, Athens lost her first citizen. | Mr. Hill knew that the success of his administration would de- pend on making friends of the members of his Faculty. He succeed- ed, in one way and another, in showing especial kindness to each one. His judgment was marvellously accurate as to the manner in which each one could be won, and his dealing with them sincere and direct. It is surprising, indeed, how soon he learned the way to each one’s heart. He was responsive without being effusive. He listened with patience to the numerous worries which we brought him, helped us 26 WALTER BARNARD HILL to look at all sides, and gave us of his calmness when we were harassed through that nervous exhaustion which comes, as I be- lieve, to all thorough-going téachers. He greatly valued what he called the spirit of service; by which he meant a willingness to do the general work of the University. When he found one who was willing to aid in this way, he valued that mian and let him know that his service was appreciated. No one knew better than he that the real efficiency of the Unt- versity depended on effective work in its schools; and few knew so well how much the University could be advanced by having each one do a part in the general welfare work. He was a practical friend, a man who preferred to show rather than tell his friendship. He was a wise friend—and he was so patient. Above all else, he could be relied on. He was one of those rare men who will do more than he will promise. When men find such a man there comes the feeling of great restfulness. We trusted in his a we rested on his reliability. What a great thing it is in shifting life, to find now and then one of these unchangeable men! A chancellor holds the well-being uf the professors in his hands; and nothing binds them to him so strongly as a confidence that he can be depended on. ‘The main thing in having men stand by you is to let them know where to stand. To me the most beautiful feature in the friendship which grew — up between Mr. Hill and his Faculty was its growth. It was a living friendship, and its end is not yet. Just a little while ago, one of our most reserved professors said to me that he missed Mr. Hill more than at first. So do we all. His dealing with the Faculty as a body was a model of deference and courtesy. Any matter which was brought before the Faculty for decision was decided by them, and he would loyally abide the de- cision. You will find in no body of the same size so many men who think for themselves as you will find in a college faculty. Being accustomed to know some one thing better than any other member. cf his community, the professor naturally comes to think that this knowledge extends to general affairs. The work of his life being to seek and teach truth, the professor will accept it when he finds and sees it. Dr. Hill knew that if these learned, truth-seeking men could argue out a question they would reach a proper conclusion. His WALTER BARNARD HILL 27 Faculty meetings were lengthy, but they sifted out the truth. He himself consumed hardly any of the time. He was frequently ab- sent from the meetings during the latter part of his administration, sometimes being busy in the adjoining room. While it is true that his time was called for by many duties, it seems to me also that he had learned to trust his friends in the Faculty. Mr. Hill had great reverence for law. He believed that laws were carefully made, and that they should be observed. He adhered to and upheld the law. This he did uniformly. All a young man really expects is justice. When the students found that the laws were respected and administered uniformly, they agreed that justice was given, and in their hearts they approved. His manner of dealing with complaints—and complaints are frequent in a college—was a patient and calm consideration. He could see both sides, he would show both sides, and this enabled him to settle many difficulties. The students knew that he was exact in carrying out his prom- ises. They knew that he was careful in making up a judgment, and they learned that cause must be shown, and good cause, before he would change a conclusion. One of the most difficult details in college administration is the dealing with absences. Dr. Hill used to say that the dealing with absences was like the selection of judges for the courts: no method was satisfactory, and so it went a round ot methods. He took this matter in hand himself for two years, and without any severe discipline he stopped absences. He made his laws, he was prompt in enforcing them, and absences ceased. His teaching work was restricted, during the last years, to cer- tain courses in the. Law School. With these he was satisfied, and these he continued. When he was elected Chancellor he was given the work in Ethics. I saw him surrender this work with great regret. Of course, he was pressed for time, but I believe he was dissatisfied - with his success—or, it would be more exact to say, his apparent sticcess. Perhaps in technical method he was not usual, I cannot say, but I know a profound ethical influence was exerted by his teaching, such as is rarely seen. I have never doubted that it was a pity he gave up this class. He made careful preparation, he taught that which was beauti- ful and true, and his life enforced the teaching of his lips—or let me rather say, his lips but expressed the strength and beauty of his life. 28 WALTER BARNARD HILL Our examinations ended on the Friday before Christmas. A large number of boys were left on the campus, idle, waiting for the morning train. A lady was lying at the point of death on Lumpkin street, and the boys were asked to make no noise on that side of the campus. We did not realize how serious was Mr. Hill’s condition, but out of caution I told the boys to make no demonstration of Christ- mas joy near his house. The campus was the quietest place in Athens that night. I sat in my office until nearly ten o’clock. No fireworks were exploded, no noise was heard, not a single student was unmindful of the great man who was bravely, patiently fighting his last fight. It seems to me that no higher tribute of the love and respect of his students was ever paid to the great Chancellor than that paid by the silent campus. Of his work in developing the University I cannot speak. I hardly know who can speak. Mr. Hill was a silent man. He knew that I knew of the beginning of the work, but we never spoke of it. My knowledge came from consultations with Mr. Shackelford over the values of the properties which were to be included. After the purchases had been made, he told the Faculty one Jay or his dream of the greater University of the future; its drives, its halls, its residences, its life. It was a beautiful picture which he presented. Whether we will live to see it materialize or not, who can tell? Our Ulysses will never return, and who can bend his bow? After all has been said that may be said, he did great deeds be- cause he was great, he did lovely deeds because he was kind, he did good deeds because he was pure in heart and could see God. z IPR Ae UNIVE. Op >! Vv Ye Wel Ty c Ojg WALTER BARNARD HILL 2y Vin RIA The University BY WILLIS H. BOCOCK, PROFESSOR OF GREEK. As men, not walls and battlements, constitute a state, so a uni- versity consists not of lands and buildings, not even of libraries and laboratories, but of men, men of high ideals, of liberal culture, of special training, who, admitting young men to fellowship with them, devote trained minds to the search for truth, and strong characters to its maintenance. Lands and buildings constitute its body, men are the life and soul of it. Not all studies are university studies, not all of them attract the kind of men that make up a university; not all of them afford the inspiration for a life time of scientific research, not all of them furnish the subtle tonic reaction of noble content upon the devoted mind. Among the great subjects of study which do possess such quali- tative value the law holds no mean position; it has noble and ennobling content; it has an inspiring history—its long line of dis- tinguished names forever associated with the struggle for political and intellectual liberties, for the fundamentals of justice. It was from years of devotion to the law, at the bar and in the professor’s chair, that Mr. Hill came to be a part of the University of Georgia. Franklin College, the University Law School, and the persistent study of the law gave him his academic training and his academic ideals. Now, Mr. Hill, in the thoroughness of his intellectual equip- ment and in the strength of a noble character, was the stuff that great universities are made of. Himself unconscious of the fact, he was himself a chief constituent part of the greater university he had begun to build. To knowledge he added a willingness to learn. To steadfastness in upholding truth as he saw it, he added the essen- tial grace of tolerance,—the fundamental principle of all university fe and influence—the maintenance of intellectual liberty, the right of free thought and free speech. But Mr. Hill was not only a part of the University, he was its administrative head. I shall not take time to speak of his gentle courtesy as a presiding officer, of his cordial appreciation of the work 3c WALTER BARNARD HILL of his colleagues, of the ideals which he held up to the student body. I wish to make the point that in developing his plans for the future ot the University of Georgia, Mr. Hill conceived its functions in the broadest spirit of democracy. If education be the surest path to aristocracy in a republic, Mr. Hill felt that the way must be made accessible to all the youth of the state. He conceived of the Univer- sity as the keystone of the arch of public education. But more than this; he sought from the beginning to bring its work into close relation to the people, and apply its scientific activities to the solution of problems of vital interest to the masses. We shall always associate with Mr. Hill’s name the great expansion of the University’s lands and buildings, but these are the mere externals of a deeper policy. With a hearty appreciation of the work of the several departments ot the University, with a determination to enlarge and strengthen all of them, nevertheless Mr. Hill, I think, gave the most of his thought to the development of the School of Agriculture, that group of applied sciences which comes in closest touch with the chief material interest of the state. And in this policy the University was served not only by his ability in making the most of a strategic posi- tion, but his character again, to end as I began, commanding as it did the implicit confidence of the people of the state, was a tower of strength, bearing aloft the light of leadership. =e =) WALTER BARNARD HILL 31 Chancellor Hill’s Relation To The Board Of Trustees. BY JUDGE ENOCH H. CALLAWAY. In mourning the death of a great and useful man we are but giving expression to some of the noblest and most exalted emotions of the human race. The honor which we give to the truest and best of the past is, in some measure, our brightest promise for the future. It is.an oft expressed sentiment that a nation without monuments is a nation without ideals, and a people without lofty ideals is a people without the possibility of great achievement, either in the present or the immediate future. So that in thus assembling to do reverence to the memory of the late Chancellor Hill, we not only honor this great institution, of which he was the head, but we increase the esteem and respect in which we are held by all thinking people. Our experience since the death of Dr. Hill furnishes a striking iilustration of the influence and power of a great and good man’s spirit on the earth even after death, for of him we can truthfully say “being dead he yet speaketh.” How often in the last few months, in discussing the University work and the great movement for the extension and development of the University, have we heard such expressions as these: ‘The Chancellor thought thus and so,” “Mr. Hill’s plans were these,” or “This was the Chancellor’s idea as to the manner in which the matter in hand should be done,” and numerous similar expressions. The power and force of this influence is best demonstrated by the spirit and zeal with which the work is being taken up and pressed towards consummation, and to a full realiza- tion of the plans and hopes which were his. In his relation to the board of trustees, he was essentially the head of the University. Before the faculty and the student body he was the representative of the board of trustees, and before the board of trustees he was the representative of the faculty and the student body, and in the scope of the Greater University, he occupied the same position between the board of trustees and the branch colleges, 32 WALTER BARNARD HILL and none of these interests ever suffered for failure of loyalty or fair consideration at his hands. If he had his favorites among the state’s institutions engaged in the work of education, no one ever learned which they were from his communications to the board or from his addresses to the Legis- lature or its committees. Indeed his zeal and interest covered the entire field of educational work in the state, embracing common - schools, high schools, industrial, technical, professional, normal and literary colleges. Most of the problems which were constantly arising in the administration of the University and its branch colleges were worked out and solved by him before presentation to the board for action. Indeed I do not recall a single instance of a matter presented to the board for its action where the reference was not accompanied by a recommendation or suggestion from the Chancellor which either aided or resulted in its proper solution. | If there were petty jealousies or partisan factions in any depart- ment of the University work, they never reached the board through the Chancellor by intimation or otherwise. In fact, he was so unsel- fishly devoted to the great work of educational development in Georgia, and so earnestly using the University and all its branches to further this great work, that he largely disarmed petty jealousies end overcame narrow prejudices not only in the University family, but from outside sources. : In his administration he was eminently fair and just, and always, in reporting matters with his recommendations, he stated fully and frankly the position and contention of the other side. While not dictatorial or overbearing in his dealings with the board on questions of policy and administration, he had the courage of his convictions, and always maintained his positions with forcible argument and sound reason. , Realizing the importance of harmony and unity of action in a great institution like this, he was constantly playing the role of peace-maker, but no one who knew the man could truthfully charge that he ever sacrificed principle for expediency. He was ever ready to seek and act upon the advice of others, but he was pre-eminently a leader and possessed the rare faculty and happy combination of being both a promoter and a builder. After passing the middle of life, he left his profession in which WALTER BARNARD HILL 33 he had attained great success, and surprised even those who knew him best by displaying an administrative ability in the management of the University and its varied interests in a manner which not only challenged admiration, but in a great measure silenced the criticisms which had been doing so much harm to the educationai interests of the state. Neither self-interest nor self-aggrandizement formed any part of the motives which influenced him in giving up his profession and its emoluments to devote the best years of his maturer life to the great work of developing and lifting to a higher moral and intellectual plane the state and people which he loved so well. He was e:ually unselfish in the smaller details of college life and its compensations, ever preferring the interests of others to his own, and the interests of the University over all. Belonging to no faction, political or otherwise, by sheer force of character, Christian manhood, keen intellect, ripe scholarship, literary culture, and his fearless defense and aggressive advocacy of high moral principles and practices, he commanded and obtained the respect and admiration of all people of every faction. To sum up, he was truly a wise man, for he saw in life what was best for man, and he straightway sought it, with all his God-given talent, for humanity. —~ Lae Ne 34 WALTER BARNARD HILL Mr.Hill’s Relation To The State. BY HON. JOSEPH M. TERRELL, GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA. Georgia and her educational institutions suffered a great loss in the death of Chancellor Hill. By this ending of an exalted life a moral vacancy has been created; there are few who were constructed in gentler mold. A man of rare culture has been removed from society ; thousands will miss his pleasing personality. A lawyer pro- found in the principles of the science has been ordered to abandon his research. An able educator has surrendered the chair of learning to some one who shall come hereafter. His conduct in the class room and his devotion to this great institution have endeared him to old and young alike. Walter B. Hill was a devoted son of Georgia. As a citizen he was an exemplary type; as a lawyer he belonged to the finished school; and as Chancellor of the State University he was an idealistic success. His life and character were so blended with his scholarly attainments as to fit him in a peculiar way for the position in which he rounded out his last days. His efforts in behalf of the University of Georgia will live forever. Of him it may be said, “He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one; Exceeding wise, fair-spoken and persuading.” My acquaintance with Chancellor Hill was only casual, until I was elected to the office of governor. I had admired him as a citizen and lawyer, for his many admirable qualities and distinguished at- tainments. But after I entered upon the duties of governor, I fre- quently came into close contact with him, where it was my opportunity to study him as an official, and it was here that I formed the estimate of him as a valuable public servant, whose life was thoroughly inter-woven with the advancement of the institution that claimed the best part of his heart, and the last of his life work. It seems to ordinary perception a strange dispensation of Provi- dence that deflects and cuts down evolutional progress just at a time when it is about to touch something yet a little higher in the realms of knowledge. But this is in accord with that struggling effort in man WALTER BARNARD HILL 35 which we are pleased to call civilization. It is a part of the history of all the aeons of the past; it is a phase of the many conflicting forces at work in the present; and it is destined to stand during the vast expanse of the future, in the way of that higher accomplishment for which men have ever yearned, and which will always be denied by Him who presides over the mystical universe of thought. In accordance with this inscrutable law on December 28, 1905, our Heavenly Father appeared on the scene of varied human endeavor, and spoke the fateful words: Thy labor shall cease; thy work of accomplishment shall this day end forever. Come thou into my eter- nal kingdom. With hearts bowed in respect for the cultured and the lamented dead, let us in a spirit of sincere appreciation and sympathy invoke: “Peace to his ashes.” 