The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-22

tricts, The day of isolation and old
fashioned methods in farming was gone
forever. Electricity was coming-to play
a great part in the farm life. Nowadays
the farmer with his telephone and the
doctor with his automobile could see that
an emergency case was cared for in the
time it would take the farmer of a few
years ago to hitch up his horse. The
time was not far distant he thought,
when the prosperous farmer would be
able to call the COWS home by telephone.
The advantages enjoyed by the farmer,
he asserted, were increasing daily. The
free rural mail delivery would soon be
universal and could not fail to increase
materially the intelligence and culture
of the farming classes. Reduced rail-
road rates engendered by competition
would make it possible for him to enjoy
the benefits Of the city more frequently.
Mr.. Rose said that he believed that the
ultimate results of all this progress would
be that there would be a reaction from
the cities into the country where prac-
tically the same advantages could be en-
joyed
Dean Liggett spoke briefly, as follows:
Dean Liggett's Address.
At this, the thirteenth commencement
OF the agricultural school. I feel that
may justly say that the school has
passed from the experimental stage and
now rests upon a more stable footing.
1t is now recognized as one of the most
progressive and successful agricultural
institutions. in the country. When we
started the school, thirteen years ago
there were many difficulties to be en-
countered. We started with practically
no presidents, and what we did was Of
necessity largely matter of experiment.
Each move was carefully studied before
1T was made and was watched as care
1ully while it was being carried out as
an experiment in plant breeding or in
chemistry The last thirteen years have
seen the growth of our institution from
mere handful of eighteen in 1890 to an
enrolment of 440, which we can show
today.
One of the new features which we have
introduced is that of coeducation. I need
not say that this innovation has proven
d great success. OF the seventy mem
pers OF the graduating class twentv-threa
are young women. Their work has been
6Very bit as good as that of the men
There IS at the present time a great de-
manu- 1of young men and young women
poTn' with an agricultural education.
Inc IuIure OF this institution now RESI-
with the legislature of the state. While
we can continue as we are at the nres
en- time we can do nothing more The
Pr?gfess is at present alta standstill
WiIinout nelp We cannot increase our en-
ituiHenL to meet the demand that there
state. IA inns
The state Of Minnesota has a marnifi-
s EN- IutuEe before 1t from an agricultural
SLahopolnt. The future rests '4rqelv with
nus institution and the graduates thai 90
forth from here Ia 80
N0rthrOp COnferS Degrees.
resident Cyrus Northrop presented
degrees to the following students:
hlchard Edwin Alsaker, Benson; Theo-
dore Ben Austvold Glenwood. rIrt = ~ =
ThaXter Bachelor Jr., Minneanolis. aI35
33ueI Rassett. Rushford; Bonnie Id1dvig
B45}ertson, Hanska; Donald Scrin tt11 IS
1 IIan, 81; Anthony Park; John Ross
Humbra Falls; Archie Eli Brimmer g.
Anthony Park; Julia Brude Hens1s p
.Maud Busse Merriam Park: Ida T,o,liea
Ceoerholm, Cannon Falls; Berte1 Peter
Sn 1,rIs9enS So hutchinson; Frank Ciouse,
1ipe 6i1l fiaIey; Gertrude Valentine Col
!EInerado. N. D.; George Lawrence 6sn''
ilelson, Goodhue; Oscar Frederick En-
V Vedtsoni Re GrGe Engebret German Enest-
! SON R RelttIeW' Agnes Charlotte Eric
FE$arIbault; Lydia Ferch, Odessa: Si1eis'
Martin Ferch, Odessa; Gilbert J Srsig
1FIngerson, Swift Falls; Robert GRAY Fo[y.
1er, 5Amery, Wis; Charles Francis Grant
MMIndom; George William Grant. Windnm
mary Julia Hall, Fairmont: Ole ev
m d,arO4 Grove City; Natalie Mar
IHlJ[re LED LED Golden Valley; Herman
Aolmberg, Renville; Charles Edwarf
rHLummei, Dundas; Lucy Amelia HTmmaI
SHOW 25 Fa Hnr lark II, Herman Magnus John.
! neld; Maria Elizabeth Koch Tifcbfiad5
! 6erard Lem, Carlisle: Henry AdoInt
LL9GiGGtka, Willow Creek; Ralph Charles
B Rl1ler, Bloomington; Thomas George
IIaterson, st. Cloud; Claude Clarke Payne
| hhasota; Ray Ernest Pease, Hamilfon
G S1A; Lura Pennington. Cottage Grove
Mm nj; PhilleE, Louisburg; Arthur William
pp[ice, BeaTer Creek; Edward William
Roblnson, ST Paul; John De Cew Rose
| Detroit; Alvin Rustad, Dalton; John Wal.
Ter schneider, White Bear Lake: Fav
E1o n, Shaver, Redwood Falls; ROW
Clague Shumway, Northfield; Hans Mag.
nus Sletten, Willmar; Walter Emil Sprei.
8 Der, ,Berne; Edith Helen Staples, West St
PauI; Jacob F. Thoe, Oslo; Charles Herr
Thomas. Witrow; Writ Amos Thomson
Grand Rapids; Edward Lawrence Thorpe
Wlllmar; William Henry Tomhave. Fer.
gus Fails; Granville Albion Tyler, Mime
! 9po!1s; Robert Edwin Tyson, Redwood
Fails; Letitia Van Vlissingen, HitterdaI
Clara VoXland, Norway; Lola Elizabeth
Warden Maine Prairie; Mabel Annis
| Wells, Monticello; Jean Elizabeth Wilcox
Hugo: Nettie Ray Wilson Davies; Louis
Rose Wilzbacher, Merriam Park.