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Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-08

For the "Stabat Mater" Harry Barn.
hart will sing the bass role and Maud
Reese Davies the soprano, with Norma
Rockhold Robbins, contralto.
1t is now an assured fact that the
Conried opera company will come TO
the Mason opera house for one night,
Monday. April 30, at which time a
double will be sung, opening with
Leoncavello's tuneful I Pagliacci," in
Producing Enico Caruso, and Humper-
dinck's fraiy opera "Haensel and
Greter.
Ellen Beach Yaw will return shortly
to Southern California, where she will
appear in concert under the manage
ment of l.. e. Behymer Since leaving
Los Angeles Miss Yaw has appeared
in grand opera, that top note is for
gotten. and she has become healthy,
versatile operatic artist.
On Friday afternoon, April 27, at the
Mason opera house, the sixth and last
concert of the season by the Symphony
orchestra will take place.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-08

~ RETTY and talented Eugene That's
Lawton bids farewell to her thou
sands of Los Angeles friends at
the Belasco today, when the last per-
formance of when Knighthood Was
in Flower" will be given. She goes
east on six weeks vacation, and
though she has promised faithfully TO
come back and grace the Belasco stage
again, and also to play in the Fog city
for brief season, they do say that the
New York managers are pretty hot on
her trail. Her great success here has
been heralded abroad; women stars of
parts are "skeerce" on Broadway now,
and If "Genie' doesn't have bunch of
offers enough to turn her pretty head
1T will be because she won't receive
them, not because they won't be thrust
at her.
But "Genie" is also girl of her
word; she says she is coming back and
certain contracts locked up in John
Blackwood's iron safe say the same
thing. So we may expect her-later on.
It's good to see this splendid player
leave Gf leave she musD in a blaze of
glory. "Knighthood" is not only one
of the very best productions a stock
company ever made here-and that is
saying a good deal-but Miss Lawton's
characterization of the fractions but
lovable Mary Tudor stands out dis
tinctly in local stock history as a mar
velous piece of work. This may be
from the fact that Miss Lawton is
playing herself; that for the time being
she is Mary Tudor; that always goes
far toward success and vraisemblance.
Then, again, she loves the part and this
also counts for much. But, anyhow,
she has in this role, and the company
has in this play, reached high water
mark in Los Angeles theatricals which
will stand for many day untouched.
There has also been the human
touch of pity for suffering added to the
affection that Los Angeles holds for this
favorite player in her last week here;
the knowledge that every time she has
appeared it has been at the cost of
keen agony and possibly severe future
consequences. A badly sprained ankle
last Monday threa tened to put her in
bed for many days, and only her in
domitable will and the skilled minis
tration of Dr. H. G. Bayless enabled
her to appear at all. AS it was she
had to use q staff and the utmost care
was needed to prevent her collapse,
night after night the doctor being in
close call. But there was no under
study, 1t was her last week, the play
was the one in which she had first
drawn Los Angeles to her heart, she
had made a great hit in 1t and she
simply would do her work, for never
has she missed a performance. And
she did.
Eugene Lawton came to Los Angeles
a stranger, unheralded, unknown fol-
lowing one or two untter failures of
leading women after a season by the
then most popular one who had ever
played here. Goodness marked her re-
ception and old patrons of the house
held aloof, awaiting results. They
watched, thawed, admired and praised.
Then came "Knighthood," and her great
triumph; now she is enthroned in every
heart; the idol of the theater-goers
of the whole city. With deep affec-
tional regret they begrudge her even
a well earned vacation and most earn
estly they will welcome this personal
assurance that she will return-sure!
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-08

The Weeks Bills

MASON-Dark.
BELASCO-"The Little Minister"
HOTCHKISS-"Fra Diavolo."
BURBANK-"In the Palace of the
King"
ORPHEUM-Vaudevill
GRAND-"Scotty, King of the Desert
Nine"
FISCHERS-Modern Minstrels.
NOVELTY-Vaudevii
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The following games were played;
North Dakota VS.. Grand Forks, 81 6
North Dakota VS.. A. C......... 40
North Dakota VS.. Grand Forks. .1s- 4
North Dakota VS.. A. c.. IA
The 1895 team was as follows:
johnson, c; Maloney, re-; Bolstad,
lg. Messle, TT; Wright, 1t; Norton, re;
Bows. lie; Ray, gb; Flanagan, RIB;
Fairchild, lib; Bickford, fb.
