La Junta tribune., 1910-07-02

anston, named after former Governor
Evans, of Colorado. is the seat OF
the Northwestern University The
university campus in Evanston has an
area of about seventy-fiye acres and
is beautifully situated on the shore
oI Lake Michigan, about two miles
from the northern limits OF the city
of Chicago.
Forty years ago this month | grad
uated in the College OF Liberal Arts
OF this University and two years later
Il graduate. d in the Garrett Biblical
y niyersity and received the degrees
of A. NJ. and b. d.
| had lived here as a student for
six years. Al that time the univer.
what It is today. Then IL had only
five professors and only about one
hundred students Now the teaching
force of profts ssors and lecturers in
all departments number three hun
dred and seventy.eight and the stu
dents In attendance about five thous-
and.
My graduating class forty years ago
numbered thirt, en-, while the class
that graduated this year numbered
five hundred and forty, and last year
five hundred and ninetyfive. These
figures will give the reader an idea
OF the wonderful growth OF this uni
versity which now ranks with Yale
and Harvard as a first class institu.
iion Of learning.
y ariy all the buildings of the uni
yersity that sheltered the students
forty years ago are now removed, and
fine brick. stone and concrete struc-
, lures stand In their place. The lsrg-
4. est and most imposing building on
4 the university campus is the gymna-
stun. erected at cost OF s25O.cOO,
the gift Of Jas A. Patten, the Chicago
VIII, at and cotton king. who resides
In Evanston and who has been much
In the public eye Of late. | had an
introduction to this gentleman at the
svSaception given by the president OF
The university, A. w Harris. TO the
visiting alumni, and he appeared to
be a kindly old man OF atout sixty
years OF age who had pleasant
word and smile for every body. He
appears to be OF the John ID. Rocke-
Teller order OF men who enjoy max
Ing money just for the pleasure 1t
affords them to give II away.
The city OF Evanston has kept
pace with the growth OF the uniNer-
sity. When went there at the
close Of the civil war. In 1866. II had
population Of less than one thous'
and souls Now II has n population
OF $4,000. II has spread out amaz'
ingly to the west. 20 the north and
TO the south along the shore OF LAX.
Michigan. | remember there was n
strip Of timber between Evanston
proper and Chicago. ten miles In ex'
tent. through which | often roamed
and which is now covered with I'M
mense buildings - brick business
locks, fine residences and store build
ings OF every description. This for
mer barren waste Is now part and
parcel OF the city OF Chicago. and the
4 two cities ar. now connected by cleo
tric street car lines and elevated
railroads,
never saw such evidences. ana
. such n display OF wealth as ! saw IN
Evanston. Their. Is not poor rest
eIce or building In the entire city
all fine structures OF the latest and
most approved designs. II reminds
me Of an essay prepared when a stu
dent In college. m which ! attempted
to show that education and wealth
!. were twin sisters who walked hand
In hand, and I guess I was right. but
I never thought that Evanston her
4 self would furnish an illustration oil
! III. truth OF my theory. This univ'r'
atty has attracted wcli.io-do and veal
I thy people from all parts Of the eoun'
try The best class OF pcoplc--'hosc
I who appreciate education. refinement
4 and culture have moved here because
OF the educational advantages which
Il offers. as they deem II good
place to rear their families and en-
Joy themselves.
I noticed one thing a.out Evans
ton that I never observed about any
other city I ever visited. namely. the
mon who are most In the public eye
who are most talked about are mol
1 those who have the biggest bank &C
count. but rather those who have