The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-06-13
UNIVERSITY.
The Installation of II. II. Jesse as Presl-
dent of the Institution-Interesting Cet-
emonies Attendant Upon the Occasion
The Splendid Endowment.

dent of the MISUNDERSTANDING Ger
emonies Attendant Upon the OCCASION
The Splendid Endowment.
The booming of cannon on the morn
ing of h Sd awoke the people of CO.
inmbla and the many visitors from all
parts of the state to the fact that a new
era was dawning upon the Missouri
state university. The s~emi-centennial
celebration of last July was the begin.
ming of the new order of things-the
election of K. II. Jesse to the presi-
dency of the university and the hand.
some endowment-the hundreds OF
thousands of dollars returned to the
state by the general government con.
tributed during the rebellion III the
shape of the direct tax" In the morn
ing a large audience assembled in the
auditorium of the university to be pres
ent at the ceremonies attendant upon
the induction into the presidency of the
institution of Mr.. Jesse, late principal
OF the Tulane university, New Or
leans.
The exercises attendant upon the in
auguration commenced at 10 o'clock.
After music and prayer by DIR. J. II.
Foy came the address of Prof. J.. II.
Blackwell, acting chairman of the
faculty. Prof. Blackwell devoted his
attention Ia the work Missouri has done
in the cause of higher education. lie
stated that this was the occasion of the
Inauguration of a new epoch in the his
tory of education in Missouri. Educa-
finn &c ,an.,e,.t,l -. a.. ,,..,.
though Il weak plant tor n long time,
has grown into a giant oak. Many
hands have tended and watcrcd the
plant, among whom he named such his
tnrical names as Lathrop, Reed and
Laws. All of these he put in the class
of benefactors and particularly was he
eulogistic in his reference To DIR. Laws.
The let president, he stated. is
being borne in on a rising tide.
and takes charge at n most aus
picious moment. As chairman of the
faculty, and in the name of that body,
Prof. blackwell extended the new
president Il cordial welcome. and prom
ised to him their united cooperation
and loyal support.
Hon. c. b. Rollins, president of the
Alumni association of the university,
vas next introduced and delivered one
Of the best addresses of the occasion.
The speaker deplored the fact that
while this university was an adult in
years as compared with the colleges of
the transmississippi valley, it yet was
a mere STRIPPING as to the work accom-
plished. And why. said the speaker,
has it been outstrippcd by its younger
brothers? Was the Missouri university
untimely born? 1t can not be, he
thought, from lack of intellect and
learning al its head. There has been,
he stated, much prejudice against the
university throughout the state, but
now this wall of prejudice has been
roken and in some places destroyed.
He paid a high compliment to Gov. and
Mrs. Francis, Representative Kurtz
II others for their work in securing
to the university the splendid prize
of the $3.50. 900 endowment. THE direct
tax returned the state by the federal
And this endowment he
thought not enough. and in this conncc-
ton took occasion to bcstow sarcasm
"a w AtAN ~ AslhNhA III iNAAANihr "
supply the university with necessary
improvements in the apparatus of the
various departments. and the conStruc-
ton of various buildings that are very
essential to the growth of the %inStitu-
ion. In this connection was the peril
statement that. strange as it may
seem. all the flow OF means to the uni
had come from the national gov
'rnment and not from the state assem-
bly,. Addressing himself to the new
president. he said: at is virgin soil that
are breaking. The harvest stands
awaiting inviting your sickle. 1t is to
the tender plant is ,givcn to tend
water. and even prunc: it is is for
you to reward merit and en-
Continuing, the speaker point
1t to bright prospects for the future, To
'c rewarded with glorious results. In
addressing himself tn the
,ccently-appointed head, he said: And ,
to you personally. and in the name
# the alumni of this institution, | sin ,
proffer and pledge to you their ,
friendship" ,
Gov. ID. K. Francis was next intro /
Iuced. and spoke of the good IL he ,
Ia a state when all her people T
we're educated. Education he thought /
o be the basis Of civilization and the :
of our government. S
The concluding speech before the in
Iugural address was made by Hon. G..
:. Rothwell, president of the board OF
TRAITORS, in which Mr.. Jesse was well
omed by the board of cu~rators. and to
i'm was promised their cordial and
earty support. With the keys of the
in his outstretchcd hands Mr..
.othwcll. addressing himself to Presi-
Jesse. said: "Sir. into your hands
deliver the keys of this great inStitu-
on and into your care we commit the
loral, intellectual, physical and spirit
al keeping of the youth of this state.
lay the light descend into your heart
nd may You have the support of the +
people to uphold you in your 4
Il
President Jesse, who is a native of W
irginia and a graduate of her univer- b
ty, was introduced at this point and G
nlivercd his address of about an hours p
myth. fl
The annual address before the alumni -
the state university was delivered 81
night Ivy Prof. James Black. now a H.
aiding lawyer of Kansas City. and for 81
crly a professor in the institution. ,
Wanted for Murder. m
Isaac Wilder, John Neideffer, John pl
ilder and William Leonard. wanted 81
Bristol. Tenn, for the murder of a
hraham Brewers near that place in a
'ptember last, have been captured in b;
county, and will be returned to W
Artificial Ice. re
Five hundred and sixty-two tons of tn
tificial ice are manufactured and dis ri
'sed of in st. Louis daily. and the de- sv