A child representing the Board of Tax Levy places an apple labeled "$73,000 raise in salary" on his teacher's desk, and the teacher smiles at him. The Minnesota Gopher stands in the classroom door, tipping his hat.
Published on Thursday, March 24, 1904, this cartoon pokes fun at agriculture education. The published version's sub-caption reads, "Phineas (the Farm School Graduate)--'Isn't it strange that with all the wonderful development of the science of agriculture a man with a degree still has to milk a cow?'" A farmer sits on a stool in his barn, milking a cow. Hanging on the wall behind the cow is a diploma from the College of Agriculture bearing the name Phineas Stumpuller. Nearby are barnyard animals: a chicken, a duck, and a calf, who is nibbling contentedly on a page from Phineas's Thesis on Food Values of Milk Powder. The milk cow looks at the reader and says, ""That child just devours that scientific literature.""
Published as: Biennial Report of the State Public Library Commission of Minnesota, First to Third, 1899/1900 - 1903/1904; Minnesota Public Library Commission Biennial Report, Fourth to Tenth, 1905/1906 - 1916/1918; Biennial Report, Library Division (State of Minnesota, Department of Education), First/Eleventh to Third/Thirteenth, 1919/1920 - 1923/1924). The thirteen reports of the series were issued separately and later bound in one volume. Selected photographs of Minnesota public libraries are included in most reports.
Contributing Institution:
Division of State Library Services, Minnesota Department of Education
Campus view of Carleton College including Gridley Hall, Scoville Memorial Library, Willis Hall, the original Observatory, and Williams Hall. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard reads "Before 1905; (From Ruth Eddy Blanding)."
The plan shows the original plan of the Chapel at Carleton College was located in the north of the campus. Administration and museum facing First Street.The plan also shows girls' dormitory facing First Street and Nevada Street; boys' dormitory located between Union Street and First Street. Scale: one inch equals one hundred feet.
Exterior view of the Central School, located at the southwest corner of Spruce Street and Wyoming Avenue. The church to its left is Our Lady of Lourdes (Roman Catholic; organized in 1891).
Faculty of Hamline University on the lawn in front of Old Main. Science Hall is at their backs. Sitting: William E. Thompson, Loren Harrison Batchelder, George Henry Bridgman (president), Alta Barker, George Swan Innis. Standing: Henry Leslie Osborn, Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn, Arthur Z. Drew, and ?.
View of women coeds sitting together at tables in the Dining Room at Lawrence Hall. Built as a dormitory for female students, Lawrence Hall was destroyed by fire in 1905.
This photograph shows the first high school in St. Peter, which was located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Fifth and Grace streets. The front of the school faced Fifth street. It was constructed in the early 1870s.
This post card shows three college girls, including Esther Johnson and Mabel Lucken, and is addressed to Miss Amelia Turner, Ladies Hall, School of Agriculture, St. Paul, Minn. The back reads, "Dear Amelia: I suppose you are already beginning to cram for the exams. We are going to a surprise party for our mailman tonight. I have only 5 weeks of school left. E.J."
Uniformed Gustavus Adolphus College Band members pose with instruments including drums, clarinets and brass. Band member Nathan Ofelt is seated 6th from the right, 2nd row.
This postcard shows the Auditorium building at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter (on the right). The next building shown, south of the Auditorium, is Old Main, which is located at the west end of College Avenue.
This is a group photograph of Gustavus faculty and students gathered in front of Old Main. The back reads, "Oscar Sandahl college) middle left of steps, tall, bowtie; Anna Hilda Hedberg (music conservatory 1901 or 1902) 5th row from front rt. of center, same row as Oscar in left center; Harry Hedberg top left of door, dk. hair (facing)."