The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-07
Yesterdays Ceremonies Significant
Of the Colleges Growth and
Importance.
It Is a College That Is Not Trying
to Be University Sketch
Of It's History.
From a staff Correspondent.

of the institution never want it to outgroW
the college stage. To-day it is a small
college, and a good one, filing Its own
peculiar place in the educational. system
of Minnesota in an admirable way. Some
day it may be an institution both good
and great as President Northrop prophe-
sled yesterday but the traditions and
spirit of the school do not run toward
university standards, Carleton will avoid
the fault found with our educational sys-
tenn by Rev. Arson Phelps Stokes, Jr.,
| secretary of Yale university, who re-
marked yesterday that there were not too
many colleges, but there were too many
colleges trying to be universities.
Carleton is a college community, with
a faculty and students bound closely to-
sether by intimate association in the
classroom, and well ordered social life.
Parents send their children to Carleton
to bring them in contact with the best in
| tellectual and religious influences. The
I aim of the school is to talks boys and girls
and make of them intelligent Christian
men and women. This is done without
cant or narrow sectarianism. Carleton is
not UNCONVENTIONAL school. tho Congre-
/ gational in it's traditions. The board Of
trustees is an independent, self-perpet-
uating body There is no cloister life
about the institution. Nearly all the "co-
eds" live in the various halls and the boys
|
ings together without special permission.
This is about the only restriction. Other
wise the students are placed upon their
honor and supposed to govern themselves
on well understood principles Of what is
right and what is wrong.
Influence Of Yale Ideas.
Carleton is very unlike Yale externally,
but Yale traditions are strong there, and
| Yale was much in evidence yesterday
Yale man was installed 81 president. A
Yale man welcomed him ON behalf of the
| faculty. and another Yale man brought
the greeting of the state university. The
secretary of Yale college delivered one of
the principal addresses It is evident that
| there is a genuine Carleton spirit. The
alumni showed it when they gathered
| from far and near to welcome the new
president The students showed it by
their speeches in chapel, by their enthu-
siasm and interest in all the events OF
! the day, and especially by their demon
STATIONS Of regard for the new president
! This healthy college spirit is fostered by
the authorities. They stimulate student
pride in the institution. in it's campus
it's record of achievement, and in its
athletics The pageant Of yesterday was
:. worth much for the college spirit 1t gave
all who saw it an added respect for the
/ institution, and certainly added to the
pride which the students felt in their alma
mater. The simple ceremony of the tree
planting left landmarks on the campus
u which will waken. memories for genera
tons to come. President and faculty
touched elbows with the students at the
field meet which followed the ceremonies
and so created another bond between
them.
Z Professors Long in Service.
i The long service of Carleton professor.
II ~ alive COLLAGE ira itio11S a mr.
to keep the ties firm between the alumni
and the college. President Strong served
thirty six years for the college, and the
his work is done his presence will con
tinue to stimulate interest in the old days
Professor Horace Goodhue, dean of thu
faculty, goes still farther back than Presi
dent Strong. He was the first instruc
tor at the old academy in 1856, and he j:
. still in his prime. He marshalled the pro
cession yesterday and planned it's details
the hardest working man OF all TIL
eminent astronomer, DR.. w. w. Payne
has served since 1871. Margaret ]. Evan
has been dean of the woman's depart
ton. the hymnologist, has been In tn
faculty since 1879. Professor L. W
CLANCY has headed the departments 0
geology and biology since 1882
0 Attendance is Growing.
l Carleton ably fills her place in the edu
8 cational system Of Minnesota. and thr
:. her alumni has extended a benefcent In
S f1uence to every section of the state. Sine
1867 there have been Aba students i
1 attendance at Carleton. In all 40 hay
h been graduated. OF these, ITO have take
d up life work as teachers. 30 as clergy
: men, 10 as missionaries, 80 as lawyers, =
las physicians and IS have gone into bust
d ness pursuits. An unnumbered portion ar
f matrons of homes in Minnesota and siste
t states.
g The graduating class this year number
n Al, the largest in the history Of the schoo
: No one could look into the clear eyes an
), intelligent faces of these seniors withol
e believing in their future and feeling sur
that they will uphold the honor of the
It alma mater. The freshman class Of II
r is also the largest on record. The tot;
enrolment this year is 340 Of whom q
S are in the four college classes.
IS Needs of the institution.
n Carleton had hard struggle in the earl
!, days and was only brought to the preser
II standing by generous private aid frOl
Il benefactors, mostly from the east. In a
there has been 100000 raised for Carrie
! ton. Of this. the grounds and building
e represent a value of s250,000 There
L a productive endowment fund of $250.00
n besides 100000 in annuity funds and $50
: 900 in beneficiary, prize and other tr1
gural, set the mark at a million doll;
endowm ent and stated the immediate neet
of the college. which would make use
such an amount. It needs more funt
for current expenses, to pay better sa
: aries to the faculty. 1t needs a scien'
= hall, a gymnasium, a music hall. wi
dormitories for music Students; cottag
In town for mems dormitories. and {
administration building containing ne
= = chapel and offices. Toward this goal tt
a. new administration of Carleton COLES
le will work. 1t will have to be attained
vs. Carleton takes care of the thousand ST
y dents President Northrop predicted, Al
" no one doubts the reasonableness of
II prediction. AS he said. within mar
al memory Yale. had no more students tn:
i Carleton has to-day and there is no re
"a son why another generation should n
OF see Carleton expand as Yale has dor
le And in all your prosperity, said Pres
Us dent Northrop yesterday. i will hearth
ne rejoice" So will every sincere friend :
the higher education.
Charles B. Cheney.
NOTES OF THE INSTALLATION.
Nearly all the trustees of the institution w,
-, present yesterday. The Minneapolis trustees
- the institution are D. r. jones' James +. ia
II HALL q & Hn1