University of Minnesota - Gopher Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

Page 20 text:

Z to keep abreast the age in its learnin and teachln , shall enable it to be an Z Z 3 g Z Z ' ' ' 11 ll .1 1 ' ' cl 11 11 ' Z Z institution w ere a soun earning may be game , w ere t e rich and the Z Z poor may meet together on equal terms and may secure an education good Z Z enough for the hi hest, while not too good for the lowest. And for the accom- Z Z g - Z Z pllshment of this I appeal to you, gentlemen, as intelligent members of the most Z Z powerful body of workers in the state, to give it your hearty and effective sup- Z 1, X port. f Z . . . . Z Z The case was won for the University. While President Northrop has Z . . . . f Z stood staunchly for his own ideals of education and culture, he has retained a Z . . . f Z remarkable degree of openmindedness. ln a recent annual report he exhibited Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z f Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z f 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 Norlbrop's Presenl Home Z Z Z . . . , . . . V . Z Z this. when, ln speaking of the addition of accounting and insurance to the curric- Z Z ulum, he said: Z This IS only one of the many subjects that are continually appealing for Z Z special recognition either by the establishment of new chairs or the introduction Z . . . . . f Z of new specialists to deal with new courses. Practically there is no end to the Z possible demands of this kincl. But there is a limit to the University's ability Z Z to establish and maintain new chairs-and it is not wise to search ver much for Z Z y Z Z opportunities to expand. It is wise for all departments to do the best work they Z Z can and in the most thoro way with the forces at their command. Such new Z Z Z Zi' af' fZ ZZ Z V! fi f Z Z Z , MMM Z , Zfgfz . W ,,,,- 16

Page 19 text:

Z proud. Her territory is a royal domain of magnificent proportions. Her soil Z Z is of surprising fertilityg her climate is most invigorating. l-ler people are enter- Z Z prising, enthusiastic, united. Her rapid progress in material development, in Z Z population, in wealth, commands the attention, the admiration, the wonder of Z the whole country. Beyond her is a great territory stretching from the Missis- Z Z sippi to the Pacific, the future home of millions, whose wealth will pour itself in Z endless Hood into her borders. The State so great in material resources is Z hardly less great in her liberal provisions for education. She ought totfeelnpride Z Z in her highest institution, her University. What, then, shall the University of Z Z 'D 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 Church President Norlbrop Aliended as a Boy Z Z Minnesota be to the State of Minnesota? Shall it be a real University, or shall Z it be dismembered and divided, one part here and another there? Shall it be a Z Z University or'a Confederacy of high schools? Shall it be to Minnesota what Z Z Harvard University has been to Massachusetts, Yale to Connecticut, and Z Z Princeton to New Jersey, the University of the State and thus of national Z Z reputation, or shall it be one of the Universities of Minnesota and so unknown Z Z beyond the State? It is not the University of the regents who govern it, nor of Z Z the faculty who teach in it. It is the University of the State df Minnesota. To Z Z th str flVI' f th f 111. 'th Hd f h' fi Z Z .e a e o mneso a, ere ore, oo wi con ence' or suc wise an. Z Z liberal action as shall preserve the University from mutilation, shall enable it Z ,Q I ff? ..., 15

Page 21 text:

ZZ? Zfwfi Z,ZZWZ Z subjects as may present themselves as desirable additions to the curriculum, the Z Z Regents will entertain as hospitably always as the funds of the University will Z Z permitf' Z Z President Northrop is a father to all the students. Who can forget his Z Z words teemin with wisdom and flowing from a heart full of love as he address- Z g Z Z es the crowded chapel on the first day of school each year? All who have asked Z Z his advice know the stron ood sense of the man and his tender s m athy for Z Z gg . ., . ,, . y P Z Z everyone. And the tones in which he says, My children, will remain forever Z Z in the memories of those who have heard them. 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 Presialenl Norlhrop in His Ojice Z Llke a merchant who, self-made, has built a business by his own exertions, Z Z the President does his office work in his head. l-le has a pronounced distaste Z ff ,Q ' ' Z for red tape of all kinds, especially for the system of reports and acknowledg-f Z Z ments which is the pride of the modern expert in administration. Not that he Z does not know what is going on in his big institution, for he seems to have a Z Z hand in all. The need of the usual administrative machinery is eliminated by Z Z the might of his personal influence. Any stranger sees at once how the Presi- Z Z Z YU f ZZ fZ ' X' Z ,., Z eee, 17