Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-31
NIadIson. NAY %.

Madison. May %
The athletic festival dedicaLgry of
the new armory and gymnasium at
/ the University Of Wisconsin termiu
/ dted last evening in big and brilliant
ball In tie monster auditorium Of the
/ structure The entire day yesterday
was devoted by university people to
/ the celebration, and what uay il
/ was,-clear and as beautiful a., only
+ May day can be.
( The opening event OF the morning
was the procession, at the head of
/ which was the university band. fol
/ lowed by the Governors guard and
( the university battalion OF faGs com
/ panies. Following the battalion was
/ the faculty. Next were the students,
/ first the fellows and gradua c;, and
after them the under -r-dudtes
OF all departments OF the university.
( After marching down the hill from
/ the upper campus, where the lorna
/ ton was effected, 20 Park street the
column moved down Park to I.angdOI
+ and the lower campus. Here the gov
ernor and his staff In fun uniform,
together with the regents aud presi
I dent of the university, We're stationed
/ on the reviewing stand OF the gov
/ prnOr'S staff those present We're Gen.
I Louis Auer, Gen. Otto FAX, Col
/ George W Peek, Ir, Col. Thomas
( DevOr and Col W. j. Boyle, all Of
( Milwaukee. Col II l. Weed, Of Osh
/ kosh. and Col. A. II HOLSTER, OF
Madison.
( The grand review Of the guards and
battalion then took place. There were
( three companies of the battalion and
{ one Of the guards. The manual Of
arms was gone through with ANA sew
/ eral movements executed in a manner
that showed superior raining for both
deJachments The iversity boys
have no reason to fee ashamed Of
\ comparison of the battalion with the
/ crack company in the state
After The review the companies We're
/ drawn ZIP i'm front of the speakers
/ stand ana President Adams address /
followed IL said
Il congratulate you all upon lAe ar
rival of this alspicious day. We have
met 10 celebrate the ererUoa uf the
4 Armory and Gymnasium of Jae Uni 1
-rr.fty of Wisconsin This is the
/ las. 40. tb, fnr.a buiIdfpgs .urayj..rI for
bv fa. I.,f-.lrnra i'm 1870 These eli- .
/ 9Cps are NOT remarkable for their or
/ nate beauty but for solidity of suuct-
ure and comeliucss of form. Tie dairy
/ bpijdfn., il of swiss arcbffa.fura the
| law hufIdiug like mar of tine Renas-
/ .erca ana n was rbought bast IN make
| tho Armorv ike tho norman II was
/ huilt to endure, for an time Eaw col I
lega nj oxford was huilt nv VIM
! WicI,ham six centuries AGO and TODAY
! rs fvv-coverad walls stiIl retain the
/ ANN. nf \aN rnllava 4ltba..-b we
are NOT wont 10 count tba ACE If huild- .
inc. nv centuries tbera Is no reason
,-rv honest workmanship shouId NOT
,,.,' lu.a those tbat vfu Iast fn. ooas
/ an the shores or tbfs nnau..rrl lake
fba foundations If tba Armor,- have
/ boon Iaid with naculiar soIiditv Fv.
..v r,acautinn has haau raLan AGAINST
I fire The pnrnose Of the buiIding is
IA afrnrd ap arpor.y and .rvnn.sium
! 4 irrr MARI Df rnIlaur4. Aluplripv IS oh
t,inad outside Of rbe stuav and class
rooms but II is NOT intended mar Tho
now structure is far making athletes
/ II is to devnIon bovs INTO enaraatic
mon n aracrine, # no REGENTS have
/ bod the sppnort of architects Conovar
and porter. and IN their hopasty and
atfor. is dua its successful oor7nIafion
Tho purposa of rba huildfno wen
sbnwn n tba 0rotorfo miobt almost
"a, tho -7.aarast of rnusiaaI prod,,c-
! lions Tbis r,as+erni,..a cIoses Win
M word. .JaIlalufab N fba Richest
and i'm r. ,,a raeog.,,iza opr sIIa.-iapce.
I +, Cod"
IN ooprn,dfug his ranarr.s rno Drasi.
I 4,,t sst5 ,1,o+ 1o ..,.,-o-,o7 me d.,
was unable to Introduce Mr.. Frank
/ Chauoner. the first chairman of the
committee on structure In the board
( OF regents He took pleasure. however. (
in being able to present Judge Sea /
! man. the gentleman who had taken