The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-10
FIELD DAY IN THE MORNING
CONTEST FOR THE THORPE
CUP.
ADDRESS BY PROFESSOR LEWIS
Annual Meeting of the Board OF
Trustees HeId-AIumni Banquet
In the Evening.

day sports took place on, the campus,
but owing to the rain not more than
ten of the events came off, The judges
were Messrs. Coleman, Woodbridge and
Chadbourne.
The contest was between the col
lege boys and the alumni to decide
the ownership of the silver cup pre-
sented by S. S. Thorpe, of Minneap-
ellis.
The score of points are: Hamline
university 40; alumni, IA; and as Ham
line has the most points thus holds
the cup for another year
The only college record broken was
the running broad jump, which Ar
thur Olsen smashed by jumping 20
feet 8 inches, over his record, Of last
year of 10 feet 101a inches.
Following are the events.
100-yard dash-Time, 10 is. Judson first,
Packard second, Luc Merritt third.
Putting 16pound shot,-Distance 80 feet.
Richie first, Merritt second Barnes third.
Running broad jump-Distance, 20 feet 3
inches. Olsen first, James Merritt second,
Judson third.
Three-legged race-WalIace and Dobner
first William Wallace and Douglass second.
Running high jump, height feet-James
Merritt firsb H. Dobner second, Judson
third
22O-yard dash. Time, "a seconds. Olsen
first, Judson second, Jim Merritt third.
Pole vault, height feet-Rob Terrey first,
Charles Waldron second, B. Wheeler third.
There was to have been base ball game
at 1915 between the Alumni and Hamline
but was postponed on account of rain.
ALUMNI PROGRAMME.
In the afternoon the alumni public
programme was held at 2 o'clock in
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propriately decorated with flowers.
The entertainment was opened with
invocation by Rev. DR.. ]. f. Chaffee,
after which Prof. Charles D. Lewis
addressed the association as a welcome
to the incoming alumni. He said:
Ladies and Gentlemen: We meet this after
noon under suspicious circumstances. 1t is
always happy event when children who have
been away from home gather again be-
meath the paternal roof and to look again
into the faces of each other and tell OF the
important events which have taken place since
last they met.
Here are the children of Hamlne gathered
together at the annual Homecoming. She is
not an old institution, yet she has children
on whose heads rest the SHOWS of advancing
years. Some could tell of the trials when
our country was threatened with destruction
and Hamline, like the Spartan mother of old,
sent her brave sons forth to fight for their
country.
There are also present some from the
first class which graduated after Hamline was
located ON its present sight and from almost
every class since so that more than thirty
years sitting here to welcome into the
family Of the alumni and to who the world
has offered places of honor and usefulness.
There are some here this afternoon who
could tell of the times when Hamline, located
at Hamlne was the pioneer of all literary
institutions west of Chicago.
The influence of college men in the world
can never be estimated. The professions are
full of them. They are the ones who. de-
fend the weak and oppressed, who defend the
sick and bring the consolation of the gospel
to the sorrowing. Ever since colleges have eX-
listed their men have held the rein Of power
in their hands
The students of each year remember the
events of his particular time and to him they
m Of the utm st importance in HamEne s.
tory and to m they are. There are some here
this afternoon who can tell Of the time when
old Hamline, located at Red Wing, was the
pioneer of all literary institutions west Of
Chicago.
The response was given by H. p.
Nelson, who spoke on the duty of the
college graduate to his alma mater. 3"
Prof. II. z. Drew, who is the histor-
ian, gave a mast interesting account
OF the Alumni aSsocia tion,- and said
in part: ';. ....e.Y
The past year has been one of toll for
Hamline graduates. The lawyers and doctors,
the teachers and preachers have all been
plodding steadily along and are taking no
backward steps. Wherever our members go
they win success by living upright consist
ent lives, and attending closely to their
work.
The historian has sent out several letters
during the past year to every alumni
whose address could be found.
Prof. Drew then read a number of very
interesting letters from successful alumni.
Prof. Drew spoke briefly on the deaths
that has occurred during the past year
Orrie Gould. '93, and Alfred Spaulding. He
also dealt on the early history of Hamline
university, with important events from its
origin to the present day.
Dr. H. Jefferson O'Brien then gave
an address on Zone Touch of Nature
Makes The Whole World Kim Mr.
w. S. Eberman was next on the
programme and gave a brief talk on
EARLY Days Of Hamline." The or
chestra rendered several choice selec-
tionS followed by the grafton of the
day, which was delivered by Rev. F.
III. Coon, a '87 alumnus. He spoke on
'Individualism, and said in part:
''Our age is best characterized as an age
of great wrongs. and of great reform agita-
ton. And our reforms are mostly of a poiiti-
cal and socialistic character. Probably nat
uraliy so, for our wrongs are intrenched in
social and political organizations, and the in
dividual feels that he is dealing lese. with
the individuals, and more with corporations
combines and rings, We would save human
ity by the destruction of pernicous systems.
More than half the preparation for life
is destructive to life. We cramp and crowd
our lives into the little inches. which we cali
business occupations or professional calling !;
and hardly look above or beyond these. We
study to fit ourselves for these common places
in life, that may bring certain price in
the worlds market, and that for us constitutes
life's largest meaning.
Our young men are turning from The uni
versities to a six months commercial course
to fit them for business life.
From the collegiate course to a theological
school to learn how to be preachers; and from
university to normal school to learn how to
be teacher, and we talk of practical educs-
ton, by which we mean. an education that
teaches us TO do some one thing at so much
a day, or so much month, Forgetting. that
for us lfe's true success will be achieved
not as preachers, and teachers eand business
men and women, but first, last and always.
as men and women engaged in these and a
thousand other occupations
BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
The reunion Of the Phflomathean,
TorOWniy1c A n1nhjptiOY1r oOd