Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-10
vOREICHTON FOUNDERS DAY
Exercises Opened by Pontifcal Mass
of Requiem in Morning.
BANQUET IN THE EVENING
lGovernor ShRIIenberRer and w. v.
Guriey Deliver Addresses-Rep-
resentative Attendance at
Evening Functfon.

Founders day of Creighton university
was celebrated Monday by solemn high
mass during the day at St. Johns church
and a banquet at the Rome in the evening.
The Catholic clergy and laity. faculty and
students OF the university. prominent citi-
zens of Omaha and the governor OF the state
participated in this festival. which partook
OF a memorial to the distinguished founders
of the institution. Count Jonn A. and his
brother. Edward Creighton.
The banquet was attended by 200 and was
held in the Hotel Rome banquet room. DIR.
u. G. Bryant acting as postmaster. Count
Creighton died FEBRUARY Z. 1907, and Found
ers' Day was inangurated a year ago and it
IS tho purpose OF the alumni te. make 1t an
annual affair."
'One year aEo Founders Day was OBJ
I served for tie first line said DR.. u. c..
tErysnt, the cit seemed emil
nently proper that this day, should be
observed and henceforth held sacred to
the memory OF the noble men VINO made
this institution possible. All honor to these,
men and may Creighton university endure
we are here to pay what tribute we
may to the memory OF the distinguished
men who founded this great university >
said Ashton c. Shallenberger, governor of
Nebraska. who then proceeded to have
some fun at the expense of his staff, the
colonies all sitting around him as guests of
honor at the speakers table. He told some
INTERESTING stories which won the plaudits
- he banqueters. g.
TrIbute TO the Founders.
w are celebrating the memory or one
Of our national heroes all over this land
OF ours this week and 1t is a grand thing
that this should be done. This nation Is
made up of people from every CLINE and
until it enshrines in the hearts OF its people
the memories of its heroes. 1t is right to
celebrate the memory of the Creightons
who founded thisI institution.
II realize that one reason that I am
invited here tonight Is this fine array of
a colonies which surrounds me. They are for
midable in peace and in war. 1 have more
of them. This Is only the peace array.
The state and tho whole nation has a
great deal to congratulate itself over.
This is the richest nation on earth-its
army and navy is undefeated-it has wealth
in abundance and millions Of dollars worth
of excess to sell to other countries for gold
and silver. Nebraska is the center of the
agricultural belt and two-thirds of the
we send to other lands is aRri-
cultural The farmer is stiIl the foundation
OF us all. We are in the midst of the
granary of the nation. We rave the wealth
and although Nebraska leads all in the
small per cent OF illiteracy what We need
is great schools to develop the better side
of man. A great opportunity lies open be-
fore our schools and let the great UNIVERSE
ties like Creighton lead the .van,''
slavery OF Mankind.
w F. Gurley said in part:
a Every man is born into the world a slave.
M great struggle of the ages has been a
sIruegle for human freedom, not always
intelligent-for II has never been written of
the truly great men of the world that they
twere in harmony Will the spirit of their
age. The rule of the rabble is still SUI
preme, Notwithstanding that the great my
riads OF mankind are ever looking for
leaders. who will strike their shackles
and free them from their bonds.
l. undertake to say that there is
move human slavery in the world today
@tAan there ever has been since the dawn
OF time. 4 serfdom which is due almost
entirely to the ignorance OF man. Through
the gloom of bloody centuries man became
thought which dwelt in his soul, controlled
and almost obsessed him through all
that long and painful conflict, was the
thought. l am my own master-responsible
TO no one, accountable 10 on one with
an inherent right to live my own life, and
60 my own way. And so, in accomplishing
his physical freedom, his mental attitude
became warped, and upon the eyelids of his