Minnesota State University Moorhead - Praeceptor Yearbook (Moorhead, MN)

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,i F I, Wg I -HIL., TABLE OF CONTENTS GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY CLASSES ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVITIES FEATURES O COPYRIGHT 1937 EUGENE 4HARRIS, Editor MELVIN WEDUL, Managivzg Editor and thf Slaj' Looking for all the world like a typical frontier town this wa: Moorhead in 1879. Pirture by Flalen Studio

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,- V F AU L 4 Y i JJ . ,, .'3! 'M Unbelieueaale as if may Jeem, the muddy Red River of today played an important role in navigation in 1879. DEDICATIO FIFTY YEARS in the life of any institution marks the attainment of far more than aged cornerstones and venerable ivy. To all who are in any way concerned, the record of this Hrst half century is bound to have a meaning and a fascination far exceeding the bounds of any mere recital of facts. But a golden anniversary, while an appropriate time for reminiscence, is also an occasion for taking stock of the present and looking to the future. In the pages of this Golden Anniversary PRAECEPTOR the staff is pleased to present a picture of the College that was, and the College that is today. What it is to be to- morrow will depend upon the social vision of those to come, and upon the skill with which they build upon the substantial foundations of the past and the present.

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Smtterea' here and there over the wide prairies, frame buildings hegan to appear-the emhryo of Moorhead. The little red schoolhouse? No, this strueture, atgudged eommodious enough in its day, was Clay Countylfjfrst courthouse. Apparentbf before the daysjof the drought-in fart when prartimlbf all of Moorhead was under water. All dressed up in the latest sports clothes with a hieycle built for two-but alas, all alone! Moorhead, playing its part in the enactment of this great drama, bids farewell to its World War huddies. With a thoughtful eye on the future, and the spirit of growth ever domi- nant, Moorhead erected its frst hig 1 school. 1887 THE 1937 COLLEGE IT IS sA1D that an institution is but the length- ened shadow of a man. Whether it is as simple as that, or whether one should speak of the length- ened shadows of many men and many women is perhaps a matter of conjecture. After careful study of the facts available, however, and after listening spellbound about a table to a group of early graduates, faculty members, and friends of the College, who witnessed, or knew those who witnessed the growth of the College from its be- ginnings, the staff feels that it should speak of several people who have made the College what it 1s. IN THE FIRST place there was HONORABLE SOLOMON G. COMSTOCK, Moorhead pioneer, legis- lator, state senator, and congressman from Minne- sota, who was responsible for the location of the fourth normal school, as these institutions were then designated, in Moorhead. It might have been Fergus Falls, which chose instead to ask for a state hospital, or Detroit Lakes, which assumed as a matter ofcourse that it would be awarded the