The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-09-28
TWO FORMER s55S|OENTS UNITE IN
GIVING INSTITUTION HEARTY WISHES
Magnificent Tribute Paid Frank I.eRond Mcvev bv Men
Prominent In the Educational World-Future Holds Ont
Inviting Prospect Un der His Administration

These are times when in education.
IN politics, in religion-in all forms
OF social activity-the old values are
oeing discredited and are passing
away. The passing of these old
values Is not in itself SO significant
as Is the fact that we have not found
new values to take their place. These
new values must be found, for upon
tneir discovery depend A.-,~:oan IN
stitut'ons and even. ii may be, west
ern civilization. In this gro. quest
the universities of the west must he
ana Will be smong the leaders. II is
10 one of these leaders and to her new
president that the University of Chi
cago sends greetings.
University Of Manit0ba
Greetings from the University Of
Dakota.
| we, the chancellor, and council of
the University of Manitoba, hereby
peg to convey, through our represen-
tattve, DR.. Frank Allen, chairman Of
the university faculty, our heartiest
congratulation and good wishes to
the University of North Dakota on
the important occasion of the inaug.
| Grafton of DR.. Frank LeRond McVey,
Ph: D., LII. D., as president of the
university Realizing as we do the
lnestimatable benefit to the university
OF a strong president on the eve, as
We hope, of appointing a president of
our own, we can fervently congratu-
late you on having secured for your
chief executive officer a man of such
intellectual calibre and commanding
personality as DR.. McVey. Our unan-i
nous wish and prayer is that he
may be spared during a lengthsome
tenure of office to guide the destinies
OF your university. to ever greater
heights of distinction and success.
We congratulate your university,
also on having completed the first
quarter century of its history. As q
sister university only few years
older we are in a position to appreci-
ate what this means--the difficulties
encountered. the problems faced, the
prejudices (maybe( to be overcome in
the effort to bring the state to realize
as the basis of national greatness the
! supremacy of Intellectual and moral
ideas over mere material prosperity.
We sincerely congratulate you there
fore on the success that has Justly
attended your efforts to elevate be-
fore the country a lofty ideal of high
er education.
International boundaries may di-
vide, but common sympathies more
strongly united us. Our students
have mingled with yours in cordial
good fellowship on the arena of in
tellectual and athletic rivalry. All
the more, therefore. do we now well
come this opportunity. which your
gracious invitation affords us of
strengthening the entente cordial
which We trust will ever be main>
tained between your university, and
ours.
(Signed) 8. P. Ruperts Land.
Chancellor.
w. j. Spence,
Secretary
Merritield COngratulates.
From DR.. Webster Merrifield, form
er president of the university. came
greetings of congratulation also, and
while Dean Brannon read the short
message, the entire assemblage. was
standing. The greeting from Dr. Mer-
rifield came In telegram received
this morning by Dean A. A. Bruce.
1t follows:
Greetings from the university's
first quarter century to her second.
Please extend to President McVey my
very hearty congratulations and cor
dial good wishes for long and bril-
liant administration
From Federal Government.
] Out of the numerous congratulatory
letters received, Dean Brannon read
one from the federal department of
education. It follows:
ITO the trustees and the faculty of
the University of North Dakota the
education office of the federal gov
eminent sends greetings on the oc-
casion OF the Inauguration of Presi-
dent Frank LeRond McVey, coincident
! with the celebration of the twenty
first anniversary of the state and the
twenty fifth year Of the university's
existence. With full, recognition of
what has already been accomplished
by the University of North Dakota in
developing high type Of citizenship
of people among the people of the
state and assimilating. by the COM
mon aspirations and sentiments which.
1t awakens,! the different natiOnalities
represented In the population, this
Office extends to you congratulations
upon the opening of the new era of
this institution, and the assurance of
confidence in its continued vigor and
efficiency under the incoming admin
istration and through the loyal sup
port of the people 1t serves.
Elmer Ellsworth Brown,
Commissioner of Education of the
United States.
Lewis A. Kalbach,
Chief Clerk Of the Bureau Of