Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-06-24


Of these men forever in grateful re
mcmbrance. After the re organization
the course Of the legislature has been
uniformly liberal It's dealings with the
university" Senator Bashford also al
lnded TO Col John G..
Spooner, Hon. r. +. Davis,
senator Villas, G. i. Buell. and
the many other good friends the uni
yersity had had i'm the Legislature at
various times. 1T Is a source Of great
pride to me in closing he said, "to re
fer 10 statistics which show what the
people Of my native state are Going for
tho cause Of education. Last scar there
\, a. expended for public education in
THIS state over five million OF dollars.
Of which more than four.iifjhs was
raised by direct TAX, tax voted by tn"
people themselves or their representa-
lives. What other people any where
have ever shown more liberal appre-
ciati,m of the cause Of cducationF
Mrs Josephine Sarles Simpson, Of
Minneapolis, was next called on ana
responded TO the toast The University
in the Home. The facts that Mrs.
Simpson disclosed in her highly enter
tanning talk of ten minutes were very
favorable indeed to the high moral and
intellectual as wen as physical condi.
tons Of homes presided over by men
aud women who have imbibed the
influences Of higher education. IT had
been her pleasure, Mrs Simpson said,
to visit the homes Of many ladies who
had graduated from the University Of
Wisconsin, and the conditions there
were most fattering, Food for serious
reflection, She said, was found I'm the
fact that accurate statistics show that
although one third of all children die
under five years Of age, only one tenth
Of the children OF the college bred wO-
man die under five years Of age. Wo.
mans sphere in the home Is much
larger than that Of man, ut IL not
difficult even TO the uneducated," she
said, "to see how the principles of pOliti-
cal economy may be applied by wo-
men I'm the spending Of money quite as
much as by men in the getting Of it.
Of food her knowledge of chemistry
and human physiology, to the questions
Of plumbing and drainage her mechan-
les and physics, to the cultivation of
flowers her botany, to the waking mind
Of her child psychology, TO her educa-
ton literature ana others, to the dec
grafton of her home aesthetics" With
a brief allusion to the mere infancy Of
higher education for women, the first
lady graduate being yet in her prime,
Mrs Simpson predicted untold achieve
ments for college-bred women in the
future
The class Of 'o3 was the topic dis
cusscd by Frank Sweet, member Of
the graduating class MIR. Sweets toast
was repletc with humorous and enter
tanning thoughts. Among other things
he spoke of the regretted absence of
a distinguished gentleman who ought
to Ice here at the exercises, and work
ing his hearers up to Il high state Of eX
pectancy, he informed them that the
name O. the absentee was Christopher
Columbus who made a trip 10 this
country 100 Years ago but not finding
IA worlds fair in progress returned to
Europe Twice afterwards this enter
prising man came across the water but
each time was disappointed In fact
said the speaker. it is disputed whether
or not his last trip was made before
or after his death Mr.. Sweet said
pleasant farewell on behalf of his class
mates, receiving hearty approval OF
the audience for his effort
President Cyrus Northrup, Of the Uni
ycrSity of Minnesota, was Unexpectedly
to himself called upon by the toast
master, but he was equal to the emer.
gcucy and gave a most pleasing little
talk. in which he declared that when
u university reaches a stage where 1t
has an enthusiastic alumni its safety
and prosperity are assured lie then
spoke OF the state university principal
in education, how the university was
part of a great system Of learning start
ing i'm the common schools and reaching
upward. He was firmly convinced that
the greatest educational institutions of
the future would be, not the Wales and
but just such state universe
ties of which that in Wisconsin is be
coming a type Turning to Senator
Villas, ne told him that however great
had been his works in the past or
however great they were now, nothing
he had ever done or ever could do
would SO much rebound to his credit as
his accomplishment in securing the big
appropriation for the university OF Wis
cousin when he Yas In the legislature
a few years ago President Northrup
made a great hit and was cordially ap
paudcd
Senator Villas was next called upon,
and he gave an earnest ard eloquent
address ON the relation of the state
to the university This university, he
said. had got beyond The period Of com
ing to the legislature MS a beggar-it
had now but to make its wants known
TO have them filled. He believed that