Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1910-06-09
DEDICATION EXERCISES
Ceremony of Laying Corner Stone for
First New Building at Jamestown
College ..

The laying of the corner stone of
the new jamestown College Dormi-
tory which will be known as Sanford
Hall, occurred Wednesday afternoon,
in the presence of large number of
residents of the city and county, and
Of other parts of the state. The
Northern train brought to the city
over SO visitors who came from Car
rington, Sykeston and other points.
The ceremony of laying the stone was
conducted by the Masonic order which
has officiated at the same duty for
many other public buildings.
College Hill showed a gathering
of many autos, filed with visitors,
also carriages and buggies and large
attendance found seats on the east
side of the new dormitory building.
When the ceremony began the au-
dience was requested to move to the
south side of the building and enter
also the floor of the first story, which
had been laid. The ceremony of
laying the stone was started by the
State Grand Master Bendeke of Grand
Forks. Rev. L. G. Moultrie, Grand
Chaplain, offered prayer. A box con-
tanning articles and records for his
torical reference, was placed in the
space left in the corner stone. The
following is a list of articles deposit-
ed:
Copy of the Jamestown Daily Alert
of June 9TH, Daily Capital June 9TH,
Stutsman County Democrat June 2,
The jamestown College Bulletin of
1910, copy of the Announcement of
the Commencement exercises, copy
of Program of Literary Exercises,
copy Of the Interior, copies Of Bulle-
tins No. 1, 2 and of the College
Commercial Department, Circular of
Information, College Orchestra Pro-
gram, copies of the Daily Alert and
Capital of May 4 and copy Of Pro-
ceedings of the Grand Lodge of Mas
ons.
The papers deposited related to the
history of the college and, in the
distant future, should the receptacle
be uncovered, the future professor,
student or resident will have infor-
nation of the college, its past his
tory and the event that signalled its
,, rejuvenation in this year of 1910.
At this junction the stone that
marks the southeast corner of the
building, was swung into position and
, the contractors, the Hoglund Bros,
spread the mortar and placed the
stone in it's true position. The an
cient and interesting ceremony of the
order was continued, the application
to the stone of the level, the square
and the plumb, was made by Alfred
Steel, Jos. e. Halstead, and Fred
Kneeland and in response to questions
declared that the craftsmen had per-
formed their duty. The scattering
or corn and oil, emblems of plenty and
pouring of wine, emblem of Joy and
gladness, was performed, after which
Grand Master Bendeke made a short
address. He declared he was pleas
ed to see the interest and enthusiasm
shown in this auspicious event and
appreciated the honor conferred upon
the Grand Lodge of being requested
to perform the laying of the corner
stone ceremony. The order was q
firm advocate of progressive education
and the betterment Of citizenship.
In the United States some 10000
public buildings have been dedicated
in this manner, by the Masonic or
der and the reason for this must be
that the society stood for the educa-
tion and betterment of mankind. The
ceremony of the corner stone laying
! was an ancient one, and was des-
cribed by Tacitus in his history of
the building Of Rome, which was
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destroyed in the year 6S by Nero.
The ceremony Of laying Of the stone
In that ancient day was described
as being similar to that Of the pres
| ent. The ancient senators and heads
Of the state participated and into the
stone were deposited ingots Of gold.
silver and other things for the same
purposes as is done today. The sym
! bolism, said the speaker, is full Of
Significance. The square represents
morality, the cube, truth. 88 Il
J The stone itself was engraved with
the words, Erected 1910 5 5
President Kroeze Of the jamestown
College made q short address. He
!. gave sketch Of the early foundation