The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-09

k~Tduuattt received their 0ekIeeS upon
the day that the corner stone Of the
main building was laid. 1t Is a happy
coincidence, and / regard IL al a good
omen. 1t is seldom that two such SOL
emn acts take place together. The cor
ner stone hat we lay to-day Is the cap
stone of the educational system of
Montana. Our public school system
is already firmly x The corner
stones of other institutions of higher
education. the normal school. the agri-
cultural college. n all the others have
been laid, and to-day we lay the cor
ner stone of this. the hishest of the
state educational institutions. We
have come here for the browning act in
the establishing OF our state system on
permanent lines"
The governor then referred to the
beauty of the view that spread out be-
fore him. and mentioned the fact that
the site of the university lies almost in
the very trail that was traversed by
Lewis and Clarke in their journey of
exploration. He referred to the inter-
esting incident. of the settlement of the
valleys OF Western Montana, and char
acterized the sturdy pioneers as the bell
ringers, the heralds of the educational
work that is nov being carried on in
this valley. An eloquent reference was
made to the sons OF Montana who are
fighting for their flag and their coun-
try In the present war. and their brav-
cry and devotion to their government
was held up as an example to the ris-
ing generation. The governor predicted
a brilliant future for the state univer-
city and referred pleasantly to the
graduation exercises that he had attend
ed i'm the emo He said that the
work of the university. as shown by the
state of its first graduates. insured the
permanent success of the highest insti-
tuition of the system and he ~congratu-
lated the people OF Missoula in particu-
lar and the people OF Montana at large
upon the splendid progress already
made. and upon the brilliant future of
the state university.
President Craig ollowed in an inter-
esting address. his subject being State
Education" This was an interesting
portion of the exercises. and was fol-
lowed by the laying Of the cornerstone
by the grand lodge of the Masons OF
Montana, Grand Master Edward e. Day
officiating. The address of MIR. Day
was eloquent, and received with liberal
applause. The interesting ceremony of
the lodge. with Its impressive ritual
work, was carried out In full. and then
the big seven-ton stone settled into it's
place amid loud applause. In the hole
that had been cut under the big stone
was placed a sealed box of copper, IL
inches by 6 by 4. The contents of the
box. as by the grand master,
were as follows: List of articles de-
posted in the cornerstone of the Uni
versity of Montana. June 8. 1888. Mis-
soula. Mont: Daily and Weekly Mis-
s~oulian, by Missoula Publishing com
pany: Daily Standard. by Standard
Publishing company: Daily Democrat
Messenger, by H. II. Knight e. Co.;
Weekly Fruit Grower. by Fruit Grow
ers' Publishing company; Bible. by DR..
o. j. Craig. president of the university;
scent piece. by A. l.. Stone, first sale of
Standard, June s, 1898. Pictures: Nat II.
Murphy. st. Paul, Mimi; Thomas l..
Greenough. Montana; New York city.
from Mutual Life Insurance company's
building. by Major Thomas Hampton
Burke: William Mckinley, president of
the United States: Nelson A. Miles, COM
mander of the United States army: Ma
jor General Wesley Merritt. Rear Ad-
miral w. T. Sampson. Admiral George
Dewey. Commodore w. s. Schiey. Rear
Admiral +. NJ. Bunce. Rear Admiral
Sicard. Captain Charles ID. Sigsbee, u.
$. N. by university building commits
sion: confederate bill, by ID. II. Ross;
knights jewel. by John Nj. Evans,
grand chancellor Knights Of Pythias of
Montana: proceedings of grand lodge,
A. F.. & A. NJ, 1897; proceedings Of
grand chapter, r. A. NJ. 1897: proceed
ings 10th nnu conclave. grand COM
mandery. X. T.: constitution. and by
laws. grand lodge. A. +. q A. M; officers
Of grand lodge of Montana: history of
Covenant lodge No. 6. /. o. o. F.; list OF
members of Missoula lodge No. -, A.
F. q A. M: volume No. 1 of the Kaimin,
students paper of the university: grand
masters address,: cards of individuals;
photographs of tree planting of grounds,
by c. T.. Woodworth; Grand Army
badge. by Fred Winthrop post No. IL of
Missoula. Mont; address by j. h.
Wood. secretary: photograph of A. j.
Gibson. architect of the buildings: pho
tographs of Chief Judge Woody: list of
members of Christ church.