The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-23
DOUBLE EVENT AT
NO. DAKOTA "U'
ANNIVERSARY AND WASHING
TONS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED.
President Merrifeld Reviews the Work
of Past Year, Which Shows Large In
crease in All Glasses, and Refers to
the New Wesley College to Be Built
on Site Adjoining University Campus.
s,.ecia1 to The Journal.

Grand Forks, N. D., Feb. 23.--Today marks
the twenty third anniversary of the passage of
the bill thru the territorial legislature creating
the University of North Dakota, and the anniVer-
sary was appropriately celebrated last night at
the Baptist church, jointly with a celebration OF
Washington's birthday.
In reviewing the work of the year at the uni
yersity President Webster Merrifeld said:
. "A minor feature of this elebration--which
we have come to know founders days the
presentation by the president idein, Of the
university's progress during the previous
year. The year past has been one Of honest mad
earnest work on the part of almost all connect
ed with the university, year unmarked by
student body, and year of growth IN all those
things which should and do mark the life of
healthy, growing individual, institution or
community. 1t may be said without qualihca-
ton that the past year has been in almost all
respects notably the best year in the history
Of the university. Our instructional force has
increased during the year from Al to 4S; the
student enrolment from 637 to 754, the freshman
class, including the junior law class, from S5
to IA, the senior graduating class from 30
to II, the enrolment in the college Of law
from 40 to TO- in the college of liberal arts
from SO to 49, in the college of engineering
from 35 to so, in the teachers college, including
the normal college, from 20 to 80. the; total
enrolment Of students of full college grade from
library has increased from 2O,sss to more than
| 49, 900 volumes. -
| Work Of Medical College.
1.-The past year has seen the formal establish
| ment of the college of medicine. For the pres
| ent this college will offer but two years OF
| the full four-year course, but its graduates
| will, it is expected, be admitted without preju-
dice to the third or junior year Of all reputable
medical colleges. A large part Of the work
| required in the first two years in our best
medical colleges has been for some time offered
in the college Of liberal arts but student pur.
suing the work could not, under the rules pre-
scribed by the American Association Of Medi
cal Colleges, be credited toward the MD. de-
gree for work SO done in universities not main
tanning a regularly organized medical school, The
step recently taken has, therefore, been in the
interest Of that considerable number OF student.
In our college of liberal arts who are looking
forward to the study of medicine"
In speaking of the establishment Of Wesley
college In close proximity to the university
President Merrifeld said: T. r-...
ut is great qualification to be able to an
nounce that the invitation extended some year,
ago to the various religious denominations of tn,
state to group themselves thru guild halls
church homes, actual potential theological
schools and other educational agencies abou
the state university and to avail themselve
to whatever extent might seem to them advan
tageous Of the library, museums, laboratories
, clasSrooms, instructors and other appliances O
the university, has been accepted by the Metho
dist church Of this state, and at the close of tn
, last school year that denomination 4formali
closed it's educational institution known as til
: Red River Valley university, at Wahpeton an
: decided by practically unanimous vote tha
! when the institution was reopened it should b
under the name Of Wesley college and on a sit
Immediately adjoining the. campus of the stat
university. "a $50 =