St. Paul daily globe., 1885-06-11
INAUGURATION EXERCISES.

: Addresses and Congratulations
The Presidents Inaugural Talk.
Prof Cyrus Northrop was yesterday
afternoon formally inducted into Office as
president of the University of Minnesota.
The keys Of the university, signifying his
authority as custodian, were turned over to
him and his superiors and subordinates
alike rendered their congratulations. The
delivery OF his inaugural address completed
the formal ceremony.
AT THE COLISEUM.
The inaugural ceremony was conducted
in the Coliseum building, which at the ap-
pointed hour contained an audience, the
numbers of which ran up into the thou
sands. Besides the students of the univer-
sity. the board of regents and the faculty,
there were many visitors from st. Paul and
other cities over the state, completely filling
the floor surface of the Coliseum and over
flowing into both of the galleries. The
huge stage had been. tastefully decorated
with plants and flowers and contained a
group Of gentlemen which included the
regents, the faculty, the new and the retir-
ing president and the several orators of
the occasion. Before it was Danz's
orchestra, which furnished delightful
music at appropriate intervals throughout
the order of exercises. An appeal to the
throne of grace was made by Rev. f. j.
Warner of the Centenary Methodist church,
and at its close the formal exercises were
opened by the address of the retiring pres
ident, William W. Folwell, LID. He ad-
yanced to the front with the keys of the
university swung upon the parti-colored
ribbons of the several classes, and turned
them over to Hon. Henry ii. Sibley, presi-
dent of the board of regents. 1t had been
the pleasure of the board, he said, fifteen
years ago to tender him the keys of the
university, and he now returned them, con-
fident they would be honorably and sue
cessfully retained by his successor. He
looked back with pleasure upon the time
that had elapsed since those keys were first
put in his possession. Sixteen years ago
there was but little here. To-day there is
much to be seen, and much more that can
not be seen. Hundreds, even thousands,
of the youth of Minnesota have received
their instruction here, and what they are
and what they can do were largely deter
mined by the teachings here. They are
scattered over the whole world, while some
are gone to the majority, and are pursuing
their work in the world TO come,
He took advantage of the opportunity to re-
whom he had been SO ably assisted. Of
these some had gone to their reward and
though the university will grow with the
growth of the state, it will never enroll
more heroic names than those of Versal J.
Walker and Moses MarSton. This time
was not one, however, of looking back into
the past, but rather an occasion of looking
to the future with bright hope and conf
dence. He could not allow the opportunity
to pass, however, of expressing his thanks
that he was thought worthy to remain
among the body of the teachers in a con-
genial department, under the guidance of a
chief who knows and loves good scholar
ship, and who believes that the scholars of
the land ought to care for the public well
fare and can contribute to the forces and
influence which insure the public prosperity.
THE FORMAL INDUCTION.
Gen. Sibley, president of the board, then
addressed President Northrop, handing him
the keys as the insignia of his Office He
devoted few minutes to the history of the
university, outlining its establishment bv
the territorial Legislature and referring to
the several narrow escapes it has had from
bankruptcy. To Gov. John S. Pillsbury he
gave the credit of rescuing it from utter
financial despair. and to the executive COM
mittee, composed of Gov. Pillsbury, o. c..
Merriman and j. B. Gilfillan, he accorded
the highest praise for its watchful care of
the institutions interest. Coming down to
the present time he eulogized Col. Folwell
very suitably, and thanked him in the name
of the board. Finally he retold the unani-
nous election of President Northrop and the
satisfaction his acceptance gave the board.
Then he invested him with the duties of
the office, and bade him Godspeed in the
noble work before him.
CONGRATULATIONS. -
Prof. Jabez Brooks, D. D., the senior
member of the faculty, was chosen to carry
to President Northrup the congratulations
of the faculty. 1t afforded him the more