Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-01-30
VISIT IOWA CITY.
LEGISLATURE AND STATE Off.
GERS VISIT UNIVERSITY.
Governor cummins Dedlcates New
Hall of Liberal Arts.

Governor cummins Dedlcates New
Hall of Liberal Arts.
Des Moines. Jan. 24.-Two hundred
and twenty-five members Of the legis-
lature and others left Des Moines ON
the 2 a. m. Rock Island train for Iowa
City. Ninety per cent OF the members
of the legislature took advantage of
the excursion. Among the passengers
we're Gov. A. B. Cummins, Senator
Jonathan r. Dolliver, Lieutenant Gov.
John Herriott Speaker Eaton. Chan
cellor William Bayard Craig Of Drake
university and others.
Upon the arrival Of the train Gov
ernor Cummins, members of the legis-
lature and guests were escorted to the
opera house headed by the battalion.
Half way from the depot the march
ing party met the students of the uni
versity, with regents and members OF
of the legislature were seated on the
ents formed a double line reaching
to the opera house, the law and medi-
cal departments leading.
The opera house seats only 100 peo-
pie and hundreds who desired admis-
sion were turned away. The members
the legislature were seated on the
stage. other guests on the main floor
and the battalion and as many as pos
sible of the students in the balcony.
On the stage, in addition to Governor
Cummins, were President Mclean and
members of the faculty, Senator Dol
liver, Chancellor Craig of Drake uni.
versity and President William F. King
Of Cornell college.
During the exercises a large banner
hung suspended from the balcony star
ing the legislators in tAe face and bear
ing the words, "S250,O0G for a New
Medical Building"
The need for a new building to re-
place the structure used by the medi'
cal college destroyed by fire March TO-
1901, was emphasized by w. |. Babb
president of the board Of regents, in
a brief address reviewing the history
OF the building.
President Mclean called the elev.
enth convention of the State university
to order, after which S. A. Swisher
presented Gov. Cummins with gavel
made from wood taken from the first
capitol of the state.
Governor Cummins made a brief
speech, talking less than Zen minutes
and then introducing Senator Dolliver
Dolliver also spoke briefly and in a
happy vein. He said: 81 have labored
with the president of this institution
to get the president of the United
States to come mere. He has other
engagements. | also labored with him
in trying to get the greatest unofficial
man in the United States-GroveI
Cleveland-to come here. He had an
engagement in South Carolina. l hap
pened to dedicate this new building OF
yours two years ago, and now after
all this unselfsh devotion l find my
self basely betrayed and the work OF
making a speech again thrust upon
me.
II know you do not want a long
speech. With that banner staring me
In the face realize that you do not
want to hear from me but want a
chance to get at the men who sit be
hind me-members OF the legilature.'
Dolliver then spoke of dedicating the
building not to Iowa, but to the world
Speaker Eaton, Senators Garst and
Junkin. Representatives Temple and
Chancellor Craig spoke briefly con.
graduating the university on the sue.
cessful completion of the building.
At the conclusion of the Exercises
the procession formed and marcehd
to the liberal arts building. Here oc
CURED the formal opening of the
building, after which luncheon was
served at the Kirkwood hotel. Dur
ing the afternoon reception was held
In the new building and the guests
visited the buildings of the university
and other points of interest in tue city
During the afternoon. also. President
Mclean held a reception at his resi-
oence in honor of Governor Cummins
and memUers of the legislature,
Returning the train left Iowa City
at b.17 n m