Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-14

Where generous hearts and loving
hands have wrought,
Where noble lives bear evidence OF
God.
And martyrs blood unselfishly has
flowed:
Where souls look up and out and
ever on.
And loyal lives are lived for others
veal,
This be the land of vision. clear and
true,
This be the land of prophecy and
song.
May | claim your attention while
briefly relate little of our early
work in literature? Naturally we
think first of the influences which
have radiatcd from our state univer-
sity and other institutions of higher
learning. These, of course, have af-
fected vitality the life of our young
state. That these schools have been
radiating centers is incOntestable,
but to estimate the work and intu'
ence of each individual is most diff
cult. Well do remember the beauti-
full, critical. literary lectures given
by form President Sprague' of the
university throughout the state, but
whether he left any permanent EN-
bodimen, of his thought know not.
Others of the faculty have done much
of the same work. There are lists
which can easily be procured of the
published works of the members of
the faculty. Of necessity the major
part are composed of technical treat
Uses and text books not to be discuss
ed in this paper; but | will mention
briefly the work of the late Mrs.
Alice Cooley, a woman of charming
personality and force Of character,
who has gained a natural reputation
as educator and authority on liter
allure for children. Among other
things, she was the author of Christ
mas in Other Lands" and the last
year of her life was largely spent
in work upon book which she was
about to publish. The countless
young men and women who came un-
der the spell of her magnetic inspira-
ton at the university have gained a
love of literature which can never be
measured.
Professor Macnie in 1888, publish.
ed "A Far Look Ahead" 1t ran
through several editions and was
much read in this country and Eng
land. 1t is said that Bellamy borrow
ed much from this book for his
Looking Backward
Professor S. Page Johnson has pub
we'll"
Mrs. Eates, wife of the late Prof.
esor Estes, has attained considerable
fame and has supported herself and
family by her pen since her hus
bands death. She has written some
tales and became an Associated Press
reporter with very good assignments
The last and without doubt the
greatest of the university writer's is
DR.. Gottfried Hult, whose name is also
associated with the agricultural col
lege, as he was connected with thai
institution for many years before 60
ing to Grand Forks He is therefore
quite we'll known throughout the state
and | need not say much about him
except that ne is poet through and
through. His prose lectures are poet
ical in every phrase. His work has
been published largely in the Cen
fury Magazine. Quite recently the
knickerbocker Press has given us a
book of his verse entitled "Reveries
and Other POEMS" Everywhere his
poetry breathes the longing of great
soul passionately searching for truth
sometimes catching a glimmer, but
for the most part still cropping, with
his real philosophy of life yet to be
attained. He is possessed of won
derfu command of language which