Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-07-09
U. W. Glass Of 1873 Meet After Quar-
ter Of Century.

quarter or Il century reunion Ut hau
ison this year. This class met at the
Wisconsin university in 1874, enroll
ing 50 original members. Four years
later, in 1878, it graduated with an
enrolment Of "A members, Is men
and women. Only l6 of the origin
al so members graduated 81 fell by
the wayside. Eight new members
joined the class during the sopho-
| more, Junior and senior years.
Their first and only reunion was at
Madison, June, 1903. Seven men,
bers only were present at the omar
ter Of a century reunion: Robert Sic
becker, Charles Buel, Fred Conover,
Byron Robinson, Alma Frisby, Mrs.
Swanson, (nee Annie Dinsdale) Mrs.
]. Burhans, (nee Nellie Hatch.)
They resolved to have another re-
union in 1903. Three of the gradu-
ates of 1878 are dead and two are
perhaps in their final Illness. Some
of the members of this class have
become well known and attained
longed G. Siebecker, judge of the
supreme court of Wisconsin, and
Charles Noel, the eminent lawyer
and citizen of Madison. The late
Henry Taylor, one Of the most prom
inent lawyers of iowa, was n very
distinguished man, Robert M. La
Toilette, our present governor. be-
longed to the class of rs for three
years. He has become celebrated in
local and national politics as well rs
in oratory. The newly elected presi-
dent Of the Wisconsin university,
Charles Van Hise, also belonged To
the class for three years. Van Hise
has become the most eminent Of
modern biologists. Harlow Eaton
became a noted teacher in the Chi
cago schools. In the class Of 1873
graduated our own townsman, DR.
Byron Robinson, now Of Chicago
He was raised on "A farm in Iowa
county and is known as an abdom-
inal surgeon. Bert PrideauX, of this
city, now dead, studied with 1878 for
three years.
Other members, as G.. Hooker, w.
G. Field, b. Gilman aud VIM. Cor
son, attained success in law, L.
Walker in the railway negotiations,
and Judson Fuller in the ministry.
| Dr.. Alma Frisby, of Milwaukee, US
eminent physician, teacher ana citi-
| zen. The only and first member of
! the Wisconsin university board of
| highest scholarship of the class was
won by Miss Nellie Hatch, tMrs. [.
| w IburhausJ now of Superior, Wis
consiu, at present Il yeomau mother
! with children ready for her old alma
mater. She came from New Lisbon,
| Wisconsin. q. Berger Is "a success
full grain merchant. Two made sue
| cessful farmers. The distinctly self
made men as regards paying their
own college expenses We're Dr. :.
German, DR., Byron Robinson, w.
| Carson, Charles Buel, II. NJ. La Fol-
| lette, j. Fuller and b. Gilman, FL
nancially the class are well-to-do
and quite number are fairly veal
| thy. OF the L. w. graduates of rs,
there are three physicians-Germain,
| Alma Frisby and Byron Robinson.
There were seven lawyers-Carson,
| Taylor, Gilman, Couover, Field,
| Buell. Hooker. One, j. Fuller, is a
minister. Two are farmers. OF the
women graduates, Matte Mann is a
| physicians wife, Nellie Hatch is "A
lawyers wife. Auuie Dinsdale is
the wife of an emineutly sue eessful
sugar manufacturer The late Nellie
| Porter became the wife of Il million
aire miner. DR.. Alma Frishy is un-
married and her sister Alice died in
| 1898, while Mary Hin is p
The vast majority OF rs are rails
ing and educating strong families.
The Wisconsin University furnished
this class It liberal education and
they have returned in value many
fold TO the state in energy, CONNER
! cial value aud structure. The re-
cords of this class demonstrate the
utility of a college training in the
general business of life. 1t establish
es the success and naturaluess OF ed
ucatiou. IL sustains the principle
| that the members of the class who
had learned industry from stern ne
cessity are generally first and fore
most in solving other problems. In
! 1875 the Wisconsin University had
some $50 students, now it las some
1000 It then had . limited faculty
and buildings, now it has a large fac
ulty with a rich number of costly
equipped buildings. only four of the
1 Professors remain in the University
who taught the class Of 1875: Pro-
fessors Birge, Daniels. Parkinson,
! Kerr, and all are DOMINIC silver
locks The growth of the Wisconsin
1 University in the past twenty-five