Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-01
THE STATE UNIVERSITY.

ment Exercises Held Yesterday.
Especial Correspondence of the RECORD UNIoS.J
BERKELEY, June 80, 1856.
EDS. REcoRp-UNIoN: This is day of
great importance to the University of Cali
fornia 1t is The commencement day of
the class of 's6, and such days are always
important, for they are the days on which
many promising young men begin their
career in life. But this day man is in
augurated President of the University who
for the past five months has shown himself
to be q man of great executive ability. The
Faculty, the Regents and The students are
unanimous in praise of him. and all who
are interested in our college look forward
with hope 20 his administration for fine
beginning Of the second period of the life
of one of the finest educational insti;u-
tions in America.
Edward Singleton Holden was born in
ST. Louis, November ), 1916. Passing his
early life in that city, he entered Washing-
ton University at the age of is and sradu-
ated with the highest honor in 1866 His
unusual mathematical powers induced
him to enter West Point After his gradu-
alton from which place, he served in the
artillery two years and in the engineer
corps one. He then resigned from the
army and accepted q professorship of
mathematics in the navy and was assigned
to the National Observatory at Washing
ton. In 1878 he conducted the Gov rn-
ment expedition 10 the Southern Pacific
TO observe the transit of Venus. The
important results of this service
led to the comforting upon him of
the degree of A. NJ. by Washington
University. The four years succeeding
1881 he was Professor of Astronomy and
Director of Washbun Observatory in the
University of Wisconsin. In 1885 he ac-
. cepted the Presidency of the University of
California and the Directorship of Lick
Observatory. He is a member of the
American Association for the Advance
ment of Science, of the Philosophical So
ciety of Washington, the National Acad-
emy of Sciences, the Astronomische Ges-
ellschaft of Germany, and other similar
Societies. He is man of experience and
ability and the hopes in him are surely
not misplaced
The day has been a beautiful one-a true
daughter of June and of a California June.
The train arriving an hour before time
brought hundreds of people. At 10 A. y
the student battalion assembled an
marched down q short distance below Il
gymnasium and awaited the entranc,
the ground of Governor Stoneman and =
staff, President Holden and other die
tinguished gentlemen. They arrival b 2
| the IL o'clock train and drove into the
grounds. The Generals call was sounded
and the battalion presented arms. The
! gentlemen were then escorted to the IL
| brary, where they were received by the
| faculty. After u few formal compliments
and congratulations the visitors, Regents,
| faculty and many of the alumni were
escorted back to the gymnasium, where
they were seated on the platform.
The spacious gymnasium was beautifully
decorated with flags, evergEeens and arms.
1t was filled to its utmost, and many were
compelled to wait on the outside. After
music by the orchestra, Rt. Rev. Bishop
Kip made short prayer Hon. John S.
Hagar, LII. D., then delivered an address of
welcome to President Holden. President
Holden arose, amid great and hearty ap-
plause, and responded in an eloquent man
ner, outlining the great work the Uni
versity should accomplish and the benef-
cent results.
Music then filed a short intermission,
when the commencement exercises began.
The first was an Grafton by Alexander G.
ELS on The Modern Form of Fatalisrn.'
Miss Harriet L. Levy read an essay, having
for lis subject Wanted, 4 Comedy"
Frank Fischer delivered an Grafton on
1.-The Chevalier Bayard Type of Nobil-
ity." James Kennedy Moffitt, who was to
deliver a thesis on Experiments on the
Treatment of California Gold Ore was
excused from speaking.
At the conclusion of the literary exer-
cises, Governor Stonen1an delivered the
commissions of the National Guard of
California to the graduates who held offices
in the University Battalion as follows:
Colonel, J. N Motfitt: Lieutenant-C Colonel,
r. c. Turner Major. G.. d. Boyd; Cap
tains, A. G. Els Philip Woolsey, s. w.
Austin, C. L. Biedenbach, G. T. Clark
First Lieutenants, w. S. Waterman f.
Fischer, A. I. Barnett, E. A. Howard.
These young men are liable to be called
into active service on any occasion. Then
President Holden stepped forward and pre-
sented to the members OF the graduating
class the official recognition of the work
done in their four years course. The fol-
lowing are the successful students: Bache-
lor of Arts, A. T. Barnett, Miss Gulielma
Croker, c. L. Biedenbach, K. G. Easton
and Frank Fischer; Bachelor of Science,
AL. Bravermap. q. T. Clark, j. K. Mofiitt
r. C. Turner. w S. Waterman Bachelor
Of Letters. L. \. Jor(lOn Miss Frances X.
Sprague Miss Alice Chapman; Bachelor of
Philosophy, A. G.. Els, f. A. Howard,
Miss Harriet l.. Levy. Miss Ida Chadcayne
Miller The University gold medal was
was gwen 10 4 rank II lSCneT, tnt MOST us
tinguished graduate, and after benediction
by Rev. Carroll NJ Davis, so, the public
exercises of the twenty-frst annual COM
mencement of the University of California
were brought to close.
The Faculty then repaired TO the Alumni
meeting. and at The close the Alumni gave
a banquet to their invited guests. After
an address of welcome by the President of
the Day, ]. N. Whitworth, the following
toasts were offered intellectual Future
of California" responded to by Governor
George Stoneman; "Our University,
President Holden " A Book-wUrn Libra
rian," J. C. Rowel; Our State, ex-Gov,,
ernor George c. Perkins; Colleges and
Men, Judge 6. 4. Blanchard; :" Next
Step in the Evolution of Our University"
Professor J. lie Conte; Collegiates Duty
to the State" C. L. 9ridenbach Sc. After
several extemporaneous toasis the company
dispersed, and the great University cay
was closed. ).