The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-05-27

that Belgium with an area of but
1900 miles supported 100000 people
while ten counties of the richest soil
in the world with an area of 10000
miles support now only 10000 peo-
pie. Dean Selby of the University of
Minnesota presented the greetings
of that institution.
Pres. Henry Churchill King of OBJ
erlin spoke in the name of the Con-
gregational board of education. "Ohio
has fifty two institutions which call
themselves colleges. 1 used to wish
there were fewer, but it is so no long
er. They have had an incalculable
influence in making Ohio the great
commonwealth it is Such an influ-
ence comes from Fargo college.
The greatest assetis personality and
Fargo college has that of a great OBJ
erlin alumnus. Pitt Gordon Knowlton,.
built into her"
Bishop j. Poyntz Tyler brought the
greetings ofythe churcnes of the state,
Tn 1907, when the first English set
Element was founded on our shores,
the clergymen held communion under
an old sail. The present great pros
poets before this state and nation
would be impossible. If it were not fol
such a religious foundation. The true
foundation of the nation is in religion
ferson both founded great colleges on
these principlesi"
Sec. J. P. Hardy of the commercial
club gave the greetings of that or
ganizdtion, speaking OF Fargo college
as the best manufacturing plant in the
city limits, with its product of men
and women. He also pointed out the
need for closer association between
college and community. Rev. F. H.
Talbot of Tower City spoke for the
Alumni of Fargo college, characteriz-
ing Fargo college as a place where
student spirit and self sacrifice were
predominant, and pledging to Presi-
dent Hansel the support of the alumni.
DR.. l.. T. Guild closed the addresses
of welcome in the name of the press.
THE press is the great and powerful,
and fourth estate. 1t records life and
criticizes freely, but it will be found
in the end behind every good move
ment. The christian college is need
ed in this age of tense commercialisn
to set UP ideals of unselfish living.
The ideal of the christian college ia
the man who never turned his back,
but marched straight forward" one of
whom ii can be said as the Carthagin-
ians said Of Hannibal in the last hours
of the city. We greatly longed for him
in the day Of battle"
After the singing of the college
hymn, Alma Mater. President Hansel
delivered his address of inauguration,
outlining the history of the college and
sketching his policy for his admins
tration.
Rev r. A. Barrd offered the bene-
diction.
The program for the concert at the
First Presbyterian church this after
noon at $3.50 has been arranged for as
follows:
Rhapsodie in B Minor op. 70 No. 1
Florence Gormley
I'll est doux. II est bon,s from Hero
diade ,.......-........ -. :. MasSanet
Marguerite L. Beard.
The Erl King ........ Schubert Liszt
Irene Carpenter.
Boat Song ........ ............. Ware
Beroeuse. from Jocelyn $500. GODDARD
Manzanita e. Stephens.
Separazione ....,.....,. Sgambati
The Sweet o. the Year ........ Salter
Franz Joseph Sucher.
Suite for two violins and piano ....
.............. Moskowski
Allegro Energico, Allegro Modera-
to. Lento Assai, Motto Vivace.
George w. Weller, Albert ]. Stephens,
Paul r. Graham.
Inaugural Address.
President Hansel selected for his
subject, The Greater Fargo College. He
spoke as follows.
My theme will be the Fargo college
of the future, the greater Fargo coll
lege; what 1t has inherited from the
first quarter century of it's existence,
and what 1t looks forward to In this.
the beginning of the second quarter
century of it's life and activities.
1t has inherited, first, certain tradi-
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