The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-17

er rot to be true. From the point of util-
ity, the role of chemistry in education has
no mean place. Among the useful sciences
none compares with it in nearness to hui
man needs and in ability to supply them.
In Kansas chemistry has developed the
deposits of coal, oil and gas of gypsum
and building stones, of materials for the
manufacture or cement Here m TINS urll.
versity has been made a careful study Of
your mineral waters, which cannot fail of
bringing material profit to your people
The wonderful fertility of your fields has
heretofore shown little need of chemical
study but you would lose sight of the
fact that the continued prosperity and ad-
vapcement of agriculture must depend on
chemical Investigations Chemistry will
supply the mineral foods which the plants
the a1nehora ton of the conditions of OK
istence, chemistry will enter as an import
sf'The state builds well, therefore in an
endowment Of the kind we celebrate to-
night. More than a liberal education.
more than professional ability and technl-
cal skill are those attributes of the man
which make him a source of help to the
family the community the municipality
and the state. To those ends man must
know how to produce wealth; he must be
acquainted with needs of the community;
render to the municipality, and have that
enlightened patriotism which, while not
of all for the good of the whole people:
The future years will find the leaders OF
the people among the graduates of the
universities, because if the universities are
not remiss in their duties. their graduates
will be better fitted for leadership. There
is no talisman in diploma Only ability
will count We recognize the important
contributions which all branches OF learn
ing will make to this equipment of the
successful man of the coming years. In
defeating this building to chemical sci
ence it has seemed only meet to point out
some of the ways in which our science
may aid in the work
THE NEW HEAD OF K. u.
Chancellor Strong was born in Venice
and was fitted for Yale college at Auburn
II tod hn r
ment of Yale in June 1884. After grad
uating DR.. Strong entered the Yale law
two years course in one year. In June.
1885, he was awarded the John A. Porter
prize on essay entitled Have the Unit
ed States a Distinctive National Idea!
After his education he continued his law
studies with S. E. Payne of Auburn, now
chairman of the ways and means commit
til he was admitted to the bar at Roches-
ter, October 1885, Subsequently Dr. Strong
law until 1888, when he became principal
of the St. Joseph, Mo-. high school: After
four years of this service he went to Linz
coin. Neb., where he was superintendent
of the Lincoln schools until 1885. The years
of 1857 were spent in graduate STUDY At I
degree of Phi. D. DIR. Strong was appointed
lecturer in history at Yale. where his
students. In the spring of 1889 DR.. Strong
was elected president of the University Of
Oregon The number of students was near
" doubled making necessary the addition
Of seven new instructors. While at Yale
and subsequently Dr. Strong wrote for the
magazines and has published two books,
Life of Benjamin Franklin and Gov
eernment of the American People" The
former was published by the University
association of Chicago, while DR.. Strong
was at Yale, and the latter by Houghton
1902 the regents of the University of Kan
sas chose DR.. Strong chancellor Of the unf-
versity About the first of August the
chancellor arrived in Lawrence and began
a careful examination of the university