St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-07
he Students Christian AS
ISOLATION Building Duly
Dedicated.
Alumni and Fellowship As
sociations--Big Banquet
Of the Alumni.
Health Officer Kilvington's
acknowledgements County
Sunday Schools.
EX-Gov. Pillsblry Says the
East Is Strong for Chaun-
cey M. Depew.
A JOYOUS OCCASION.
The Dedication of the Students
Christian Association Building

Christian Association Building.
The new Students Christian associa-
ton building of the state university on
the campus Just west of the railroad
track was formally opened and dedicated
yesterday afternoon in the presence of
a large number Of students and visitors.
The services began at 3 o'clock, but
long before that hour the three spacious
halls on the second floor of the building
were well filled. All the professors of
the college were present. The exercises
opened with a hymn by the congrega-
ton. The invocation by Prof. JabeZ
Brooks, ID. D., followed. Rev. E. c.
Mitchell, of the New Jerusalem church
of st. Paul. read from the Scriptures,
Goode, Fred Smith, Art GeddingS and
w. II. Eichman, sang Thou of Light"
Fred S. Alternately. the president of the
association, followed with few re-
marks, in which he touched upon the
great interest taken in the building by
the students, and the great good it
would do.
K c. Babcock gave a historical sketch
of the association. 1t was organized, he
said, in 1S69-70. some seventeen years
ago, ProfS. Brooks and Marston taking
an active part in the work. At first,
one of the main rooms in the university
building was used, but increasing mem
berShip soon demonstrated that larger
quarters would have to be secured.
Finally it was decided to solicit sub
scriptions for a new building. The sue
cess met with might be judged from
viewing the building now being dedi-
Gated. The report of the building COM
mittee, made by Prof. II. P. Judson,
was short, but interesting 1t showed
that the cost of the building was SILL
739.0S. All this amount and some 5000
over had been raised by subscription,
nearly all of which had been paid in. The
plans for the building at the outset
were somewhat different, he continued,
but were obliged to be modified some
what on account of the expense of con-
structing the building that way.
A vocal solo by Miss Isabel Gale fol-
lowed, after which short congratulatory
GregOr, Prof. Sven Oftedahl, d. r.
Noyes, of St. Paul, and Rev. d. j. Bur-
rell, d. D., of " eStminSter church. The
congregation, at the conclusion, joined
in singing dedicatory hymn, prepared
for the occasion by Miss Mary l..
Blanchard. Rev. G. r. Merrill, of the
First Congregational church, offered a
dedicatory prayer. Hon. John S. Pills
bury made pleasing address on behalf
Of the regents of the university, and o.
l.. Triggs responded on behalf of the
students. The speaking closed with an
address on behalf of the faculty and
university by President Cyrus North
rup. A hymn followed and the services
closed with the benediction, pronounced
by Rev. John Stafford, of the First NJ.
Z. church. At the conclusion of the
services the reception committee es-
corted large party of visitors through
the building.
The building is a handsome one, of
the Renaissance style of architecture,
built of red sandstone, except on the
west end. where red brick was used, so
that an addition could be put on at any
time. The ground floor will be fitted up
with bathrooms and a complete gym
nasium. The second story is divided off
into three general assembly rooms. all
finished in the highest style Of art and
finished i'll hard wood