Progress of the State Progress of the State Progress of the State is the title of a group of sculptural figures that sits above the south portico, at the main entrance to the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul, the state capital of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The statuary group is in an arrangement known as a "quadriga", consisting of a chariot pulled by four horses. Three human figures: two women and a man are included. The sculpture, made by Daniel Chester French and Edward Clark Potter, was completed and raised to the roof of the capitol in 1906. The underlying armature is
The Minnesota State Hymn The Minnesota State Hymn The Minnesota State Hymm is the institutional anthem of the Minnesota State University, Mankato. It is played at all graduation and official ceremonies. It was written by C.K. Waterman and Paul Karvonen. "Minnesota State, we hail; Hail the purple and the gold<br> "All alumni, old and new, take you with them when they go.<br> "From the hilltop, from the prairie"<br> "Where the river bends to lead them"<br> "We are walking proud and strong, Minnesota State on and on."<br> "Racha Macha, MSU, now and always we'll be true"<br> "In the classroom, on the mall, by the fountain,