Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-22
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UNIVERSITY
CELEBRATES
ANNIVERSARY
Founders Day Exercises
Carried Out With EFec-
tive Program.
DR.. Kane, Sveinbjorn John
son and DR.. Martin Ruud
Speakers of the Day.
commemorative

the program
Founders day of the University OF
North Dakota, which was given at
woodworth auditorium this morning,
fitting the birthday of such an lnstl-
tuition. ! Addresses by President
Thomas F. Kane, Sveinbjorn Johnson
Of the law school faculty and DR..
Martin B. Ruud Of faculty of the
University of Minnesota were given.
President Kane's address on Uni
versity Ideals" was marked by his
usual clear thought and able manner
Of presentation of subject. He based
his talk on the university motto. lux
ct lex" asserting that the simplest
way of expressing just what the uni
verstty ideals were was by pointing to
his motto. He touched to some X
tent upon the constitution of the
state of North Dakota and how the
ideals of the university were m
bodied in the preamble of this docu-
ment. DR.. Kane told of the work &C
complished by the University OF
North Dakota since its founding, and
pointed with pride to some OF its well
known %gradua.es whom he consider
ed men and ONE prominent n
state work. In the same breath he
mentioned the names of Miss Minnie
]. Nelson, N. C. Macdonald, Cover
nor Frazier, William LANCER, and the
chairman of the committee on educa-
ton in the legislature
The next address, that of Svein-
bjorn Johnson on the topic, THE
Americanism of George Washington"
was thoroughly pleasing to the audi
ence. His manner of speaking was
easy, and his simple direct talk held
the attention Of his auditors from the
hopipniOr to the end
Differing Viewpoints.
Starting with the significant point
the statement of George Washington
in his farewell address to the Amer1-
can people, that this country should
johnson pointed out the gradual
change of conditions and the gradual
change of viewpoint in the country.
He spoke at some length on the
league of nations and Washington's
probable attitude on the issue, were
he living today.
Mr.. Johnson gave some vivid de-
scriptions of the heroism of George
Washington and his followers. and
cident. He told of Washington's sin
cere loyalty at all times, and his spirit
Of being willing "to gladly give his
life for his country, If by so doing, he
could benefit the common people,
Lowell as a University Man.
DR.. Martin B. Ruud, the next
Of the faculty of the University of
Minnesota, and an alumnus Of the
University of North Dakota with the
class of 1906, delivered a highly in.
teresting address on James Russell
Lowell, an American University
Man" His talk was probably all the
more interesting to his auditors be-
cause Of the fact that he was a Uni
versity of North Dakota man, and
because of the tribute which he paid
to the university, its ideals and work.
He described James Russell Lowell
whose birthday, Founders day com.
memorates in common with the birth
day of the university. as an ideal uni.
versity man. He told of Lowelrs col
lege life, and Of the part that Lowelrs
teachers played in the shaping of his
career. He said that Lowclls writ.
ings brought out his characteristics a:
acollege man loyal to his alma mater
Al an American citizen keen alive tt
the events Of the day, politics anc
current questions.
Then as a conclusion to his speech
DR.. Ruud turned to President Kant
and paid a beautiful tribute to tn
University Of North Dakota, telling
the president Of the part hat thu
University of North Dakota had play
ed in his life, and how much the in
spiration he gained from his colleg'
life on the university campus hat
meant to him.
The music for the program wa
furnished by the music department o
the university. Under the leadership
Of E. Harold Wilcox the band playet
. stirring march, and the two gle
clubs rendered two very excellen
numbers. Two community song
were INDUCED in.
The auditorium was crowded to ca
pacity with university students
t~ownspeople and alumni from out o
town here for the occasion.
It IL an unusual woman who ca
smile at a COMPLIMENTARY then for
get 1t.
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