Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-10-03

OdJ was hlICQ OA do Il JIOA4S NY
dr1zzllng rain, keeping hundreds
of farmers away. So the farmers
institute was held IN the hall, Prof
TenEYch delivering an interesting
address, the band furnishing choice
music.
In the afternoon 1t cleared up &
the exercises were held at the Nor
NAL campas, several thousand PEG
pie being present, the band lead
ing the procession out Normal ave
nue. to the grounds
Gov. Bailey delivered a telling
address, that showed that the Edu
catIonal institutions of western
Kansas had a warm friend in the
Governors char, He was among
his stock and farming element. he
was in good voice; and as he look
ed across at Fl Hays, with It's ia
nous memories of Corbln, Custer
Miles and Sheridan, and other
army heroes, saw himself surroun
ed by pararle bellies instead of wild
indians, he was inspired, making
a mastery address, one OF the best
of his life and won the friendship
of every one in his audience.
President WILKINSON then took
charge of the laying of the corner
stone of the new Normal school
building of the Western Kansas
State Normal school and in the
presence of the Board of Regents
Prof. PIcken read the list put IN
the corner stone, VIZ.
Act of Congress ceding the Res
ervation to Kansas.
Acts of the State Legislature ac-
cepting the. grant, the acts Ioca
ting the school on the Reservation
and for the division of the land, =
and last and this sessions laws
making appropriations for mainte
nance and building this school.
| Regents latest report.
Latest edition Kansas school law,
| Topeka Western School Journal
Sept, 1902 describing opening of
this school.
Copies of The FREE PRESS,
last weeks and the one telling of
the Regents selecting this site
for the school.
The only Hays city paper put IN
| the corner stone.
Bound volumn EmporIa state
Normal Bulletin, 1902 6 3.
Bulletin State Manuel framing
school of Plttsburg.
Roll of faculty. students and ex
students. with signatures of those
present.
Photos of present school Assem-
bly, room. building & new building
Bulletin issued by Hays CONNER
cial club,
Program of to days exercises.
Contractor Berry then laid with
the finest of cement of his own
mixing the corner stone ceiling for,
maybe a century those documents.
from view. Then President VIII
kinson made some very apprcpri
! ate remarks, followed by Regent
L B Kellogg, of Emporia, ex At
torney General, who saw the cor
ner stone of the State Normal at
Emporia laid 40 years ago.
The students sang nicely, the
band gave their finest music and
the crowd went to see the sports.
Frank McLain & &C Brosius did
fine work to make the picnic OF
Oct. 1st success, but 1t was fully
a month too late for a picnic.
While Prof Picken and the stu
dents had their part in prime order
ALI the Regents, Governor, the
State architect and everybody were
pleased with the splendid stone
work being done by contractor j
w Berry. Every one were e!ated
with the beautiful location of the
so acre campas, with It's creek and
timber, which in after years will
become the handsomest school cam
IN the United states. And all con
ceeded that the Regents were cor
rect and far seeing when they de
clded on that location neal town.
And 1t was the unanimous decis
Ion that State Architect Stanton
had planed US a grand building, &
| with its view from the railroad,
| with It's view facing east on Jones
istreet, would always be credit TO
iour town and western Kansas.
| And application has been made
to the City council to change the
name of Jones stra9t to NORMAL
| Avenue, not College avenue, as
this is a State Normal, not a pr
Ivate or UNCONVENTIONAL College
| Mr. & Mrs Charlie Reeder sur
prised the Regents and celebrated
the corner stone laying by present
ing them a deed, made out to the