Laughter, Falling Water and Time
On April 26, 1956, The Minneapolis Star reported plans by members of the Morse Telegraph Club to send “What Hath Cod. Wrought.” over private wire circuits across America, echoing Samuel F. B. Morse’s historic first long-distance telegraph message sent 112 years earlier in 1844. To commemorate the event, 165 members gathered at Fran O’Connell’s Restaurant … Read more
Burton Hall is one of those campus landmarks with a flair for drama. Built in 1894 as the University of Minnesota’s first purpose-built library, it replaced Old Main, which burned to the ground in 1904. The Board of Regents wanted a building that could survive both time and fire, and they got it—though not without … Read more
St. Paul offers some of the finest conditions for cyclists, with its expansive miles of asphalt-paved roads in the business districts and brick or sandstone paving in other areas. The city’s natural beauty and wealth of scenic landscapes make it a haven for cycling enthusiasts. The terrain is largely gentle, with any steep gradients being … Read more
Institution in One of the Beautiful Suburbs Where There Are Said to Be No Unruly Children. Bryn Mawr is one of the most beautiful suburbs of Minneapolis and the Bryn Mawr School is exceptionally fortunate in its situation. The largest number of pupils enrolled has been thirty-seven and as there are but three classes and … Read more
Elliot Memorial Hospital. The funds for the erection of this hospital were provided for by the will of Mrs. Elliot, the $120,000 being supplemented by a subsequent appropriation of $40,000 by the Minnesota Legislature and a later appropriation of $50,000 for a service building addition. It contains about 100 beds. The building was completed August, … Read more
After the school was was moved several times, Bethel Seminary, part of the University of Chicago’s divinity school, was acquired by the churches of the Baptist General Conference and permanently relocated to to St. Paul. In 1917, it joined with a Baptist high school to form Bethel Seminary and Academy. In 1947, its sister school … Read more
College of Agriculture — Take Como-Harriet or Como-Hopkins car line, get off at Carter Ave. and walk about one-half mile northeast. One of the departments of the State University. This department has a separate campus at St. Anthony Park, St. Paul, covering, with the grounds of the state experimental station, about 413 acres, on which … Read more
The architect responsible for the design of your favorite brick buildings on the Northrop Mall was Clarence H. Johnston. The best known and most recognizable prominent of his designs is probably Northrop Auditorium. Completed in 1929,the five-story building at the far end of the mall has an enormous brick pediment above the familiar portico that … Read more
The old Emerson was considered one of the finest school houses in the city when it was opened, according to Mrs. Stockwell, who taught at the Emerson in 1885 and 1886. “I had been teaching at the old Jefferson,” ‘she said Saturday. “And I remember that we thought the new Emerson was a fine building … Read more