The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-21
|UN IN TREES OF GREEN
MEMORY OF GOVERNORS AND
OTHER NOTABLEs AT MACAL-
ESTER COLLEGE
ARBoR DAY CELEBRATION
There Were Interesting Exercises
at the Presbyterian College
In the Midway District
Yesterday.

Three cheers Tor Gov. Ramsey's tree;
three cheers for Gov. Lind's tree; three
cheers for Mr.. Moss tree" 1t was not the
family trees of the governors past and
present that large crowd cheered at
Manchester yesterday, but for trees plant
ed in observance of arbor day, and named
after great men. Three bare maple
shrubs set out by the men In honor of
whom they were named stand directly In
front of the college entrance, and If
their future growth is In keeping with
the circumstances under which they were
planted, three signal naples will, score
of years hence, guard the approach to
that very worthy institution.
over three hundred trees and shrubs
were planted on the campus of Macaies-
ter college yesterday morning and after
noon. The students were busy during
the morning consigning the many young
trees to their new beds. Gov Lind was
present and personally took part exhibit
ing great deal of interest in the cere-
monies
A public platform meeting was held in
the afternoon, and addresses made by
Gov. Lind, Alexander Ramsey, Prof
Thomas Shaw Of the state agricultural
school and Dr. Wallace.
The college band enlivened the pro-
gram, and Of necessity the exercises
were held out doors. The day was Ideal
and every one felt comfortable in the cor
dial warmth Of the spring sunshine. DR..
Wallace, Gov. Lind, members of the fac
ulty and friends of the institution occu-
! pied seats of honor on the platform erect
ed within the doorway. Chairs were
scattered around on the grass for the
spectators.
Rev. DR.. Helwig, of Minneapolis, Of
fered the invocation, followed by the
singing of America by the assemblage.
! Gov. Lind spoke in a felicitous way OF
| the admirable weather conditions and the
occasion which brought the audience to-
gether. He said in part:
| When l came here I hardly expected
| to speak to an audience out doors, but
l am really delighted at the opportunity
of being here to-day. It Is not often that
| we have as fine a day as this In the
month Of April. The occasion to-day is
one Of peculiar pleasure I am told that
this magnificent institution is emerging
from the season of winter into the sun
| shine Of hope. Under those circum-
stances it is particularly apt and appro-
pirate that we gather here for the pur-
pose Of providing for something that can
and will be enjoyed by those who follow
/ US. There is no way that we can give
thanks in more acceptable way than
| this Our schools are not solely for the
benefit of the Individual but for the pro-
lection of state and society as well. Ed
ucation makes better neighbors, and best
| of all, better citizens of men and women.
! The best and most useful citizen of the
community is the man Of training Not
necessarily learned men, but men of edu-
cation, whose faculties have been de-
veloped to the ebest'advantage. The man
whose conscience is enlivened, whose
moral nature is developed, with high am
bition, and selfishness not the predom-
! mating trait, is the man who is most
useful in this world, and when viewed in
this light education has double signih-
| canoe.
Statistics tell US that the timber crop
Of the United States exceeds in value
annually the entire product of cereals
! and the output of gold and silver mines
in the United States. And yet compare
| lively little Is done to provide for q fu-
ture supply Of trees. No country was
more blessed in its forests than the Unit
I eO STATES. minnesota alone was orig
inally two-thirds covered with wood. The
visible supply is being rapidly cut as
well as wasted, and this great resource
is diminishing.
This is the public side of tree planting
Not until general interest Is excited
| among the boys and girls of our land In
this institution will tree planting be the
! institution that it is intended"
President Wallace introduced Alexan-
| der Ramsey, who said: 'T should feel
embarrassed, after your chief executive
| very able address, If 1 was expected to
make speech. The theory of expansion
as we have it here to-day, is very beau
tiful one. We look across the meadows
| where fifty years ago Indians roamed
INCREASINGLY. In those days there was nc
Manchester college. no university and nc
large high schools All these have come
to us since, by progressive expansion
becoming a bright and intellectual peo-
| ple''
Following Gov. Ramsey Prof. Thomas
Shaw, of the state agricultural farm
spoke briefly. DR.. Wallace announced
/ that Gov. Ramsey was a member of the
first board Of trustees of Manchester. The
college band played patriotic airs while
groups of people gathered around the
| Ramsey, Lind and Moss trees" cheering
Justify as the sod was placed over the