30 WALTER BARNARD HILL, Mr. Hill’s Relation To Bench And Bar. BY HON. ANDREW J. COBB, ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA. Walter Barnard Hill received his degree as Bachelor of Law from the Law School of this University in 1871. In the same year he was admitted to the bar of the Superior Court. In 1874 he was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of Georgia. At a later date he was licensed to practice in the courts of the United States in Georgia. Still later he became a member of the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States. Immediately upon his admission to the bar he became a partner of his father, Hon. Barnard Hill, and when his father was appointed Judge of the Superior Court, in 1873, he formed a partnership: with his friend and college mate, Hon. N. E. Harris, which continued until his retirement from the practice. From the outset of his pro- fessional career, the business that came to him was of a varied nature, but his diligence was so great, his resources so numerous. and his attainments of such high character, that he was able to withstand all the demands made upon him by the diversified interests he was called upon to represent. He was learned in the law. His mind was a storehouse of the rules of law. But he was not content to inform himself merely as to the existence of these rules. He searched out the reason upon which they were based, and acquired knowledge of the foundations upon which the principles of law rested. He was no mere reader of the rulings of courts and dicta of judges,—he sought for the reason which called forth these utterances. His learning was of that character which enabled him to discriminate between the true and the false, even though the latter might have the insignia of judicial sanction. He was a scholarly lawyer. He was not only a student of the principles of law, but a close reader of the literature of the law. The biographies of eminent lawyers and judges interested him. ‘Their writings attracted him whether they related only to the law itself, or those subjects more or less connected with the law upon which the writers had given to the world the benefit of their thought and re- WALTER BARNARD HILL 37 search. His investigations went far beyond the matters in which the ordinary attorney would find an interest. He was a man of books, but not merely a man of law books. His information was wide, his culture was broad. He was a lawyer and not a mere practitioner. Learning and scholarship have been known to have the effect of disqualifying one for service in the practical affairs of life. In a lawyer they sometimes restrict his usefulness to limited fields of oper- ation. They may render him useful as a text writer, as an essayist or a lecturer, and entirely unfit him for practical work at the bar. This was not the case with Mr. Hill. He was not only a learned and scholarly lawyer, but a successful practitioner. It was none the less in his power to conduct a case in court with all the requisite skill of a nisi prius practitioner, than it was to entertain and instruct a cultured audience by an address or lecture. The lawyer who is engaged in a general practice must be so constituted as to exhibit two phases of character, the one rdminis- trative, the other litigious. In his administrative capacity he acts as an adviser, not only to those who anticipate complications and desire to be so guided as to avoid them; but also to those who have already become involved and wish to become extricated in a manner consist- ent with rectitude, but without a resort to the courts. The appeal of such persons is to that phase of the lawyer’s character in which he stands out as a maker and preserver of peace. His view of the situation must be that of an arbitrator, and suc- cess in this line of practice almost calls for those faculties which are essential to the performance of judicial functions. In his litigious capacity he acts as a champion. This phase of his character does not generally appear and should never appear until peace is no longer possible,—when just reparation of injury is withheld. Under such conditions the aggrieved party has a right to appeal to the established tribunals of the law and call to his aid the lawyer,—now changed from a minister of peace to an advocate of 2 cause, ready to meet in forensic encounter the representative of the adverse party. There are many who are peculiarly fitted for the administrative work of the profession, and a number who are well qualified for its litigious work. There are some who are so constituted that they can perform well the work of either character.—they can bring peace with honor in the quiet of the office, or uphold with force and vigor 28 WALTER BARNARD HILL the cause of a client in the combat of the court room. Mr. Hill was of this class. | I will not undertake on this occasion to call attention to all those elements which combined to make him a successful lawyer in both capacities. I will advert only to some of his leading characteristics which were largely instrumental in bringing about the result. He was truthful. He was conscious that his profession was dis- tinctly a calling of truth. He realized that the whole fabric of the law was laid on truth as its foundation. “The object of all legal in- vestigation is the discovery of the truth.” | There may be those who will say this statement is trite. When a lawyer so considers it, he has either never fully appreciated the char- acter of the avocation he is following, or he is tending in a direction which will lead him inevitably into a position where he can no longer be looked upon as a worthy member of the profession. The name given to that which is a termination of a legal investi- gation—the verdict, the spoken truth,—should be a daily reminder to the lawyer of the high calling he is pursuing. A verdict which is not the truth is a crime against the law. A lawyer who willfully and knowingly aids in bringing about such a verdict is in the eyes of the law a monster. Mr. Hill never lost sight of the fact that as a lawyer he was at all times an advocate of truth. He clung to the truth wherever it appeared. It is therefore not at all strange when we find him from his early manhood a consistent follower of Him who said, “I am the ret He was industrious. Though frail in body, his capability for work was great. His willingness to work was greater. He was cautious. His conclusions were arrived at deliberately. His expression of them was in measured words. ‘There was no haste in the one, nor careless utterance in the other. His cautious disposition did not, however, have the effect to make him timid. He was bold and aggressive when duty and occas-: ion required it. He did not seek out responsibility in order to make a display of his courage, neither did he flee from peril when duty required him to face it. Once satisfied as to that which duty and truth required of him he was fearless in his conduct, and the resulting consequences, no matter how gravely they might affect his own wel- WALTER BARNARD HILL 39 fare or his aspirations in life, were of no concern, neither deterring him, nor evoking explanation or apology. He was faithful. His best efforts were at the service of every client whose cause he could conscientiously advocate. It was the cause, and not the client or the compensation, which apreale to his powers. The cause of the humblest negro, involving his small estate. or simple home, insignificant though it be in value, once undertaken by him would receive the same earnest and careful attention that he would have bestowed upon the matters of the most influential and wealthy client he ever represented. Mr. Hill was a lawyer, but not a mere lawyer. He was inter- ested in every movement which had for its purpose the elevation of his profession, and the bringing about of a just appreciation of its importance and its dignity. He was one of the organizers of the Georgia Bar Association, was its first secretary and_ treasurer, and afterwards its president. He was the author of numerous reports and papers appearing in the volumes of its proceedings. Upon his retirement from the bar to accept the position of Chan- cellor of the University, he was unanimously elected a life member of the association, an honor which prior to that time had only been twice conferred, first upon Chief Justice Bleckley, and then tipon Mayor Charles H. Smith, a retired lawyer, better known to those of this day 2s Bill Arp, the writer and philosopher. He assisted in the formation of the law school of Mercer Uni- versity, and was for several years a professor in that school. His interest in the affairs of the Law School of this University. is well known. He was for a number of years a member of the board of trustees of Vanderbilt University. He was one of the revisers of the Code of 1873. He introduced into this Code the system of placing at the end of each chapter and section a reference to the decisions of the Supreme Court relating to the subject dealt with in the section or chapter. The attorney general, Hon. N. J. Hammond, to whom this Code was submitted for examina- tion says in his report that these annotations “are full and accurate, if not exhaustive” and “form a new and excellent addition to this Code and greatly increase its value.” This system of annotation has been followed in subsequent Codes. It is to be noted that this work was done when he was barely twenty-one years of age, and within 40 WALTER BARNARD HILL two years after he was admitted to the bar. He was also one of the revisers of the Code of 1882. | He was a member of the special commission or court created to consider the claims of the lessees of the Western and Atlantic Rail- road against the state for improvements placed on the road during the continuance of the lease of 1870. ‘These claims amounted to more than a half million dollars. The resolution required the gover- nor to appoint as members of the commission “eight citizens of Georgia recognized as men eminent for their integrity and ability,” and directed that the commission consider the claims of the lessees as well as any that the state might have against them, and that in con- sidering these claims “regard shall be had to the rights of the sover- eigen state of Georgia, and that finding made which will secure the rights of both the people and the lessees.” He was the youngest member of this commission, and much younger than all his associates. The appropriateness of his appointment was universally recognized. In character and attainments he was peculiarly fitted for the delicate duties involved in the work of this commission. At the banquet had in 1890 in the city of New York, as a part of the centennial celebration of the organization of the Federal Judi- ciary, he was one of the six lawyers chosen to make addresses. Among the other lawyers who made addresses on this occasion were Justice Harlan, Senator Evarts, Chief Justice Paxson of Pennsylvania, and Joseph H. Choate. His being called to participate in this celebration furnishes evidence of the standing accorded to him by the bar of the country. He was not an office seeker, but he was never unmindful of the duties of citizenship resting upon him. He took a lively interest in public affairs, and especially those questions relating to good govern- ment and the moral welfare of the people. He advocated measures that he thought were for the general welfare, desiring as a reward to himself only the benefit of those incidents which inevitably result from a government administered along proper lines. Any movement which had for its basis the suppression of evil or the relief of human suffering always appealed to him, aroused his interest and received his support. He served the public without the reward usually demanded. He was a public servant in the highest and best sense of that term. There was no motive of selfishness behind the service rendered. WALTER BARNARD HILL AI There can be no public service higher, or nobler, or purer, than that which is “given for the love of God, or for the love of your neighbor, in the catholic and universal sense—given from these mo- tives and to these ends—free from the stain or taint of every con- sideration that is personal, private or selfish.” After having been nearly thirty years at the bar he was called to a.new sphere of activity. He had been accustomed to act as the guide of those who had already embarked upon the sea of life. He was now to spend his remaining days in a work where those who had not embarked were to be prepared to avoid or overcome its perils. One who succeeds in avoiding or overcoming the perils of life deserves great credit. One who spends his life in guiding others so that they may overcome them, deserves greater. The one who devotes his life to a work having for its purpose the training and disciplining of the young and inexperienced so that the difficulties of life are lessened and their sphere of usefulness to mankind is increased, deserves greatest credit. I esteem it a high privilege to have been allowed to represent the legal profession on this occasion. I am conscious that what I have said in reference to the work and character of Mr. Hill as a lawyer is far from adequate. Full justice to both must hereafter be the task of those who are better fitted for the undertaking. What I have said, however, will convey some idea of the position he held among his brethren of the Georgia bar. His accomplishments were great, his ideals were high, his pro- fessional career was blameless. He was a fearless and faithful advo- cate of truth. Such was the estimate placed upon him by his brethren oi the bar who practiced by his side, as well as his brothers upon the bench who were always enlightened by his arguments. 42 WALTER BARNARD HILL Mr. Hill’s Relation to The Denominational Colleges. | BY DR. CHAS. LEE SMITH, PRESIDENT MERCER UNIVERSITY. My personal acquaintance with the late Chancellor rests upon a letter, an address and a conversation. This all too brief relationship covered a period of less than five months, yet in that short time he so won my regard by the many evidences of his good will that I feel justified in appearing among his life-time friends on this occasion and claiming the honor of his ennobling friendship. His cordial letter of welcome in behalf of the University of (seorgia was one of the first received after my acceptance of the call to labor in this commonwealth. Later, on the occasion of my formal induction into office, he came to Mercer to extend a public welcome in behalf of the schools of the state. Some two weeks before his death we were guests at a dinner and during the evening opportunity was found to discuss educational conditions and college discipline. Lest this personal acquaintance, though cherished’ by me, be deemed too limited to justify my participation in these memorial ex- ercises, permit me to say that my knowledge of this exemplary © American dates from the time when he became the educational leader of Georgia and a consistent interpreter to the nation, particu- larly to our northern brethren, of that nobler Southern spirit whick, forgetful of past sectional differences, is animating our people to consider all questions not from the standpoint of tradition, however hallowed that tradition may be, but from the viewpoint of unshackled right, however iconoclastic that principle may prove. There is an added, and probably weightier reason why a repre- sentative of Mercer University should pay tribute to his memory, since it was as a professor of law in that institution he began his acad- emic career. For five years he was a distinguished member of the Mercer faculty and many are the lawyers, now well known in this and other states, who profited from his comprehensive legal wisdom and impressive Christian character. In considering Chancellor Hill’s relation to the denominational WALTER BARNARD HILL 43 colleges, the first thought that comes to my mind is that he exempli- fied in his own life, in a practical way, the principles for which the denominational college stands in theory, if not always in fact; and with such a man to determine its policies and direct its affairs, any college, whatever the nominal control, could but be a Christian insti- tution, fostering and promoting those ideals that are the salt of our civilization. And just here let me say that in choosing a college, parents should let the deciding factor be the characteristics of the men who are to teach their sons rather than the name, whether state or church, that the institution bears. Fortunate is the youth who during the formative period of his life comes under the influence of a man like Chancellor Hill, and it would be worth his while to cross seas and continents to study in an institution having a faculty composed of such character-making personalities. In the conversation to which reference has been made, he empha- sized the thought that the prime object of the college is to make good citizens rather than great scholars, and referring to one of the mem- bers of his faculty said that he desired every student who entered the University of Georgia to study Greek, not primarily for the sake of that language, important as he considered Greek to be, but rather that he might come under the manhood-developing influence of the pro- fessor who taught it. I sometimes fear that in our efforts to secure scholars for our college faculties we are prone to overlook the more important requisite of soul-inspiring personality. The late Senator Hoar, so I was told by an Eastern friend who heard the statement, said that when Har- vard was richer in men than in money, she chose her professors from scholarly citizens who, by building for themselves enviable reputations based upon spotless characters, had demonstrated that they were fitted to lead young men into the higher life as well as into the higher learning. Once when the trustees insisted that a lawyer, then well known, should become a member of the Harvard faculty, he inquired what chair would be assigned him. He was told the only vacant one was that of mathematics. But, said he, I am not a mathematician. The trustees replied, but you are a man, and we wish you to aid in making our sons men. The distinguished jurist, appreciating the call to such exalted service, became a teacher of mathematics that ah might thereby become a maker of men. 44 WALTER BARNARD HILL Doubtless it was some such feeling as this that induced Mr. Hill to give up his career as a lawyer to become the head of this noble foundation. Certain it is, such were his character and attainments, that he was actuated by no unworthy motive in accepting a position that demanded ceaseless effort under trying conditions, taxing both mind and body to the utmost, and yet offering no adequate reward except that received from a conscience conscious of needed duty faith- fully and helpfully performed. Not only did he brilliantly serve this. University, but with equal zeal he advocated every educational interest in this state. This can be illustrated by his interest in Mercer, He wrote, “I assure you of. the willingness of this institution to co-operate with you in every way in advancing the cause of higher education in Georgia.’ Afterwards, recalling the fact that he was a former citizen of Macon, he promised to come to that city at any time I desired his aid in the canvass, planned at the late session of the Georgia Baptist Convention, for an additional half-million dollars endowment for Mercer. In his death we realize the loss. of a most able, faithful, helpful and in | every way sympathetic friend. Chancellor Hill was a positive force in creating and propagating ideas and ideals for the betterment of humanity. He was a man of convictions, and even when his opinions were not in accord with those of the majority of his most influential fellow-citizens, he did not hesitate to advocate them. His notable utterances on the liquor, the negro, and other questions of state and national importance proved him to be a man of conscience and courage. Not only did he claim and exercise the right to think for himself, but he conspicuously de- fended the principle of freedom of speech when other scholars were attacked by the Southern press for publishing convictions which did not harmonize with accepted Southern thought. He ever contended that we should , “Honor the man who is willing to sink Half his present repute for the freedom to think; And when he has thought, be his cause strong or weak, Will sink the other half for the freedom to speak.’ In defending the principle that a man has a right to honestly voice his views concerning men and measures, even when those views . are contrary to the accepted beliefs and the current thinking of his environment, Chancellor Hill rendered the South a great and much WALTER BARNARD HILL. 45 needed service. And yet this exemplar of intellectual honesty and champion of intellectual freedom was loyal to the South, and under all circumstances he worthily contended for her best traditions. Measured by the standards of his beloved home land, he was one of '.. “The knightliest of the knightly race That, since the days of old, Have kept the lamp of chivalry Alight in hearts of gold.” The record of his life, writ large in the history of this state, proves him to have been a social, an intellectual, a moral, and a reli- gious inspiration. Young gentlemen of the University of Georgia, as devotedly as you reverenced your Chancellor, I doubt if you. ever fully realized his yearning, fatherly affection for you. Discussing the question of college discipline, he said the primary object of such discipline should be to save the boy. He told of a young man who had been borne with for two years, but since he failed to mend his ways it became neces- sary to request his father to take him home.. In speaking of the pain it gave him to take this action, he revealed his great, tender, lov- ing heart. He manifested in his own conduct the precepts that he taught you to practice. From his youth up, he exemplified those Christian virtues that crown the noblest lives.. His acts were living epistles of godliness and his conversation revealed the spotless purity of his inmost thought, It is the testimony of his most intimate friends that at all times “He spake of men As one who found pure gold in each of them, He spake of women just as if he dreamed About his mother ; and he spoke of God As if he walked with Him and knew His heart.” Young gentlemen, I beg you to emulate his example. So live that, without bringing reproach upon him, you can ever refer with pride to the fact that you studied at the University of Georgia during the golden administration of Chancellor Hill: It is the earnest hope of every true friend of education in this state that his mantle and a double portion of his spirit may descend upon his successor. Let us all find consolation in the thought that his life was a perpetual benediction and his influence a perennial inspiration. 