Show I NEW BUILDING DEDICATED 1 That American colleges and universities universities universities should lay more stress upon religion and morality was the theme of the address delivered this morning mornIng morn- morn Ing at the dedication of the new Administration Administration Administration Ad Ad- ministration building by Dr Henry S. S Pritchett president of the Carnegie Carnegie Carnegie Car Car- negie Foundation for the Advancement Advancement Advancement Advance Advance- ment of Teaching before a large audience of students and visitors We have met here to dedicate a building the gift of a great state to the University which it has created and which it t sustains said Dr Pritchett Upon which the state has organized and which it supports and conducts work for the happiness of the whole people of the state Dr Pritchett pointed to the present present present pres pres- ent European war and wondered whether there was any relation between between between be be- tween education and such a wreck of human happiness Is happiness only a product by-product of our education and of our civilization The question is a one for our nation There seems indeed small likelihood that our country will be plunged into so dreadful a war as means of dealing and that lies in the system of education which they maintain Does this system of education education education edu edu- cation as organized today lead toward national and individual happiness or away from it The question is real vital timely What is happiness There is an almost universal tendency tendency tendency tend tend- ency to confuse happiness with contentment contentment contentment con con- on the one hand and pleasure pleas pleas- ure on the other The one is a state of inertia the other of emotion The teacher who teaches for the money there is in it may keep leep his place anc and be content n r such an occasion oc oc- ocr r 7 The workman work work- casion we man who cannot d do o d demands e man d s sto better than J. J 7 rr the highest to ask our- our k i wage and s e 1 yes gives the what purpose pur pur- 4 minimum of pose the tho L c r 1 return may state has basin in ine realize a e est s t a b certain c cert e r t a i n nc nm lishing and II c can o n t tent e nt m maintaining main main- a i n ment The Theman a man newly university y y rich m may a y Does t the theAmer h e find his asp as- as i 11 American Amer AIDer i c can a n 3 p pi i r rat at i ions ons P r state have havea 1 i a satisfied by bythe bythe a clear conception con can the day by of a day pl pleas pleas- what i t It Itis Itis hopes t to a is pathetic secure and i t o a realize what it is i in n how howly act actually actual actual- u a 1 large a apro- apro proportion pro pro- ly securing portion o of f for its cit- cit individual 1 by the establishment and maintenance maintenance main maintenance main main- of such universities universities' Our government was founded on the assumption that every citizen had certain inalienable rights and that it was the supreme duty of the state to conserve and to develop these rights Amongst these was the right to the I pursuit of happiness Our system of I public education has been in great I measure developed out of the idea that education was the surest means by which the state might promote happiness of education Does the system that which today ravages Europe Happily we live apart from the great racial and national causes of hum human n hatred For us no overwhelming powerful enemy lurks at our doors or lies in wait at our gates We are prosperous and even luxurious beyond all other nations and yet there comes comesup comesup comesup up today from our people sharp notes noles of complaint of anger of discontent which makes the thoughtful man realize realize realize real real- ize that even in democratic America unrest and passion are present With these disintegrating forces our various various various vari vari- ous states have perhaps only one ef- ef right and justice are satisfied in terms of their own prosperity Contentment represents the inertia of moral forces Happi Happiness Happiness Happiness ness is contentment in action It is ishuman ishuman ishuman human energy at work worl under condi conditions conditions conditions which make it conscious of human human hu Im- hu- hu man service In an enlightened social social social so so- cial order the pursuit of happiness is conscious social activity in the service service service ice of others The relation of education to happiness happiness happiness hap hap- lies in the fact that it is the process through which the individual Continued on page 3 BUILDING PLANNED MANY YEARS AGO Continued from page 1 Horne Home the only woman present left lefta a new pair of rubbers deeply imbedded imbedded imbedded im im- bedded in a spot which marks marls the present location of the Administration building Not until the state legislature in 1913 passed an act authorizing the state officers to issue bonds to the extent of for an Administration Administration Administration Adminis Adminis- building on the University campus was it possible to erect the central building of the originally planned group Fifteen years had elapsed since the Normal Physics and Museum l buildings had been constructed constructed constructed con con- and in that time the plans first drawn up by C. C E. E Dallas no longer met the needs of the sit sity Cannon Fetzer and Hansen contractors drew the plans and directed directed directed di di- the construction of the Administration Administration Administration Admin Admin- I building as it now stands a beautiful structure and the realization realization realization tion of a long cherished hope On Monday July 8 1910 ground was broken for the Administration building with impressive ceremonies Governor Spry Chairman W. W W. W Riter of the board of regents President Kingsbury and others of note in the state participated in the exercises The corners of the building were marked with engineers engineer's stakes and the spots were occupied by the summer summer summer sum sum- mer school students from different sections of the state A group of alumni stood where the main entrance of the building was to be All the separate bodies then moved to a position position position pos pos- I in front forming a crowd of 1500 President Kingsbury made a brief address and appropriate senti sentiments sentiments sentiments ments were expressed by the chair chairman chairman chairman man of the five sections At the close of his speech W. W W. W Riter raised his arm and at the signal the steam shovel plunged into the soil tore out the first load of earth and dropped it into iato the first of a long line of waiting s On Wednesday October 23 of the same year the ceremony of laying the corners cornerstone tope was completed An eloquent prayer was offered by the Rev Elmer I. I Goshen Waldemar Valdemar Van Cott speaker of the day delivered delivered delivered ered a brief but powerful address The Hon W. W W. W Riter cemented the hollow stone and gave the signal for forthe forthe the he lowering of the granite block bearing the inscription A IA D. D 1912 into nto place Because of the strong wind vind blowing on the campus the impressive impressive impressive im im- im- im exercises were concluded in inthe inthe the he Assembly room which was throng thronged ed with enthusiastic students Today October 7 1914 almost a year after the laying of the corner cornerstone cornerstone cornerstone stone the dedication of the Administration Administration Adminis- Adminis ration building takes place It is indeed indeed indeed in in- deed a happy day to all friends of the institution |