We are here to congratulate the Founder on what under God he has wrought, upon the lustre he has added to the annals of a great state by twenty-six years of intelligent and devoted purpose. We saw a sample of your products at the World's Columbian Exposition when we raised our booth by your side. After a beautiful selection by the Griffin Orchestra, Dr. Pierson, of Hiram College, an old student of the O.N.U. spoke briefly. He said there were two men he loved above all others, President Lehr and Dr. Hinsdale, of Ann Arbor, who had given him inspiration. He referred to the excellence of the graduates or colleges who fill the humble places of life.
Education creates character.
A nation that if educated so that it can feel the pulsations in the infinite is his ideal. The success of this school is due to the Founder. President Lehr has been an inspiration to his students. While a student here of course he had been benefitted by the learning, but far more by the inspiration infused into his life by Prof. Lehr. The object of education is an institution like this is to preserve stability against the toils and vicissitudes of life.