Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-23

Was 9. Rare Type Of Man
and Completed Life 81
1 Splendid Service.
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Newton. Mass. March Il 2S.-Dr.
Homer ME,axter Sprague. president of
he University OF North. Dakota FROM,
1887 to 1881 and long identified with.
educational institutions In New Eng-
tiand. died at his home here today.
tie CIVIL waf and was brevetted colo
III. sSprague had written extensively
on cducationat and sociological SUBJ
jects.
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DIR. Il. il Babcock, acting president
of the University. spoke this after
The death, Of DR.. Homer h
Sprague; fbrmer president of the Uni
versity of North Dakota, brings to-
1.-The members of@the faculty, the citi-
zens of Grand Forks and NorthaDa-
kota. a deep feeling of sorrow. DIR.
Sprague was a rare type Of man aud
has completed along life OF splendid.
service. He was an. able scholar. n
prolific writer. a talented and fine
public. speaker. a: true and worthy
friend. a delightful associate, an In,
isDiring leader. and withai- a ! of
clear and beautiful visions Of life and
OF great nobility of character.
IN the early history and struggles
of the. University OF. North Dakota
he rendered the institution and the
state a splendid and abiding service
Graduate OF Yale.
Homer b. Sprague was a graduate
of Yale university. which conferred
upon him the. degree of A. NJ. Uni
universities. later gave him the degree
OF LID. He. enlisted; in the Civil war,
where he attained the rank Of colonel
in the 18th Connecticut infantry. In
educational institutions he had served
as principal Of the Connecticut normal
.pchoo,. professor of rhetoric in Eng.
lish literature at Cornell, principal
head master Of the Girls high school,
Boston. president of the American
institute of Instruction. founder OF
this. earliest and for years the largest
of all general summer schools. pfesi-
dent of Mills. college, Cal. president
OF the University Of North Dakota,
and counsellor Of the National Edu-
cation association.
Among his literary productions are:
"History of the 18th. Connecticut In
~fantrv Regiment Treatise on Voice
rrd Gesture" "'Shakespeare's Alleged
FLINDERS in Legal ,Terminology."
Mystery OF Undeservedc Suffering in
the Light Of Evolution. ""Metrical.
Version of the Book, OF. job Lights,
IuUN NltSsltD"SSJU NOItlteuSIA ~ lIlLdXy
Prisore. "l"Annotated English Master
pieces" ~. - @
Was Hero in 1915. ;
Following is an extract from the
| University Quarterly of july. 1916:
MANY will remember the COM
mencement week of the university in
1916 as one of the most memorable
in its history.
1T touched a high point in the
character of the exercises and the ma
ture of the addresses given. The
presence Of DR.. Homer Baxter
sprague, president of the university
from 1887 to, 1891 added much of in
crest and enjoyment. This delight
tul- old man, wonderfully young and
remarkably vigorous for his eighty
seven years, came to the university
with the Impressions of twenty four
years ago, and his interest and delight
that time were like a >benediction up-
on every n who came in contact
with him. ~: :
'.The baccalaureate address. on the
subject Of Motive Forces" vas CIV
EN- on Sunday afternoon before a large
audience. by the president of the uni
versity. On the following day the
seniors held their class exercises and
made their pilgrimage to the different
buildings. The commencement din
'tner on Tuesday evening brought to-
Egether many alumni and visitors, and
among the speakers were Hon. Lewis
F:eCrawford.: president of the state
board -of regents. Victor WARDROBE
Of the class Of ''a5; Miss Helen sulli
van. class Of 1906. and william, e
Bacon Of the class of 1918. The,com-
mencement exercises took place or
Wednesday morning. preceded by the
academic PROFESSION. in which more
than two hundred members Of the
faculty and the graduating class took
part. The address Of the occasion
was delivered. by DR.. Spragne.a ant
during the exercises the honorary de.
gree Of LID. was conferred upon hin