The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-03
RANGE ALUMNI AssoclA,
ton ANNUAL BANQUET
DR.. George Edgar Vincent Guest
of Honor, Upwards Of One
Hundred Members Being in
Attendance at the Spread

evening last the Mesaba Range
Alumni Association enjoyed their
| annual banquet, the event being
the most successful Of it's kind
ever held in northern Minnesota,
DR.. George E. Vincent, president
of the State University, being the
4 guest Of honor.
Upwards of one hundred alumni
of the State University were pres
ent from all parts of the range,
while other guests Of the Associa-
ton accompanying DR.. Vincent
were DR.. Emmons and Dean Ap-
pleby of the University faculty
and Congressman Clarence B.
Miller, Of Duluth.
H Following an elaborate dinner
several toasts were responded to
by members present, Representa-
tive Cleon T. Knapp, Of Chisholm,
citing as POSTMASTER and welcom-
'~ President Vincent and the
other guests to Virginia in behalf
the Virginia Alumni and the
Range Association.
DR.. Bray, Of Biwabik, was well
received in his remarks on alumni
Of the past and alumni Of the
present in their attitude toward
diversity and the state as a
whole DR.. Bray was followed by
Miss Dora Holcomb, Of Hibbing,
who amused the guests with two
very clever readings in dialect of
Barbara Fritchie" and "Maud
Muller.2 The latter was given
after insistent applause following
the first reading.
DR.. Emmons, member of the u
S. Geological Survey and Pro
lessor at the Minnesota Univers-
ity, was called upon by Toast
master Knapp and responded with
a discussion of geology as related
to the natural resources Of the
country, conservation, and it's
bearing upon the future of the
mining industry in this part Of
the state.
Congressman Miller spoke al
length upon the relationship of the
University and the alumni to the
state in a social and political way
He dwelt upon the position of the
University Of this state in the way
of what it had accomplished fo1
the state as compared with other
similarly situated state institu
tions. His remarks upon the
weak points Of the state institu
= ton were particularly interesting
to the alumni present, and it's indi
cation at the present time of over
coming those weaknesses had the
closest attention Of ALL His tall
throughout was given in his usua
eloquent manner and was hearth,
received.
Continued applause followed
: the introduction Of the guest o;
honor, DR.. George Edgar Vincent
who has so recently been inaugur
ated as the official head of thu
State University. DR.. Vincent i:
undoubtedly one of the mos
masterful, fluent and interesting
speakers who has ever visited the
iron ranges, and marked interest,"
was displayed in his every remark
His ready humor occasioned mucl
applause at various intervals anC
his splendid and individual man
ner OF speaking closed the ad
dresses of the evening in a fitting
manner. DR.. Vincent paid con
siderable attention to Mr.. Miller
remarks and explained in some de
tail the policy of the University il
the future in it's endeavor to over
come any shortcomings of the
past. His expression of apprecia
ton of the greeting given him by
Virginians was characteristic o.
the sincerity of the man. His elo
quent tribute to DR.. Cyrus Nor
throp struck chord of sympathy
among the alumni present and wa.
greeted by much applause. The
remainder Of his address was
taken up with a vivid and humor
Gus account Of the Inauguration
ceremonies celebrated on October
18th at Minneapolis, at the time
of his induction into the presi
dency of the University. which
were among the most notable oil
similar events ever held in this
country. DR.. Vincent personal
ity so grasped his audience that hi
was cheered enthusiastically al
the conclusion of his remarks.
> The alumni BUSINESS meeting
was held Immediately following
the banquet, the reports of officer.
being heard and Hibbing being
being selected as the place Of
holding the 1912 function. Otto
A. Poirier, of this city, was elect
ed president for the ensuing year
Cleon T. Knapp, Of Chisholm, was
chosen as vice-president, Richard
l.. Griggs, of this city, became
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