The morning call., 1891-06-25
CLASS LABORS OVER.
Fifty-0ne College Graduates Re-
CeiYe Degrees.
Tie Exercises at the Twenty-second Annual
Commencement Of the University Of
California.

The commencement exercises Of the State
University were held at Berkeley in the
Harmon gymnasium yesterday morning, the
attendance of visitors being even greater
than usual On The platform were the mem
bers Of the faculty, the Regents, the gradu-
ates, and Right Rev W. T. Nichols.
After the rendition Of the orchestral over
ture Professor Martin Kellogg, acting Pres
ident Of the university, delivered his opening
address. An Grafton by 4. NJ Seymour OF
Sacramento on Morality and Progress"
was followed by an essay on 'The Migra-
ton of the California Sequoia," read by
Charles Palache Of Claremont. Charles H.
Bentley Of Oakland spoke upon tine Right
OF Private Judgment" and then Miss Emily
J. Hamilton Of Orange read a clever paper
on Realism and lis Expression in Modern
Art" The concluding student Grafton was
a memorial address eulOglstiC Of the life and
laboTs OF the late Professor John lie COnte.
by 4. II. Elliott, who paid high tribute TO
the work OF the dead educator.
Bishop Nichols then delivered an earnest
and eloquent address upon 'SOme Univer-
sity Ideals" advocating thoroughly Amer
lean ideal in our higher education and for
the training and development OF the moral
as we'll as the Intellectual faculties. The
Bishop concluded By saying that two pos
sibilities loom I'D before US. The one is to
have all our marvellous broad sunshine Of
enlightenment contribute to the deposit for
q carbon age, ready to ignite with the flames
Of human passion, unframed and unchecked.
The other is to prepare the way for dla-
mOud age, clearly cut with all its facets
crystalline with the light Of Him that
ligLteth every man. IL that second be the
true prophecy, the humanities Of the univer-
sity 0f the twentieth century VIII be COM
meusuTata with our humanity because they
are with ChTists.
Degrees we're then conferred upon fifty
one graduates in arts. letters, philosophy
aud science. The University medal was
awarded TO &. ". Seymour of Sacramento,
and Lieutenant Randolph presented military
commissions upon the battalion Of UniYer-
sity Cadets as follows:
Arthur Macarthur Seymour, Colonel; Albert
Howell Elliott. LieutenaBt-CJ lionel; Charles
Harvey Bentley, Major; Warren Olney Jr., john
Henry While, ON Wells Ransom, Henry Brad
ford Montague, Captains; George Herbert
Fletcher, Charles Washington Merrill, George
Pientiss Robinson, William Harrison Waste,
Roscoe Wheeler Jr, First LIeutenants; William
Grant MoTrOW, JOhn ChdIchill AlnsWoTth IL,
Harry Babbi AiusWorth, Herbert Sampson Me
FaTlin. Arthur Fuller Allen, James Denman
Meeker Charles Palache, Second Lieutenants.
At the conclusion of the commencement
exercises the Regents and faculty rendered
specially invi ed guests in the Assembly
Hall. Regent Arthur Rodgers presided at
the luncheon and introduced tie toasts,
which were responded to as follows: THE
Regents Of the University" Rev. HOrati0
Stebblns ID, who has been me mDer OF
the hoard since its inception; 1.-The Fac
ulty." Professor Joseph lie Conte; ANGLES
and Curves" Mayor NJ c. Chapman Of
Oakland, speaking for the alumni; state
and Higher Education" DIR. Homer B.
Sprague President of the University Of
North Dakota; The Glass Of 81, Warren
Olney Jr., B.A.