Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-06-16

EDUCATION
GENERAL NELSON A. MILES AID
DRESSES STUDENTS AT UNI.
vERsITY or NEBRASKA
HONoRs FOR oTTUM WAN


Isthmian Canal Commission, Makes
Address at Drake University at Des
Moines.
Lincoln, Neb., June 14-Commence-
ment exercises at the University of
Nebraska we're held today, the senior
class and the graduates Of several col
leges being addressed by General Mel
son A. Miles Miles, referring to the
problems this country has to solve,
said:
There are some matters concern
ing our past history, our present con-
dillon, and possibilities, that it may
be we'll for US to consider.
The red man, black man and brown
man have had hard time undersour'
civilization. Whether this will have
the effect Of changing our form Of gov
eminent from pure democracy to
more restricted liberty and centraliz-
ed power, the future alone can deter
mine. In fact, whether these different
elements OF our great population will
continue as homogeneous in the future
as in the past is serious problem.
Hope Of Nation.
"The only hope and salvation for
this nation is universal education and
a deep seated, strong patriotism, that
shall permeate and control every COM
munity, and influence the destiny of
the entire nation
Miss McEIroy Graduates.
Cincinnati, Ohio, June 14.-(Spe-
cial. )-Miss Maude Agnes McElroy OF
Ottumwa, Iowa. was one Of the twenty
one young women who graduated from
the Western College for Women at
Oxford, Ohio, last night. Miss NOEL
roy graduated with high honors being
one of three who were considered the
best in the class.
Theodore Shonts Speaks.
Des Moines, June 14.--Honorable
Theodore P. Shontz,. chairman Of the
Isthmian canal commission, today de-
ivered an address before large aud
fence at the Drake university silver
anniversary services. He said in part:
There has never been time in the
history Of this country when the need
Of the higher education which our uni
versities alone are competent to sup
ply, wae SO great as 1t is today. The
highest function Of university is to
supply we'll disciplined and well in
formed minds, which are capable OF &C
curate thinking. There has never been
any lack of the opposite kind of mind.
which is the very fountain-head OF
misinformation and error. This crop,
like those Of weeds and mosquitoes,
| takes care Of itself.
Spirit of Discomfort.
'In time like the present. when a
spirit of discomfort and of revolt
against existing conditions is abroad
in the land, the harm which an ignor
ant mind, no matter how sincere and
well meaning, may do, is incalculable
Its bad influence can only be offset BY
calm reasoning and solid knowledge
The present upheaval of unrest-cal
It what you will, socialism, collectiv
ian communism, or incipient anarchy
Is like countless others that have pre-
ceded it.
Found Useless.
at has the same time-worn nos
trums for the transformation of human
nature and the abrogation of natura
laws. There is scarcely a panacea pro
J posed today for the cure OF social III
and political distempers that has no
been put forward many times dur1n
the past four centuries. and that ha
not been tried and found useless.
Filipino Is First.
Iowa City, June 14.--(Special) -
Filipino stands among the foremost {
,, the University of Iowa prize winners
President George E. MacLean at tn
commencement exercises Wednesda
afternoon announced that the prize
$50 for supremacy in mathematic
offered by Col Frank o. Lowden
Chicago, had been won by Rafael {
: tngson, Lingayen Pangasinan, Phili1
, nine Islands. Other prize winner
were as follows:
Lowden prize in Latin, $500, divi
+ ed between Miss Mollie Palmer Ma
f Gowan. Clear Lake, and Hazel Mar
r Sweet, Sioux City.
Lowden Prize in Greek, $500, q
!. yided between Louis c. Marolf, Willie
. Junction, and Elizabeth Balm, Webstt
j. City.
|
# yided between William Henry Kalk
). fen. Decatur City. and Miss Mildre
Yule, Upton.
d Lowden prize in geology, $3.50
8 Paul F. Edinger, Davenport.
/. Lowden prize in debating, $500
& Ray Files.
5. Max Mayer silver cup for superiori
in scholarship and athletics combine
&c Elmer. H. White, Correctionville.
a Old English prize, Emory Nels'
l. Ferris, Toledo.
i. Professor WILDER J. Teeters, pri
: for recognition and description of {
r ganic drugs membership in Americ'
Pharmaceutical association, Milt'
c. sayers. Jefferson; honorable me
3 ton to Willard B. Dixon, Luana.
ID Resident physicians in universe
m hospital, Iowa City, Drs. Perry, H. "
" seel, Moline, ILL.,, and William F. Be
* er. Muscatine.
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