The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-08-17
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people of Southern Minnesota. Dur
ing the four years that the speaker
was principal, it never lacked the
good will and cooperation of the peo-
pie of Mankato and the Minnesota
Valley. The men from here who
were in the legislature knew the adj
verse influences to be met in getting
appropriations, and they laid their
plans and achieved success. They did
not get an ideal building, but they
got a mighty good one.
The present building is credit to
the people of the state and to him
who through these many years has
wrought here with great learning,
with great patience and with great
ability, and he now feels in some sense
relieved, that the desire for larger
school has at last seen it's position.
Mr.. Gage then took President Scar
ing by the hand and said that the
beginner congratulated the tinisher
most heartily on his achievement.
One of the most beautiful things
about it all is, that it isn't Satisfac-
tory. The building is beautiful and
grand, but it would soon seem old and
pass away. 1t is profound idea.
Jesus said: SIN my fathers house are
many mansions, l go to prepare a
place for you" We are not satisfied,
but want more spacious mansions.
President Soaring stated that the
success in securing the enlargement
of the building was not due to any one
person, but a number of representa-
tives from this county in the legisla-
ture were largely Instrumental. He
was sorry that there were not more of
these present, only Gen. Pope and l..
G.. NJ. Fletcher, and the latter would
not consent to speak. Next week an
invitation would be given to the citi-
zens to call and inspect the new build
ing. He then introduced Gen. Pope,
who spoke earnestly, saying that he
appeared simply as one of the COM
monwealth. 1t was due to Senator
Barr's tenacity and ability more than
to anybody else that success was at
tanned in getting the appropriation
for the building. The people will
look to the faculty and alumni, now
well equipped, and expect much of
them, that their work shall be enlarg-
ed if not improved. Rather than turn
out scholars with parchments, the
idea henceforth should be to turn out
students to teach others. If there is
a failure in this, if the graduates go
from. here with political opinions
fully formed and ready to solve any
social question, then the school has
not done it's full duty. The pupil
should be taught that education
merely begins on their leaving the
school, and that the learning process
continues through life.
Miss Cora Carney rendered pleas
ing piano solo.
The audience then joined in sing
ing "America," which concluded the
exercises.
The business meeting was held this
afternoon, and the annual banquet
at The Saulpaugh will occur tonight.
Peter Kremer, the well known
farmer of Minnesota Lake, having
reached that period in life when the
active pursuits of manual labor are
not so congenial as of yore, and be-
ing financially equipped as he deserves,
has been elected President of the
Security State Bank of his town,
which institution succeeds to the bust
ness of the Bank of Minnesota Lake,
and he will hereafter give his time to
the management of it's affairs. From
farm to bank president is not bad,
after all.
Minnesota Lake is booming these
days, and is progressing metropolitan
ward in putting in water work and
sewer. Seventeen hundred feet of
water mains and fourteen hundred
feet of sewer pipe are being laid. The
village has an ineXhaustable supply of
water drawn from six inch drilled
well 1877 feet deep, which cost $3.50.
The cost Of the water works plant is
$4,000. The enterprise of this town is
decidedly praiseworthy, and it's ex-
ample might be followed with profit
by more pretentious burgs.
To Parents.
School commences Sept. 1st. We
have 500 boys suits to sell at a sacri-