Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-18
SILVER ANNIVERSARY.

The University of Kansas Celebrates Its
Quarter Centennial Anniversary.
LAWRENCE, Kan, June 10.-The
quarter centennial of the University of
Kansas was celebrated yesterday with
imposing exercises Twenty five years
of educational struggle and achieve
ment have done much for the first edu.
cational institution in the state. The
buildings that now crown Mount Dread
attest the success of the undertaking
and constitute source of pride to
every Kansan interested in the highest
welfare of his state.
1t was 1880 o'clock whep the vast
audience in University hall was called
to order by Chancellor Snow. The
hall had been beautifully decorated
with the yellow and blue of the uni
versity, while disposed at intervals
hung wreaths with the year of each
class that had graduated The stage
presented veritable arbor of natural
trees, vines and flowers, while just
over the arbor was arranged the in
scription Quarter Centennial - the let
tiers formed of flowers.
after the music by the orchestra of
the National Military home of Leaven-
worth, the invocation was given by
Rev. A. II. Stote. Chancellor Snow
then offered a cordial welcome to the
friends of the university and its alumni.
In introducing Hon. S. o. Thatcher, of
Lawrence, he spoke of the founding of
the university in 1866, when Mr..
Thatcher delivered the address of the
day.
Chancellor Snow. in introducing Rev.
r. w. Oliver, of Kearney, Neb., the first
chancellor of the university, spoke of
the time when first he had met him and
said that the advice then received to
take your gun and shoot chickens un-
til the building is Finished had been
taken and had been the beginning of
that collection that makes the natural
source of pride to the people of the
state.
Ex-Chancellor Oliver spoke of his
work during the first days of the uni
versity and especially on the subject of
1.-THE University and Church Schools. -
After a selection by the orchestra,
DR.. John H. Long, of Chicago. class of
rs, then spoke on ''The Alumni and the
University" He spoke of the pride felt
by the alumni in the work of the uni
filed the most important positions in
all walks of life.
Chief Justice Albert 81. Horton, Of
the supreme court of Kansas, next
spoke on 1.-THE Legal Profession and
the University
After selection by the orchestra,
DR.. ]. A. Lippincott, of Topeka. the
fourth chancellor of the university, was
introduced.
Chancellor Snow, in introducing Mrs
Alice g. Blackwelder, of Chicago, spoke
of the success attendant upon the sys-
TEN of co-education adopted from the
beginning of the university, and said
the alumn9 had achieved as noted sue
cess as the alumni Mrs. Blackwelder's
Association"
introduced to speak on ''Amos Law
renee" there was much applause in rec
ignition of the great interest the
speaker has always taken in the uni
versity and of the substantial aid he has
given it.
Hon. J. G. Otis, congressman from
the Fourth district, was the next speak
er. His subject was kansas Pro-
more than any other state in the union
Kansas is the child of progressive
thought. and has for the past thirty
years led the van in devotion to prin-
ciples of freedom and equality.
At the conclusion of the speeches and
while the orchestra rendered another
selection the invited guests of the uni
versity, consisting of many of the alum
nj tho fac11tv friends of the university
and the press representatives, adj
iourned to Snow hall, where a banquet
was spread in honor of the occasion