The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-12-13
NAME FARM SCHOOL BUILDINGS
BOOSTERS OF NORTHERN MIN
NESoTA AT EXERCISES.
J. j. Hill Praises Red River Valley
Amid Great Applause-Many
at Banquet.

Crookston.-On the eve of the great
est day in its history, members of the
Northern Minnesota Development as
ISOLATION mingled in dedicatory anC
building-naming exercises at the
Northwest school of agriculture here
attended by some of the states big
gest men, including James ]. Hill, who
came in special train; DR.. George E
Vincent, president of the University
of Minnesota; B. F. Nelson, Mime
apolis, president of the university
board of regents; Dean Woods anG
others. =. at
Hill Given Big Ovation.
At the naming of the new agricul
tural building in his honor, Mr.. Hill
was applauded until he held up his
hands for silence, but hand clapping
frequently interrupted his remarks
especially his tribute to the soil Of the
Red River valley
There is no other place of equal
area that possesses as much wealth as
the Red River valley" said MI Hill
Once l said every acre was worth
$50; made a mistake-it is worth
$780,"
Mr.. Hill made a strong plea for the
teaching of domestic science to girls
Most of the wrecked homes and
most of the divorces are caused be
cause the girl has not been properly
trained in domestic duties"
Refers to Woods Controversy.
Mr.. Hill referred indirectly to his
recent controversy with Dean Woods
relative to the standing of the agri
cultural college.
IF the agricultural college is not
what it should be, or agricultural
teaching in the state is not what ii
shor'd be, the people have only them
selves to blame" said Mr.. Hill. ..
The schools farm engineering and
dairy building was officially given the
name of Sidney NJ Owen hall, and
in rendering the name Professor T. L.
Hacker of st. Paul referred to Mr.
Owen as the originator of advanced
education in Minnesota. Hugh j
Hughes of Minneapolis responded.
The administration building was
given the name of David l.. Kiehle
building, Fred B. Snyder responding
for Mr.. Kiehle, now resident of Port
land, Ore. The girls dormitory was
named William Robertson hall. Mrs
Robertson made the response.
Pledges Best Services of az"
The new agricultural building was
next dedicated, following which Mr.
Hill spoke. C. G. Selvig presided One
of the three speeches made by Presi
dent George Edgar Vincent of the Uni.
versity of Minnesota was made at this
meeting. He pledged the best services
of the university to an extension of
agricultural education.
All these meetings were incidental
to the development associations con.
vention, and the delegates attended in
a body, being taken to the experiment
station in special train. b..
In the evening the state served a
banquet at the farm school, attended
by 800 persons. Toasts were responded
to by A. J. Mcclure of the North Cen.
trail state farm at Grand Rapids, who
pleaded for Americans to stop go.
ing away to live under foreign flag
when you can do better by coming to
Northeast Minnesota" E. c. Higbe
superintendent of the state farm
school at Morris; A. A. Miller, Crooks
ton; John Dwang, Two Harbors; J. j
Hill and President Vincent. DR.. Vim.
cents toast was to 1.-THE University"