Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-26
STUDENTS 0FU
GRANTED VOICE
IN GOVERNMENT


A4Ao NEUt Stcp tOWAFO E0COSIlSIOM Oh
student government in the University
Of North Dakota was taken this morn
ing when President Thomas +. Kane.
In an address delivered at university
announced that a repre<
sentative student council OF the uni-
versity was to be formed and given q
share Of responsibility in government
OF the university.
II have never been proudSr OF .
student body than I have been in the
past few days." President Kane said
In announcing his point. You have
shown that you r capable of self
government, and you are to be given
2 student council"
Today is q red letter day in the his
tory of the University of North Da-
kota, according to President Kane,
The inauguration of student govern
ment in an institution, and with the
knowledge that the university has be-
hind its tradition and university spirit
so Enthusiastically the students. the
alumni, the citizens Of Grand Forks,
and the people Sof the state. Ia some-
thing that Is OF tremendous signifi-
canoe to any institution.
''U' Safe for 25sYeaH.
The university has been made safe
from political interference. made safe
as ar educational institution, main-
l0AI44U8 0uO AChOo1uAC tEdQAS
tons n spirit for another twenty
five years by the spirit and action Of
the students-Rlumni. citizens and
people of the state in going on record
as they didNin the crisis just past, the
president said.
In touching upon the political ele-
inents involved in the past situation,
the president declared that to have a
board Of administration act fairly and
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party or another putting+a wrong in
depreciation upon its action, members
Of both parties should serve upon 1t.
The university must be kept clear of
politics, he said.
President Kane made clear in . q
frank, candid way to the students that
he considered the slate wiped clean.
that the students should remember
that fact, especially in their attitude,
personally or in connection with their
work, toward any faculty member.
every person who accepts thi.
settlement accepts the spirit OF It,
which is to go on with his or her
work wipe ont past differences and
start in with q clean slate" he said.
Earring Speaks.
President.lKan introduced DR., F
'Robb Earring, the c%onvocation speaker
of the morning, an an old, college
classmate OF bis. DR.. Earring, who /.
in Grand Forks studying the relation
of Wesley college to the state .univer'
sity, Is editor of the Northwest, Chris
tian Advocate. published at Chicago
art is a concrete expression of thu
inner thoughts Of an artist" declared
DR.. Earring in opening his talk. HI
went on to explain what men called
the higher arts comprised music
painting. poetry and work in sculp'
ture.
DR.. Earring pleaded with the stu
dents to have harmony in their souls
even as an artist bad harmony in his
painting, his musical, composition OF
his poem. Throw out the discordant
.knotes and bring out a work. Of art
Living in its highest sense is artis'
TIC" he said.
He cited examples Of what he called
artistic living. showing the CON
parison between life and art. 10Th
proper living of life IL. as artistic a
any great painting. Where there i
pain, misery or trouble there is you
opportunity to make harmony, to hell
other people out of the darkness, t,
make their lives beautiful and arts
tic"
In discussing great artists. paint
ers. --sculptors or musicians. he point
ed out that the only difference be
tween them and other people wa
that they saw great visions an
made them concrete.
Fine Convocation.
The gymnasium bnilding, in whicl
oonvocation was held this morning
was packed with students, faeult
members, alumni and a number o
visitors. Both talks we're receives
with applause. President Kane
candid straightforward message an
DR.. Earrings fine appeal to the younI
men and women Of the university to
gather made up one Of the mos
splendid c~onvocatio4 hours Of tn