The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-16
M'KINLEY COLLEGE
Cornerstone Is Laid by Pres
ident Roosevelt. -,
sen. HANNA DELIVERS ADDRESS
Brief Addresses Made by Com. Mac
Farland, Bishop Mallaileu and Or
Bristol, President McKinley's Pastor
Special Hymn for Occasion Sung

Washington, May 15.-In the pres
ence Of large audience President
Roosevelt Wednesday laid the corner
stone Of the Mckinley Memorial Ohio
college of government of the Ameri
can university, located a few miles out
side this city in northwestern part OF
the District Of Columbia. When com
pleted, the building will be devoted tt
studies embracing diplomacy, munich
pal government, arbitration, civic ane
international law.
The ceremonies were opened by {,
hymn written for the occasion by the
Rev. DR.. j. e. Rankin, president OF
Howard university. Responsive read
ings from the Proverbs and prayer by
Joseph +. Perry, d. D., Of Chicago, fol
lowed. Senator Dolliver OF Iowa was
then introduced. He spoke briefly Of
the life and character Of the late Pres
ident Mckinley.
Senator Hanna was the next speak
er, and from the beginning of his re
marks until the end his voice trem
bled with emotion. He said in part:
This is indeed very interesting oc
casion to me. It's associations bring
up memories. The laying Of this cor
nerstone, the foundation OF this temple
of learning to be builded by the public
spirited men of my native state, Is con
secrated to the memory OF her dearest
son, William Mckinley. (Applause.)
Pile up your marble and every stone
will mark an incident in his life OF de
votion to humanity and his fellow men
(Applause.) Crown it in the glory Of
its completion and he will look down
from on high and bless your noble
work.
"That stone has beneath It a founda
ton more enduring than granite-it Is
Immortality (applause), and that waa
the foundation Of McKinley's life. Gap
plause.) Upon this subject cannot
speak as would, my friends. The
memories which come to me on An &C
casion like this are too painful to
dwell on.
"Our martyred president Is here to
day in spirit, and IL that sacrifice were
needed that we might search oui
hearts to learn wherein we could do
higher and nobler deeds-if that ex
ample were necessary to inspire the
young men Of this country to broader
and more liberal and higher motives
of social and governmental life, then
indeed His will be DONE
Commissioner mcfarland, DR.. F. M
Bristol, who was President McKinley's
pastor, and Bishop Mallalieu followed
with brief addresses.
The speech-making closed with a
brief address by President Roosevelt
who said:
Ladies and Gentlemen: I am to
say but one word. Nothing more need
be said than has been already by those
who have addressed you this after
noon-the statesmen who worked with
Mckinley, and the pastor under whose
ministrations he sat.
"It is indeed appropriate that the
Methodists of America-the men be-
longing to that religious organization
which furnished the pioneers in cary.
ing out of the west what Is now the
heart Of the great American republic
should found this great university in
the city of Washington and should
build the college that Is to teach the
science OF government In the name OF
the great exponent of good and strong
government, who died last fall; who
died as truly for this country as Abra.
him Lincoln himself. (Applause.)
II thank you for having given me
the opportunity this afternoon to come
before you and to lay the cornerstone
Of this building" (Applause.)
The president then, with trowel in
hand, threw in the mortar and the
stone was lowered slowly into posi-.
ton. The doxology was sung, and at
the presidents request the services
closed with benediction by the Rev.
DIR. II. r. Naylor of Washington.