The Fremont County record., 1883-04-28

tain slopes and crOwn1ng their Hummlts !;
comprising in its span the greatest gift of
the present age to its postcrity Among
all these Jewels, the institute whose birth
we commemorate to-day is one Of the
brightest and clearest gems lAppiause-]
The Grand Army of the Republic, when
it was clothed in the lightnings Of war,
made it possible for the American people
to sing, without the blush of shame Grim
soning their checks, that grand old anthem
My Country, 'Tis of Thee! Sweet Land Of
Liberty!" 1t made it possible for Colorado,
the ." child ofsilvcr voice and golden hair,
to rise from vassalage, with hei feet upon
| the eternal rocks, and reach out her arms,
| adorned with the jewels of her pwn inheri-
tance, to greet her elder sisters. tAppiause-1
1t furnished the pioneers who Spened the
way for the great prosperity sH now en-
! Joys, and it added to her, citiNsnshfp the
soldier who founded this sollegG and reared
it from its infancy to be the pride and honor
of the home of his adoption In the peace
full years our organization has enjoyed
since the bitter cup of war passed from our
country, we have well performed the
charitable duties enjoined upon US; we have
, established hospitals and homes for our
comrades who were shattered and broken by
| the viscirsitudes of war; we have done all
| that is possible to brighten the homes des-
olated and blackened by deaths angel, and
we have instituted q day for public remem-
| brance of the patriotism and devotion of
our illustrious dead. But the time is ap-
preaching when the dark boatman, with
muffied oar, will have borne the last COM
rade of the Grand Army across the river;
and all our names will be recorded on the
head-stones marking the last resting place
of physical man Years and centuries Will
| accumulate, and even these records will be-
come obliterated by the wearing hand of
time The future historian will furnish
to the world from preserved documents, all
that shall be known of US and our brief
day. All our efforts thus far have been
only for ourselves. All our watching at the
-camp-fres around our nations honor has
been to this end, only that while we live
we see to it that the dead have not died in
vain, and that while we stand on guard, at
least, our country shall be composed of a
free and united people. We have been
resting, as it were, after severe trials, on the
glory of the past, taking little thought for
the future of our land. We have contented
ourselves with the pride of our achieve
ments and the beauty of the reflection that,
some day, untold iionors will surround the
last man of our organization. Yet it is q
grand conception that, having accomplished
so much for a land so loved, and blessed,
and favored, we can still, before the last
tattoo sounds, calling us to eternal
quarters, make sure q legacy pregnant with
usefulness and affection for those whom, rs
our ritual indicates, +" the dead have left to
our care and protection The opportunity
now arises before u.s.
There was buildcd once magnificent
monument, upon the stucco work of which
was inscribed the name and grandeur Of
Ptalcmy, the Egyptian king As Time.
proceeding onward, aggregated his cycles
and weakened this proud structure, the
stucco, with its record, fell to the earth, and
10 the name of the architect stood reveal
ed. The deeds of our war-born brother
hood, in maintaining the principles that
have kept the heart beating in the body of
a republic, are rs yet marked only on the
political stucco that adorns Union i'm
periled and preserved. Yet, if we write
them on the universities of learning found
ed on these principles, the anniversaries OF
which commemorate our immortal cause,
then, when it may happen that, worn out
by the passions of party and ambitions of
men, this political venecring shall fall and
be forgotten, the architect of our recreated
nation will appear, and the name will read !:
" The Grand Army of the Republic Ap-
placse.] five succeed, rs we this day in
tend, by associated effort, in the endow-
ment OF this institute, which makes its
future sure and safe, and thereby furnish
to those who follow after us free access to the
hidden springs of knowledge, we shall have
erected to our memory a monument proud
er than the pillars crumbling over the tombs
of kings, for the eternal truths diffused
through this agency will be felt in the world
when even the pyramids are lcveled to the
sands of the desert lying at their hases-
The cornerstone of this college was lain
one year ago, with appropriate ceremonies;
later on, it was dedicated to its career of
usefulness, with invocations for divine
blessings on its future 1t was an expert
ment that has been crowned with success,
for its fruits have filled and ripened, rs has
been made manifest in the gcntlemanly de-
pertinent, proficiency and rapid attain
ments of those who have received the bene-
fits of its discipline and curriculum. Let
us dedicate it anew to-day, with memories
that shall weave patriotism and love
of country in the minds of its
future bcneficiaries, Friendships will be
formed here that shall do their part to-
wards eradicating hate from the hearts of
men. 1t will afford us satisfaction TO watch
its growth and expanding influences, rs we
pass into the evening of life, and behold
the sunset that precesics a grander morning,
while under the name with which we are
about to christen its classic shades let us
hope that its culture and our history may
go forth as twins, and walk the world to-
ectASi. AVithfSW - PRiNusS-I
AMERICA"
General Sawyer thought Just at this
point "My Country, 'Tis of Thee swould be
very appropriate, and that ringing anthem
was rendered by the choir from the art
room.
OTHER sPKAEERs-
General Sawyer then said: To You,
commander, and comrades of tho Grand
Army of the Rcpublic,this isactually ded-
icatory service, for to-day, on behalf of the
board of trustees, we now dedicate to the
Grand Army of the Republic this institu-
ton. In fostering it fitting opportunity
is offered you for establishing u living meni-
orial for the future education of the pos
terity Of the Old Guard, whose ranks arc
thinncd and thinning.
We are honorcd to-day by the presence of
several of the members of the late general
assembly, and in that body one of the
"mightiest little men was Con,radc s. II.
Ballard, who will now address us.
Representative Ballard said it was not
fair to impose upon IN unanncd man. He
had come here to listen, not to talk, and
was unpreparcd for such an stack He
had heard with pleasure the able onstion
of his beloved commander, he Of silver
voice and golden hair and could not
presume to add anything TO what he had
said. He hnd lust been mndc nySnro of Tho