The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-10-27
BUST UNVEILED.
Bronze Likeness of the Late
President Soaring.
Touching Addresses Made by President
= Cooper and Judge Severance
This Fornoon.

The bronze bust of the late President
Edward Soaring, Of the normal school,
was formally UNVEILED this forenoon in
the presence of the assembled school
and large number of visitors, includ-
ing many of the alumni of the instltu-
ton. The unwilling took place in the
assembly hall, and was attended with
a program of music and speaking that
was appropriate to the occasion and
deeply touching.
The bust has been secured at large
expense by the united efforts and con.
tlsOutions of the members of the
faculty, students and graduates of the
school The mould from the face OF
the deceased was made one year ago by
Frank Berger, a sculptor of Minneapo-
lis, and the bronze bust was cast and
prepared by Isabel Kimball, of New
York, under the supervision of Her
bert Adams, we'll known artist of the
same city, The likeness is, on the
,tAole, an excellent one, The bust is
to be placed on bracket against the
rear wall of the assembly room, close
to the main entrance 1t is to be pre-
seized always and will stand as an
emblem of the love and respect in
which the'deceased was held by his CO.
workers and those who attended the
school during his administration. [
will also be a pleasing reminder of one
who devoted the best years and efforts
of his life to the interests of the school
and the educational work of the state.
, The program commenced at about
II 80 o'clock and lasted three quarters
of an hour. 1t opened with rendition
81 80 Shepard of Israeli by a quartet
composed of Miss Holt Mrs. Parry.
Miss Olson and Miss Brosnan
Miss Phillips, who has been on the
faculty almost from the commence
ment of the school and longer period
than any other member except Mrs
Swami, drew aside the silk flag that
yelled the bust, exposing the latter to
view on stand in the center Of the
rost um.
Miss Holt rendered the beautiful solo
.ftCome unto Me-"
President Cooper read Matthew Ar
gold's Rugby Chapel" but prefaced
this by some beautiful references to his
late predecessor. The poem, he said,
had been written by Matthew Arnold
in memory Of or under the inspiration
of the memory of his father, the great
master Of Rugby school, He said that
it was especially appropriate on this &C.
,casion because so much that it shows
of Thomas Arnold is also to be seen in
the character and work of Edward
earring Since coming to the school, he
nad seen much to remind him of the
great teacher of Rugby. Continuing,
he said: r
'It was never my privilege to meet
President Soaring, but l have come to
feel as though l have known him well.
Coming into the school as his successor,
sitting at his former desk and in his
e8aair in the very focus of all the school
influences and school forces, hearing
from so many persons, teachers and
students and friends, about him, [ can
not but feel that his personality and
spirit are known to nae even better than
to many of you who were well &C.
quainted with him here | noticed as
soon as I came here the kindly spirit
that prevailed the institution, spirit
Of genial helpfulness to which as mani
tested by both teachers and students |
am glad to acknowledge my indebted
ness and for which now publicly ten
der my grateful acknowledgements.
There appeared no traces of task
master driving people to their duties,
no stern military rigidity of dicipline,
but a warm geniality pervaded the
school, spirit of freedom and helpful
ness, that I soon came to trace to him
who had for eighteen years been the
head of the school. What l heard OF
him quickly showed me that the spirit
of the school that | so admired and en-
. .ioyed was the spirit that he had COM
municated to it, the expression OF a
school personality that was modelled up.