The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-04-07
Makes An Interesting Talk To
The Students While Here
DINNER AT DoRMIToRy
Executive and His Private Sec.
rotary Made An inspection of
Institution
From fridays Daily.


10:45 Omaha passenger from ST. Paul
and was met at the depot by his pri-
yate secretary, Charles Andrist, who
arrived in the city last evening,
President C. H. Cooper of the normal
school, F. w. Hunt Rev. G. A. Ca
hoon, Rev. Warner Johnson, and a
number of other men of the city. The
governor came to visit Mankato nor
NAL school and slipped into the city
quite. unostentatiously. He was ex-
pected last evening, and delegation
of thirty business men had been
formed which were to be a reception
committee at the depot, but as the
governor was unable to come at that
time the plan was abandoned. When
he arrived and alighted from the
coach he failed to come from the end
of the car where the men had congre-
gated to receive him, but friends were
there anyway, and he was busily en-
gagged in shaking hands with the par
ty who hailed him from the crowd,
when his disappointed secretary and
party sighted him and came hurrying
to his side. The governor was driven to
the normal school in the automobile
OF w. L. Andrist of this city, who is
brother of Charles Andrist, his pri-
vate secretary. He was received
in President Cooper's office by re-
ception committee composed of Pres
ident Cooper, Charles Andrist, w. L..
Andrist, John Wise, F. w. Hunt, G..
L. Kennedy, DR.. and Mrs. Stout,
Rev. G. A. Cahoon, Rev. and Mrs.
Warner Johnson
At 11:15 chapel exercises were held
in normal hall, which was crowded
with teachers and students, who
arose in a body as the governor and
party entered, a storm of applause
greeting the governor After the
opening hymn and the responsive
reading, President Cooper introduced
the visitors
School Rarely Honored.
We are rarely honored today" he
said, "by having with us the execu-
tive of the state. In all the eighteen
years l have been here we have new
er had a governor spend a day with
us before, although we have had gov
errors deliver commencement adj
dresses at different times. Governor
Burnquist is here today as he wants
to get acquainted with the normal
schools of the state, and he is ac-
companied by his private secretary,
Mr.. Andrist, who has been a profess
sor at the state university and is al
so interested in all matters of edu-
cation. l will ask Mr.. Andrist, as
an educator, to speak first"
Mr.. Andrist Immediately won the
laughing applause of the students by
a description of visits of distinguished
men to the college when he was a
student, and touched lightly and hum
orously upon his experiences as a
teacher in country schools, and later
as an instructor for five years in the
night schools of Minneapolis, before
he becamee professor" and had
the honor of teaching in the univer-
sity for thirty years. He told of meet
ing people he knew during his trips,
and stated that the richest recon-
penSe teacher has lies in the good
they do and in meeting such old
friends. If he wanted to select CALI
ing where there was no danger of
getting rich he said he would either
select the ministry or teaching school
but the teachers especially had a
rich recompense in the knowledge
which they gave to others and their
story of a clock which insisted on
striking the wrong hour, Mr. Andrist
made plain the Importance of accur-
acy, saying that the reason hundreds
Of people could not hold jobs was
because of inaccuracy. The oppor-
tunity to develop their minds was
given to the students in the normal
schools, he stated, and if they were
honest people would know how to
use them.
do not be one of those who are
always worrying about job," said
Mr.. Andrist in closing, eff you are
worthy of a job the world will fino
YOU"
The applause which greeted the
close of Mr.. Andrist's little speech
showed that he had won instant pop
ularity with the students. President
Cooper then introduced Governor
Burnquist, who delivered short and
interesting talk.
4 Not Speech Making.
Il am not here to make a speech"
stated the governor. 81 am here to
investigate and learn of your needs.
It is a great pleasure of an executive
of the state to visit the various in
situations. | have visited the lumber
industries in the northern part Of the
state, and in the northeast / find
men digging for the minerals. l
have seen the prairies, twenty bill
lions of acres, given over to agricul-
tural industries, and bring forth fine
crops for the markas, but after all
it seems to me that although we are
proud of these industries and re-
sources, we take a still more pride
in our educational institutions. In
these proper feeling of patriotism
is developed, and loyalty to the coun-
try, and state is taught Here the
races of every cline take advantage
Of American education and become
good and patriotic citizens. These in
situations will continue to do good in
the future, as in the past We real
ize that without these teachers the
people cannot make the best of
themselves. Teachers are reaping
great benefits from the state of Min
nesota, and should take advantage of
them hope as the days go by it
will be possible Tor me to do some
thing for this institution" The brief
speech was enthusiastically applaud