The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-12
ARE DOCTORS NOW.
Governor Stubbs, Congressman Scott
and Others Receive Degrees LII. ID.

Manhattan, Kan, Nov. 12.-Presi-
dent Henry Jackson Waters, formerly
dean of the school of agriculture at
The University of Missouri late yester-
day afternoon was formally inaugu-
rated into office by w. E. Blackburn,
president of the board of regents
Following his Introduction as presi-
ldent he was enthusiastically saluted by
the faculty and regents and the audi
enee rose while the 1900 students an
the big auditorium gave the. lusty yell
of the institution:
Jay, Rah, Gee. Haw. Jayhawk, Saw
K. S. A. c., Rah, Rah Rah"
The audience sang the college song
President Waters then delivered his in
augural address, which was both sensi-
BILE and scholarly.
the auditorium the 500 cadets of the
institution under ceSnmand of a regular
army officer maneuvered on the cam
rus before several thousand persons.
with sons and daughters students at the
institution who had come to see the
new president installed.
Stubbs Makes a Hit.
Governor Stubs at the late after
noon session spoke of duty of the
state to higher education He said
that every dollar appropriated by the
| legislature for state educational in
stitutions of Kansas returned 1000
! per cent on the investment in i'm
proved citizenship.
An echo of the recent tax con-
| troversy crept into the governors re-
marks. He said that the state educa-
| tional institutions had not received
enough money properly to conduct
them until the advent of the last
legislature. Only two states have a
! lower per cent of illiteracy than Kan
sas.
| Those who cry high taxes, he said.
| should visit these states, which range
i forty-fourth or forty-fifth in enlight-
enment. Then he said, they would find
no fault with the money Kansas is
spending to improve its citizenship. The
! governor advocated giving the institu-
tions every dollar they needed. The big
audience noisily approved the gov
ernor's talk.
| Waters Is Practical.
| President Waters in his address said
| he believed in taking the college to the
people as well as bringing the people to
| the college and that he is an advocate
of farmers Institutes. conventions
! demonstration farms and instruction
| farms.
! He advocated the milling of Kansas
wheat in Kansas. He said little atten-
| ton had been given to problems other
! than production problems, and he be-
| l:eved there should be research in the
natter of agricultural manufactures
| and the development of factories near
| the source of production.
Speaking of the exodus from the
farm, President Waters said that he
| thought improved farm houses,
! churches, schools and roads would do
a great deal to solve the problem.
! "This tendency cityward," said he,
"has been to a great degree due to the
I half education which has prevailed in
| the rural districts and which has given
| the farm boy glimpses of the more at
! iractive city life without teaching him
| at the same time how he may attain
such a life at home"
| More Doctors Receive Diplomas.
| Letters and kilograms were received
| by the board Of regents from practi-
| cally every state university and state
agricultural college in the United States
congratulating Kansas on the acquisi-
tion of President Waters and contain
| ing we'll wishes. A letter from James
Wilson, secretary of agriculture, highly
mplimentary to President Waters,
was read Following the inaugural ad-
dress of President Waters the honorary
| en- Governor ". r. Stubbs, Chancel-
lor Frank Strong. President Joseph H.
Hill. Edwin T. Fairchild. Secretary F.
| D. Coburn, Walter williams and Rep
resentative Charles F. Scott
The Kansas State Agricultural col
| lege will begin its forty-seventh year
with an enrolment of about two thou
sand five hundred students.
The luncheon cooked and served
by the students of the Domestic
Science Department was thoroughly
| enjoyed and appreciated by the visit
ors.