Two games were played as follows:
North Dakota VS.. A. c.. AZ 0
North Dakota VS.. A. c.. 4-12
The teams was as follows:
Wilkinson, C; Widmeyer. rg; John
son, lg; Wright, 1t; Nussle, TT; Davis,
re; Norton, lie; Ray, gb; Flanagan,
RIB; Bickford, lib; Fairchild, fb.
The scores were as follows.
North Dakota VS.. Crookston. .6S- 0
North Dakota VS.. Crookston. .5S-12
In the 1897 team were: Wilkinson,
Johnson, Messle, Wright, Davis, Flana-
gan, Bedford, Neche, Reisland, Geo.
and Ed. Fitmaurace, Stenmo, Mc-Don-
aid, Jewell, Skulason and Calder.
The Scores:
North Dakota VS.. A. c.. 80 0
North Dakota vs. Carleton. 500. O-12
North Dakota VS.. A. 90
The 1898 team:
Carpenter re; Nuessle, TT; Hooking,
re-; Frazier, C; Robinson, lg; Nehe,
1t; Capt. Davis, lie; s. Skulason, gb;
Mcintyre. lib; Flanagan. fb.
The scores: t
North Dakota VS.. Minnesota. 80. O-15
North Dakota VS.. A. 80 6
The 1899 team:
Frazier (capt), C; Lemke, rg; Rob-
inson. lg; Nuessle, TT; WARDROBE, It.;
Carpenter, lie; Currier, rh; Wilcox, rh;
Fitzmannas, In; Flanagan, fb; Skula-
son. gb.
The scores:
North Dakota VS.. Moorhead. 81 0
North Dakota VS.. Henley. rs 0
North Dakota VS.. Macalaster. ... G. S
North Dakota VS.. A. c.. .46- 0
North Dakota VS.. Mitchell. 80. Al 0
North Dakota VS.. Litchfield. 80. IL 0
The 1900 team:
Carpenter, re; WARDROBE, TT; Lemke,
rg; Frazier (capt), C: Ward, lg: Han
cock. 1t; Prendergast, lg; Skulason,
OBJ; Wilcox, rh; Fitzmamase, III; Elan
agan, fb.
The scores:
North Dakota VS.. Fergus Falls. IL 0
North Dakota VS.. st. Cloud Nor .16- 6
North Dakota VS.. st. P. High. .12- 0
North Dakota VS.. Minnesota. ... G. 0
North Dakota VS.. Hamline. 900. o. 0
North Dakota VS.. Carleton. ..... G. 0
North Dakota VS.. Moorhead Nor So 0
North Dakota VS.. A. C.......... 90
The 1901 team:
Frazier, re; WARDROBE, TT; Baker,
rg; Haroldson, C; Robinson, lg; Han
cock, 1t; Pease, lie; Ward, RIB; Flana-
gan. fb; Fitzmamas, lib; Skulason, gb.
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who has been the principal of the
Grand Forks High school for many
years past took the place of Mrs. E. H.
Mott as preceptress. 1t was by these
early teachers who taught not so
much for their salaries, for these were
often many months in arrears as for
the love of the work that the founda-
ton of high grade scholarship in the
University of North Dakota was laid.
The third president of the University
was Colonel Homer B. Sprague M. A.,
Phi. D., a graduate of Yale who was
elected to the presidency in August
1887. Col. Sprague seems to have
been the man for this altogether try
ing position He was not only an au-
thority upon the subject of literature,
but he was an eloquent orator who
made himself exceedinly popular with
he people During sic period of Col.
Spragues presidency the attendance
increased to 1879 but later declined.
This decline was in large part due
to the opening of the other state in
stitution of learning. .Iaving served
the university for four years Colenel
Sprague resigned in 1891 to enter in
to educational work in California.
Webster Merrifield, M. A., a graduate
OF Yale, was asked to finish out the
year as acting president. At the
meeting OF tho trustees in the
following June he was elected presi-
dent and has served up to the present
time. President Merrifeld needs
no econium of praise. His monu-
ment is one which will last as
long as culture and learning is
priced by the American people. Prob
ably more credit is due to Webster
Merrif1eld than to any other one man
for the growth and advancement both
in intrinsic value and educational
standing of the University of North
Dakota. At times the fight seemed al
most hopeless one yet hope was
never given up. If hope had been
lost, If the hand which guided the
throttle Of the University's destiny
had proven unsteady we would not be
able to point with pride to our State
University. But the mind was clear,
far sighted and practical, the hand
firm and strong, and everyone can II
they wish, see the result of a task well
done of duty we'll and Conscientious
ly performed. Would that we were all
as deserving of the reward well
done thou good and faithful servant"
for what better can a man do than to
serve his fellow men.
