Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-23
PATRIOTISM
IS KEYNOTE OF
!: FOUNDERS DAY
Service Flag with 2sl Stars
Presented to University
Last Night.
NEW PRESIDENT
GIVES
Lewis F. Crawford Points
Out That Great Ideas
Are Leading Armies.

fAAC ACdOlilS EaIIIllcS.
The Founders Day celebration at
the University of North Dakota Fri
day. will long be remembered "
those attending the various event of
the day, as an occasion upon which
the patriotism n loyalty OF tn.
great university body was manifcs: TO
a very marked degree.
The great patriotic meeting which
was held in the gymnasium Friday
evening as the closing feature of the
day. emphasized this in a no uncer-
tain manner. The meet ng was one
of the most successful that has been
held at the university. Speakers from
the most prominent members of the
State Board of Regents. university
faculty, and student body delivered
q excellent addresses, and patriotic
music was played by the band and
sung by the audience.
The meeting was begun with a
selection by the University Band TIM
cox. This was followed by The Star
Spangled Banner which the audi
ence which packed the gymnasium.
sang with great enthusiasm.
NEW PRESIDENT
GIVES ADDRESS.
DR.. Earle ]. Babcock, Acting
President. introduced DIR. Thomas +.
Kane. P~rcsident-elect of the !Iniver-
IF the welcome extended to him ny
the state and then went on to slcan
.of the meaning of the Founder; Lay
Celebration in it's broader sense. Or.
Kane spoke briefly as follows:
washington and seventeen .other
Of the Presidents of the United
States placed much stress on the uni
And SO it is fitting that we celebrate
the founding OF this university on the
birthday of the Founder of this
country. Not only :hat but the
state university represents a different
type peculiar to our form of govern
ment. Former President Elliott Of
Harvard was wont to speak of Harv-
ard as a university of picked men. +
would not speak of the University OF
North Dakota that way. We want to
have a university in which every
young man and young in the
state of North Dakota will have an
equal chance. a university OF denloc-
racy.
:. when we speak of giving our
boys to the service of the country we
are talking about giving them to par
take in the defense OF a high pur-
pose. but the highest in the worlds
history. We fought in the Revolu-
ton that we might he free. In 1912
we too higher ground, we fought to
protect the rights of our seamen., We
{ fought the Civil War for the rights
- of a downtrodeen race for the lib
-. ertv Of the slave. We took a still
= higher ground some years later when
.-in-the war with Spain we fought to
\ <protect the rights of a neighbor.
! Now We have been forced into a war.
! not or our own seeking. and we figh,
/ that all mankind may be free.
TAKE POSITION
LINCOLN TOOK.
1--WE are taking the same position
that Lincoln took in the Civil War.
3 He came near conducting a war OH
the principle of love. He recognized
the fact that a nation cannot exist
half slave and half free. ana our
leaders have had to recognize the
world cannot exist half slave ana
half free.
cit is not an exceptional thing that
these men of ours who are in the
service have done. The main pur-
pose of a university is service. and
tonight as we meet to celebrate the
founding Of the University %rededicate
ourselves here before God to these
high ideals and to devoted service.
SERVICE FLAG
IS UNFURLED.
The unfurling OF the beautlrul SER
vice flag was done by dainty little
Marian Abbott, and the audience lo..
and stood attention while the 1ove.y
banner unfolded revealing two humid
red and eighty-one stars Of blue o..
a background of purest white. Mr.
Waldemar T.. Lilo. of the class OF
Is then spoke on behalf Of the men
of the student body, paying a tribute
to the men and women who are nov.
in the service as he presented the
flag to their Alma Mater in Their
honor. Mis- Margaret WEIGH, asa
'1s. spoke on behalf of the women OF
the University, and made, a strong
plea for clear thinking among tins
women in the support of the men
who are gone and will go.
Professor Gottfried Hut spoke on
behalf. of the faculty Of ::hc univer.
sity and expressed in beautifully
chosen language the meaning OF the
service flag and its $ gnit:cance and
made the closing speech of presenra.
tien.
Honorable Lewis F. Crawford
president Of the State Board of Reg.
ents. received The flag on behalf O.
the university authorities III III OK.
ceedingly impressive address. Presi.
dent Crawford spoke in part as fol.
lows.
Nations may be great without the
m%ournful achievements of the sword
As Hugo says. When the drum is ST.
lent, reason speaks. We have always
been a peaceful nation. We have al.
ways hoped that our isolation would
allow us to remain at peace n per
NIT US to gather unmolested the rich