The Grange advance., 1874-02-04

! utterly regardless Of the i've years gap
between the University and public schools.
The question how this shall be filled l leave
with you. If you would have good Uni
versity, stimulate preparatory schools OF a
high order. 4 system Of public schools
must be more than boards and graduation.
Can we not learn from the late Prusslan-
Franco war that the education Of the people
must be for all the people. There is room
enough for ALL must hope that the Uni
versisy Of the future must grow to be the
acknowledged and appropriate head OF the
system Of public instruction in the State.
FOURTH REGULAR TOAST.
The Governor Of Minnesota, alive 20 the
Importance Of an intellectual citizenship
responded to BY Hon. Cushman X. Davis,
Governor OF Minnesota.
shall say but few words l do not
know how this scene affects others, but it
has awakened in me sentiments different
from those which aid one to speak. What
! shall say ON the subject Of the Governor
Of this State will bear much the same re-
! lation to the remainder of my remarks
| that the introductories Of Sallust 10 to his
histories.
Indeed, do not recognize the propriety
Of calling ON me to respond to this senti-
ment. There are others Of my predeces-
sors living in the contentment of honors
now safe who would better perform this
duty. By my side here sits Gen. German, to
whom this State owes great debt for his
exertions in Introducing into our Constitu
tion that which makes our school fund
perpetual endowment.
| can say this OF ali my predecessors,
that the interests OF education suffered no
loss at their hands. and God grant that it
may pass from. mine as unimpaired as l re-
ceived it from them.
AS an association We can do much.
The same tact and energy which has
brought together this assemblage Tof cul-
:ivated gentlemen, would, if brought to
bear upon our legislators, make our Uni
versity all that its most ardent deyotees
can hope tor in their widest dreams.
Is it not deplorable that the termina-
tions Of a university course is simply the
disbandment Of an army, which If it
could be made t. work together would
act with that power which is only pos
sessed by men massed into batteries
But it probably can never be wholly other
wise than it is We break ranks when we
leave the place Of our encampment We
enter single handed into the great battle
Of life. 1n its preliminary skirmish we
Go not lose sight Of each other entirely.
Sometimes, we are for a short time near
enough to IL comrade to cover him with
shield when he is stricken down. But in
the press we drift apart. In the distance
familiar faces grow dim and unrecogniza-
BILE. We may hear, perhaps. from afar
the faint and applau$ive sound of triumph
Of some victorious friend or the moan
Of vanquished or fallen brother The
years 90 by, and thronging multitudes OBJ
struct the view entirely. We stumble,
perhaps, across Il grave, out of which
spring, as we look at it: the magical for
get-me-not Of a bedimmed, yet beautiful
youth. Or we can see afar the crest Of
some triumphant comrade and learn from
the fruit Of fame tina: he was once our COM
panion in those days of real fraternity
when no question of equality or inferiori-
ty was entertained.
Here the Governor spoke Of the influ-
ence Of a classical education in refining.
sharpening and liberalizing the minds of
the students and attaching them to the re.
publican ideas Of the days when the writ
ers of the classics lived.
permanent organization was effected.
and Rev. E. d. Neill, Of Minneapolis,
elected President, DR.. G.. II. Boardman,
Secretary, and H. NJ. Knox, Treasurer.
1t is hoped the association may result in
much good to the educational interests of
the State