sing husbandry. Her cities and
villages keep pace with her rural development. The dreams of the
pioneers are fast becoming realities. The erstwhile home of the red
man and the feeding ground of the bison, are destined soon to be thickly
dotted over with luxurious farmsteads, made beautiful by the arts of
civilization and prosperous by the skill and industry of a happy and
contented rural population.

Students of the Agricultural College, your mission lies in this
direction. Your influence upon the future development of this state will
be as certain as it will be beneficient. The door of opportunity stands
ajar, inviting you to enter and share the blessings that reward the
industrious and reap the honors that crown the lives of those whose
stewardship has been faithfully kept. May no temptation ever swerve you
from loyalty to the cause which your alma mater represents. Too often
the enemies of industrial freedom capture with the blandishments of
vanity, the trusted leaders of reform.

Let your hearts, therefore, ever beat true for the best there may be in
store for those whose sweat fertilizes the business of the state. The
cause of the people should ever be your cause, and having received your
education largely at their expense, spare not a generous service in
return for the academic honors that now await you.

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