University of Minnesota - Gopher Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Z mZ? 'Z,,,iZfffff ...V, MHZ' ,V Q.,--Z-,,,f :ZZ , Z7 ,,,, 5 Z and sympathy were experienced, here intellectual power and moral earnestness Z Z were acquired, and here an rnsprratron to a true life was given, an rnsprratron Z . . , f Z whose voice has been heard rn all the years that are past, and, they know, will Z Z never be silent in the 'years that are to come.' H Z f ' . . . . . ,Z The far-sighted wisdom and diplomatic tact of the President was well Z f . . . . . shown rn hrs stru le rn 1887 to lcee the a rrcultural colle e as an inte, ral Z Z gg p g g g Z Z part of the University, not allowing it to become a separate institution under Z . . , . f Z other management. I-le secured all the weight of Governor Pillsbury s rnflu- Z . . . . . Z Z ence and preserved the unity of the University. In hrs address on agricultural Z Z Z Z Z Z A Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z The old Northrop Farm Z Z . . . Z Z education at the trme. he said: Z Z M earl ears were s ent u on a farm, where I became familiar rn a Z f y y y P P Z Z practical way with the whole routine of a farmer s life, what hrs life rs, and I Z Z believe I know what hrs needs are so far as the relate to education and re a- Z Z y P P Z Z ration for his work. Z ., . . . . Z Z It rs not because l happen to be President of the University that I oppose . . . f Z the establishment of a se arate college of a rrculture. The se aratron of the Z Z P g P Z Z college of agriculture from the University would not impair the usefulness of Z Z the University rn other directions, unless, indeed, the State, burdened with the Z Z Z r, .u .r 1 I 13

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M Z up a higher standard of excellence in scholarshipg by opening wider and more Z Z interesting fields of studyg by creating a better and more positive taste for learn- Z Z ingg by holding out inducements to every scholar to pursue his studies longer Z Z cl lh lf f ll h d f h ' Z Z an avai lmse o a t e a vantages o education furnished by t e state, and Z Z by stimulating scholars and teachers alike to do good work, by the prospect of Z f . . . . . . ,, Z reward in admission to the higher work of the University. Z Z And in conclusion he voiced his ideal of an alma mater, the experiencing of Z which has been approached by the many graduates of the University because Z Z of him ' Z Z ' Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z President NorllJrop's Birlhplace Z Z X ff o 7 Z I hope that all our students, as they graduate and go out mto the world, Z Z will lookto this place as to what was once their home, and what in a very high Z Z sense was their birthplaceg that they will have pleasant memories of something Z Z besides recitations and lecturesg that they will recall many a word of counsel, Z Z of encouragement, of inspiration, given them by the instructors outside the lines Z Z of daily routineg and, as the years pass on, they will love to come back and Z 2 encourage us in our work, by showing what noble men and women they have Z Z become. That is the kind of loyalty to the University we should seek to inspire, Z Z a loyalty born of the remembrance that here, in the very crisis of life, kindness Z Z Z Z , , , Z Z , ,Z Z ', 1 A Z , , Z ..,. - 12

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Z , Z' 1 Z Z Z support of two institutions, should withdraw its support from the University Z Z and thus stop it in its career of progress upon which it has fairly entered, and Z f . . . Z to which it challenges attention. I do not understand that the most earnest Z Z advocate of separation desires to impair the power and usefulness of the Univer- Z Z sity. But I oppose the establishment of a separate college of agriculture, as a Z Z citizen of the state. I oppose it because it will involve a needless expenditure of Z Z money to establish it, and a much larger expenditure of money to carry it on Z Z every year than will be required for doing the same work in the University Z Z already established. I oppose it because it involves heavier taxes without cor- Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z The Wesi Lake Disiricin School, where Presideni Northrop Received His Early Educaiion Z Z Z responding benefits. I oppose it because it is unnecessary, and if established Z . . . . f Z will never accomplish what its supporters hope. I oppose it finally, because we Z Z are in the midst of an experiment with the college of agriculture, and it remains Z ZA to be seen whether or not we can meet both the wants and the demands of the Z Z farmers. I have only to add that whenever it shall be proved that some other Z f . . . , Z arrangement than the present will be beneficial, I for one shall heartily welcome s Z5 Z the new arrangement' Z Z In closing he appealed to every loyal Minnesotan in these words: Z Z W-lqhe State of Minnesota has many things of which she may justly be Z Z Z Z , Z ,.,, , 14