40 WALTER BARNARD HILL Mr. Hill’s Relation To The Denominational Colleges. BY DR. JAMES E. DICKEY, PRESIDENT EMORY COLLEGE. I come to you with bowed head, bearing a part of the general erief that oppresses the hearts of all Georgians today. While I come as the son of a sister institution of learning, I beg to assure you that my affections are not bounded by even the large limits of her consti- tuency, but my heart throbs with constant interest in the fortunes of all agencies which are operating for the uplift of my fellow citizens. It is needless for me to say, therefore, that as a Georgian, I am keenly sensitive to the interests of the University of Georgia, from whose classic halls have gone forth so many illustrious soldiers and statesmen, immortals, whose fame has become the heritage, not only of this commonwealth, but of the great sisterhood of states as well. The Cobbs, the Stephens, the Toombses, the Hills, the Hulls, the Jacksons and the Gordons, an almost inspired host, “whose names are writ where stars are lit.” But of all the names that adorn the alumni list of this noble foundation, none are more worthy to be cherished with fond remembrance than that of the late loved, and lamented Chancellor, Walter B. Hill, of the class of 1870. I would have been glad, Mr. Chairman, had it fallen to my lot to speak of Mr. Hill as the affectionate husband and father who was ever solicitous lest “the winds of heaven should visit too roughly” the faces of his beloved wife and children. I would be equally pleased, Sir, to speak of him as the conserva- tive, yet courageous leader of the temperance hosts of Georgia. He had beheld the divine image blasted by the fiend of drink, he had heard the plaintive confession of repentant Cassio, as he said: “I have lost the immortal part, Sir, of myself, and what remains is bestial. O, that men should put an enemy into their mouths to steal away their brains!” Amid such visions and such voices, the philanthropic soul of Mr. Hill could not keep silence. Neither the menace of political parties nor the conservatism of too cautious friends could stay him from the conflict, but wherever the temperance fight was fiercest his white plume was foremost. WALTER BARNARD HILL 47 It would also be a privilege, Mr. Chairman, to be permitted to speak of Mr. Hill as a lawyer, for he was an almost ideal practitioner of his profession. I cannot refrain from saying that he did not seek admission to the bar simply because he believed the practice of law to be lucrative. The anticipated fee never engaged a part of his thought that should have been exercised upon the legal principles in- volved. Anxiety concerning what he should receive for a service was never indulged at the expense of such service. His innate love of righteousness ever inspired him in the preparation of his plea, for there burned, unextinguishably, upon the altar of his heart the fires of justice, which were kindled by the hand of God. As such an advocate, Mr. Hill was reckoned not only one of the noblest, but one of the ablest of his commonwealth. Tongues more eloquent than mine; hearts touched with, perhaps, a tenderer passion; minds of nobler compass have discussed the fore- going phases in the life of our illustrious dead; for me, in part, Mr. Chairman, has been reserved as a topic, “The Relation of Mr. Hill to Denominational Colleges.” It is almost needless for me to say that Mr. Hill was at once an able and a constant apologist of church schools. He was an ardent advocate of education because he was a patriot; he was an unwavering friend of denominationa! colieges because he was a patriot, plus a Christian. In discussing this topic, I am led to speak of Mr. Hill first as he was related to the general cause of education. In order to understand his relation to education we must consider also his relation to the state. The antecedents of Mr. Hill were such as to beget the most ar- dent patriotism. Descending from a royal race of men, who ever stood saying to all the world as did the great Brutus to Cassius: “Set honor in one eye and death in the other, and we will look on both indifferently ; for, let the gods so speed us, as we love the name of honor more than we fear death,’—with such an inheritance, he could not, I repeat, have been other than a devoted servitor of his cotntry. Had he been born a decade earlier, those beautiful gray garments, which he so loved to wear, would have been garnished with the rich furnishings of war, and, whether or not his shoulders had borne bars and stars, his gentle face and brave heart would have been found at the front. Arriving at the maturer years of manhood, he came to see that the greatest battles of the world were to be fought with brains 48 . WALTER BARNARD HILL instead of bullets. He believed with Geo. William Curtis that the educated man ruled the world, and with this renowned author he had observed that from the time that Themistocles led the cultured Greeks against the Persians at Salamis, until that epochal day when Von Moltke marshalled the educated Germans against the chivalry of France the disciplined mind had dominated. The same invincible power which made sovereign the educated peoples of former genera- tions is regnant today. As evidence of this fact, we may pause long enough to ask what peoples direct the policies and dominate the thought of the world? Not the states and kingdoms of the Romance tongues; not the vast empire of the benighted Slav; but Germany, the land of science, philosophy dnd religion; England, the worthy off- spring of a noble mother, and America, the descendant of both, fos- tering with jealous care those forces which make nations great. We have also a striking illustration in our own Republic of the power and influence of disciplined mind. Mr. John Cabot Lodge, in certain re- cent statistics, calls attention to the fact that in five of the great Western States within ninety years, only 27 men have been produced whose names were thought worthy to be placed in the English and American encyclopedias, while in the little state of Massachusetts alone, within the same length of time, 2,686 men of note have been reared. If the question is asked, where is the center of influence and power in America, the response comes readily: not in the South; not in the West; but in the New England and Middle States. Do I mean to insinuate that the rugged rocks of New England and the stormy winds of the Atlantic are more productive of brain tissue than the fertile valleys of the West, or the softer breezes of our own South- land? I answer no; but because from time immemorial the New Itngland and Middle States have given themselves heartily to the education of their children. “Education makes man great” is declared by Dr. Hillis to be the divine dictum. Horace Mann would probably agree with this statement, for he declares that when the English government closed the schools to the common people of Ireland such action lowered the brow of the Irish peasantry one inch. ' As a student of history, Mr. Hill was perfectly conversant with the foregoing facts; as a patriot, he was unwilling to see the South as a timid servant ministering to the mighty; but, with desire, amount- ing almost to anguish, he longed to see her take her place among the proud sisterhood of states, as the peer of any and the pride of all. WALTER BARNARD HILI, 49 With the vision of a seer, he saw that the proud pre-eminence which he so coveted for his section could come to it only by the persistent and diligent mental discipline of the young men and women. When, therefore, he was called to head the educational forces of Georgia, as the Chancellor of the University, notwithstanding the attractions to him of his beloved profession, he yielded to the call of his state and counted all suffering joy, if haply he might have some part in bequeathing to the sons of his Southland broad brows, as becometh the sons of Plato. It is said that on the eve of the battle of Salamis Aristides, who had opposed the naval policy of Themistocles, for which he had been banished from Athens, appeared in the council of the Athenian chiefs and extending his hand to Themistocles said: “Let our rivalry ever be, and particularly at such a moment as this, a generous con- tention as to which shall confer the greater benefit on our country.” Such was the spirit of Mr. Hill. Sectional prejudice and rivalry had wrought havoc with the affectionate ties of the republic; and, while his Southland had been ostracised for a season by the stronger section that controlled the general government, yet in the hour of awakening consciousness to the dominance of mental discipline, that era in which antagonistic kingdoms and commonwealths measured mind rather than the tonnage of warships and the number of soldiers, at such a time as this, Mr. Hill appeared in the council of the great edu- cational chieftains of the nation and placing his faithful hand in theirs said in the language of Aristides: “Let our rivalry ever be, and par- ticularly at such a moment as this, a generous contention as to which shall confer the greater benefit on our country.” Such was the sweet winsomeness of his petition, such the manly openness of his address that sectional lines were forgotten, and he was advanced from local into national fame. Patriotism, such as I have set forth, inspired Mr. Hill in his ad- vocacy of the cause of general education. The same spirit of patriot- ism inspired him in his support of church schools. Believing in the necessity of mental discipline for the development of states, and pleading before God for the uplift of his people as only a patriot can pray, he could not but sympathize with and support those institu- tions, 1. e. church colleges, which were educating nearly 80 per cent of the entire number of collegians in the Southern States. If it were a meritorious thing for the State Universities of the South to enroll 50 WALTER BARNARD HILL for purpuses of instruction 7,347 pupils within a year, he believed that it was certainly equally meritorious for the church colleges of the South to enroll within the same length of time 24,255. While it is true that quite a number of the church schools are poorly equipped as compared with the more favored state universities, yet many of the former offer opportunities equal to those of the noblest foundations of the State. I repeat, the same spirit of patriotism, that impelled Mr. Hill to renounce the practice of his beloved profession to become the educa- tional leader of his State, inspired him to take position as the staunch friend of denominational education. I said the late Chancellor was a friend of denominational education, because he was a patriot, plus a Christion. Education was essential to the development of Caesar’s kingdom, and Christian education to that of his Lord’s estate. He had heard the command, “Render therefore unto Czesar the things which be Caesar’s, and unto God the things which be God’s.” As a Chris- tian he was the unwavering friend of every force that operated to ad- vance the cause of Christ, and he believed firmly that denominational colleges were strong allies of his Lord. The majority of the graduates of these schools go forth into the world with the spirit of righteous- ness intensified by their college associations, while perhaps Io per cent of them become missionaries and ministers. It is, of course, well understood that the great majority of the graduates among these elect servants of God are alumni of church schools. Let it not be forgotten that these men have contributed, through their services, as much to the cause of civilization as to the cause of Christianity. A striking corroboration of this fact is found in the life of that great scientist who, lamenting that his spiritual nature, through neglect of it, had become atrophied, asked permission to become an annual sub- scriber to the cause of Missions, because the missionaries through their labors had become pronounced factors in the development of the species. As for the ministers of Christ, all the world knows how amid prayers and tears they have transformed savages into saints, and upon the broad bosom of their faith have lifted whole commonwealths into the presence of God. As a Christian, I repeat, Mr. Hill could not have been other than a friend of denominational education. We are not surprised, therefore, that when he stood before that august body of citizens, the General Assembly of Georgia, pleading for larger appropriations, in order to make the work of the University more effective, he remembered how the state unwisely taxed the meager WALTER BARNARD HILL 51 endowments of the church schools, and looking over that sea of up- turned faces cried out with intense passion, “Gentlemen, I pray you, do not tax the windows of the soul.” Great in his leadership of the educational forces of the State, he was great enough to distinguish and to cherish allies of equal import. He loved and was beloved by the sisterhood of church col- leges in Georgia. But he is gone now, and while we no longer hear the tones of his gentle yet inspiring voice; no longer look upon his open face; no longer feel the thrill of friendship in his cordial grasp; let us remember and rejoice that his frail form bends no more ’neath the burdens of state; his beautiful brow is forever unwrinkled by care, for the peace which passeth all understanding has become an eternal possession and he basks in the smile of his God. 52 WALTER BARNARD HILL Mr. Hill’s Relation To The Church. BY REV. ISAAC S. HOPKINS, D. D., PASTOR METHODIST CHURCH, ATHENS. Chancellor Walter B. Hill was a member of the Methodist Epis- copal Church, South. In early life he gave his heart to God and took upon himself the vows of church membership, and through his entire life, private and public, no regret, no relaxation of interest or fervor marked any decrease of the devotion of those early years. To many men this would be a high and worthy tribute, and would express the range of their conception of religious responsibility. But to Chancellor Hill it meant infinitely more than merely a formal declaration of his alliance with all that was good in human society. With him it meant the summing up and the emphatic expression of those elements of life that concern “the life that now is and that which is to come.” As far removed as a man could be from bigotry, he yet found in the church of his choice the formulas of faith and the rules of polity that best answered the demands of his intellect for the truth concern- ing spiritual things. No elaborateness of service, no formality of ritual, could replace for him the simplicity of her worship or the charm of her service. And yet so broad were his sympathies, so intimate and vital were the conceptions of his mind as to the great truths of religion, that every place was sacred to him where the name of God was honored and men’s souls were bowed in worship. Denominational lines were no bars to the catholicity of his spirit, and wherever God’s servants were met to offer worship there he could find a sanctuary and an altar. The charm of his church and religious life was often apparent when in the Sunday school and the church services the devoutness of his attitude and the simple fervor of his prayers attested how near he lived to God and how completely he leaned upon the strong for strength. But the church was not only to him a haven of rest in the inter- vals of his strenuous life. Wearied and worn with frequent journeys, WALTER BARNARD HILL 53 pressed and burdened with herculean tasks, he found rest and refresh- ment in her services. And beyond these silent and often pathetic tokens of his devotion to his church, his purse was ever open liberally to every demand for the support of her institutions and the further- ance of her great ‘enterprises. The even balance of his mind, his great executive ability, were often laid under tribute to furnish coun- sel and direction under circumstances of perplexity and difficulty. And to these claims his wisdom and sympathy, so readily accorded, never failed to give encouragement and guidance. The church was to his conception a field of activity. By pen and voice, in addresses and essays, he was ever ready to render such service as was demanded of him, and as to the character of this service let the hundreds who have listened to his calm, judicious, wise words, and who have read the graceful, easy, polished contributions from his pen give answer. Often and again he was called to the great council of his church and entrusted with positions of responsibility and trust. It would be difficult, if not impossible, to separate and treat distinctively the elements of Chancellor Hill’s church life, apart from those elements of his life that have been so feelingly discussed this afternoon. In truth, this church life lies at the foundation of all the rest, is so interwoven with his labors and his usefulness that they can not be separated. His church life rfeant his religious life. It was the golden chain that bound together in its gleaming richness all else in his wonderfully beautiful character. It was the fountain of living water that gushed forth in glad response to every call of his Divine Master, the secret spring of all the high esteem in which he was held throughout the land, and which causes his name now to be as “an ointment poured forth.’ His great devotion to the interests of good government, his accessibility to all who needed him, his broad con- ception of the educational demands of the time, and the consecration of his life to the upbuilding of this great university, traced back, will be found to have had their root in the deep religious character of the man, of which his church life was only the outward and visible ex- pression. It is strange how profoundly death changes our estimate of men, how it introduces us to a point of view from which we come to regard them. While Chancellor Hill was among us we knew him, we trusted him, we loved him, we admired him, we watched with interest the 54 WALTER BARNARD HILL plans he inaugurated for the upbuilding of the University, but now that he has taken on him the added “dignity of death,” how our hearts open to the charm of his blameless, laborious, beautiful life. How universal the question, how absorbing the interest, as to who shall fill the place made vacant by his death. How that calm face lingers in our memory, how peacefully there comes to us the memory of that placid exterior with the wealth of wisdom and goodness it enshrined. How gratefully we recall the wise counsel and sympathetic interest that were ours for the asking. We bow to the inscrutable wisdom and goodness of the Father of us all. We pay this tribute of love and sorrow at the grave of a man who was greater than we knew, and who was better than he was great. We cherish his memory not only because of the beauty of his charac- ter and the greatness of his purpose, but with the hope that to each oi us who knew him, and to the young men who were privileged to sit under his teaching, there may come a fresh inspiration from that life for a character that shall be spotless and deeds that shall be un- selfish and noble. ; The death of Chancellor Hill was in perfect accord with his life. He passed away without a struggle. His life went out like the snuf- fing of a candle flame. “God touched his eyelids and he slept.” “How blest the righteous when he dies! When sinks the weary soul to rest, How mildly beam the closing eyes! How, gently heaves the expiring breast. Life’s duty done, as sinks the clay, Light from its load the spirit flies; While heaven and earth combine to say, “How blest the righteous when he dies!’ ” WALTER BARNARD HILL AS Letter Of Appreciation From Mr. George Foster Peabody.” Hon. N. E. Harris, Chairman of Committee of Trustees, Athens, Ga. My Dear Mr. Harris:—It is a real grief to me not to be with those near and dear to Chancellor Hill on this sacred occasion when they gather to make memorial their thought and love of him. I had counted upon the privilege of being with you and deemed it a rare honor to be asked to voice somewhat our thought of him. It would have been less hard to do this on the spot and in the presence of the earnest students and loyal associates and the warm friends who gath- er there, for one could not but feel in all eyes the touch of intensity which every heart present must evidence, of personal consciousness of the rare soul that could not die, but will surely be present in a high degree in your midst. Inspired by such a consciousness one could not but speak words that might deepen in the hearts and illuminate to the minds the realization of the nobly human and truly divine person- ality with which the great All-Father endowed Walter Barnard Hill, whose life among you and in the state which he loved was indeed a noble power for up-building and of abounding blessings. Our great colony of Georgia was founded by a rare and unique soul, James Oglethorpe, whose memory we do well to honor and whose life we study in these days with profit and increasing admiration for his great wisdom. I cannot but feel that future historians who come to study in the.larger perspective the character and public service of Walter B. Hill will perceive even more readily than we that his name is entitled to rank close beside that of the great Ogle- thorpe, than whom no one who founded colonies in America seems to ine nobler. Our lives are filled with countless blessings of which the greatest is that of friendship which quickeneth the soul in every part. I am glad to speak of the priceless privilege which it has been to me to have attained the confidence and friendship of this great Chancellor of the University of Georgia. Only in the most limited circle of those most close and dearest to me are any who rank with him in my * This letter was read at the memorial exercises by Hon. N. F. Harris, Chairman. 56 WALTER BARNARD HILL thought as inspiring me to the best and to reach forward unto the highest that I am capable of attaining. . There will be many suggestions of his great and comprehensive character given to those who gather to do him honor by the distin- guished speakers who are with you, but I would like to suggest, would that I could really picture, to the mind of those gathered to- gether, and of those who may read, yes to all Georgians and to all men and women of the Southland, my apprehension of some elements of the character of this true man in whom there abounded continually a wise love of all his brother-men. I would that I could inspire every student to study to know the secret of that peculiar and unwavering moral courage which it seems to me was the most notable character- istic of Walter B. Hill. Always with consideration for every man and tespect for their point of view and all charity, he was ever keen to a most extraordinary degree in his perception of the tendency in all of us to surrender to the demand of selfishness whether in the nearer personal or wider social and political relations of life. He was an educator in the true sense, seeking to draw out in all ways that power and capacity with which the Creator Father has endowed every child of woman. And so we find that the student who lagged behind with his work and those whose self-indulgence hindered the develop- ment of their character and weakened their will-powers, are of those who recall with affectionate enthusiasm their relation to this earnest and firm but sympathetic teacher and friend. It seems to me that in a peculiar manner, he had gotten hold of the soul of that centuries old phrase which calls out the best in us, “Noblesse oblige;’ which the Southland had the moral courage to assume to follow after with the splendid persistence and unfaltering determination of the Anglo- saxon mind. He went steadily forward to apply it in its fullest sense to the unique and unexampled conditions with which the life of the Southern man and woman has to cope in building up a life of his family and his community and common-wealth. He had no fear that any harm could come to any man or woman who lived up in sincerity and truth to the spirit of love which commands us ever to forget self in the fullest sense and give the best that we have to those who most have need of that which is entrusted to our stewardship, whether it be knowledge or culture, sympathy or grant of power, which latter in its due relation is always, not only the extreme test of character, but the necessary element from which the highest strength shall be WALTER BARNARD HILL 57 wrought in the development of humanity. His was indeed a true Christ-life; a revelation of God and man than which none can be nobler or more inspiring. He was by nature a poet with a vision, and as I think of him now I am reminded of those words of Browning, “A man’s reach should exceed his grasp, else what’s a heaven for?” Surely it is easy for us on this day, as we recall to mind our latest recollections of him, to realize how splendid the reach of his mind was. It will, I think, be a fine course for his successor to run to endeavor to grasp and make sure of only a part of those great visions of his of which he has left record with us and especially those implanted in the hearts and minds of those young men, students and alumni of this great University, who will I trust, make real to future generations many of those revela- tions of what a man may be, which in their intercourse with, and knowledge of him, have taken root in their hearts and minds. Let us each strive to make true for our time that best evidence of the great man, “His works do follow him’’—by following in the path made plain by Walter Barnard Hill, who, being dead, still may speak to many. IT am yours in truest sympathy, GEORGE FOSTER PEABODY. 52 WALTER BARNARD HILL A GREAT CITIZEN OF GEORGIA. (Dr. Albert Shaw, Editor of Review of Reviews.) Like Dr. Harper, of Chicago, Chancellor Hill, of Georgia, did not belong merely to a locality or a State, but ranked high among the men who live and work upon the national plane. In a time when there prevails some pessimism about the relative uprightness and ability of those who hold positions of leadership, it is helpful and reassuring to know and understand such men as the late head of the University of Georgia. In professional ability he measured up to the full stature of the great lawyers and jurists whose names are cher- ished among members of the American bar. As a leader of public opinion his purity of motive and his moral courage never failed. As an educational chieftain his authority and power were growing every day, and his achievements were substantial and permanent. If he had lived five years longer his popular reputation would have been as wide as the country. But he was well known among men of leader- ship everywhere, and was held in such esteem by those who knew him that their words of confidence and approbation were always with- out stint or limit. Walter Barnard Hill was born in Georgia in September, 1851, and was, therefore, in his fifty-fifth year when pneumonia claimed him as a victim, on the 28th of December, 1905. His collegiate educa- tion and his legal studies were pursued in his native State, and by the time he was twenty-two years old he was practicing law in associa- tion with the Hon. Nathaniel E. Harris, one of his own college friends, in the city of Macon. Mr. Hill had fully revealed as a student his fine intellectual talents and his lofty moral qualities; so that the usefulness and distinction which afterward came to him were confidently ex- pected by his instructors and those who knew him. He honored the bar of Georgia, and received all the honors of the profession in return. Hie served as president of the State bar association, helped again and again to revise the legal code of the State, made brilliant addresses hefore legal bodies elsewhere in the country, and, in short, was every- thing in influence and example that a great lawyer ought to be to his State as well as to his profession. Being of a scholarly nature and habit, and himself a graduate of the State University, it was not strange that when there came a va- cancy in the chancellorship, in 1899, he should have been called to WALTER BARNARD HILL 59 fill the position. It involved a sacrifice for him to give up the active practice of the law, but what was a loss in some respects was more than offset by an increased opportunity for public service; and view- ing the matter in this light, Dr. Hill accepted the position. The prin- cipal seat of the University of Georgia is in the beautiful city of Athens, than which there could hardly be a more delightful educa- tional center. But the university as a corporate whole includes not only the academic institutions located at Athens, but also State agri- cultural colleges, the normal schools, and other institutions of learn- ing under the control of the State and located elsewhere. If there are clear advantages in a unified control of a series of scattered State institutions, there are also obvious difficulties involved, and Chancellor Hill brought rare talent and perseverance to the harmonizing of the educational life and work of the State of Georgia. Under his influence there has been great growth, and he has been called to lay down his work at the very moment when it seemed to him possible to achieve within the next ten years a great part of his laudable ambition to make the University of Georgia one of the very foremost of the State universities of America. He had visited the great universities of the Northwest, notably the University of Wis- consin, and had studied the public-school systems of the upper Missis- sippi Valley also, with a view to promoting every department of edu- cational work in his own great commonwealth. He had taken a lead- ing part in the movement for improving rural common schools, and extending to localities the power to tax themselves, as in the North, for their elementary schools. He had also taken a prominent part in the defeat of the suggestion of a division of school funds between the two races in the proportion of the amounts contributed by each. No man could have been more truly representative of the best South- ern thought, and no one could have brought to the study of the race problem a kinder spirit or a more just and reasonable view. There were not a few of us in the North who were always ready to say, with respect to a given question of opinion or a problem of policy, that it was quite sufficient to ascertain what Dr. Hill thought would be right with respect to matters concerning his own region, and then to accept his views as the basis for a working policy. Many men in the North had become personally acquainted with Dr. Hill through his connection with the Southern Education Board and its efforts to promote educational advancement in the Southern States. 60 WALTER BARNARD HILL These men appreciated Dr. Hill as fully as did his own fellow-citizens of Georgia. His public addresses were strong in logic, convincing in their moderation and fairness, delightful in their intellectual qualities, and memorable for their flashes of wit and humor. A great and good man has passed away at the very time when he seemed most indispensable in his own State, and when men of other States having large affairs committed to them were most anxiously relying upon his sound judgment and untiring co-operation. Yet he had already done enough to make his life one long to be remembered and his mature opinions are available for the guidance of those who have to carry on the University of Georgia, as well as for the benefit of his associates in other educational and public undertakings. The best possible tribute that can be paid to his lifelong and unselfish ser- vice of his fellow-men will be the bold and unhesitating adoption by the !egislature and the people of the State of Georgia of his plans for the enlarged support and development of the educational work of the State in all grades. His memory, furthermore, like that of the late Dr. Curry, can always be invoked when there may be danger that good men of the North and good men of the South may slightly misunder- stand one another in spite of the fact that they are all striving toward the same ends of human progress. * © % A BRAVE LEADER. (Editorial in The Outlook, Jan. 6th, 1906.) The South lost one of its bravest and sanest leaders last week. Chancellor Walter B. Hill, of the University of Georgia, was eminent among the men whose services to the Nation have been invaluable dur- ing these years of reunion. Born in 1851, too late to participate in the war, and yet early enough to know the humiliation that followed the triumph of Northern armies, he knew, as men older and men vounger than he were not likely to know, how deep was the pit out of which the South had patiently to drag herself. Trained for the law, he became six years ago the head of the University of which he was a graduate. During these six years he has been far more than a college president; he has been a trainer of the public conscience, an advocate of popular education, an interpreter to the North of the ideals of the South, a happy and energetic contributor to the process WALTER BARNARD HILL 61 by which for a generation the nation has been finding itself as a nation. The service he rendered through the Southern Education Board has been invaluable. He had a style distinguished for clear- ness, and he wrote and spoke with a humor which is too rare among men who recognize, as he did, the seriousness of the problems at which they are working. His death, in middle age, is a severe loss to those forces which, in spite of a surviving unlovely sectionalism, are putting the best qualities of all sections to the nation’s use. *¥ e CHANCELLOR HILL ENTERS INTO REST. (Hon. John Temple Graves, Editor, in Atlanta News, Dec. 28th, 1905.) A shadow has fallen upon the university, and the chancellor of our highest institution, enshrined in the love and gratitude of a great people, lies with folded hands above a finished work and has doubtless received ere this in heaven the plaudits which his little world has rendered of “well done.” We said on yesterday, beside the dying couch of Walter B. Hill, that which was in our hearts about him yesterday, today and for all the year. The first citizen of the state is not always he who stands in official robes with the trappings of office and the ceremonials of state about him. Not governors, nor senators, nor members of congress, nor railroad magnates, nor the men with princely wealth, but the stainless citizen, working with great brain and noble purpose along unselfish lines to the highest common good, and pulsing upon his lips and in his life the beautiful culture and the beautiful character which he preached to the youth of the State. The chancellor of the University of Georgia, if he be a man built along the noble lines of Walter B. Hill, is easily the first citizen of the State. And the State today, in the full and noble consciousness of its incomparable loss, stands with uncovered head beside the bier of its foremost citizen and renders him the tribute of its grateful and tender tears. A life like that of Walter Hill is a lesson to these times and a model to all the youth of Georgia. Fifty-four years of life have been lived without a stain along 62 WALTER BARNARD HILL every high and noble line of brave endeavor. Courage and gentle- ness have typed the union of his convictions with his manner. With gentleness of speech and softness of manner, there has ever been a lion’s courage in the mind of Walter Hill that sent him swiftly and unfearingly to his brave conclusions upon every theme that touched his church, his state and his fellowmen. He has not at any time fol- lowed truckling and time-serving in the wake of public opinion. But without bravado and without defiance has followed the ranks simply, resolutely and fearlessly behind his convictions and followed wherever they led. Out of touch at times with the dominant party and the majority sentiment of his state upon public questions, it is at least the crowning glory of the life which ended yesterday that not one among all those who differed with his views and protested his convictions, has ever been found to question the integrity of his convictions, nor the stain- less beauty of his motives and his mind. He has carried through dif- ference and advance in thought the unbroken and unquestioned con- fidence of his fellow men. And whatever cause has held him among its advocates has been glorified and strengthened by the common con- cession of his own superb and stainless honesty. It was fitting above all things that such a man should have been called from the working ranks to become the model and exemplar of our Georgia youth. He embodied in his life all the high codes of religion and of the morals which he preached upon the platform and inculcated in the class room. He furnished to the youth of Georgia an object lesson of the beauty and the integrity and dignity of his pure and honest life. He elevated the tone of the University of Geor- gia to a status second to nothing in the republic. The force of his life, the beauty of his character, and the clearness and culture of his mind were growing day by day upon the educational life and pur- poses of the state and of the republic. Everywhere, in state and na- tional gatherings, his influence grew, and it is nothing less than logi- cal and true to say that this influence would have grown and expanded with the advancing years, and that if Walter B. Hill had lived to the crown of silver years, he would have stood shoulder to shoulder with the dominant and noble figures which stand for education in this land today. The last and crowning service of Walter B. Hill has been rendered to the University of Georgia, and to the youth who are the present WALTER BARNARD HILL 63 and future riches of the state. He lies yonder in that classic city, far removed from the angry strife of factions and the fierce competition of the age, shrined in the love and gratitude of a great people, and he himself, if his still lips could shape one further word, would send back to a stern and pulsing world, the high and brave testimony that he has lived the life that is best worth living, and died the death which is the noblest that can come to man. Peace to the ashes of the useful citizen, the stainless gentleman and the triumphant Christian of the state. % oo CHANCELLOR HILL’S DEATH. | (Hon. Clark Howell, Editor, in Atlanta Constitution, Dec. 29th, 1905.) There is sadness throughout the length and breadth of Geor- gia today, and the joy of Christmas has been turned into mourning. Chancellor Walter B. Hill, of the University of Georgia, is dead. The end came like lightning out of a clear sky. But a few days ago this distinguished Georgian was in his wonted good health and spirits, full of his characteristic enthusiasm in carrying out the high ideals he had made his life mission. A cold rapidly developed into the treacherous malady known as grip, and with equal rapidity that dread disease pneumonia developed. Death came almost as men lie down at night and fall asleep. A great and noble spirit has passed from among us. Georgia has lost a life-force that was a potent part of her higher civic inspira- tion. The dead chancellor of her university was one of those rare souls who lend initiative and intelligent execution to the latent ethical impulse of a people. He was a leader of men in that loftier sphere of leadership—the spiritual. His mind was large and broad, but his heart-aspirations were larger and broader. He possessed the uni- versal heart, which feels for all men and understands all men. As gentle as a woman in his nature and association with his fellows, he viewed humanity with the same gentleness that made his daily life beautiful. His purpose in life was the consecrated purpose of human upliftment, and he regarded education as a means to that end. When Chancellor Hill came to the University of Georgia that institution and the cause of education in Georgia needed a new 64 WALTER BARNARD HILL spiritual quickening. A man was needed whose purity of nature and magnetism of spirit, coupled with a mastery of mind, could touch to generous action the better qualities in others—in the mass. Such a inan is one among ten thousand, and he comes of God to bless his generation. Such a man was Walter Barnard Hill. He injected new life into the University of Georgia. What that noble institution is today is in no small measure attributable to the singleness of purpose, the untiring energy, the splendid executive ability, the contagious en- thusiasm, the spiritual poise of Chancellor Hill. Where it was run down he built it up. Where its glories were but memories he restor- ed them to virile, pulsing, existing realities. He