Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-22
HEARTS TRUE TO ANN ARBOR
Citizens Of Nebraska and Iowa EIult in
Pride of Alma Mater.
WARMLY GREET PRESIDENT ANGEL
He Remembers Their Faces and
Names Through All the Lapse
of Years-Dr. Andrews
and Others Speak.

gathered at the Omaha cluo Frloay nlsnt
to greet the president Of that institution.
DR.. James b. Angel. The program con-
sisted Of a banquet, followed by toasts, @.
N. Hitchcock serving as toastmaster. The
speakers INDUCED in many "reminiscences
Of the old Michigan university. sounded
its praises In well-turned periods, sang col
leee songs and wound up by giving the
college yell.
II was a remarkable fact that DR.. Angel,
though he had not seen many Of the guests
for twenty years or more, was able to call
nearly all Of them By name. This faculty
for remembering names, 1t is said, is one
Of his most striking characteristics. He was
cordially received by all present and ex
pressed himself as highly pleased with the
hearty hospitality Of the west.
DR.. E. Benjamin Andrews. chancellor Of
the State university, was billed to speak on
the subject, "The University and the Ma
ton" He said in part;
II am very proud OF the state Of Me-
braska II has the largest school ENROLL
ment In proportion to its population Of any
state in the union. and It has the best
health record. with possibly one exception.
am reminded OF the German lad who had
an alleged portrait painted OF his father.
There was no photograph, nor even tin
type to base II on, and the artist was
guided solely by the sons memory Of his
fathers lineaments. Finally the portrait
was finished; It was taken to the sons
apartments, veiled, and the son invited his
friends to be present at the unveiling. The
fabric was lifted and the son gazed upon
the alleged features OF his father:
Yah, dos iss faddah,' he said, but how
be has changedi'
Changes I'm Nebraska.
And so 1t is with Nebraska. have
talked with Ex-Governor Thayer, who has
lived here since the very earliest days and
it is interesting to hear him tell OF the
change For so young a state the growth
has been phenomenal indeed. and it Is all
for the better.
President Angel and ! are Of the same
alma mater. l love him not for this reason.
alone, but because he has helped to build
up one Of the greatest institutions Of learn
| ing in the union. He has done more for the
substantial good OF the United States than
ary president Of this union with the ex-
eeption OF Washington and Lincoln. say
II soberly; not because he Is here with us
tonight, but because believe 1t to be true.
| ! would say the same II he we're 100 miles
away.
ssrhe University Of Michigan stands forth
| pre- egninently as breeder Of men. There
are more men Of that alma mater In con-
gress, believe. than any other institution
Of learning in the country. II has been
sending forth men educated, cultivated, but,
above all, public spirited"
| Lodowick +. Crowfoot Of the class Of 'ss,
responded to the toast, 'At the Quarter"
He paid a glowing tribute to Judge Camp
| bell and Judge Cooley. who received their
| educations at Ann Arbor, and to DR.. An
gell.
1--WE hope your administration will con-
tinue as long as your life shall last" he
said, land when it shall end, you may be
| assured OF a rich reward In the loving re-
membrance, in which you will be held by
the thousands OF students from the institu-
tion you, have dignihed by your wise and
sagacious management"
| Morton Too HI 10 Attend.
The toastmaster announced that Hon. j..
Sterling Morton, who was to respond to the
toast, The Practical against the Classical
in Higher Education" has sent his regrets,
being too i'll to leave his home He called
upon C. G. Ryan to respond to the toast.
"The Ladies'" Mr.. Ryan's remarks on this
subject were brief. being devoted princi-
pally to q few humorous and pat quotations.
John A. Rine of Grand Island was called
upon to talk AT Large" 1T Is school
of the farmer boy and the poor boy all over
this nation" he said. "It has never re-
ceived any great endowments, In which re-
speet II differs from the Leland Stanford
university of California, from the Univer-
sity OF Chicago. Yale and Harvard, and the
result is IL "a still comparatively poor. But
from the thousands Of students 1t Is sending
J out over this broad land there is coming
| l. enduring than ROf0
which will keep it's name abreast Of those
OF the greatest Of our universities"
DR.. Donald Macras of Council Bluns paid
a tribute TO the medical department OF
Ann Arbor. and Charles @. Mcdonald to the
athletics Of the institution. J. H. Broadly OF
Lincoln told OF visit he had paid to Ann
Arbor after having been away from 1t for
twenty years.
DIR. Angel Tells of Development.
DR.. AngeH was the last speaker intro
duced. He responded to the toast, ''The
University" Il suppose you will expect
me to give you the latest news from the
, university" said he, 'and this shall 1c
as briefly as possible. You would be sur
prised to observe the great number OF
beautiful homes that have sprung up there
In recent years. especially over toward the
: old fair grounds. These are very largely
D the homes OF the professors. The institution
: Is growing steadily. l think the new catA-
: logue will contain $3.50 names. and w
{ couldn't take care OF many more. A large
part OF these are from foreign countries
: There has sprung up there within recent
2 2 years q society called the Cosmopolitan
4 club, which includes among its members
. the representatives Of fourteen different
nationalties. II has Cuban as its presi-
dent. and holds many interesting and profit
y able meetings.
Considering the rapid growth which haI
attended the state universities Of neighbor
ing states. notably those OF Illinois and In
\ diana, Il Is rather surprising that AM
Arbor is enrolling from those states
/. steadily increasing number Of students.
don't exactly understand that. but I sup
pose It is because OF the increase OF popu
lAtiOn Of the great northwest. and the fac
that improved material conditions enabl
IT more parents to send their children to tn
4 higher institutions Of learning.
II Future of the University.
i And II you ask what the future OF tn
e university will be ! can only say that thi
II rests largely with you, its graduates. !
e you forget Il. its history will be brief. In
q deed, but II yOu cherish II In your memorie
q Il win have an endowment greater thal