In 1896 when the governor vetoed
the bill for the University appropria-
ton the institution seemed doomed but
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pirate exercises.
At the time when President Merri-
field first entered Grand Forks In 1879
only q few scattered dwelling houses
now occupied the site of what is now
one Of the two largest and most pros
porous cities in the state. Then there
were no railroads, now fifty trains
pass the University daily. Indeed the
State University is admirably situated.
It is but mile from Grand Forks and
the street car system between the city
and University is rapidly becoming eff
ficient. 1t enjoys all the privileges of
city life yet the noise and hustle OF
business does not intrude. It lies in
the valley of the Red River of the
North in one of the most fertile reg
ions on the earth. It is situated in a
climate which though quite cold in
winter affords delightful spring and
autumn. With all these advantages
is it an wonder that the University of
North Dakota has grown from an in
'stitution of one building in 1884 to
eight in 1906, of 70 students during
1884-5 to one of over thousand dur
ing 1906-7?. Is it my wonder that
she gives promise of becoming one of
the most potent educational factors in
the great middle west?
The idea of having a state educa-
tional institution at Grand Forks orig
mated with DR.. w. T. Collins, at one
time a resident of Grand Forks, but
who recently died at his home in San
ia Monica, Cal. DR.. Collins in Janu-
airy 1883 wrote letter to Hon. George
H. Walsh, member of the Territor-
ial Council from Grand Forks County,
urging him to try and secure a Terri
torial Normal School to be built near
Grand Forks. The governor was not
however in favor of the Normal School
but at the request of Mr.. Walsh DR..
Collins drafted a bill providing for
University. Before receiving the bill
from Dr. Collins, Mr.. Walsh learned
that there was movement on foot
for the location of university at
Jamestown. Accordingly he hurried
to Yankton and copied and introduced
a bill which after being amended,
formed the basis of the act which es-
tablished the University. Soon after
this the Territorial legislature voted
an appropriation Of 100000 with the
provision that Grand Forks should do
nate site and $4,000 for scientific
building. This was done and ground
for the first building was broken May
25th, the contract later being let for
$32,500 to a Mimic firm.
The corner stone of the new build
ing was laid October 2, 1888 and the
University of North Dakota opened
her doors for the first time September
8, 1884. But how different was that
from the last opening in 1906. There
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the boys and needless to say the his
tory of the escapades of 1.-THE Bull
Pen" and "The Ram Pasture" as two
of the rooms were called, would be
interesting and amusing reading. In
stead OF travelling in a street car az
we do now the students were taken
back to town in q bus known as "The
Black Maria" The dining room was
in the basement of the Main Building
and it is said that 1.-The janitor was
wont to preside at the table in his
shirt sleeves"
The first president of the University
of North Dakota was Rev. MN. M.
Blackburn, D. D. L. L. D The facul-
ty was made up of the president, the
Professor of Natural Sciences the AS
sistant professor of Greek and Latin
and a woman who acted both as mat
ron and instructor in some of the COM
mon school branches In addition to
the duties incumbent with his office
the president had classes in the ele-
ments of algebra, arithmetic and
Greek, Roman and United States. AS
may be readily supposed there was
little demand for instruction in the
natural sciences, so the professor in
charge of this department had classes
in English Grammar and in the COM
position and elements of English Lit
erature
President Merrifield at that time, as
sistant professor of Greek and Latin
in Lot
Cicero, Greek Grammar and the Ana
basis. When we consider that three
or four classes day are now consid-
cred sufficient work for one man we
can realize how hard these early train
ers of the youthful Dakotan mind
were forced to work. President
Blackburn served the University for
one year and resigned, later accepting
the presidency of the Presbyterian
College at Pierre, s. D. After the res
ignation of DR.. Blackburn, Henry
Montgomery, professor of Natural
Sciences, acted as president for two
years and filled the Office in a credi-
table manner. During the second
year two more instructors were adj
ded thus greatly increasing the efflc-
iency of the teaching force. These
were H. B. Woodwork as Professo.
of Mathematics, Physics and Astrono-
my and John Macnie as Professor of
English, French and German. Pro-
lessor Woodwork later became head
of the department of History and re-
tired as Professor Emeritus of His
tory. ./Prof. John Macnie, is still at
the. university and occupies the chair
of the modern languages, French and
Spanish. He is also the author of the
University song Alma Mater and has
written several text books on mathe-
NAUTICAL subjects. Miss Jennie Allen.