gave the old Uni- versity a verve, and esprit de corps that it had not known since the days of its ante-bellum greatness. He helped largely to make it one among the few great educational institutions of the nation today. And Chancellor Hill did more than this for the cause of education in Georgia. The magnetic force of his personality: and his personal efforts went far to awaken a new interest in education in every coun- ty in the state. The great strides made by Georgia in this direction during the past decade were a part of his general educational pro- paganda. and thousands of the youth of the state, the majority of whom have never seen the University of Georgia or Chancellor Hill, ewe him a debt of gratitude for the influence he constantly exerted before the people on public occasions, before the legislature, in the church and in the private home and business office, in behalf of better things educationally. Moreover, he helped to create a new and more fraternal spirit among our educators themselves, helping to make an aggressive unit for the noble cause their profession seeks to advance. It is difficult to see how Chancellor Hill’s place is to be filled. But we will leave that, with hope and faith, for the future. Today, with bowed heads and sore hearts in the presence of the noble dead, we can only pray Heaven’s rest to the great soul fled. | WALTER BARNARD HILL 65 HON. WALTER B. HILL AS A TEMPERANCE ADVOCATE. (Mrs. W. H. Felton, in the Atlanta Journal, Jan. 24th, 1906.) The laudatory comments of the Georgia press in regard to the life and character of Hon. Walter Barnard Hill have been many. The good things said of him are eminently well deserved, because he was emphatically a noble, cultured, Christian gentleman and Georgia is proud of his work and all Georgia mourns his demise along with his family and friends. His work as a lawyer has been well stated, also his work as a popular educator, but I have seen less said of his great work in the cause of prohibition than of either of the other two. I have also no doubt but he is dearer to the public heart because of his zeal for sober homes and the protection of the state and nation from the liquor evil than for all his other public work besides. He gave the best years of his useful life to the temperance work. He never faltered in its advocacy, even when it meant open antagonism to the politics of his best friends in every other line of thought and endeavor in public life. He was staunch and steadfast when it meant to him constant defeat at the polls. He never used his advocacy of prohibition as a stepping stone to political preferment. He sought no office thereby, although he was known to be an ideal candidate for governor or for any other position in the gift of the people. He simply stood for the right,and accepted defeat as a noble hero in the strife. To him, perhaps more than to any other speaker known to Georgia, is due the advance the state has made in temperance within the last quarter of a century. Nobody could ever mistake his position. No matter how the bat- tle waged, Walter B, Hill could always be placed in the forefront in the struggle for home protection from the liquor evil. He contended alone for the right and openly stood alone when political parties swerved to the right or left by reason of political expediency or desire for office. His was a heroic figure, and, as one who occasionally reasoned with the people for better living and better homes from the same rostrum, his glorious endeavor was never dimmed or tarnished be- fore my mind’s eye. He was the least self-seeking of all our public speakers—never intolerant, always gentle and courteous to his op- ponents, always faithful to his convictions of duty, and always appear- 66 WALTER BARNARD HILL ing as the consecrated servant of the Most High as he reasoned of righteousenss, temperance and the judgment to come. My words in this connection seem so tame in comparison with my feeling on the subject. JI wish I had the poetic gift to sing his praises as I would be glad to do, when I am so filled with a keen sense of personal loss and bereavement in his death. I am saying these things perhaps for the last time in remember- ance of this “Great Heart” of our temperance cause and the places that he filled with so much honor will know him no more forever, but the women and children of Georgia should keep his memory green in all time to come, because his service was so graciously, unselfishly, nobly and conscientiously bestowed for the good of his countrymen and because he felt it was the direction of a Higher Power. It was a privilege to listen to his addresses in behalf of pronibi- tion. His noble, calm, placid features were never distorted by heat or anger against the opposition—and yet he plead as if pleading for the life of an immortal soul before the bar of justice, in his loving earnestness for the protection of the home life of the innocent and helpless among us. ° I add this tribute to the many that are filling our newspapers, conscious of my inability to portray the picture as I know and under- stand it; but it goes forth along with others and with my profoundest respect and undying esteem for Mr. Hill’s great work everywhere for (God and humanity. * & % DEATH OF CHANCELLOR WALTER B. HILL. (Editorial in Augusta Chronicle, December 29th, 1905.) In the death of Chancellor Walter B. Hill Georgia loses one of its most prominent and gifted citizens, the State University an incom- parable head, and his family and friends suffer an irreparable loss. In short, the passing of this gentle, but determined spirit, whose every earnest effort was for the good of the commonwealth, is a blow to the whole state of Georgia. | As an attorney, author, orator and educator, his success was re- markable, and as the Chancellor of the State University, the adviser and director of the youths who as men will be the leaders of their WALTER BARNARD HILL 57 fellows and the legislators for their state, his high-minded spirit and remarkable personal magnetism were of incalculable benefit to the various classes that came under the sway of his broad philosophy and ennobling ideals. When elected first to this position his friends in Macon, who foresaw a brilliant career ahead of him in his chosen profession of the law, tried to persuade him to refuse it, but, fortunately for all concerned, he accepted the arduous task, in which his labors counted most for humanity at large, and under his supervision the State Uni- versity has thriven as never before, and he has made valuable friends for it abroad, who had never previously heard its name. Walter Barnard Hill was born in Talbotton, Ga., September 9, 1851, and was, therefore, 54 years of age when he folded his hands in sleep. He was a son of Judge Barnard Hill and Mary Clay Birch Hill. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1870 and from the University Law School in 1871 with the degree of A. M. Emory honored him with the degree of LL. D., in 1899, as did the South- western Presbyterian University in the same year. He practiced law in Macon from 1871 to 1899, when he became chancellor of the Uni- versity of Georgia. Chancellor Hill’s literary productions consisted of a compilation of the Code of Georgia from 1873 to 1882, Memoirs of the Western and Atlantic R. R., and Memoirs of the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, 1886 to 1894, and other ethical and legal works. In 1888 he was. president of the Georgia Bar Association, of which, at the time of his death, he was a member, as well as of the American Bar Association, of whose committee on judicial adminis- tration he was once chairman, and a trustee of Vanderbilt University. He was a very eloquent man, with that clean-cut diction and choice verbiage that marks so definitely education and culture, while his legal practice had given him the custom of summing up from his premises that was very convincing to his hearers. Altogether, Georgia has lost a great, a good and a gentle man— one whose place it will be hard to fill and whose labors in the cause of education will bear fruit for long, long years to come. 68 WALTER BARNARD HILL DEATH OF CHANCELLOR HILL. (Editorial in the Macon News.) The whole state mourns the death of Chancellor Walter B. Hill, of the University of Georgia. The heart of the commonwealth sor- rows over his untimely demise. Christianity never had a higher illustration; humanity never had a sincerer sympathizer; education never had a truer friend; civilization never had a nobler example. Walter B. Hill possessed the esteem and respect of all who knew him. No man could say aught against him. His life was pure as a stream of autumn sunset. We have never known a better man, a more conscientious man, a more upright man, or a man who has lived so free of adverse criticism. In fact, we have never heard an unkind word spoken of Walter B. Hill, and no living being has ever heard Walter B. Hill speak unkindly of any creature. To our opinion, he represented the sum of human excellence. We believe that he has passed through the portals of heaven without one spot upon his earthly record. He always found pleasure in doing acts of mercy, charity, and kindness. Many persons have been the happy recipients of his beney- olence. It was ever a joy to him to bind rainbow-hopes around the darkest despair. He was a philanthropist, without ostentation; a humanitarian, without display. | Mr. Hill was a man of the broadest culture, and highest learning. He was a deep thinker and a profound reasoner, and yet his mind had a wealth of poetic fancy, and he could clothe his thoughts in the most beautiful language. His soul was filled with sentiment and pathos. He was noted as a speaker and lecturer, and was distinguished as a lawyer and educator. Mr. Hill has made innumerable addresses on religious, moral and educational topics, and when an active practi- tioner at the bar often delivered essays on subjects appertaining to the profession. He was the author of several notable works. His contributions to literature were of the highest order of merit. His pen has brightened the pages of the leading magazines of the country, and has illuminated a multitude of literary articles in other publica- tions. The creations of his genius were bright, instructive, and enter- taining. As a public speaker he was strong, eloquent, and popular. in his convictions and sincere in his conclusions, and always origi- nal and interesting. WALTER BARNARD HILL 69 Under his Christian and wise administration, the University has enjoyed an era of great advancement, progress, prosperity, and use- fulness. Though the Chancellor is dead, his influence for the better- ment and elevation of mankind survives him. He has left a name which Georgians long shall cherish, and generations yet unborn shall praise. ” % & CHANCELLOR HILU’S DEATH. (7. W. Reed, in Editorial in the Athens Banner.) As knightly as the royal Arthur, and as pure as Galahad in search of the Holy Grail, Chancellor Walter B. Hill, answering the summons of the Master, has gone “To the island-valley of Avilion; Where falls not hail, or rain, or any snow, Nor ever wind blows loudly.” Living, he consecrated his life to the service of his people, and, through the noble qualities of mind and heart that stamped him as the foremost citizen of the state, he gave to Georgia youth a deeper meaning and a higher inspiration. Dead, while yet his great plans were but unfolding and the people of his native commonwealth were iust beginning to realize the magnitude of his services, he is enshrined in their hearts forever. The loss to the city, the state and the entire country is irreparable. Other men may come who may do the work he commenced, but years will intervene before the thread of action that was snapped when God called him hence is taken up again. He was in every way fitted for the position of supreme importance that he held, and to the discharge of his duties as such he brought an ability surpassed by no educator in the South. The youth of Georgia will miss his guiding hand and his shining example, but still may emulate his virtues and embody in their lives the traits that made him one of nature’s noblemen. The loss to family and personal friends passes beyond that which is felt by the people of the state in a public sense. To them it is a crushing blow, a grief that time alone will assuage. No gentler spirit dwelt beneath the breast of man than that which answered at the great white throne yesterday at the summons of the 7O WALTER BARNARD HILL Master. His memory will be cherished by those who loved him and in the years to come, long after his body has returned to the dust of his native state, his name will be among those whom future Georgians will delight to honor for the enduring good they have accomplished. Within the soil of the state that gave him birth and to whose pbuilding he gave his wealth of mind and heart, the mortal frame of Chancellor Hill soon will rest. Above the new-made mound sweet flowers will be placed by tender hands in tribute to the gentle and the good, and with the lengthening shadows of the evening there will fall upon the hearts of all the benediction of his stainless life. God gave him to the world that by his upright life his people might be blessed; He sanctified his efforts to uplift mankind and in His own good time will bring them to their full fruition. In the solemn hour of parting, faith tells us that there is no death and in the full assurance that we can clasp his hand again, we say in fond farewell, “Good night, sweet prince, And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.” Do + + % THE STATE OF GEORGIA MOURNS. (Dr. W. C. Lovett, Editor Wesleyan Christian Advocate.) On December 28th, at 3:10 a. m., Chancellor Walter B. Hill, LL.D., of the State University, breathed his last at his home in Athens, Ga. Dr. Hill was sick only a few days. He was taken with lagrippe which rapidly turned into pneumonia, and despite the skillful and heroic treatment of his physicians, the last enemy seized and claimed him. Walter Barnard Hill was born in Talbotton, Georgia, September 9, 1851. He was graduated from the State University in £870, and from the law school of the University in 1871. For a number of years he gave himself to the practice of law, and was acknowledged to be one of the most learned lawyers in the State. His success in his profession was unusual, but in 1899 he was called to the Chancellorship of his alma mater. Entering upon his duties there—duties so different from the profession he had chosen early in life—many of his most ardent friends and admirers feared that a change of occupation at his age in life was not the WALTER BARNARD HILL 71 wisest. But in the new field of labor he easily and speedily disarmed all fears of his success, and was recognized throughout the country as one of its leading educators. | Dr. Hill was a man of decided literary gifts and acquirements. He was an author of several volumes of books, both of a professional and literary character, and these attest a clearness of mental discern- ment, and an accuracy and charm of expression not usual even among those who have given themselves entirely to strictly literary work. As aman, Dr. Hill was of a high type. Well poised, investigating carefully before a conclusion was reached, when he decided, no threats of danger or allurements of reward could shake him from his con- victions. He was a pronounced prohibitionist and despite the warn- ings of his political friends, he fearlessly assailed the sale and use of liquor as a beverage, and did much to secure the present wide- spread temperance sentiment in Georgia. Chancellor Hill early gave himself to God, and united with the Methodist church, and though modest and always unobtrusive, his brethren readily recognized his worth and gave him a prominent place both in the councils and work of the church. He was good. He loved God, unblushingly announced on appropriate occasions his allegiance to Him, and sought to bring men into the kingdom of Christ. Learned lawyer, incorruptible citizen, successful educator, and stainless follower of Jesus Christ, a great state, a great church hon- ored him living, and mourn him gone. Our young men should strive to follow the example of this illus- trious servant of God, and friend of man. a a CHANCELLOR WALTER B. HILL. (Editorial in the Atlanta Journal, December 28th, 1905.) In the death of Walter B. Hill the state loses one of its most valuable citizens—a man of keen intellect and of the purest character. Chancellor Hill was rich both in the riches of the heart and the riches of the intellect. He had an attractive personality which not only made friends, but which “grappled them to him with hooks of steel.” Fie WALTER BARNARD HILL In 1899 he became chancellor of the University of Georgia, a position he filled up to the time of his death with the most conspicu- ous success. It is difficult to calculate how far the influence of a man over young men in the formative period of their existence may not extend—how many lives it may influence, directly and indirectly, for the better. Chancellor Hill impressed upon the young men of Georgia much of his own character. He was occupied in the work of turning out good citizens, and his value to the state in that capacity was incalculable. Although but 54 years old when he died, Chancellor Hill, if his span on earth is to be measured by his various activities, and its value to his fellow-men, enjoyed a singularly well-rounded career. His life and example are worthy of emulation by the youth of the state. Ke ok %~ «& MR. HILL AT MERCER. (Dr. A. J. Battle, in the Atlanta Constitution.) The law department of Mercer University was established soon after I was called to the presidency of that institution. It was organ- ized by the election of Hon. Barnard Hill, the father of the late chancellor, chairman of the faculty and the Hon. Clifford Anderson and Walter B. Hill, professors of departments. I do not recall the period of time in which Mr. Hill served, but it is my impression that his service and mine ran through the same number of years. I have a vivid impression of the young man when he first appeared before his class, a mere boy in appearance, a strong man in his power of thought and his grasp of profound problems. He impressed me as worthy to sit with the greatest of jurists, with Jay and Marshall, and the most learned and distinguished of their successors who have honored the ermine in the greatest court in the world. As a writer and speaker, he was graceful and strong; as a patriot, lie was loyal, courageous and clean; as a man, he was kind, just and brave; as the model Christian, he was humble, consistent and true. Though dead, he yet speaketh, and will continue to influence his generation by his singularly just and pure life. With many thousands of citizens of Georgia, and with his noble wife, I deeply mourn his death. WALTER BARNARD HILL 73 WALTER B. HILL. (Hon. P. A. Stovall, Editor Savannah Press, December 28th, 1905.) The death of Hon. Walter B. Hill removes a noble man from his work in Georgia. And such a work! A little more than five years ago he was induced by the trustees to go to the head of the state college at Athens. His decision was awaited with the greatest interest. At that time he was a lawyer in _ successful practice, the member of a prosperous and popular Macon firm. The bar had been singled out as his life work. With decided taste for literature and with leanings for the lyceum, with his life already measured by lofty standards and dominated by a great moral issue, he nevertheless had prospered in the active practice of his chosen profession. At this time of life to leave this work was to abandon it forever, to drop all idea of a political and judicial career, to put aside the fees and prizes of the courts and to spend the remain- cer of his days in the classic groves where success was uncertain and emoluments were few. Without hesitation Walter Hill acceded to the wishes of the state. He went to Athens and took up the exacting place of chancel- lor, a work which in the opinion of many distinguishes the highest office in the state. While his elder brothers were earning riches and winning laurels in the more active fields of life, he obeyed their call, and in his own language “Went back to keep the old homestead, where once a year the family gathered in reunion to bless his efforts.” Never was a scion more faithful to the trust. He put the house in order and welcomed the young manhood of Georgia. He gave it an air of culture and charm which it had not had for many years. He organized the alumni of Georgia, he presented the claims of the University with so much ability at home and abroad that the old insti- tution took on a vitality and a glory which argued well for future success. He was just the man for the task. He did not confine him- self to the study hall, or lecture room. While his scholarship was ripe and abundant and his example shining and stimulating, he went out among the people, addressed the educators of the country, aroused the dormant legislature to renewed efforts and practical support. He invested the centennial celebration of the University of Georgia with the deepest interest and persuaded the alumni to subscribe liberally for the campus extension. Wherever the University was assailed he 74. WALTER BARNARD HILL carried the lance with poise and valor against its enemies. What a glorious sight to see a man like Walter Hill defending interests like these with such high purpose and splendid ability! He wore himself mut in the service of his alma mater. He dedicated his life to higher education, and the universities of America lose a champion and exem- plar, for he had already made a national reputation. It will be hard to fill his place in Georgia, but this work has already borne choicest fruit. The state is richer and the world is better because of the life of such a man. Among the alumni of Georgia today there is mourn- ing. Surely “to live in the hearts of those we love is not to die.” “ % % CHANCELLOR W. B. HILL. (Prof. J. S. Stewart, in Educational Department, Atlanta Journal.) Last Friday’s papers brought the news of the death of Mr. Hill. As chancellor he held the foremost place in the educational work of the state and a position unsurpassed in importance and usefulness by any in the gift of the state. Mr. Hill in every way measured up to the full requirements of the responsible position. As a scholar, an orator, an executive, a leader, a writer and a man, he was the peer of any of the illustrious men who have held the position of chancellor during the century since the founding of the University. During the six years he was chancellor he more than doubled the number of buildings, the enrollment and income of the institution. In fact, the University made more progress during his administration than during the preceding fifty years. The academic building, the dining hall, Candler hall, biological hall, chemistry hall, and library were all erected during his administration and the campus was enlarged from a plot of 37 acres to a splendid area of over 500 acres, on which are over fifty buildings. He lived to see this area mapped and the plans for its develop- ment outlined by the most skillful landscape gardener in America. The last day he was in his office we were standing together looking over the new map, six by twelve feet, tracing the beautiful drives, the locations for numerous new buildings, the extensive athletic field, the farm area, the Y. M.