Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-04
in other sections; I'VE celebrate not .
birth, not ajAsath, but = Mss'sS
Won Honor Al Yale.

IN other sections; I'VE celebrate not 8
birth, nottaidsath,, but = llRess \
Won Honorp At Yale.
and 6onneoticat and43i 1850 va
tinction as the heads OF large eAuca-
tiOnal Institutions iins the United
States there are but few who have had
4 longerts more honorable and%4more
varied career than pr. .Northrop. snr.
Northrop IA not, q sone-sided tnAn.
He was asforceful and brilliant writer.
an orator OF rare eloquefce, and Il
shrewd politician And, had he not
chosen to devote shis Mssto education,
great distinction In the broad Held of
politics and state1nanship.
DIR. Northrop received his early
education in his home town. For, his
higher. education, he, was indebted to
Yale college, for which he prepared.
himself by q course at WilliStot
seminary, East Hampton, Mass, He
graduated from Yale with high
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" popular, with. the. students and:.took
an active part. in the fraternity. life.
without. however. az neglccting his
studies. .
Becomes An Orator.
In the fall following his graduation
from Yale he entered the Yale law
! school,. from which he graduated in
1859. During his college days ne had
won considerable. distinction as an
orator and, when he entered the Law
office of Charles Ives in New Haven,
it was predicted that he Would mako
a great success in his profession. He
took great interest in politics and dur
ing the campaign Of 1850 took the.
stump for Abraham Lincoln. He deS
! livered. brilliant campaign '6ratipns for
4 union and liberty both in New York
anad C~ohnectftut and In 1860 was
made assistant clerk of the Connecti-
cut house Of representatives.
The following. year he was elected
clerk of the house and in 1852 clerk
OF the state enate In the mean time
he had opened law Offices for himself:
with the intention of devottng himself
to his legal practice. But,-when the
management and editorship Of the
\ New Haven DAILY Palladium was Of
fered to. him at. that time, he could
not resist the temptation ad for one
year no editedl and managed that
paper with remarkable ability.
In 1863 he was appointed professor
Of rhetoric and English literature in
institution for d period Of tWenty-of1e
years. His activity was mot devoted
exclusively to his educational work,
however. During the reconstruction
I period, DR.. NOrthrop took an active
part in the political life Of the nation
and delivered countless campaign
speeches throughout the east, particu-
larly in Connecticut. During the nd.
ministrations of Grant and Hayes DR.
Northrop was collector Of customs at
the port of New Haven.
Supported rillsbury.
In 1894 Cyrus Northrop WA called
to the University of Minnesota al
president of that young western In.
stitution. His inaugural address, de.
ferred until the commencement Q,
1885, is still preserved as n brilliant
piece Of oratory. From h beginning
Of his career at the University Of Min
nesota: DR.. Northrop had q stauncf
friend on supporter In Johns Pills
bury. These two men,. shoulder tt
shoulder, besan,an active campaign II
the interest OF the University. Is wa
due to their combined efforts that thu
plan of separating. the agricultural
|, school from the University was no
contaminated.
DR.. Northrop, although essential!
a man Of literary tastes, fully srecogn
ICED the importance Of other branche
Of knowledge and he used all his per
suasive powers to induce the stat
> legislature to provide funds for tn
! extension of the university curriculum
and broadening Of it's scope. Building
after building vas erected on tn
campus until the latter became to
7 small and more ground had to be add
ed to it. The curriculum was u
.. larged by the addition Of new course
: and the University gradually grew int
: q large and important institution wit,
: an unusually large attendance Q
' students. "t 70
During the early years of his presi
0 dency DR.. Northrop assumed persona
: charge Of classes in English and hi
= lectures on Shakespeare were 70
: many years q feature Of the literar
= course. When the duties Of his offic
. as president became too arduous afte
several yeass, he abandoned actiS
teaching. Or. Northrop had tn
reputation Of being one Of the bel
e a~fter-dinner speakers. In the coui1tr
and was greatly in demand in all part
Of the country. With the student
= as well as with the members OF til
faculty he was ever popular and
caused general: regret when he al
nounced his intention and actually di
resign from the presidency Of the I'm
versity in 1909, after twenty-five yeal
Q of Continuous service. DR.. Northro
married Miss Anna E. Warren {
Stamford, Conn.,, in 1862 and had wit