St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-03
STATE UNIVERSITY.
Closing Of the scholastic Year
This Week.

Closing of the scholastic Year
This Week.
The University of Minnesota has had
an actual existence of quarter OF
century. its birthday being Sept. 10,
1869.
The seed was planted years before,
but unfagOrable circumstances and the
hot breath of war blighted its growth
The credit OF presenting an act for the
establishment of such an institution be-
longs to Col. John W. North, who was
chairman of the committee on euuca-
ton in the territorial legislature OF 1851,
Gov. Ramsey having suggested such
action in a previous message.
The act was adopted. and
university, if preparatory school can
be called such. was planted. The board
OF regents who were elected to control
the new institution were Isaac At
water, J. N. Furber, William r. Mar
shall, q. B. Meeker. Socrates Nelson,
Henry M.>Rice, Alexander Ramsey,
Henry II. Sibley. G. K. Smith. Frank
lin Steele. n G. D. Taylor and Abram
Van Voorhees,. For thirteen years they
labored faithfully for the success of the
school. They erected building for
preparatory school, and part of the
present main building; they bought a
new site and located about $4,000 acres
of land granted by congress. also petit
tioning that body for new grant, which
the university received in 1870. Two
wears before in the final report Of the
regents all the debts remaining unpaid
amounted to Sc, 900, and there were $50
acres of the land the property OF tile
institution.
When the university began its actual
life in 1869, with its different depart
ments, William W. Fol we'll was elected
| president. faculty was chosen. and,
with thirteen students in the COLLEGIATE
department and pit in the preparatory
school. the new tree of knowledge
| offered its nourishing shelter to the
| youths of the country. Twenty-one
| years ago the first class-two young
! men in the classical course-graduated
Naturally, one was the salutatorlau
and the other the valedictorian aof his
J class. j.
lc GNGutN OllGuooJ VI GhS AhA
versity finds it endowed with campus
| valued at 100000. all experimental
farm at $500. 900, an experimental fruit
farm at sl2, 900, and $1,000 acres of land
increasing in value.
The question is pertinent now. what
bel has the state given to foster the
growth of this tree ''whose leaves
should be for healing?" The gener al
government has appropriated about
l5U,o acres of land. Ip 1881 the state
appropriated $4,000 annually for the
support of the university. which sum
| was increased in 1889 to s65.09o.
THE ORDER OF EXERCISES.
The official announcement of the pro-
graInme of exercises for this year is as
| follows:
Friday. June 1-Oratorical contest for
| the PillSbury prizes, p. M, ROOT 30,
| main building.
Saturday, June .2-Concert by the
| university choral union, Colosseum. 8 p.
M. under the direction of A. E. Schoen-
| Rene.
Sunday. June 3-BaccalaRreate serv-
| ice, Colosseum. p. III. dddresS by
! Bishop Charles II. Fowler.
| MOHudt, Oulit f-6CIIiOl CldSS-Ody "a
ercises, Peoples theater, 2:15 p. m. and
| SIS p. IN.
Tuesday, June 5-Field day sports,
| campus. 2p. M; senior promenade. adj
mission by ticket, Sp. II.
"Wednesday. June 6--Meeting of alum
nj. Law building, 10 a. m; address be-
fore the law school. Law building, 2 p.
| m. by Hon. Knnte Nelson. governor of
! Minnesota; entertainment by the classes
| in physical culture, 4 p. M. Peoples
! theater; reception of the graduating
class. 8 to 10 p. M. by President and
| Mrs. Northrop.
Thursday. June = Commencement
| day; graduating exercises, 8 a. m;
| alumni dinner, p. H.; presidents le-
! ception. $50 p. m.
The choral union presented their pro-
gramme last evening at the colosseum
| to large audience. The Third infantry
band from Fort Smelling contributed
| several numbers.
| DETAILS OF THE PROGRAMME.
Glass day exercises will occur Mon
day, June 4, and will consist of the
| presentation of an original play at the
| Peoples theater by members of the
class. There will be two performances,
one at 2:15 and another at $3.50 p. III.
Admission. SO cents to public; gallery,
! 25 cents. The play is written in two
acts, and includes farce, comedy and
drama. with numerous special features.
1t was written especially for this occa-
| sion by the class day committee. of
which f. A. Keihle is chairman. Sixty
/ persons are in the cast, and great
preparations are being made to insure
i tic 10 hov k1l
daily for weeks, and no expense will be
spared to present the play in an elab-
crate and artistic manner. Mrs. Condo
Hamlin, of st. Paul, has had CHARGE of
| the rehearSais, and will aid in the
presentation.
The two preceding classes gave
adaptations of standard plays very
creditably, and this new departure will
no doubt add new laurels to the class
of '94.
At the ybaecalaureate services at the
| Colosseum this morning the choral
union will render sacred music, and
Bishop Charles B. Fowler will deliver
the address. On June the field day
sports will occur on the campus. The
great success the university gained last
| fall in football contests and the base
ball victory of this spring have excited
great enthusiasm among the students
and stimulated their ambition to excel
in athletics. A great many contestants
are in hard training for each event.
Comfortable seats will be placed ON tile
campus free for all spectators.
The senior promenade copcerton the
evening of June promises to surpass
all previous events of the kind. No ex-
pense has been spared in making all
the appointments as perfect as possible.
The long list of patronesses includes
the names Of prominent ladies' of both