Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-06-15

government; today the Republicans direct
the government machinery. In 1913 Wis
consin's fighting sons were returning from
war, where they had aided in acquiring
the vast territory OF California and New
Mexico. The treaty of Guadaloupe had
been signed February 2, 1913. Wiscon-
sin was admitted to the Union May %,
184S. Today, fifty years afterwards,
Wisconsins sons are again in the field
and are sweitering in Georgia and Flori-
da preparing to again put the Latin race
to flight and very possibly to add more
area to the United States. 1t was on
June ), 1913, that the first Legislature
of the state convened here. Today and
NAL Legislature is to be on reception
duty at its chambers, where it will re-
ceive the survivors of the Legislatures
of fifty years
For months Madison has been arrang-
ing for the reception of her guests on
this important birthday Of the state. Her
invitation to the people of Wisconsin to
join with her in this observance has been
very generally accepted and the city is
full of visitors and every train, carrying
passengers at half the usual fare, is
bringing many more. The outward show
of the holiday consists in decorative eff
fects Of red, white and blue, reinforced
by portraits of the nations and the
states heroes, past and present. Inward
ly the good people Of Madison, through
their various organizations and the gen.
eral committee, have done their best to
make their visitors feel at home.
Gov. Scof1e1d's Welcome.
The official opening exercises of the
celebration took place at the university
armory building. at 3 o'clock this after
noon. After music and an invocation
by DR.. James D. Butler, Gov. Scofeld
welcomed the visitors on behalf Of the
state.
A f+or Tho oovornor's od5roes Nav, r,
E. Whelan gave the visitors welcome on
behalf of the city of Madison. He said:
Gov. Bushnell Responds.
Gov. Bushnell of Ohio made response
He expressed his gratitude to the governor
of Wisconsin for his words of welcome,
and to the people of Madison and of Wis
consin for the generous reception given to
him and to the people who came with him
from Ohio. He said that this occa sion
would be cherished by himself and those
who had accompanied him on the trip as
one of the brightest occasions in their
lives. When the forty Eight men who
founded the Northwest settlement landed
at Marietta they had no conception of the
extent of the territory nor of the great
population which it has now reached. Wis
consin is to be congratulated, he said, upon
the progress which she has made during
the fifty years since she was admitted into
the Union, in manufacturing, in mining,
and in the sciences and arts. Ohio being
the first of the five states carved out of the
Northwest territory, looks upon Wiscon-
sin as a younger sister and rejoices with
her today in this golden anniversary of her
career.
Educational Gathering.
Madison, Wis, June 7.-LSpecial. !
The first meeting in connection with the
celebration was the educational gather
ing in the Senate chamber, which opened
at 8 o'clock this morning. President c..
K. Adams of the State university presid-
ed. The programme Pros Opened with the
by chorus of 200 voices from the pub
lie schools of the city.
The first address was by President w.
G. Whitford of Milton on pioneer Epoch
of Education in Wisconsin" Prof. ].
w. Stearns Of the State university spoke
next on The Building of the School
System of Wisconsin"
A song by double quartette was fol
lowed by an address By President Albert
Salisbury of the Whitewater normal
school, on 1.-The Country School as a
Factor in Wisconsin History" President
NAL spoke next on THE Evolution of the
Wisconsin Teacher" After song
'"The Banner Of the Free by the cho
rus. Prof. j. E. Butler of this city spoke
on "An Early Decade Of the University
w. H. Chandler, state high school in
SpectOF- Closed the programme WIN some
"ObseryatiOns and Conclusions" review
ing the incidents, efforts and struggles Of
the early and formative period III Wis
consin's territorial and state history
whereby it's schools and school system
were esta blished and given the form anC
direction through which they had beer
nurtured and fostered to their presen
condition and general prevalence.
Second Day.
Madison, Wis, June S-[SDecial /
This was called reunion day in the Wis
consin semi-centennia celebrat ton l
was marked principally by meetings o