Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-01-21
Splendid Series of Addresses
Made by Representative
Citizens.
Dr.Adams, President Angel, John
Johnston and Others Speak
The Reception.

Charles Kendall Adams is formally
the president of the university Of Wis
consin. The ceremonies attending his
Inauguration were held yesterday after
noon Library hall was very tastefully
decorated with feStoons of cardinal
and evergreen. The stage, banked With
palms and tropical plants, was reselv-
cd for the speakers of the occasion,
the state officers, the members of the
board of regents and board of visitors
and the faculty of the institution.
PROF. FREEMAN.
Hon. Wm Fit Bartlett president of
the board Of regents, acted as presiding
officer and introduced the various spedi-
ers. The exercises were opened by
Bishop Samuel Fallows, 80, with a
prayer He VAS followed by the adj
dress Of welcome, delivered by Prof.
j. c. Freeman, ON behalf of the faculty.
After paying a high tribute to PreSi-
dent Adams, whom he has knowa for
many years, Professor Freeman gave
the following interesting Renaissance:
In some respects, Mr. Chairman, this
is a remarkable gathering We have
here today three members Of that first
class Of twenty that were gathered on
February >, 1910, under Professor Jno
W. Sterling. We have here The first
graduate Of the university We have
here the first regents Of The university,
who We're appointed in 1913 by Cover
nor Dewey and who negotiated the pur-
chase Of these grounds and supemnteud-
ed The erection of the first college build
ings. Here sits that member Of the
IllSt senate of this state who drafted
and introduced the bill which was en-
acted into law and became the charter
of the university. There have come up
today TO witness these ceremonies the
two first white inhabitants of what is
now the city of Madison As on the
10th day of June 1897, they chose each
his roof here, they stood on the summit
of Wonder hin and looked out on the I'M
broken wilderness They have seen
this institution pass from the humhlcst
beginnings, broadening and deepening
its work from year to year to its pres
ent rank where its bcnefcent influence
is scarcely limited by the boundaries
of the union"
ii. H. Jacobs, of the senior class, re- I
Sponded to the sentiment, the stu I
dent" He directed his remarks to
President Adams He began by wei
coming President Adams on behalf of
the students. Touching upon college
discipline and declaring that in that
the University Of Wisconsin was in The
front rank he said in conclusion that
Wisconsin has had brilliant past;
she shall have a glorious future, and in
all your plannings for that future I
pledge you the answering loyalty of
the entire student body"
JAMES l.. HIGH.
James /. High, class Of 1864, of Chi,
cage then appeared on behalf Of the
alumni He began by a reference to
the origin of state assistance in the work
OF education by act of ongress Of 1857,
Tor the government Of Northwestern ter
rito.y. After a very interesting address
Oh considerable length, he concluded as
follows:
When our college walls shall have
grown gray with the centuries and en- I.
lched with traditions Of a historic past
may this university, hallowed in the
IeooIlected of her loyal alumni and in
me affections Of grateful people, for
ever stand as the foremost agency Of
an imperial state in promoting the
higher education"
PRESIDENT ANGEL. +,
h"u sister Universities" was respond
cd 10 by President Angel, of the Univer- +
Sly II Michigan. President Angel began :
9y congratulating the university on its p
prosperity He said the increasing IL j.,
,Inacy Of the professors Of the various 5
colleges, the growing custom, formerly =
s-inost unknown, Of their passing from (
Le faculty Of one institution to that p
q another, the commendable practice :
Oh making public by presidents reports =
ana other publications on the inner +
ne Of universities, have enabled every a
institutions Of higher education to profit !
w all the improvements in any other
ana thus to share in some degree in :,
Ie prosperity Of every other. He spoke : :
o. his own university, and, in con =
llusion, urged that Wisconsin eduin :,
.'s university that it may do its full mart !
IL the Work Of education.
GOVERNOR PECK.
IN behalf Of the commonwealth. :
Governor Peck then made an address :,
NAT was purely characteristic and was !
--,9oughly enjoyed by the large aud -
me, AFTER speaking Of the marvellous =
-I'Wth Of Tie university from n most
..-llole beginning, he spoke in the fol- !,
Ils pleasing manner Of the chief s,
aLs Of the university Of Wisconsin. i
me old pioneers who came across =
III Alesheney Mountains and through :,
.-e valleys Of Pennsylvania noticed q =
ing olor about oil Creek ana rs /.
-slAl'y, but they did not contemplate =