The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-27
THE UNIVERSITY
OVATION TO MCLEAN
Head Of Iowa University Addresses
+ Minnesota Students Tribute to
President Northrop.
Debating Teams to Represent Min
7 nesota Against Iowa and Wis
consin Are Chosen.

AT the conclusion of chapel exer-
cises at the state university to-day
President Northrop introduced Presi-e
dent G. E. Mclean of Iowa state uni
versity, formerly chancellor Of the
University of Nebraska and once head
of the department of English litera-
ture at the University Of Minnesota,
who made a short address to the stu
dents President Mclean paid glow
ing tribute to President Northrop in
his remarks. He said in part: st.t
1T is a great pleasure to me to
bring to you greetings from two state
universities. I believe that since
certain birthday President Nerthrop
has been the rosiest and ruggedests of
college presidents. He has the repu-
president in the United States. Under
his administration the registration at
the University Of Minnesota has in
creased twenty-fold since 1884"
President Mclean referred to Presl-
dent Northrop and the faculty as
football team and7its gallant captain,
and referring further to the repu-
tation and ability of the faculty, he
facetiously remarked: From Folwell
down to the youngest and Downeyest
Of deans, President Northrop is as
sisted by a most able corps of INSTRUCT
tors" --
Commenting further upon the pres
ent day tendencies among college stu
| dents he urged the young men and :
women to adopt the slogan which Ba-.
den-Powell used in his campaigns:
"Oom hala panza,''x which translated
means, THE man who does not rush,
but gets there .<
| At the conclusion Of his remarks,2
President Mclean was heartily &C
claimed by the students, after when
an informal reception in his honor
was held by members Of the faculty.
Varsity Debaters Chosen. 7
- Raymond P. Chase, Isaac W.Choate
and J. P. De Vaney were last night
selected to represent the University of
Minnesota in the annual debate with;
! the University of Iowa. For the Wis
/ consin! debate Addison McMannigal.
i Robert Pratt and Bernard Robinson
were chosen. - =.
t Sixteen students entered the con-
test. the first three in rank being.
chosen for the Iowa contest and the
i second trio for the Wisconsin debate.
The contest was held behind closed
}, DOORS, Professor W. F. Webster and
H. V. Mercer assisting the instructors
:, in the rhetorical department in select
ing the teams.
i Of the six debaters chosen, Ray
mond Chase is the only one who has
had any experience IN lntercolleglate
debate, having been on the team
which last year represented the local
institution against Chicago. The
other men who were, chosen have all
had considerable training in debate
during their college careers.
= volunteers at the GU" ~.
The Volunteers of America, VINO
: were reported to have given up their
crusade at the university on account
of the treatment accorded. them last
: week, appeared on the campus again
to-day shortly after noon,T and held a
Z highly enthusiastic !evangelistic serv-
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The chief. interest of the students
was centered upon the musical por-
ton Of the service, especially that sup
piled by the banjo player. Each song
= was encored several times and all OF
+ the collegians joined in the choruses
e The evangelists were very enthusiastic
l. over the manner in which they We're
X received and have promised to make
+ their visits weekly occurrences. ?.