-C. A. hall, and he said: “Here is an ideal plan to which the University can build for a hundred years, as did the old WALTER BARNARD HILL 75 cathedral builders.” It is a great thing to develop plans and ideals towards which a great state can grow for a century. While these material evidences of his work are manifest to even the casual ob- server, his work was no less great and far-reaching on the spiritual side. He knit together the several parts of our educational system. Common schools, high schools, private schools, sectarian schools and the colleges of the state were thought of by him as related parts and he was interested in the growth and success of all. Nor did he con- ime his labors to Georgia. The entire South felt the influence of his constructive mind. The simple purity of his life, the high ideals that inspired him, the steadfastness of his character, the perfect gen- tleman that he was, drew young and old to him and there was no youth who came under his instruction but was the better for having known him. To be and to know were first with him, to have was a secondary matter. He set a new standard of university ethics in Georgia and showed to even the most narrow, that the influence of a state institution was for the highest good. He was true in word and life to the Master Teacher and “‘the truth that makes us free.” Sincere in every fiber of his being, he was a true friend. I loved him as I did no other man, and his death is a great personal loss. He left his work so well planned and organized that those who are left behind will be able to carry forward these to their realization. Through doubt and discouragement, through indifference and opposition, he guided the destinies of the University and never faltered but “held the rudder mprde:: Fortunate are those who knew him; blessed is the institution which he guided, happy is the state which he served. He was “One who never turned his back, but marched breast forward ; Never doubted clouds would break ; Never dreamed, though right were worsted, wrong would triumph ; Held we fall to rise; are baffled to fight better, Sleep to wake.” 79 WALTER BARNARD HILL IN MEMORIAM. (Editorial in The Georgian, the University Magazine.) The eulogies are now all said, the words of praise, of kindness, and of love, are now all spoken. The flowers, which were placed, in their sweet beauty, upon the newly upturned sod, under which the mortal remains of Walter B. Hill now rest, lie there withered and sere, as though mutely mourning for the departed dead. And, truly, a great and good man has fallen; great, in breadth of view, liberality of mind, and versatility of talent; and good, in charity of soul, sweetness of heart, and nobility of character. Withal, he was modest in his greatness and gracious in his goodness. Chancellor Hill possessed, in his frail body, an indomitable will, an unerring mind, and a beautiful soul. One wiho knew him exceedingly well, who had been closely asso- ciated with him in college, and, later on, in the pursuit of their chosen profession, made a remark before the late Chancellor’s death, which any man, however illustrious his deeds, would be proud to have as his epitaph: “Walter Hill,” said he, “is the wisest man in Georgia. He possesses, to an extraordinary degree, the God-given faculty of perceiving the truth, wherever it is found, and of holding to the truth, whatever it may cost.” Nowhere had our dead Chancellor displayed this quality of wis- dom in a more striking manner than in the matter, on the altar of which he sacrificed his life, the matter of the upbuilding of the Uni- versity, the extension of its campus, the expansion of its means and powers for training and ennobling the young men of Georgia. He found no great college in the South, no great center of knowledge, culture, and thought. Why then, pondered he, should not the Univer- sity of Georgia occupy this exalted position? He felt that new life was entering into the veins of the devitalized South. The old wounds were fast healing, chiefly because of the wealth which fields and forests were pouring forth. Why then, pondered he still further, should not the University of Georgia attain its greatness along the lines of agriculture and forestry? The thought always uppermost in Mr. Hill’s mind was that his college must be the greatest in the South, without shame to be com- pared with any that the North or West might boast. And to this end he toiled and suffered, and for this end he died. WALTER BARNARD HILL “7 But what boots it now to talk of this, when the fact so strongly stares us in the face, that he whose mind planned, whose hand execu- ted these many and noble plans for the glory of our college and the honor of our State, has been taken from us, never to be recalled? The sweet nature that made all men his friends, the bright humor that was always bubbling up, are now no more. The keen, unerring eye tor truth and right is closed forever. The brilliant mind which was sc apt to show itself in eloquent speech, the soul so full of Christian spirit, the heart of true charity and all-embracing love, have stopped their work completely at the cold command of death. Only a few more years and all that he had hoped and striven for would have been surely and fully realized. Only a few more years, and Walter B. Hill, already one of the great college presidents of America, would have been recognized as the greatest of them all. Perhaps it were well to accept his loss with the same serene tesignation with which he awaited death. Men of his step never flinch or murmur. He, who, while living, had “Never turned his back but marched breast forward” to the fight, must have answered his summons from on high calmly and without regret. A life spent in the search for truth, and in the performance of good; buoyed by knowledge; and sweetened by philosophy; inspired by wisdom; and thrilled by genius—such was the life of Walter B. Hill, jurist, scholar, educator, Christian. * * & OUR CHANCELLOR. (Editorial in The Red and Black.) Our hearts were touched afresh as we listened to the distinguished Georgians who were gathered to pay tribute to the memory of our beloved and lamented Chancellor. As men who had known Chancellor Hill and had been associated with him in life at different times related particular phases of his career, we could not help but realize what a great and noble man had been our Chancellor. It mattered not whether the speaker was churchman, statesman, educator or jurist, each seemed to have been impressed with Walter B. Hill as an intellectual giant of unblemished 78 WALTER BARNARD HILL character and stainless life, whose moral courage was as strong as his heart was pure. While each speaker dealt with the life of the Chancellor from different viewpoints, we saw “Walter B. Hill, the man,’ as each tribute was paid to his memory, growing more distinct and clearer— the picture of a whole and complete man who had left the world better than he had found it and whose strength “Was as the strength of ten, Because his heart was pure.’ When Chancellor Hill was with us we admired him, we loved him, and we listened to his wise and sympathetic counsels as those of a great and good man. But it was only when his lips were sealed forever in death that we stopped to think how truly great he was. When we came back after Christmas, we found his chair vacant, and there seemed a void on the campus which could never be filled. We sought in vain for his kind and sympathetic face, and we sighed —‘for the touch of a vanished hand, and the sound of a voice that is still.” It was then we realized how dear the Chancellor was to our hearts, and the love of the whole student body was fittingly shown as we marched with reverent tread to the cemetery last Tuesday and made of his grave a mound of flowers. He died without knowing how much we loved him. While our hearts mourn afresh, let us pray for the guidance of the trustees in the selection of a chancellor who is able to carry out the plans of Mr. Hill, and when “the dream of a great chancellor” has been realized, and Georgia has a greater University along the plans which he conceived, it shall stand as a monument to the mem- ory of Walter Barnard Hill, who died a martyr to duty for the youth © of Georgia. %, Ke %, oe %, *% SERVICES AT THE SYNAGOGUE. A remarkable tribute to Chancellor Hill was the memorial service held in his honor at the Jewish Synagogue in Athens on the night of December 29th, of which the Athens Banner has the following account : The Hebrews of Athens were deeply attached to Chancellor Hill, WALTER BARNARD HILL 79 and held him as one of their best friends. They admired him as the head of the great University and as an exemplary citizen. Last night at the synagogue the Hebrews of the city held impres- sive services in his memory. ‘These services were attended by a large number of the members of the Hebrew congregation. At the conclusion of the solemn service, Dr. I. Koplowitz, rabbi of the congregation, made eloquent remarks in which he spoke of the great loss sustained by the state in the death of Chancellor Hill, and followed his remarks with a prayer. The congregation rose and joined in the prayer ““Kadesh” for the repose of the soul of the Chancellor. This prayer is the one used by children in praying for the repose of the souls of their fathers, but the rabbi said that Chancellor Hill, having been in a sense the father of the youth of the state, who were committed to his hands as students, it was proper that this prayer be offered at this time. The services were a fitting tribute to the memory of the dead chancellor. % ¥, *% , Gg MEMORIAL EXERCISES AT GEORGIA INDUSTRIAL COL- LEGE FOR COLORED YOUTHS. (From The Savannah Morning News, January Sth, 1906.) Memorial exercises for the late Chancellor Walter B. Hill, of the University of Georgia, were held in the chapel of the Georgia State industrial College yesterday. The chapel was fittingly draped and the exercises bespoke the esteem in which the late Chancellor was held by the faculty and student body of the institution. The exercises were attended by Dr. David C. Barrow, of Athens, who since the death of Mr. Hill, has been the acting chancellor, and Judge W. R. Hammond, of Atlanta, G. T. Murrell, of Athens, and — Col. J. F. Brooks, who are members of the board of trustees. All of these gentlemen made remarks appropriate to the occasion. The following resolutions, offered by President R. R. Wright and Secretary Hy. Pearson, were adopted: “Be it resolved, that the demise of Mr. Hill, the late Chancellor ot the University of Georgia, we wish to join the family and other So WALTER BARNARD HILL friends in their expression of grief in what seems to be an irreparable loss. “That we extend to the bereaved family our sincere sympathy. “That in testimony of his great usefulness and our sincere regard, a life-size portrait of our lamented Chancellor be hung upon the walls of our chapel. “That a copy of these resolutions be transmitted to the wife of the deceased. “That these resolutions be inscribed upon the minutes of this institution.” The exercises were begun at 4 o’clock, when the school joined in singing “Shall We Meet Beyond the River?” President Wright spoke in a feeling manner of Mr. Hill as an educator and a Christian. He said Chancellor Hill advocated the education of all the people, and declared if he had lived his three score and ten years he would have attained the distinction of being called Georgia’s greatest educator. President Wright said that every one who came under Chan- cellor Hill’s influence was benefited. He compared the late Chan- cellor’s influence with that which Hawthorne said the great Stone Face exerted. He said Mr. Hill was great in all that was good, and good in all that was great. Dr. Barrow was introduced by President Wright. The acting chancellor said in the death of Chancellor Hill he had lost a life-long friend. He spoke of Mr. Hill’s excellent qualities, and pronounced him one of the few men who had accomplished more than had been promised. Judge Hammond said that in the demise of Chancellor Hill he had sustained a personal loss. He referred to their association in college. He characterized the late Chancellor as a gentleman in the highest acceptance of the term, one, of whom it could be truly said, “There is in him no guile.” He closed his remarks by saying that the highest tribute he could pay the Chancellor was to say that he was free from duplicity, was of singleness of purpose and in every sense a true man. Remarks were also made by Mr. Murrell and Col. Brooks. The school sang “Onward, Christian Soldiers,” one of Chancellor Hill’s favorite hymns, and the closing prayer was offered by the Rev. R. H. Thomas, who was formerly superintendent of the agricultural department. WALTER BARNARD HILL SI A NOBLE PERSONALITY. Chicago, Ill., April 7, 1906—Professor D. C. Barrow, Acting Chancellor, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., My dear sir:—A long absence upon the Pacific coast makes it impossible for me to be present in person on the occasion of the services in memory of Chancellor Walter Barnard Hill. It is a great sorrow to me that I cannot be of the company assem- bled to do honor to the memory of that sincere and high-hearted gentleman, and to take courage from the contemplation of his fear- less and unselfish life of devotion to the welfare of young men and ‘women. The association and fellowship which it was my fortune to hold with Chancellor Hill have placed me deeply under obligation to him. From him I learned the simple beauty and strength of a calm, just life, knowing no fear, counting no sacrifices too costly if thereby the public weal could be advanced, or justice and righteousness estab- lished. In him I saw civic virtue clad in pure intent, earnest and zealous in all good works, and yet saved from sternness and intoler- ance by a gentle spirit and a quiet humor that saw life in the large ‘and loved it, and had infinite patience with it in all of its manifesta- tions. Chancellor Hill combined the virtues of the old time, and the virtues of the new. There dwelt in him the lovableness and the gra- ciousness and the charm of a generation that is past, and at the same time, the vigor and freedom and resiliency and efficiency of the age that is at hand. Beneath the quiet grace of his manner, there existed a stoutness of heart, a courage of opinion, a hatred of any form of intellectual tyranny or of intellectual timidity, and a willingness to suffer, if need be, for opinion’s sake—virtues all tending to co-ordinate the graces and powers of his character into a great consistent whole. I am sure his biographer will be able to find numerous touching and ‘beautiful illustrations of these traits of character that will serve as examples to the youth to whom his memory belongs, in the struggles that await them in the battle of life. His services to the University of Georgia, to the education of all the people in the states of the South, were great and enduring, and form a part of his country’s history which I cannot here properly recite. 82 WALTER BARNARD HILL af? | My heart and mind dwell upon the man and the noble personality whom I knew and loved. His life and his work have strengthened every good endeavor in the land where he worked, and those of us who knew him are fitter and stronger for the tasks that fall to us by reason of that knowledge. To the great University to whose upbuilding he gave so com- pletely and so successfully his heart and mind, I send the greetings and the good will and the faith of the University of Virginia, bound together as they are, in the ties of a common endeavor for the better- ment of human society. May his mantle fall upon shoulders worthy to wear it. Very sincerely, EDWIN A. ALDERMAN. President of the University of Virginia. A TRIBUTE TO CHANCELLOR HILL. The address of Mr. R. M. Girardeau, dux of senior class at Em-- ory College, delivered on Arbor Day, was another unusual tribute.. Of this address the Atlanta Constitution says, in its editorial notice: A specimen of ideal, modern oratory—the kind that does not in- dulge in florid, pointless embellishments or maudlin metaphor—is the address delivered by Mr. R. M. Girardeau, dux of the senior class at Emory College, on the 29th instant. Mr. Girardeau’s speech was. a tribute to Walter B. Hill, the universally loved chancellor of the State University, whose recent death came as a grief and calamity to all Georgia. The oration is published elsewhere in today’s Constitu-. tion. It is indicative of the fraternal feeling existing between the edu- cational institutions of Georgia, that this eloquent tribute should have: come from a student of a college in no wise connected with the State. University. Its clear, ringing phrases, its note of tender melancholy and the deep yet exquisite sentiment that breathes throughout its. length, are a demonstration of the manner in which the personality of Walter B. Hill appealed to the hearts and the minds of the young men of Georgia. The inspiration of a life like his was indeed rare and fine, to have drawn forth such sincere and intelligent appreciation. Mr. Girardeau’s address is one the Constitution may well earn- WALTER BARNARD HILL 83 estly commend to the collegians and young men of this state generally. It is valuable not alone as a model of unstilted and genuine eloquence, but as evidence of the moral and mental help that lies in a sympathetic end conscientious study of the careers of such Georgians as Walter ab call, WORDS OF APPRECIATION OF CHANCELLOR HILL. (From Letters to Mrs. Hill.) Dr. H. B. Frissell, Hampton Institute, Vir gima. ~ “The death of your dear husband brings sorrow to us all. He was a truly great man, a noble man. Our Southern Education Board could ill afford to lose him. Our meetings will not be the same without him. We all through our own feeling of loss realize a little your grief. It is a great thing to have known him. Iam truly thankful for his friend- ship.” Mr. Hamilton W. Mabie, The Outlook, New York. “T cannot overstate the regard in which Dr. Hill was held by an increasing number of people in this part of the country. We looked upon him as one of the true leaders of the higher life of the nation; a man of flawless integrity, perfect courage, vigor of mind, abounding wit and a most winning personality. He captivated every one by the clear thought and contagious humor of a speech he made here last win- ter. To me he was the soul of kindness and his liking for some of my books was a great help and encouragement. I was in the very act of writing to him when I picked up a newspaper and read the sad an- nouncement that he had gone on in the journey of life. I was looking forward to seeing you both again next summer.. That cannot be; but | the valued friendship and the wide influence and the memory of the honored and inspiring life remain. He has gone on not only to the reward of the just, but to the larger work and the better life.” Dr. Albert Shaw, Editor Review of Reviews. “T cannot find words that fit my thoughts as I try to express to you my sense of the great loss this country sustains in the death of your 84 WALTER BARNARD HILL distinguished husband. Chancellor Hill had won the deepest confidence and the greatest admiration from men who knew him, in the North as well as in the South. Those of us who were associated with him as members of the Southern Education Board will always cherish his memory affectionately, and will never cease to feel the great loss that educational movements must bear in the absence of his sound judg- ment, devoted interest and rare courage.” Mr. Walter H. Page, Editor World’s Work. “Through and through, to the very bottom and to the very last he rang true, as he would have done under all conceivable conditions, and as only those men do who can never be surprised by fate, whatever sudden turn come. He was himself,—genuine—a very king in the small company who are eternally true; and he had the surest mark of this great quality—his perpetual cheerfulness. For he seemed some- how to know that the right things would win. “Our dear country, in whose service genuine men are too few, and the great cause that he was so large a part of lose irreparably. “T found his friendship an inspiration and I regard it as a great distinction—now a sad and blessed memory. It lifted and honored every one upon whom he bestowed it.” M. dEstournelles de Constant, Chairman of the Committee of “Conciliation Internationale,’ Paris. *“C’est avec un profond regret que nous apprenons par votre lettre du 30 Décembre, la perte que vient de faire 1’ Université de Georgie en la personne de son regretté Chancelier M. Walter B. Hill. Cette perte sera ressentie, non seulement par les générations d’Américains qui avaient recu de M. Hill le germe d’une é€ducation supérieure et l’exemple d’une existence si utilement remplie, mais aussi par tous - ses concitoyens et parses amis étrangers, particuliérement par les mem- bres de la ‘‘Conciliation Internationale.’’ Nous conserverons son nom parmi nos membres d’Honneur et nous vous prions de recevoir l’expression de nos sentiments de sincére condoléance et de les faire agréer a sa famille.’’ Dr. J. H. Kirkland, Chancellor Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn. “This is a blow not only to you and your family, but to the state of Georgia, and to the whole South. Chancellor Hill was a man WALTER BARNARD HILL 85 whom I esteemed and honored, and whose friendship I prized exceed- ingly. You have the great consolation that his life was well spent and that his memory will abide as an inspiration and a precious herit- age forever.” Dr. George H. Denny, President of Washington and Lee University. “Chancellor Hill belonged to the nation. He was a man of national spirit and temper. I regarded him as easily one of the most able and valuable of all the leaders in the new, progressive movements in Southern education. His loss cannot be estimated.” President Henry N. Snyder, Wofford College, Spartanburg, S. C. “Every time I was thrown with Chancellor Hill he impressed me more and more with his essential worth. He always seemed to me a simple-hearted, high-minded, clean-handed Southern gentleman, disin- terestedly devoted to the upbuilding of his state through the services of the great trust committed to him. I have been counting him among the really potent forces in the re-construction of this Southern country.” Dr. Richard T. Ely, University of Wisconsin. “T hasten to express to you and your children my sincere and heartfelt sympathy at this time. I have thought very often of you and the happy family circle I learned to know and value very highly only a few short weeks ago. I shall always be glad that I had the opportunity to become so well acquainted with Chancellor Hill, for it will always be a help to me to remember his quiet dignity, his sin- cerity and the high aims for which he toiled so patiently and so dili- gently. He has done a great work for his state, for the South, and for the entire country, and its effect will be enduring.” Dr. Charles H. Herty, Professor of Chemistry, University of North Carolina. “And, oh, how I loved him. Loved him from the first day I saw him. Loved him for his purity, for his strength, for his singleness of heart, for his sweet sympathy.” Mr. John F. Bonnell, Professor of Physics, Emory College. “T have lost a friend whom I loved. We grew up together in 86 WALTER BARNARD HILL Macon, as Walter and John, and were so even till now. He was one for whose character and course I had always nothing but admiration. The church, the state and society are richer by his work and influence.” Mr. Lawton B. Evans, Superintendent of Schools, Augusta, Ga. “Like the state and country we are overwhelmed by the sad calamity and feel the almost irreparable loss to the cause of education in the South. He was a man entirely beloved by all who knew him, - universally admired for his great ability, courage and gentleness. We depended so wholly on his judgment and sanity in matters pro- fessional that we cannot now really understand how greatly he will be missed in the future.” Prof. J. R. Mosley, Macon, Ga. “T loved Mr. Hill as I loved and love few other men. He is the highest type of a public man Georgia has given to the world during the latter half of the nineteenth century. I never knew him to do or say anything that was not fine enough for heavenly words and deeds; and I cannot say so much of any other man that I have known so well.” Mr. Robert C. Ogden, President of Southern Education Board, New York. “Without the ability to bring you comfort in this hour of trial, I hesitate to intrude upon your attention. And yet, in common with many others, I feel that in a very real way I have a share in the loss sustained by you and your family, the University of Georgia, the South and the nation in the death of Chancellor Hill. “To recite the many points at which he commanded the respect of all to whom he was known would be quite superfluous. Never- theless, | must, at least, tell you how great was the benediction of his life to the group of men in which it has been my privilege to be asso- ciated with him. To us he was prophet, teacher, brother. With clear vision, lofty aim, persistent purpose, inspired by the calm judgment born of faith in the Eternal, he revealed a character that commanded deepest respect and true affection. His place in the world was so much his own creation that it will not be filled by another, but his in- fluence will broaden and deepen in the long future through other lives that he has strengthened and exalted.” WALTER BARNARD HILL 87 Rev. George G. N. MacDonell, Methodist Minister, Statesboro, Ga. Mr. Hill’s first pastor after he left college. “He was one of the men who could not be ‘spoiled’ looking at it from a human standpoint, but God our Father knows what is best for us all; and has declared that “all things work together for good to them that love God.” May you be comforted by His promises, and sustained by His grace. Frederick W. Robertson, of Brighton, said of Jesus, that “He united in His person both the masculine and feminine poles of humanity,’ and I have often thought that Brother Hill in this re- spect was more like his Divine Master than any man I have ever known.” Rev. Frederick F. Reese, D. D., Rector Christ Church, Nashville, Tenn. “We pray in one of our collects, thanking God for our “creation and preservation.” Sometimes, I fear our burdens and intellectual difficulties take the spring and enthusiasm out of our thankfulness. Life does not always seem to be such a joy as to call forth spontaneous and abundant utterances of thankfulness for our very existence. But I am sure that Mr. Hill must have felt it, for he never could have lived and worked as he did except under the inspiration of the joy of service and self-sacrifice. And what a glorious thing it is to have lived and left hehind here, while he still rejoices in life beyond, such a fragrant and inspiring memory.” | O. G. Villard, Editor New York Evening Post. I write merely to add that I consider his loss a blow to the whole country, which cannot be repaired. He was to my mind, an ideal Southerner and American. Dr. R. J. Willingham, Corresponding Secretary Baptist Foreign — Missionary Board. “T first met Walter B. Hill over thirty-seven years ago in the University of Georgia, when we were school boys together. J learned then to admire him very much, and through the years my admiration and esteem for him has continually grown. While he was a strong lawyer and a fine Chancellor, and a great man in many ways, yet he stood highest in my esteem because of his ardent love for what was true and right. From a boy he always loved to stand for what was 88 WALTER BARNARD HILL true and right. In considering any question Walter B. Hill could be counted on to stand for that which was pure and good and true. He was one of the noblest specimens of Christian manhood that I have ever known. I loved him and I esteemed his friendship.” Rev. W. W. Pinson, Pastor Broadway M. E. Church, South, Louts- ville, Ky.; a former pastor in Macon, Ga. “T rejoice in the assurance that he was ready, and that he left such a heritage of noble memories to you and his children and to a great host of friends, friends who were won and held not by art or trick of popularity, but by those qualities that command the confidence and esteem of men. I think of him as one of God’s noblemen, kindly, unselfishly, meekly, living that highest and kingliest life, the Christian life—kingly with the crowning that death cannot dim and the author- ity the grave cannot break.” Dr. J. D. Hammond, Corresponding Secretary Board of Education, M. E. Church, South, Nashville, Tenn. “He and I were classmates and thrown together more or less intimately during after years. I learned to love him in college, and all my later knowledge of him only intensified my feeling for him and increased my admiration of his many noble qualities. I knew of his sickness, but could not believe it would end as it has done. We prayed for his recovery in our family circle. I did not feel that he could be spared. There is no man in Georgia who can fill his place.” Mr. R. P. Brooks, Rhodes Scholar, Oxford, England. “T find myself entirely unable to realize that such a disaster has befallen the state, the University, and, above all, the family. Without having recovered from the first shock, I must write you a few lines to express my great sorrow; for I do not believe that any one outside the immediate family has so deep a sense of bereavement as I feel. “Ever since I first entered the University, Mr. Hill has been my ideal of a great and noble gentleman. He represented what is best in American traditions of culture. No one could be so closely associated with Mr. Hill as I was without catching some of the lofty spirit which characterized his every act; and the fine example he afforded of the ideal citizen and man I shall ever keep before me for emulation. While WALTER BARNARD HILL 89 I can never hope to attain to his spiritual, mental, and moral plane, I shall at least be able to say: “What I aspired to be and was not comforts me.’ ” “Last night we had nature in her greatest perfection and beauty— a cloudless sky, a great full moon, not a breath of air. I walked out into the sleeping streets at midnight. How perfect the serenity, how majestic the calm of the night. I was reminded of the Chancellor’s most striking characteristic,—his calmness and gentleness under all circumstances. I used to marvel at his patience. His consistent for- bearance and consideration alone made possible the double position T occupied of secretary and student. I can no more forget Mr. Hill’s many kindnesses to me than I can express my grief for his untimely death or my sympathy for you and the other members of the family.” Mr. Lucien P. Goodrich, Aitorney-at-Law, Griffin, Ga., former student. “When I picked up the Atlanta Constitution of yesterday morn- ing, I was delighted to recognize the features of my beloved friend, Chancellor Hill. And I cannot describe the sorrow and anxiety which came over me when I read the sad news of his illness. I am sure that from that time until the last bulletin appeared this morning, his calm, noble, gentle face was never entirely absent from my thoughts. Tennyson speaks somewhere of things ‘dear as remembered kisses after death,’ but dearer than these to me are remembered acts of kindness, done with such delicacy as to permit of no outward ex- pression of gratitude, and the memory of the deed mingled with a kind reproach to the receiver that perhaps his appreciation was never fully known or understood. The last letter I received from Chan- cellor Hill commended me for my loyalty to the University, and I remember how I was tempted to tell him in words that my love for him was as powerful a motive as my loyalty to the institution. “Any words of mine would seem meaningless and insipid when compared to the felt grandeur and nobility of his character. I can only wish that the joy and contentment which he must feel to hear the greeting “well done, good and faithful servant,’ may descend upon you; and that your sorrow may give place to thanksgiving for that he lived and wrought in the paths of righteousness, and, depart- ing, left an influence which shall not perish from the earth.” 90 WALTER BARNARD HILL Rev. L. S. Clark, A. M., Principal Knox Institute, Colored, Athens, Ga. “T received this morning the sad intelligence of the death of your noble and beloved husband, Chancellor W. B. Hill. Chancellor Hill was a friend to me and to my race. In this time of your bereave- ment and grief, I beg to assure you that you have my sympathy and prayers.” Telegram From Booker T. Washington. Tuskeegee, ‘Ala., December 29th, 1905. Acting Chancellor, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga. I want to express, for my ~ace, this institution, and myself, the very deep regret that we feel on account of the death of Chancellor Hill. Few men, anywhere in the country, were more deeply interested in our welfare, and none were more wise and courageous in doing and saying that which would help forward the interest of both races. Not only the negro but the whole South has lost a sincere and wise friend, whose place it will be very difficult to fill. | (Signed) BOOKER. T. WASHINGTON. ’ * + RESOLUTIONS OF THE NEW YORK ALUMNI. At a special meeting of the New York Alumni Association of the University of Georgia, the following preamble and resolution, offered by Mr. Marion J. Verdery, who was a classmate of Chancellor Hill, was unanimously adopted: Whereas, The New York Alumni Association of the University of Georgia has received the sorrowful tidings of the death of Chan- cellor Walter B. Hill, and is profoundly shocked and distressed by the sad intelligence, Therefore, Be it Resolved, That the following memorial in tribute to his memory be inscribed in our minute book, and that a copy be sent to his grief stricken family with assurances of our sincerest sym- pathy. He was a man of such unerring sense of right and wrong that his life was the incarnation of truth, virtue and charity. His mind was so full of exalted thought that he reasoned over the heads of common men and judged with extraordinary wisdom. He detected error in its WALTER BARNARD HILL OI most secret hiding place and dragged it into the light of condemnation. His soul was illumined by the unflickering lamp of Christian faith, and his heart was as pure as the fountain of love. His usefulness was as wide as the range of his influence, and his ambitions were as unselfish as the sacrifices of heroism. He walked in the fear and admonition of God and lived in the glory of duty well done. In politics he was pure, in business he was fair, and in religion he was sincere. His aims and purposes were the highest, his work and methods the noblest and all his achievements excellent and honorable. The world is better for his living in it. His example was worthy of unquestioning emulation. His conduct in all things was determined by his love of truth, his devotion to justice, and his passion for the well-being of mankind. In his life the University of Georgia had a great power for good, and by his death sustains irreparable loss. (Signed) HARMON SMITH, M. D., President. . LEONARD SNIDER, Secretary. | eo % RESOLUTIONS OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTHERN MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY. On the morning of December 28th, 1905, in the dark hour which precedes the dawn, Walter Barnard Hill closed his gentle eyes in death. The oncoming day broke drear and desolate upon the earth. The sleeping city woke with troubled heart to learn that in the night the hope of yesterday was crushed, and prayers “were turned to ashes on the lip.” } - The life of Chancellor Hill was so rare, so gentle and so fine, that a great nation spoke his name with pride. His influence for good. spread far beyond his native state, and his death is deplored as a national loss. His own people placed upon him the responsibility of their high- est trust, when he was called to guide the youth of Georgia as the head of the State University ; while in the broader fields of educational endeavor and philanthropic work he was brought into the councils of the country’s foremost men. Q2 WALTER BARNARD HILL We who shared with him the closer walk of daily life, who felt more intimately the warmth of his heart, and knew the value of his splendid quality, now echo back in answering faith the thought of him who loved hi min beautiful friendship: “His was a soul so pure, so fine, that God has called him to a nobler work beyond the stars.” At the meeting today of the Directors of the Southern Mutual In- surance Company, the vacant chair of Walter B. Hill bears silent testimony to the loss which has fallen upon this corporation. Blessed with an intellect of unusual force and power, trained and skilled in legal knowledge; cultured and refined, with a high sense of Civic justice; his heart filled with a broad humanity, and his life radiant with Christian virtue, he was a safe and trusted counsellor in our deliberations. Your committee recommends that this insufficient tribute be spread upon the records of the Company ; that a page be set apart inscribed to the memory of Director Walter B. Hill, and that a copy be furnished by the Secretary to the members of the family. (Signed) EDWARD R. HODGSON, ALEXANDER S. ERWIN, JAMES WHITE, Committee. WALTER BARNARD HILL 93 UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. A few months after the death of Chancellor Hill, a handsome booklet was published at the instance of Mr. George Foster Peabody, entitled “The Vision of a Great Chancellor,’ and, as it gives in de- tail the wise plans the Chancellor had made for the development of the University, it is herewith reproduced. INTRODUCTION. The administration of Dr. Walter B. Hill as chancellor of the University of Georgia covered less than seven years. In that time the progress of the institution was greater than during any similar period in its history. The number of students was doubled and the equipment splendidly increased; in fact more new buildings were erected during his term than in the forty years preceding it. His death on December 28 last was a loss to the institution that is almost incalculable, for he had to leave unfinished a plan for the development of the University which would have been more speedily executed had he lived to direct the great work to completion. | Fortunately his hopes for the future development of the Uni- versity were put into definite plans before his death. He laid the foundation on broad lines, depending upon the wealth and patriotism of a great state to furnish the funds necessary to build the institution from year to year commensurate with the needs of the people. He looked farther ahead than a few years. The institution over which he presided has already been serving the state in the noblest