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A f t e r a very h a p p y introduction in which the reports, feelings and c o n d i t i o n s leading up to t h e present t r i u m p h were clearly set forth, Mr. Visscher in his historical s t a t e m e n t , continued a very i n t e r e s t i n g a c c o u n t f r o m which we q u o t e ; " I t had first been whispered a m o n g t h e comm i t t e e m e m b e r s that a building t o cost about S 1 0 , 0 0 0 would answer our purpose, but architects, not slow to catch on t o our real wants, s t a g g e r e d us with t h e i r figures f r o m $ 3 0 , 0 0 0 to
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promise of his magnificent library t o p l a c e therein. Resolved, T h a t in consideration of his liberal gift, t h c library b u i l d i n g shall be called t h e "Graves L i b r a r y . " and shall have t h e n a m e placed p r o m i n e n t l y in t h c b u i l d i n g wall, a n d that t h c secretary turnish Prof. Kollen a c o p y of this action of t h e council, to be t r a n s m i t t e d to Mr. Graves. Resolved, T h a t our cordial t h a n k s are tendered to Mrs. Garret K. W i n a n t s of Hergcn Point, N. J., for her g e n e r o u s g i f t of 8 1 0 . 0 0 0 toward thc erection of a b u i l d i n g in c o n n e c tion with a library building; and p r a y for her t h e enriching g r a c e of t h c Moly Spirit with his most c o m f o r t i n g influences, t o a b i d e with her t h r o her life journey. Resolved, T h a t in c o n s i d e r a t i o n of her liberal gift the chapel building shall be called t h e " W i n a n t s C h a p e l , " and shall have t h e n a m e placed p r o m i n e n t l y in the b u i l d i n g wall; a n d that the secretary furnish Prof. Kollen a c o p y of t h e above to be t r a n s m i t t e d t o Mrs. Winants."
It was on S e p t . 10. 1891 t h a t architect W . K. J o h n s t o n p r e s e n t e d a plan which in general o u t l i n e s e e m e d to s a t i s f y every m e m b e r of the c o m m i t t e e , b a r r i n g of course its e x p e n s e . T h i s was provisionly a d o p t e d with t h c expressed s e n t i m e n t . o f " n o t h i n g v e n t u r e d , n o t h i n g gained." P r o m one to two weeks p r e c e d i n g the Christm a s h o l i d a y s Prof. Kollen asked and obtained C o r n e r Stone A d d r e s s . leave of a b s e n c e from his college duties to (BY HON. K. F. rill., OKANO ItAIMOS.] p r o s e c u t e his work in t h e Kast. flow far he Mr. President, Ladies a n d G e n t l e m e n : A citwas successful in his mission at this time was known only to few; suffice it to say. t h a t he izen of Michigan, interested in every work was now r e - t r a c i n g s t e p s and g a r n e r i n g sheaves t e n d i n g to t h e elevation and b e t t e r e d u c a t i o n of work done, a c q u a i n t a n c e s formed, and seed of all her people, I desire to a c k n o w l e d g e m y sown s o m e fo u rte e n y e a r s ago, when he for a obligations for thc o p p o r t u n i t y e x t e n d e d to mc limited t i m e was Council's financial agent in t h e t h r o Prof. Kollen, to be present and unite m y felicitations with yours upon t h e occasion of P^ast. D u r i n g t h e latter part of March, i m m e d i a t e - the laying of this corner s t o n e t o - d a y . 1 c o u n t ly p r e c e d i n g s p r i n g vacation, a n o t h e r leave of it a privilege t o be able p e r s o n a l l y to o f f e r m y a b s e n c e was g r a n t e d and Prof. Kollen m a d e c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e F a c u l t y and all o t h e r s sure of t h e work which h i t h e r t o had been con- in any way c o n n e c t e d w ith this institution of ditional, and upon his return i n f o r m e d t h e learning upon this auspicious b e g i n n i n g in t h e council of his g r a n d and c o m p l e t e success, re- erection of what p r o m i s e s to be a b e a u t i f u l , p o r t i n g as secured t h e sum of S 2 5 . 