The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-11-15
University President
Makes:Fin Zine Address
Auspjcious Dedication of Sank Centre
Modern $4,000 Junior High School
Building Tuesday Afternoon.

that Of the Board of Education u
SWEPT away the depths of self pity
into which the board were rapidly
sinking.
Mr.. Phillips explained the so-called
"New tangled notions" which are SO
much ridiculed and despised by the
older geenration. He said that times
had changed, that because a fathers
father was a cabinet maker, that gave
the grandson no chance on account of
the world changes. From this point
he argued that the school must supply
what the parent cannot. This was
the reason why manual 5 training
domestic science and all the rest Of
it was now a requirement of the
modern school. 'In fact" he said
"only two things not required by the
school of today are the birth of a
child and heredity."
The speaker said that the school
needed Christianity above all things
He did not know whether the Bible
should be read before the school OF
whether the day should open with q
prayer but he did know that each per-
son in authority should in every
thought and act be so imbued with
the spirit of Christ that it was i'm
parted to the pupil. He said that
patriotism should be taught perman-
emily and that it must be expressed in
terms of actual service. Finally, he
laid great stress upon the point tina.
we must heed the warning of the
warning countries and not let on,
educational system deteriorate as
theirs had done.
IN a few, simple words, Mr.. Phillips
formally dedicated the school to the
city and the students. He told them
that their lives ambition should not
end there, however, and closed quot
ing Holmes "Chambered NAUTILUS"
The evening program opened with
a quartet selection Keep the Home
Fires Burning" sung by Misses
Bernice Johnson and Addie Dobbs anG
Messrs. David Schaub and Dewey
O'Gara. 1t can be said, almost with
out exception, that few knew such
voices belonged to the school. They
will be demanded at every public oc.
casione hereafter.
Rev. c. S. Sparkes spoke the words
of invocation which were in perfect
keeping with the theme of the even.
ing:-patriotism and loyalty. Follow.
ing the prayer, Supt. Aygarn intro.
duced, very briefly, but perfectly, the
man, whom nearly 1000 people hac
come to hear, DR.. Burton.
A man, who would attract admirine
attention wherever he went. DR.
Burton, made an impression as hi
lowered above his audience, that cal
never be forgotten. He was perfectly
at ease, in spite of the fact that HI
has been called awkward. He looked
like man too young for the great
responsibility which is his, but tn.
very fact that he is just in his prime
was the greatest reason why the firt
of his speech burned to the heart:
core. He was full of the purpose o.
his life and forced his audience t.
feel that they should be of their also
Because DR.. Burton referred sew
eral times to his life, short sketch
will be given. He was born in Iowa
but spent the most of his life in Min
nesota, his parents moving to Mime
apolis in 1882. When still youn,
lad his father died and from that tim,
on, he said, he had no money but wha
he himself earned.5T He went to Car
Teton college, where he met Miss Min;
Moses, whom he, married in 1900
Mrs. Burton was anxious to'scome t,
Sank Centre with her husband becaus,
she felt especially interested in tina
she had lived at Willard only 18 mile
away for sveral years, when a littl'
girl. They haver' three children, tw'
girls and boy. For the past eigh
years DR.. Burton has been presiden
of the famous Smith college and wa
called to succeed DR.. George E. Vim
cent at Minnesota last spring, He il
closely interested in the universit!
and is already spoken Of as "PrexyI
by admiring students. s.u
DR.. Burton stated at oDce,athat IN
would give a patriotics talk; that HI
had attempted several times to speal
on other things and had finally re
solved that as long as the war lasted
he would talk only on war and pa
triotism. He said that the time ha.
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