Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-11
INAUGURATION Day
At GR|NN[LL
DR.. Dan F. Bradley Inaugurated
Third President OF Iowa Col
lege Today.
Noted Educators From Many
States We're Present-Im-
pressive Ceremonies.
Young, Vigorous Optimistic Con.
sregational Minister With
Great Executive Ability.
New Trustees Appointed-Col.
Cooper Gives SlO.0O0-Fac-
ulty Don the Gowns.
Special to Times-Republican.


Grinnell, June 11.-Dr. Dan F. Brad
ley is now the duly inaugurated presi-
dent of Iowa College. The inaugura-
ton began this morning at o'clock
with the gathering of the college circle
en- the campus, where the inaugural
procession was formed, and the new
president was escorted to the Congre-
gational church. The procession con-
tanned fully 900 people and strung out
for long distance as 1t slowly wended
its way to the church. The order of its
formation was as follows:
The president escorted by the trus
tees, guests from educational circles
outside of Grinnell, the faculty of
Iowa College, the graduating class or
1902, special guests of the college, the
alumni and former students, and the
student body beside the senior. class.
For the first time in the history Of
the institution the faculty appeared in
cap and gown. This is the initiation of
new custom at Grinnen which adds
much to the impressiveness of the COM.
menecement exercises and is in accord
with the customs followed at all east
ern institutions. The full professors
wear three stripes on the sleeve of their
gown, the associate professors and in
structors having no stripes. The dis
tinguishing feature of the presidents
costume is the gold tassel of the cap.
In the group of invited guests from
other institutions and educational cir
cles were President Northrup, Univer-
sity of Minnesota; DIR. Josiah Royce,
Harvard University DR.. James /. Ma
matt, Brown University: DR.. James IA.
Tufts, University of Chicago; Chancel-
lor William Baird Craig, Drake Univer-
sity: Professor Thomas MacBride, Iowa
University; Professor G. T. Patrick
Iowa University: Professor e. w.
Smith, Beloit College; Professor Joel
Myers, Palmer College; Carlyle Sum-
merbell, president Palmer College.
The procession moved at 9:15 and
was fully seated in the church, the en-
tire floor of which had been reserved
for the procession, by about 9:35. The
house, when all We're seated who had
marched in the procession, contained a
larger number of people than ever be-
fore in its history.
The organ voluntary, opening the
exercises, was the march from the
Third Symphony of Wldor, played by
Director Matlock, of the Conservatory
cf the School of Music. The Right Rev.
Theodore N. Morrison, Episcopal bish-
cp of Iowa, delivered the invocation.
The Oratorio Society, completely fill
ing the large stage, numbering about
fifty voices. next sang Mendels-
sohn's chorus, And Then Shall Your
Light Break Forth as the Light of the
Morning"
The address from the trustees was
made by the Rev. Alvah L. Frisbie, of
Des Moines.
Dean Main Installed.
The installation of the dean of the
college, DR.. John H. T. Main, was the
next in the order of exercises. This
Office is new one in the college Gre
ated by the trustees as recognition of
the faithful service performed by DR..
Main while serving as Acting Presi-
dent since the resignation of DR.. George
A. Gates from the presidency. The office
is now filled for the first time. The
duties of the dean are to be decided
upon by the president, whose executive
assistant he is. The president and dean
are to have divided between them the
full executive control of the institution;
but the division is to be made by them
selves. 1t is understood, however, that
Dean Main will have practical charge of
the internal administration of the insti-
tuition and be in close touch with the
student body, to which Dean Main has |
stood in a rarely close relation.
The installation was performed by |
Dr. Ephriam Adams, the only surviv-
ing original member of the board of |
trustees, a venerable servant of the col
lege now in his S5th year The remarks
of DIR. Adams were brief, being merely |
the comforting of the title and the in
stallation of the dean
DEAN MAINS REPLY.
ut would be impossible for me to ex-
press adequately to you the deep sense
of appreciation 1 have of the honor
which you, sir, as the representative of |
the board of trustees, have just con-
ferred upon me. l am deeply conscious
of the fact that 1t is an expression of |
your confidence in my fitness Tor a |
work of great Importance to Iowa Col
ltSE. <ao suSil Gill DIOlOunuly IlONeu
by 1T. But / wish to assure you, sir
that am less moved by this express
sion of the honored board of trustees |
than l am by the keen sense of per-
sonal responsibility which it brings to
me. As review the past of the college, |
as l contemplate the present, as / fore
cast the years to come, j ask myself |
with deep humility of spirit If I am the |
man for this work. The coming years
must answer that question. The facul- |
ty, the students, the alumni, all the
persons and forces which together make
Iowa College, these must answer for
me when /, as living presence, am no
longer part Of this great institution.
THE heroic history that the fathers
made who gave of their small sub
stance to foster and build up to vigorl