0 0 0 and a c o m m o d i o u s and p e r m a n e n t h o m e for t h e libr e a s o n a b l e a s s u r a n c e that enough more was in rary of H o p e College—a most valuable a n d esreach t o raise this to $ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ; and t h e crowning sential addition to t h e e q u i p m e n t of y o u r p r o s g l o r y of it all —the p r o m i s e of a magnificent perous institution. 1 he occasion is of onc of g r e a t interest, not and very valuable library of 1 0 . 0 0 0 volumes. The action t a k e n by t h e council at this time only to those i m m e d i a t e l y c o n n e c t e d with t h e will b e t t e r e x p r e s s its feeling than a n y words College itself, not only t o t h e city within w h o s e municipal b o u n d s the building a b o u t t o be of ours can do: Resolved, T h a t t h e council t e n d e r their sin- erected shall stand, an o r n a m e n t for m a n y cere t h a n k s to t h e c o m m i t t e e for thc excellent g e n e r a t i o n s God g r a n t ! but t o the e n t i r e c o m work a l r e a d y done, and especially to Prof. mon-wealth whose brightest jewel in t h e diaKollen, t h c financial agent of t h e c o m m i t t e e , dem of her many e x c e l l e n c e s is her e d u c a t i o n for t h e successful work d o n e as the i n s t r u m e n t of P r o v i d e n c e of inclining t h c hearts of his al system. \ \ hen thc small colony of s t u r d y p i o n e e r s children t o devise liberal t h i n g s in this behalf. Resolved, 1 hat the council e x p r e s s their who had just crossed t h e A t l a n t i c in 1846 blazg r a t e f u l a p p r e c i a t i o n of t h e g e n e r o s i t y of the ed their way thro t h e t r a c k l e s s forest t o t h e Hon. N F. Graves, of Syracuse. N. Y., in his spot where we arc now a s s e m b l e d , a n d d e t e r m gift of b 10.OOO for t h e library building, and t h e ined on the shore of t h e great lake t o build
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h o m e s for t h e m s e l v e s and t h e i r p o s t e r i t y , t o such traditions, and such a history, in e s t a b o n e a c q u a i n t e d with t h e history of t h e i r father- lishing a h o m e in t h e N e w W o r l d , should land it is not s u r p r i s i n g t h a t a m o n g t h c sub- m a k e a m p l e provision for e d u c a t i o n . j e c t s which c h a l l e n g e d their early a n d serious T h e recital t o which I have listened of t h e t h o u g h t was t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t of a school of t h e early s t r u g g l e s of t h o s e c o n n e c t i n g with l e a r n i n g for t h e e d u c a t i o n of t h e y o u n g . T h e y t h i s C o l l e g e their p e r s i s t e n c e amid d i a p p o i n t were t h e sons a n d d a u g h t e r s of sires who, in mcnts, their s t e a d f a s t n e s s amid d i s c o u r a g e t h e h o m e across t h e sea had for g e n e r a t i o n s ments, and their final t r i u m p h over all difficulb e e n recognized as a p e o p l e of rare intellec- ties is c h a r a c t e r i s t i c also of t h e p e o p l e . S a y s tual power; t h e y had p a s s e d t h r o t h e fiery fur- R i d p a t h : " N e v e r in all t h e world did man nace of cruel wars in t h e holy cause of free- have such a b a t t l e with n a t u r e as in H o l l a n d . d o m ; t h e y e v e r prized h i g h l y both t h c c o m m o n Year a f t e r year, g e n e r a t i o n a f t e r g e n e r a t i o n , a n d classical school, and m a d e liberal provision this s t u r d y and i n d o m i t a b l e p e o p l e f o u g h t back t h c hostile and ever a g g r e s s i v e d e e p , for t h e s p r e a d of l e a r n i n g . . T h e i r s t r u g g l e s , long c o n t i n u e d for their until at last far off in t h a t bleak n o r t h the figure of a man e m a n c i p a t i o n f r o m political and •ecclesiastical western horizone t y r a n n y , resulted in a m a r k e d a d v a n c e m e n t of s t a n d i n g c o m p l a i s a n t on t h c l o n g mole of t h e h u m a n mind. T h e D u t c h R e p u b l i c was a earth which his own industry h a d raised was The m o d e l i m i t a t e d by g r e a t nations, a n d a p o t e n - b e t w e e n t h e N o r t h Sea and t h e sky. tial force in t h e m a r c h or civilization. When Dutch Menerva planted a garden where thc t h c p e o p l e c a m e to rear a m e m o r i a l t o c o m - surly N e p t u n e had lately set his t r i d e n t . 