The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-06
INAUGURAL DAY
FOR CARLETON

attitude is decidedly wrong. There should
be no educational strife, because the sedu-'
cational world is a great brotherhood.
Both institutions are needed because there
is an increasing field for both Last
month $4,000 foreigners came to these
shores, and it Is estimated that during
the present month 100000 more will come
The states of the middle west are feeling
the impact Of this tremendous increase in
population. and we shall be obliged to
strain every nerve to provide high schools
and colleges and state universities IN
which these new Corners may learn the
fundamental principles Of citizenship.
ANY conflict between the college and
the university would be public calamity.
Both are public institutions because 7
both promote the interests OF society. Inc -',
college must fill well it's own place and
leave off trying to be university. 1t
must not lower it's standards as conces-
sion to situa ton. but must stand Tor
scholarly thoroness, intellectual mastery, /
and the pursuit of truth with reverence
| for duty. The university can well afford
to extend fraternal hand to the college
! by credting college students with work
done toward graduate standing as it does
it's own graduates. In this end and In
| other ways friendly relations should be
established. There should be no occasion
| for contention in the common work
| 'Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Ju-
! dan snail not NeN EpnTdlHl, Dul Dolll SIe1l
4 fly upon the Phiistines Of Ignorance.
vice and sloth. The embodiment of this
spirit Of mutual sympathy and cordial CO.
operation should be found In the presi-
dents. and with two Yale men thus asso-
ciated who have learned from their alma
mater what team work means there Is
every reason to hope that such a relations
ship will be maintained.
College Constituencies.
1.-THE college sustains relationships TO
wider constituencies which need only be
mentioned. The contributors who have
assisted by their generous gifts are en-
titled to all praise. Although the buik
of the funds have come from the east,
the west has responded nobly to the APP
| peals. It is fair to expect that larger
proportion of the needs in the. future
will be supplied by the west The IN
crease in wealth and in population, and
the enlarged constituency and the widened
influence of the institution should make
, trips to the east less necessary. The bur-
:, den of support should be borne by resi-
dents Of this state and when it is clear
that self-denyipg giving has been prac-
ticed here, the east will be more ready
t to supplement what the west has done
: The east and west have similar economic
n and social problems and the college is
3 doing it's best to help solve them
a local institution nor is it private. II
S stands for public service thru an educated
and intelligent citizenship. 1t helps te
supply the country with leaders Of human
- progress, and hence it's appeal is properly
to the country. Fifty eight out of ninet,
In the senate, and 40 out of PA in the
house of representatives are men of col
legiate training. We need men in al
walks of life great enough to control tn,
expanding forces of our time. And thu
college which exalts men above mechan
ISM and thinks more of students than o
studies, will produce men of that SINGER
and noble character. who as citizens, faith
ers, servants of church and state, shall
bless their country and their generation.
First Milestone.
1--WE have now passed the first mile
stone in the history of Carleton college
The story Of it's origin and progress read
like romance, and many of the incident
recorded of zeal, self -sacrif1ce and suffer
ing arc like leaves taken from the Acts Q
1.-the Apostles. The story of that memora
BILE installation thirty two years ago is
| thrilling one, and there are those sti
= among us who can narrate from memor
the accompanying scenes. The youn
president called upon for an imprompt
inaugural was cordially and devoutly ii
Quoted into office, and from that time
this has devoted the best Of his life
achieving the wonderful results which OF
eyes behold. BY the favor of a kir
Providence he is here to-day to share
, these exercises which mark the beginnir
of new era and we are cheered by tt
prospect of that encouragement and SCI
; vice which, as he lives among us, he shs
continue to give to the college SO dear
- his heart.
THE past with it's forming traditio,
and relationships is behind us, and '
A are living in the present with its pressir
a needs, it's calls for service, its glo1io
privileges and opportunities. Our eyes a
!. toward the future with its untried e
I ! periences. May the Carleton of the f
3 ture fulfil the hopes and answer t
81 prayers of the fathers who planted
81 The seal of the college shows op
a Bible casting its rays upon other boo
& labeled "The Good. the True and t
. Beautiful Above is the motto, 'Declar
ito Sermonum Tuorum Illuminat.' It
Opening of Thy Word Giyeth Light
y $50 as we move forward adapting GU
= selves to the new conditions of our tin
a and to the new expressions in and
which truth Is stated and embodied, m
. new light from the source Of all tru
illumine pathway, and may the ben
RS: diction of God Almighty, Father. Son a
eA- Holy Spirit rest upon all the new rel
tionships into which we enter"
DAY AT SANTA FE