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North Dakota VS.. A. C.......... 0-48
North Dakota vs.. Mitchell. 900. 90
North Dakota VS.. Fargo College. 60
The 1908 team:
Conmy, gb; Bates, fb; Brannon, RI:
Baker. C; Schrandenbach, lii; Hart,
rg; Robinson, lg; WARDROBE (capt.1,
TT; Mcdonald, 1t; Dahle, re; Pease, lie.
The score:
North Dakota vs. Moorhead Nor. 40
North Dakota vs.. Fargo Col. =. +. I'll o
North Dakota VS.. R. R. v. u. .5S-0
North Dakota VS.. Shamrocks. So 0
North Dakota VS.. South Dakota. 60
North Dakota vs.. Fargo Col. e. /. It'll
North Dakota VS.. Val. City Nor. I'LL
North Dakota total 272, opponents
IL.
The 1904 team:
Nelson, lie; Mcdonald, 1t; Ward, lg;
Robinson, c; Burtness, rg; WARDROBE
(capt.), TT; Houska & Dean, re; Wells
& Brannon, III; Fawcett &Craig, rh;
Williams, fb; Davis, gb.
The score:
North Dakota VS.. G. F. High. {. {. 40
North Dakota VS.. G. F. H. (A). 30
North Dakota vs.. Minnesota. ... 0-35
North Dakota vs. Superior. .... liz
North Dakota VS.. Fargo Col. So o
North Dakota VS.. A. c. 30
North Dakota VS.. A. C......... Ito
The 1905 team:
Williams (capt), Gill, Peterson,
Westergaard, COMFY, Davis, Brannon.
Bell, Lykken, Wells, Nelson, Deweese,
Burtness, Hansen, Dean, Swenseide,
Mcdonald and the Stee.
The score:
North Dakota VS.. Crook'n H. S..16- o
North Dakota VS.. G. F. H. ST.. 81 O
North Dakota VS.. Hamline. %. IL o
North Dakota VS.. Minnesota. >. 0-45
North Dakota VS.. A. C........ % s
North Dakota VS.. Val. City Nor. 81 O.
North Dakota VS.. st. Thomas. It'll
North Dakota VS.. A. C. It'll
The 1906 team.
Burtness (capt), TT; Zereszek, Ellis,
1t; Stee. Bliss, lg: Duggan, Oliver, rg;
Netcher, lie; Davis, re; Dean, O'Ileefe,
fb: J. Conmy, Ed. Conmy, Griffin, RIB:
Bell. lh.
The score:
North Dakota VS.. G. F. H.. % d
North Dakota VS.. Wisconsin. .40-1O
North Dakota VS.. A. C........ 49,
North Dakota VS.. Brookings. -. 4 81
North Dakota Captains
1S92-Jno. S. Macnie.
1S93-Geo A. Brennan.
1S94-F. r. Bechdolt.
1850. F. Fairchild
1S96-Ben Wright.
1S97-Ben Wright.
1S9S-Elsworth Davis.
1881. ]. Frazier.
1901. ]. Frazier.
1901-W. F. Lemke.
1902-Victor WARDROBE.
Continued on Page %.
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(By ]. f. T. O,Connorl

Athletics has played an important
part in the education of the students
of the state university of North Da-
kota since the inception of the institu-
ton. 1t is not the purpose of this
article to plead a defense of athletics
IN general, nor to show the relation of
this branch of student activity to
general education, this is we'll set
tied, but rather to cover briefly his
tory of athletics, dealing especially
with the most prominent and popular
sport-football.
When we recall the present standing
of North Dakota with the larger uni
versities of the east and find her meas
uring strength with Minnesota and
humbling Wisconsin, it is natural for
the mind to go back and investigate
conditions which gave rise to these
splendid plans of achievement; to
place the credit and glory where the
honor belongs. Sixteen years of foot
ball has passed, but active work in
the regular football game was not
commenced until the year 1892. I'm
fortunately time and space will not
permit the mentioning of all those
who gave their time and effort, in those
early days when the team nearly con-
stituted the student body and vice
versa, to the keeping alive of the
manly sport; those young men and
members of the faculty who played
in order that football might survive;
those students who were clad only in
a solid white shirt and unpadded
trousers, who drew their inspiration
not from thousand enthusiastic sup
porters, but from the anticipation OF
what was to come years later; those
self-sacrificing. loyal young men who
have long since passed into the high
ways and by-ways of life, and some
Of them even to their eternal home,
contributed to the placing of North
Dakota where she stands today, and
to them the tribute of a student body
goes forth.