1 heir m e m o r a t e for all t i m e t h e h e r o i s m of t h e t h r i f t was u n s u r p a s s e d , their a c c u m u l a t i o n s b u r g h e r s d u r i n g t h e siege of L e y d c n t h e y g r e a t e r t h a n could be found a n y w h e r e else f o u n d e d t h e g r e a t L e y d c n University justly from Riga to L o n d o n . " You are t o d a y indeed e n g a g e d in a noble p r o n o u n c e d " a s noble a m o n u m e n t as had ever been raised by a free p e o p l e , jealous of its and p h i l a n t h r o p i c effort whose silent and beneficent influence will reach to r e m o t e generafame." T h e g r e a t historian of t h e United N e t h e r - tions yet t o come. T h e s t r u c t u r e itself which lands, writing of this p e o p l e in t h c s e v e n t e e n t h shall be builded upon this f o u n d a t i o n , t h r o t h e c e n t u r y , said: " F e w s t r i d e s m o r e g i g a n t i c h a v e b e n e f a c t i o n s of t h e f r i e n d s of t h i s C o l l e g e and been t a k e n in t h e m a r c h of h u m a n i t y than of learning, wdl long stand as a m o n u m e n t t o t h o s e by which a p a r c e l of o u t l y i n g p r o v i n c e s t h e t a s t e and t h e intelligence of its builders. in t h e north of K u r o p e e x c h a n g e d slavery t o a In its b e a u t y of design, in its g r a c e of achritecforeign d e s p o t i s m and to t h e holy Inquisition ture,in i t s h a r m o n y o f proportion,in its a d a p t a b i l for t h e position of a s e l f - g o v e r n i n g c o m m o n - ity t o t h e uses for which it is reared, it will be a wealth in t h e f r o n t r a n k of c o n t e m p o r a r y pow- m u t e but e l o q u e n t witness to t h e wise t h o u g h t , ers, and in m a n y r e s p e c t s t h e f o r e m o s t of t h c t h e e l e v a t e d s e n t i m e n t , t h e ripe c u l t u r e and world. t h c high p u r p o s e of t h o s e who conceived, deH e r e was a r e p u b l i c a l m o s t without natural signed and buiJt it; and all who shall at a n y r e s o u r c e s which had s u p p l i e d by h u m a n intel- t i m e h e r e a f t e r feel t h e beneficient touch of its ligence and t h r i f t w h a t n i g g a r d n a t u r e had de- influence, will t h e r e b y be more richly e n d o w nied. Spain was overflowing with unlimited ed with m e n t a l a c q u i r e m e n t s . I t h u s s p e a k t r e a s u r e and had possessed half t h c world in of t h e influence of t h e building s t a n d i n g here. T h e r e v e r e n c e of a g r a t e f u l p e o p l e for H i m fee, and S p a i n was b a n k r u p t , d e c a y i n g , sinking into universal p a u p e r i s m . H o l l a n d , with who had led t h e m t h r o a long and weary f r e e d o m of t h o u g h t , of c o m m e r c e , of s p e e c h , march, with a pillar of fire by night and a pilof action, placed itself, by i n t e l l e c t u a l power lar of cloud by day, w h o had for t h e m s e p a r a t alone, in t h e f r o n t rank of civilization. An ex- e d t h e waters of t h e Red Sea t h a t t h e y m i g h t cellent reason why t h e p e o p l e were so well gov- pass t h r o dry shod> was r e p r e s e n t e d in t h c e r n e d , so e n t e r p r i s i n g and so p r o d u c t i v e , was great t e m p l e of S o l o m o n . W h o has visited t h c s i m p l e fact t h a t t h e y were an e d u c a t e d t h e seat of t h e A c r o p o l i s and not been r e m i n d p e o p l e . T h e s c h o o l was t h c c o m m o n p r o p e r - ed of t h e learning and t h e refinement revealed t y of t h c p e o p l e , paid for a m o n g municipal ex- in the artistic b e a u t y of t h e P a r t h e n o n ? W h o p en ses." It was t o be e x p e c t e d that m e m b e r s has stood amid t h e ruins of t h e Coliseum withof such a race as this, of such a n c e s t r y , with out recalling t h e scenes of cruelty which tl:c:e