The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-31
DOCTOR JESSE TO
MISSOURI ALUMNI.
President Of the University Spoke
at Annual Gathering of Former
Students From st. Louis.

The ST Louis Alumni Association Of the
University of Missouri held its regular an
nual meeting last night at the West End
Hotel Those present were: Doctor r II.
jesse president of the university; Professor
H. Phillips, r. p. Barrett. Odon Guitar
Mark Anderson r. II. Switzier. Doctor
Maurice 3. Harris, Kimbrough Stone. Doc
tor c. c Norris ]. ". Rippey. J. S. Nc
Iutvr.. GUY Thompson and Albert Rell. In
the absence OF John H Duncan. president
Of the association, who was called out OF
town. Guy Thompson, the vice president,
presided.
A short business session was held before
the feature of the meeting. an address BY
President Jesse of the university, took
place The report of Treasurer NJ. NJ An
derson was submitted and approved The
FLOWING officers were elected for the en-
suing year: II. W. Lock. president; j. A.
Runyan. first vice president; Hiram Phil
lips, second vice president: Odon Guitar
third vice president: @. A Thompson. sec
retary; Kimbrough Stone. corresponding
secretary. and VI. NJ Anderson. treasurer
Doctor Jesse was then introduced lie
said in part: II bring you cordial Sreetlhs
from your alma mater. ana want 10 'ei.
YOU that at no time in her sixty years %
- a
at present; nor were her prospects ofish'eI,
..S;nce 1898 the enrolment has nicreaseu
from SO TO 1850, and l have no douDs ma a
in a few years more We shaii ha'e -
students. Missouri Is popular atiu
ing State, and no other In the oiuoii -
made more rapid strides IN the eause =,
e,ucation Primary schools. hisn sc"oo1S'
colleges and universities have Kept pace
with the growing population. ana to-oas
Missouri is everywhere regarded as INC
coming educational. as well as seosfapnAe
al. center Of the nation
..-rb. instruction departments have peeh
greatly increased IN the last few years 50
ttat to-day there Is no department OF learn
ing that is not taught L want 10 oeny .i,o o
charge that since have been pfesiueiI' eo .eo
n,,;ch attention has been devoted 10 ihe
cJ,ssfce or that they have been ADVANCED
10 the detriment of other branches OF iedrh-
ing. The charge is not true 60, .,.,
II do not want to make you ieei Ciie
ven who were students In the past, were
not given your moneys worth 90 .,ot
believe there has been time from the
Rounding of the university In ls43 TO tne
present time when young man couion
get a first-class education within her gates.
but IL was harder in the past than now.
The new equipment undoubtedly greatly
facilitates the acquiring OF knowleuSe. Anu
again. L do not want you 70 get. tne ,,nh III,
rapid progress and reached such hsn
plane there is not more 10 be done L lcok
10 the university to some day become an
institution of learning the peer or any IN
the wide world.
"In th;, march to its destiny it must keep
mace with the progress of the years We
need now many things. and need them bad
ly A new medical hall. library, hortlcu.-
tyroI hall gymnasium and ladies' dormi-
tory To make these improvements will
cost nearly $,0oop. 1 hope every slumnus
will interest himself in helping to secure
the money to make these additions"
A vote Of thanks was rendered Doctor
Jesse for his address, and an invitation ex-
tended him and Mrs Jesse to attend TIE
annual banquet next March.