, 1906-04-20
PROMINENT CITIZEN PROVIDES
FOR ESSAYS ON DUTY OF
STUDENTS TO STATE
UNIVERSITY.
H. EgeIeston Will Give Fifteen Dol
lars and Ten Dollars to Two Best,
Decision to Be Made by Public
Matter Presented by President Tis-
del at the Assembly at University
This Morning.

In the assembly this morning at the
university President Tisdel announced
two new prizes, one of SIS and one OF
$40, the gift of Mr.. f. H. Eggleston,
and to be known as the Eggleston
prizes. These prizes are to be given
for the best essays connected with the
subject of the obligations of university
students to the university and the
state. In announcing the prizes Presi-
dent Tisdel said:
The first time l spoke in this room
| called your attention to the peculiar
ity of this institution as a state uni
~versity and reminded you of the pecul-
Jar relations which university students
hold to the state. | have referred to
the subject many times since. You are
aware that in the United States about
S1O,OOO,O 900 of public money are appro,
priated each year for university educa-
ton, equal to an investment, if you
please, as six per cent, of nearly S175,-
900, 900.
The Duty of the Student.
why does the general government
and the state government use this
enormous amount of money in free
Ipublic education of advanced univer-
sity grade? What has the state a right
to expect of the young people who take
advantage of such gifts? In other
words, what are the public obligations
resting upon students of state univer-
stiles and what has the subject to do
with a clear understanding of what a
real university spirit is?
Prizes for Essays.
1T is a pleasure to announce that a
friend of the university, a thoughtful
citizen of Laramie, has felt this to be
so important a question for the consid
Grafton of this college community tina
he has decided to offer two prizes, ON
of SIS and one of $40, for the best es
says upon the subject of the 'Obliga
ton of University Students Toward thu
University and the State
Details Not Complete.
These prizes are the gift Of Mr.. F
II. Eggleston and are to be known a.
the Eggleston prizes. The details o.
the matter are not entirely worked out
The prizes will probably be given in
the fall term of next year. 1t is likely
that the essays will be submitted to a
board of judges, who shall choose from
the entire number, say, half a dozen
of the best, if there are more than halt
a dozen submitted, and hat these hall
a dozen shall be read in public, ant
the decision rendered on that occasion
Matter of Qualification.
1T is gratifying to know that thu
friends of the university are coming t,
its support in a very practical way
Pelhaps the day is not far distant whel
a large number of public spirited an
well to do men of this state will com,
forward to the support of the work tina
is being done here"
Addressed by Ministers.
There We're present at the assembl,
a number of visitors who have been at
tending the Wyoming p~resbytery
which has been in session in~Larami'
for the last two days. The visitor
were shown owe the university AM
Rev. Hills of Evanston and Rev. Mack
ay of Cheyenne addressed the stu
dent body. Mr.. Hills is from Prince
ton university and Mr.. Mackay ron
the University of st. Andrews in Scot
land.