and most useful way possible for more than a hundred years, and the Chancellor had the wisdom to see that Georgia’s great s'rides forward during the past few years were likely to continue from year to year, with such progress that the present equipment of the University would be rapidly outgrown. He therefore devoted himself to the problem of working out a careful and logical plan for enlarging the University which could be generally followei for many years, with such changes as might seem advisable from time to time under chang- ing conditions. One line of development for the University which Chancellor till considered of great importance was the enlargement of the work in the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. He realized that 04 WALTER BARNARD HILL, Georgia was primarily an agricultural state, with comparatively no great amount of mineral wealth. He believed firmly with Dean Swift that the man who makes two blades of grass grow where but one grew before is a public benefactor, and with the idea that farm- ing conditions in Georgia could be immeasurably improved he wished the University to lead the way in educating the sons of farmers to more scientific methods in agriculture. Dr. Hill had many earnest supporters in his plans to make the University training bring practical results for the uplift of the masses of farmers throughout the state. The alumni of the institution are hearty in their sympathy and approval. A generous friend, Mr. George Foster Peabody, was so deeply interested that he purchased and gave to the University 399 acres of land just south of the old campus grounds, on which the experimental and practical work in the College of Agriculture is to be conducted. The alumni, at the commencement in June, 1905, voted to lend to three of their members, acting as trustees, the Alumni Fund of $40,000, to purchase additional property to round out the tract and connect the farm land up to the old campus proper. Citizens of Athens have subscribed $14,000 to- ward purchasing this land, and alumni throughout the state have con- tributed. -The total cost of the additional land was between $90,000 and $100,000. Less than half of this amount is still to be raised be- fore the land which has already been acquired will be paid for in full. In order that the farm lands might be connected with the old campus by driveways with easy grades, and a comprehensive plan made for the development of the University as a whole, Mr. Peabody agreed personally to defray the expense of the services of a landscape engineer to survey and lay out the entire property. Mr. Chas. W. Leavitt, Jr., of New York, a man who stands among the leaders of his profession, was employed for this work. He made several trips to Athens and had a number of conferences with Chancellor Hill, who explained in detail his ideas for the greater University. Mr. Leavitt has embodied these ideas in complete drawings of large size. DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANS. By Chas. W. Leavitt, Jr. In the summer of 1905 I was commissioned by a friend of the University of Georgia, who had just returned from a conference with the trustees and Chancellor and active representative of the Alumni WALTER BARNARD HILL 95 Association, to make a trip to Athens, Ga., and look over the prop- erty of the University, with a view to its being developed on broad lines, I went to Athens in July and looked carefully over the grounds with Chancellor Hill and several of the faculty and alumni. After careful consideration, a plan of procedure was settled upon infor- mally by us, to be submitted to the friend who commissioned me, upon my return to New York. The particulars agreed upon between Chancellor Hill and the members of the faculty were heartily endorsed, and the work was authorized. We began the work August 1. The survey was made by local engineers under the direction of one of my assistants, assisted by Professor C. M. Strahan, and was completed in October. I then drew the general plan, which was fully discussed by those with whom I was in conference in the absence of Chancellor Hill in Europe, whose re- turn was awaited before final designs were made. It was arranged that the plan should be sent to Athens for fur- ther consideration. This was done, and under date of November 22, I received the following letter from the Chancellor: “My dear Mr. Leavitt: “When I was in your office on my return from Europe I remem- ber your saying that questions in regard to the size of future build- ings—questions such as the amount of space needed for chemical and biological laboratories—were questions for educational experts, and it occurred to me that perhaps on my return here I might consult the members of the faculty and be able to give you some helpful sug- gestions for the bird’s eye picture which I understand is in contem- plation. It seems to me, however, after some conference, that it is not practicable at the present to go into details of this kind. The ques- tion of the size of the buildings would depend on the period at which they may be located on the campus, the number of students at that time, etc, etc. So many contingencies enter into such a problem that it seems to me it will be necessary to go ahead and represent the build- ings without a minute consideration of the points to which you refer. “The more I have thought about your suggestions the more they liave seemed comprehensive, adequate, and satisfactory. You have already had some conference with Professor Strahan, who is the 96 WALTER BARNARD HILL member of our faculty best qualified to advise with you as to the fu- ture use of the enlarged campus. It seems to me, then, that it would be better for the pictorial scheme if it should be hereafter presented as embodying your views as landscape engineer rather than a blend- ing of your views with other suggestions. “After thinking over your suggestions during the time I have had to do so, I am the more satisfied that there is nothing for me to say except, perhaps, that you might add to the buildings, one for a dental college, in the professional group, one for a school of com- merce, in the academic group, and also a building to be called the Alumni Memorial Hall, which the state would be asked to erect as a memorial to distinguished alumni of the University and in recogni- tion also of the relatively large financial aid which the alumni are giving to the institution. “T have had a talk today with City Engineer J. W. Barnett in regard to the road through the old cemetery. He is quite ready to take that matter up, although execution of the plan may be delayed by consideration necessary to be given to the fact that there are persons still residing here whose ancestors are still interred in the old cemetery. We must, of course, avoid any seeming indifference to the sentiments of the living and to respect for the dead. “Yours very truly, (Signed) “Water B. Hii, “Chancellor.” To which I replied as follows: “My dear Chancellor Hill: “T have today your letter under date of November 22. “Mr. Peabody has been with me this afternoon and has definitely decided to go on with the bird’s eye perspective and plans, and I am proceeding accordingly. “T am sending you, under separate cover, a white print of the topography with the layout of roads and proposed buildings, which I will be glad to have you look over together with your faculty and return same to me with your comments. “Subsequently, I will send you a regular plan without the con- fusion of the topography and also the perspective. “Thanking you for your very pleasant letter and kind sugges- tions, I am, “Yours very truly, (Signed) “Cuas. W. Leavirt, Jr.” WALTER BARNARD HILL 97 Chancellor Hill again wrote me on November 29 and December i2, as follows: “Dear Sir: Yours of the 25th inst. received. I have also heard rom Mr. Peabody, and I am glad to know that both you and he ap- prove going forward on the lines indicated in your letter. The white print has not yet come to hand, but as soon as it arrives will be exam- ined and I will be glad to write you. “Yours very truly, (Signed) “Water B. Hitt. “Chancellor.” “My dear Mr. Leavitt: “T have just received the map by express and as I am leaving the city only have time to say now, with emphasis, that I am delighted. I hope to be in New York on the 19th and see you while there. “Yours very truly, (Signed) “Water B. Hitz, “Chancellor.” Unfortunately his trip to New York was prevented by his illness and subsequent death. We all felt, however, that his last letter was a sufficient approval by him of what we had been doing, and I was therefore instructed to complete the plan and perspective. I would describe the completed plan as follows: Academic Group—The location of the present historic entrance to the old campus would be kept, with an additional entrance on Groad street to the east; the gateways to be rebuilt in masonry and iron, with the emblem of Georgia as a motive. From these two en- trances parallel driveways would be constructed the entire length of the old campus, with approaches to the buildings of the academic group, terminating in a fore-court ih front of the chapel, which would be constructed upon an elevated terrace on the site of the residence of the late Chancellor Hill. This Chapel would be the pivot of the entire University and should stand for all that is good. The late Chancellor felt that one’s ideas could properly radiate from this point. Flanking the Chapel on either side would be buildings for chem- istry and biology, the former approximately in the location of Profes- sor Patterson’s residence. Also two other buildings, one located near the site of the present Agricultural Hall, which might be used for history and economics, and opposite to it, just south of the old Col- lege building, would be a structure for m.thematics. On the site of as WALTER BARNARD HILL the new College building would be the law school, it being the inten- tion to keep the last three buildings near the Library which will be used for reference. Post Graduate S‘chool—Contained within the above mentioned academic group would be a building for a Post Graduate School, lo- cated to the left of the entrance to balance the present Academic Build- ing, which is on the right. The present Terrell Hall would be used in connection with this Post Graduate School. I understand that it is thought desirable by many to provide quarters for the state departments of health, agriculture, entomology, chemistry, and geology, inasmuch as these departments are primarily educational, and in many states are made an integral part of the state university. So over-crowded are the present quarters of these de- partments in the state capitol that it will soon be necessary to build an annex to that building unless this plan be adopted. In that case it is proposed to use the present Academic Building, Moore Building, and LeConte Hall, and to erect a new building in the western corner of the property at the intersection of Broad and Lumpkin streets. There would still be space left to add to both the post graduate group and the state department Si ae in the future should more room be found necessary. Thus one standing near the main entrance opposite College avenue would look directly at the Chapel through a mall lined on either side by dignified educational buildings—an inspiration and wel- come to the student and visitor. The College for Women—Off to the north of the Chapel and on the site of the old cemetery would be the most suitable location for the college for women, which the University will doubtless develop in the near future. These buildings should be arranged in the form of a quadrangle with dormitories on either side of the group. The present line of Jackson street should be changed to pass to the north of this group, which will give it a more graceful line and easy grade to the cemetery and leave the University grounds un- broken. This will also throw into the grounds the two small blocks of land lying between the old cemetery and the Lucas hill and will extend the ground on the Lucas hill to the north, making the layout much more symmetrical and comprehensive. Faculty—On the west of the new Chapel would be the Chancel- WALTER BARNARD HILL 99 lor’s residence and on the adjacent southwest slope the cottages of the faculty. | Engineering Group—Looking off to the south from the Chapel one would see the engineering group arranged on the Lucas hill in imitation of the Acropolis at Athens, Greece. Approaching from the Chapel by direct walk or the circular driveways following the contour of the hill one would pass in entering this group between a building for physics on. the right and one for research on the left. Directly in front will rise the Civil Engineering Building dominating the group, on the east end the Electrical Engineering Building, and on the west and overlooking the athletic fields, with large Gymnasium suitable also for drill room, would be the Young Men’s Christian As- sociation Building, built on the side of the hill in the general form of the Erechtheum at Athens. Driveways would pass around the engineering group on the slope of the hill and meet in a point to the east, from whence a viaduct is designed to cross the Tanyard Branch on a direct line with the agri- cultural group on Compton Hill. A direct path is proposed from the engineering group to this viaduct which would then connect directly with the agricultural group by ramps. There would also be a driveway approach by a more circuitous route and easy grades through the forestry preserve. This would bring the agricultural group in close touch with the rest of the Uni- versity. The Agricultural Group would be dominated by a large build- ing to contain departments of agronomy, horticulture, animal hus- bandry, and a large auditorium and museum. (Funds for the con- struction of this main building, with suitable greenhouses, barns, etc., are provided for in the “Conner Bill,’ which was introduced at the last session of the Legislature, and has been favorably passed upon by the appropriations committee of the House of Representatives. It is believed that this bill will become a law at the June session. This will emphasize Georgia’s appreciation of the fact that her great source of wealth is agriculture, and stamp her seal of approval upon work being done for advancing agricultural education along modern scien- tific lines as rapidly as possible). Forestry Building—To the south and west would be the Forestry Building and greenhouse, being in close proximity to the forest sec- tion, which is now heavily wooded and affords ample room for study. 100 WALTER BARNARD HILL On the east would be the building for dairy experiments in butter, cheese, and other products, with necessary sheds for experiments with animals. Dairy Farm—On the Benton Branch would be the dairy farm on which would be located a large cow barn with silos, a dairyman’s house, a building for butter and milk, and buildings for the help. Pig Barns—Further down the Benton Branch, near the point where it enters the Oconee River, would be the pig barns, smoke house, slaughter house, and houses for swine-herd, and for help. Sheep Barn—On the Carlton Branch, near its crossing under the railroad, would be the sheep barn and shepherd’s house. It is the intention to use the sharp side hills and poor land along these branches for pasture for cows, pigs, and sheep. This would leave the better land along the river and the Carlton farm free for cultivation of field crops. Near the Carlton farm house would be ‘constructed large barns for the storage of crops and the agricultural implements. The pres- ” ent farm house would be used by the farm superintendent. It is thought that the dairy, pig, sheep, and other farm depart- ments would be self-supporting. The State Experiment Station now situated near Griffin, Ga., could be located on the commanding hill just southeast of the dairy farm. It would consist of the executive office, residence for four state officials, and two barns for storage of experimental materials. Sufficient land can be laid off at this point for the use of the state in its experiments, without interfering with the other arrangements. {Such location would afford peculiar advantages to the College of Agriculture, and the contact of the officers of the station with the teaching force in this important branch of study ought to result in admirable progress in practical methods for the students of this de- partment). Experimental Fruits—On the high land to the east and south of Lumpkin street it is proposed to plant the experimental fruits, and to arrange them in such shape that they may be visible to persons pass- ing through Lumpkin street and may also be easy of access from the agricultural group. There is at present on a part of this plateau a splendid orchard containing trees about five years old. The buildings now on Lumpkin street owned by the University would undoubtedly be ample for the present to house the fruit grow- ers who will carry on this work. WALTER BARNARD HILL Io! The Dormitories for students would be located near Lumpkin street on account of the facilities of the proposed trolley line which will undoubtedly be built there. It also would be possible for the men to easily pass from such dormitories into the field and class rooms without unnecessary travel. Athletic Field—The hollow along the Tanyard Branch seems to afford facilities for the athletic fields; beginning, for instance, at ijumpkin street for the baseball field, and just east of this the foot- ball field, with stands for spectators on the south side so they will face away from the sun. To the east of this could be the swimming pool, bowling greens, and tennis courts. The Armory and Parade Grounds have been located southwest of the agricultural building plain. It is intended that the present Denmark Dining-hall and the Candler Hall remain where they are and the athletic and military fields now in use be kept for games, exercise, etc. Furthermore many of the dwelling houses now on the grounds. which would of necessity have to be moved, could be transferred to the farming district and used for help and possibly as residences for students. Admiumistrative Building—When the new Chapel is finished the old Chapel might be used as an administrative building by making proper alterations. This would preserve this historic building and put it to a practical use. The Dental College would be located near Wray and Lumpkin streets and would form part of quadrangle about the present athletic field. The School of Commerce would be at the east end of the present athletic field. { submit with this report the topographical plan from which I have made all my calculations and studies; the general plan, showing | buildings, location of roads, paths, planting, etc.; and the perspective, which gives one an idea of the completed University. The construction, which would probably cover a period of many years, should follow carefully in accordance with the plans. Thus eventually the comprehensive scheme may be realized, which I trust will prove beautiful as well as practical. Respectfully, Cuas. W. Leavirt, Jr. New York, March 22, 1906. tn eyes wep eecaseen, SSE 1 Entrance Campus *2 Academic Building 3 Medical Schuol *4 Demosthenian Hall "5 Phi Kappa House *6 Old Chapel *7 Terrell Hall 8 Law School *9 Peabody Library 10 Mathematics 11 History and Economics "12 Residetice 13 Biology 14 Chemistry 15 Chapel 16 Women’s Campus 17 Mathematics 18 History 19 Dormitory 20 Chemistry and Physics 21 Dormitory #22 Moore Building 2% State Dept. of Agriculture #24 Le Conte Hall *25 Candler Hal} 26 Dental School UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA ATHENS, GA. CHas W Leavirrie . ENGINCER SCoe LEGEND Dormitory ’ Denmark Hall Dormitory Couage Senool of Commerce Engineeting Quadrangle Physics Research Y. M. ©. A. Gymnasium Electrical Engineering 37 Clvi) Engineering 38 Athletic Field $9 Grand Stand 40 Swimming Pool 41 Bath House 42 Bowling Green ° Tennis Courts 44 Viaduct 45 Ramped Approach 46 Agricultural Hall 47 Forestry 48 Greenhouse 49 Dairy 50 Cow Bafn 51 Armory 52 Parade *Present Buildings AnmoT STNYC 53 Dormitory 54 Forest Reservation , Quarters. for Help -56 Cow Barn 57 Quarters for Help 58 Dairyman'’s House 59 Creamery BL FN 60 Milk Dairy 61 Piggery 2 Cold Storage 3 Slaughter House fi4 Smoke House $5 Quarters for Help, 66 Swineherd's House 67 Experimental Station, 68 Barn : #9 Cultivated Flelds 70 Cottage 71 Pasture 72 Sheep Barn 78 Shepherd’s House 74 Farm Barn © *75 Quarters tor Help *76 Horticultural Work Shop 77 Experimental Grounds — 78 Experimental Orchards UNIVERSITY OF GEORG!IA—PERSPECTIVE. ERRATA. -On page 15, line 11, the figures $118,000 should read $200,300. On line 13 ‘“‘nearly three times’’ should read ‘‘nearly twice.’’ a iii ——=> i = i 30112 87280 ————————