A football team is not made up in
year or two or three, but Of
forces all at play injected into the
sport at its inception. Teams change
and so do coaches, but the influence
Of each is permanent. When the score
was nothing to nothing in that men,
orable battle at Randall Park some
weeks ago at the end of the first half,
when North Dakota and Wisconsin
were struggling for supremacy, and it
seemed that the Pink and Green were
destined to drag the crimson into the
dust, it was not entirely our team
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there present that was responsible for
that splendid showing, but those young
men who slide along the frozen ground
with elbows and knees exposed more
than dozen years ago and every
player and coach since contributed
each one his share, to that result.
During these years, North Dakota has
been extremely fortunate when VIC
tories and defeats are cOntrasted; the
former out balancing the latter. but
the men who have guided the destinies
of this college sport however, taught
that victory was the solid aim; and
the success of each team, whether it
be football, baseball, or basket ball has
never been measured in victories, but
on the other hand in the training
student receives in these different ac-
tivities which bears the same relation
to his or her general education as does
any single subject. The American
people are more fully approaching the
Greek doctrine of perfection of form
and that sound mind In sound
body fits one we'll 70 rthe battle of
life.
The first organized regular football
team North Dakota had, was in 1892.
The team consisted of the following
players:
B. Skulason, re; Blanchard, TT: Ur-
dahl. re-; Radcliff. C; Sprague. lie: DIR.
Patten, It; Engbretson. lg; N. john
son. rh: Griggs. III: Brennan. fb: Ma
cine (capt), gb.
The first football games were played
between the military companies and
the first coach was Prof. Bechdolt.
The next team, 1898 consisted of the
following players:
Urdahl, C: Craig. rg: Radcliff, lg:
Blanchard, TT; D. johnson, 1t; B. Sku-
Jason, re; Engbretson, lie; Capt. Bren-
nan, gb; N. johnson. rh; Hampstead,
III; Cowper. fb.
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is also in the form uf class rooms but
these will be used as reading rooms
until the construction of the new lib
rary next summer. The exterior of
the old Main Building was also orna-
mented by a coat of paint which
greatly improves its appearance. &C.
ment walks have also been laid round
part of the Campus and an effort is
being made to beautify the grounds
by foliage of different kinds.
On the Campus OF the University at
the present time there are eight sub
stantial brick buildings which togeth-
err with other property have value
of over half a million dollars. The
largest and most historic of the build
ings is the old Main. 1t contains the
offices of the President, the Registrar
and the Deans of the College of Liber-
al Arts and the Teachers College, rec.
itation rooms. the library and reading
rooms, the postoffice and book store.
Davis Hall, the next building in point
OF age was erected in 1887. 1t is the
girls dormitory and the basement is
occupied by the Boa. ding Department.
Here the students who reside at the
University take their meals. The cot
tage erected in 1893 is also a dormi.
tory for young women and will acco.
modate about forty. Then there is
Bulge Hall erected in 1899 for the
young men. Bulge will accommodate
eighty and many happy memoirs of
graduates center around their life in
this building. Bulge Hall has home
rule and 1t has proven eminently sat-
isfactory. The Power House is one
story high and 14S feet long by 40 feet
wide. 1t contains heating and light.
ing plant, for all rooms at the U. are
lighted with electricity. The Mechan-
ical Engineering Building is a two
story brick building 54x1O0 feet and
was erected in 1902 for the use of the
Department of Mechanical Engineer
ing. This department like that of
mines is rapidly becoming more and
more efficient. Almost every month
sees the addition of some needed ap-
paratus but there is much still neces-
sary for the greatest efficiency. The
last addition to the University is the
Presidents house, "a three story brick
building which was erected in 1903.
This is one of thu most artistic and
beautiful buildings on the campus and
is admired by everyone who comes to
the University. It is the cusotm of
President Merriheld once during the
year to entertain at his home the
young people who reside at the Uni
versity.
The campus situated about mile
from the city limits of Grand Forks
contains about one hundred acres and
is divided by the English Coulee. The
eastern and smallest part forms the
site of the University. The city Of
Grand Forks is growing with wonder
full rapidly and affords good boarding
places for the majority of the young
men.
The opening of the current year saw
the addition of very important fat