The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20
Mankato Commercial College
Has House Warming.
RECORD OF GREAT GROWTH
BIG Local Institution Has Its Form al
Opening Last Night; Several
Addresses Delivered.
From Saturdays Daily.

At eight o'clock last evening the
large auditorium of the new home
| of the Mankato Commercial college
was filled to OVERLOOKING to witness
the opening and informal dedication of
this magnificent building. The proprie-
tors made no attempt at elaborate dec
| Grafton. The rooms and equipment are
in themselves attractive and beautiful.
The school orchestra furnished music
at intervals, and Mrs. r. f. Holmes
rendered a vocal selection in her usual
| pleasing manner at the opening of the
exercises. Mr.. J. r. Brandrup presided,
and gave brief account of the history
and growth of the school, The school
was founded in 1891 with three stu
dents, small quarters and modest
equipment. 1t has gradually grown
until the annual enrolment has reach
ed nearly 700. 1t enrolls students
from almost every state of the Union
and from Canada and Mexico 1t is
one of the largest and most widely
and favorably known schools in the
United States. President Brandrup
said: eve hope and fully expect to
make our annual enrolment 1000
within few years. We know we can
do it by the help of the good citizens
of Mankato and our loyal body of stu
Dents
Mayor J. w. Andrews was then in
troduced and gave the address on be-
half of the city, saying that he was
proud of the success of this institu-
| ton and so was the entire city, and
gave an emphatic endorsement of the
good character, business sense and en-
terprise of the owners and managers
of the college. He bid a hearty well
come to all students to accept the hos
pitality of all religious and other or
CARNATIONS to make life pleasant and
weave into it the requisite moral
| fibre.
l. Spnke for the Business Men.
| G.. NJ Palmer, president OF the First
National bank, on behalf of the bust
ness men, said that the business men
are tremendously interested in the
product of the business college and
that it would be impossible to run sue
cessfully modern business office with
out the trained help of those schools.
He had tested the product of the Man
kato Commercial college and found it
good. He gave words of cheer and
encouragement to faculty and students.
Professor G. F. Koehler spoke on be-
half of the business college, giving In
brief its history and growth and its
| function in the educational and bust
ness world.
Judge Lorin Cray, on behalf of the
bar, gave an inspiring address to young
men and women and showed how use
full a good stenographer is to the
lawyer and how useless a poor one is.
His direct advice to young men on
obeying law and establishing good
moral and citizens habits was whole
some and effective. :
Rev. T. r. Paden, pastor of the First
PRESBYTERIAN church, said for the
clergy of the city that they welcomed
the institution as an adjunct to the
church in developing better men and
women. The work of such school
requires exactness in detail and integ-
rity or the balance sheet would be
false. He said the best recommends
lege to any body of men is that the
school is a success, intellectually, NOR
ally and financially.
Referred to Fame of School.
Lieutenant Governor Eberhart, in a
happy way, spoke of the fame of the
school over the northwest, saying that
our citizens should be proud of such
an institution whose graduates fill so
MANY and varied stations in the bust
ness world. He was glad to add his
endorsement to the excellency of the
school and commended the proprietors
| in their enterprise in providing such
commodious quarters and wholesome
conditions.
Acknowledged the Good Things.
Vice President G. E. Nettleton, in a
kindly and appreciative way acknowl-
edged the good things said about the
school and it's owners and managers
and promised for the management and
faculty that as they had made good in
the past they should make better in
the future He invited the guests to
remain and inspect the institution
from the top to the bottom.
The large audience was attentive and
lappreciative during the entire evening
and the exercises were interesting.
Dryness and tediousness were conpicu
Gus for their absence. This formal
opening was a splendid success and the
Mankato Commercial college enters up
on new and enlarged career.