New-York tribune., 1874-08-04
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA.
TIE FIFTH ANNUAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
THREE GRADUATES RECEIVE THEIR DEGREEs-
pprsrnPyT GuMAN'S ADDRESS.

| THE FIFTH ANNUAL CoMMENcEAENT-lwENrf-
| THREE GRADUATES RECEIVE THEIR DEGREES
PRESIDENT GuMANs ADDRESS.
The fifth annual Commencement OF the
University of California the buildings oil when are "t
Rerkeley Cal was held nj Oakland on July 23 At an
early hour the students assembled NJ thc Ola UNIVERSITY
Hall IN Oakland and proceeded to the "tanu oehlrd.
Hotel from which they escorted tho Faculty ana
graduating class to the First Congregatona Church
where the Commencement exercises "ero neiu' i"o
church was well filed by the s1udeptS auu 'i7orS
Jpon the platform President Gilman occupied the CEN
trail chair with Gov Booth on his right ana the hoV
Dr. Lathrop on his left The remainder OF the
nlatform was filed by prominent citizens OF the
state After prayer by the Kew d.
Iathrop Thomas f. Barry OF San Francisco uo
delivered the Salutatory. It was couched ID plaID
Latin and delivered distinctly ana with good accent
Us graceful allusion first and only lady graduate
Of the University, Miss Rosa Leutia scrvner, was re-
coived with hearty applause by his hearers MI Barry
ranked equal in scholarship with Mr. sillman TO whom
the yaedctory was awarded by vote Of the class Inc
other speakers and their themes were as folloWs
Isaac French Of San Francisco, WHAT Constitutes
Of Grass Valley. "The Career OF the Civil Engineer; !"
Edward Allen Parker. THE College World; ADfanal VI
Pure science on Material Prorress; Joseph Cumming
ROwell OF Francisco, "A Meditation y poen - gonn ,T
Randoph Farrell of san Francisco ithanlei INV
thorne !" John Matson sman OF san Francisco vale
dcIorian) 9" The Scientific Spirit
The names OF all the graduates are as lOIloWs'
college Of Scienee-John Mataon silllman chemistry
San Francisco Samuel Benedict Chrlsty, chemistry san
Francisco; John Randolph Farrell, engineering, Sih
Francisco Isaac Freud mechanics San Franciscoj D1
vd Daniel Griffith. engineering Grass Valley; James
Simeon Hook, agriculture Pacheco; ADla1alH N1hIel
Jackson, chemistry San Francisco; FRANK OisOn lIh-
forth chemistry. San Francisco; Leo Lyhch, engineer
ing Danyle; Edward Allen Parker, ensineerlng' Grass
Valley; John Randolph Price, engineerlng' Menlo fafh
Rosa Letitia Scriyner agriculture, stocaton; Gus.
Daft Stuart. chemistry, Soh1n.a; ana Wllam
Graduates Of Lfe COiieGc Of LcsrS-Ihomdi frames
Barry s IN Francisco; JAN Eiioit Bud STOCK on ;
David ElwarI Cohs, OakItdn; hiii!th 'ie1g DS 90
Santa Rosa john GOss, santa Nosl bcs CphI Icl
kius, san Francisco; Joseph CANNING ho"ci oAh
Francisco. and Simeon C.eOpIs scAeeAne' san fIdL-
cisco.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. stilImans valedicory' the
President in an address TO the class, said:
You entered the University company OF thlrty-twO.
of whom twenty three lrft today Death mas never
invaded your ranks You nave dl, 1SuSIrd yourselves
IN the five different OF study lou are ,he nrst
class to graduated from Berkeley You can al Dear
witness how pleasant II to be there. AMI how difficult
SIX of number nave Docn CHOSEN
TO remain with the University as graduate schoirs
Those of you have pursued scentinc course must
have learned in the OF yOur stnlics tha SCIENCE
IL nothing without literature; aud, on the oher hhud,
those who have pursued erdfi cOuIse must haF' o'
persuaded that no education can ne cdIei HcIil
nowadays when does not comprehend some knoWlehSe
Of natural science. Lit me Impress upon you tAlt IN
world wants no halted sduc3ted men, Ihe demand u'tS
not come the supply There say 70 YOU what
over you do, do WELL whether l ID reading pIOOsheet
or teaching the alphabet
With an admontion to the students to keep good com
pany-good books as well good men-Pfesdent Gil
man closed hIs remarks and then presented the usual
degrees 70 the graduates Prizes were then announced
after which Booth delivered commissions TO naval
officers OF the Battalion or California Cadets, The bust
noss meeting Of the Associated Alumni was held in tbe
afternoon Berkeley and in tho evening the graduates
gave their farewell banquet