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man whom we honor to-day. Here is the image of the man, 

 yonder (pointing to Sibley College) is his monument — giving in 

 its completeness an illustration of what an institution like this can 

 do, of what this institution has done and is doing, to promote the 

 industries of the country, and to give an example to young men 

 everywhere. 



But I must be brief, knowing the length of the appointed exer- 

 cises of the day, and I will only say of Hiram Sibley in his absence, 

 what I will not venture to say in his presence, knowing his dislike 

 of all praise : 



"May he live longer than I have time to tell his years, 



Ever loving and beloved may his good name be ; 



And when old time shall lead him to his end, 



Goodness and he fill up one monument." 



ADDRESS BY WALTER C KERR, ESQ. , IN BEHALF OF THE ALUMNI. 



Mr. President and Gentlemen : 



As construction is the root of engineering, and the result, so is 

 reconstruction largely the measure of progress; and in this cere- 

 mony of respect and gratitude to the honored benefactor of the De- 

 partment of Mechanic Arts, I am glad also to echo the senti- 

 ments of the Alumni upon the recent progress made possible by 

 the same liberal hand. 



Those of us who first came upon this scene ten or more years 

 ago can well appreciate the developments— the material extensions 

 whereby one hour now replaces two, thus doubling the students' 

 stock in trade. We, who crowded around one forge which was 

 forced to do all grades of work can look with enviable pride upon 

 the new smith shop with its ten well arranged fires. We, who to- 

 gether constructed machines from purchased castings with heavy 

 turning, finished, and all but the lighter planing done in a neigh- 

 boring railroad shop, can well realize the necessity out of which 

 has grown the foundry and the new shop with its largely increas- 

 ing and growing equipment. 



We also find drawing tables where light is ample and where the 

 jar of machinery does not add vibration to the already complex 

 lines. 



