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of events could not be reproduced. With very fe^ i ccep tions those which could have successfully competed art state institutions, founded and controlled by the public for he public good, These institutions, as a class, are leading all others. They arc. and arc becoming, advanced and stim ulating exemplars for all others whose existence is \\ rth continuing. The state university succeeds not only We. iuse funds are furnished, hut because o\' its greater freedom from prejudicial bias and narrowing restraints, and because of the recognized fitness that things \'<>v the people should be by the people. The very pronounced and exceedingly favorable testi mony supporting and emphasizing the American state university in general makes conviction doubly convincing that

o u r s is a n d m u s t he one of t h e g r e a t e d u c a t i o n a l f a c t o r s of

our country and age, predestined to wield a dominating influence in the most important affairs of our empire state, and

to s o m e d e g r e e in t h e life a n d p r o g r e s s of people. t h e Ameriv m

The exposition exhibit may serve to give us something of a gauge by which we may ourselves come to a realizing sense of what the University is. We do not half appreciate

it. W e Tail u t t e r l y to m e a s u r e it up to its full w o r t h . 1

say it with thorough-going conviction of the truth, that not among trustees, faculty, or students does there exist the evidence of any adequate estimation i>\ the real magnitude i ml value of the just rank and st a i id in- oi t he thri\ in- in stitution with which we are connected, We have eves, hut see not; ears have we, but hear not. We need wakin up. Oh, for some moral power suftlcienl to rouse us to s it > nsciousness and t<. give us .1 vitaliziri real! ati a t th wealth ;iiul worth of our chartered possession! It would (mi new blood Into our lives, quickened Interest Int >ur daih a 1 ivil i( «f and redoubled energy into our i fori <