The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-06
ONE MORE.
Corner Stone of Carnegie Libra
ry at Nashburn Laid.
Governor Bailey Talks or Ad-
vantage Of Colleges.
Mr.. Frost Pays q Tribute ia
DIR. Plass.

The corner stone of the new Car
negie library was laid today with ap-
propriate ceremonies.
During the last three years the
month of October has been an event
full one for Washburn college In Oc-
tober, 1902, President Norman Plass
was inaugurated; October 1903, the
observatory. the finest building on the
campus, was dedicated; October 1904
marks the laying of the cornerstone
of the Carnegie library. The services
this morning were of unusual inter
est owing to the prominence of those
who took part in the program.
Among those who spoke We're Gov
gundthal, John E. Frost, Mrs. Chas.
+. Spencer, Rev. = S. EStey and Pres.
J. N. Wilkinson of the State Normal.
d. Z. McEachroH, dean of the col
lege opened the program with respon-
sive reading from the students Fol-
lowing this Tres. Norman Plass read
historical statement concerning BoS-
well library and the purposes for
which it was originally designed. At
the time of the erection of the Bos-
well library the enrolment of Wash
burn was only 200. At present the
enrolment is considerably more than
$50 students. Pres. PlaSs told of the
different attempts to interest Mr.. Car
negie and finally of the receipt of the
donation last March.
Mayor w. s. Bergundthal, speaking
for the city of Topeka, told of the in
terest which the city has in Washburn
and the relation in which the college
stood to the municipal government.
Greetings from the Commercial club
We're extended by Mr.. John E. Frost,
who, in simple terms. paid a tribute to
President Plass for his tact and
genius in bringing to pass the erection
of the library.
He said: 81 am glad to join with
you in extending the congratulations
and best wishes of the Commercial
club. Long live Mr.. Carnegie and may
his donations increase along this line"
Mrs. Charles F. Spencer represented
the Federation of Women's clubs and
spoke of club work in general and its
close relation to home life and educa-
tional progress. She spoke of 'the in
terest and the pride which the club
women of Topeka had in the constant
ly growing institution, Washburn coll
lege."
Rev. S. S. Estey. D. D.. spoke in be-
half of the churches and said: There
are two forces which force things for
ward, the church and the school. Each
force is dependent upon the other, thus
religion must go hand in hand with ed
ucation. The churches of Topeka honor
Wash burn college because of her Chris
tian basis. In behalf of the churches
of Topeka / bring greetings, congrat-
ulations and best wishes to Washburn
college on the acquisition of ner new
library"
. The greetings of the different colleges
of the state to Washburn We're voiced
by Mr.. Mcclellan of Bethany college
who told of the feeling OF cordiality for
Washburn existing among the colleges.
Governor w. j. Bailey extended
greetings from the commonwealth at
large. He said: ''Washburn is in keep
ing with the state of Kansas-moving
right along. There is nothing quite so
great as youth and the greatest equip
ment for life is a college education.
There is no road to success that
doesn't embody labor and honest eff
fort. Never has there been a time in
history when character and honesty
had such a commercial value. First
build for character then build for
standard work up to it and advertise
afterwards.
Public character and honesty is par
amount to any question of finance and
without it the structure of government
must fall"
The rest of the services were con-
Quoted at the library site.
President Wilkinson, of Emporia, who
had been delayed by an accident on
the railroad, made short talk on the
necessity of endowment to the average
college.
charge of DR.. Daugherty of Kansas city.
who has been in former years connected
with the college He spoke Of IL. the ., Pic
full labors of President MacVicar.
Within the corner stone Prof. Hyde,
acting for the college, placed a box con-
tanning papers and books of historical in
terest and some memento from each class.
The detailed contents were as follows:
The Current Outlook, statement by
Prof. PIass in regard to the gift. exposi-
ton number of the Worlds Work. blue
print of the campus, series Of exposition
book, memorials presented by the college
and academy classes, official souvenir Of
Louisiana Purchase exposition, paper by
Prof Ellis on The Vital Relations of the
Congregational Churches to Washburn
college" the Topeka dailies, Kansas Far
mer Mail and Breeze, Congregationalist,
Advance, Washburn Review, last WASH
burn catalogue, minutes of the General
Association of Congregational Ministers
and Churches of Kansas, semi-centennial
session, June 14-1S, 1904, DR.. Cordley'S
Pioneer Days in Kansas" Mrs. McCar-
ter's 1.-The Overlooking Waters Strick-
rott's pictures of the flood of 1903, college
bulletin containing DR.. Plass' inaugural
address, bulletin containing photographs
of scenes about the campus, the current
bulletin chapel lists.