Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-18
Commencement Exercises in
the States University.
BRILLIANT ASSEMBLAGE.
The Days Programme as Participated in by
Instructors and Students.
Undergraduate Honors-CoI. William r.
Gaires of Austin Tells of the Bright
Prospects for Deep Water at the
Mouth of the Brazos.
In University Hall.

I mcnt exercises proper in the university
! took place to-day in the presence of vast
! concourSe OF people assembled in university
| hall The beauty and oallautry Of Texas
! were there, the ladies diked III then many
| colnred costumes and the gentlemeu IN
/ 1aultieSs attire. IL was 4 gay anu brilliant
! assembiage that inspired the Young orators
! to their best efforts. II Is only proper 10
say that they acquitted themselves hand
| SomeIN, one and all,
y number of distinguished gen. ,emen had
| seats on the stage, and also the regents and
members OF the faculty Among the first
were noticed Governor Hogg. whose arrival
after the exercises began WAS greeted with
CLAPrING OF HANDS.
Among the audience cX-tioVernor lubbock
| aud two professors of the Agricultural and
mechanical college We're present Chair
| man Waggener alluded publicly to the pres
encc of the Agricultural aud mechanical
professors us a courtesy that marked the
kindly feeling that now existed between
the university and the college
DIR. Fields, eX-presidenJ OF the state ALI
ance, WAS an hOnoreu visitor also, and the
various department officials.
The day was beautiful one. the au-
dience splendid, md the speeches of the
graduates of very higl order and Wei de-
ivered. The exercises We're opened with
PRAYER by Rev. DR.. Carrot, after which the
speeches OF
SIN YOUNG MEN
began as follows:
The first speaker. Mr.. Goodal II. Wooten
of Austin, discussed The influence of
Physical Sciences on Modern Civilization
in clear and convincing manner. Mr.
Nooteu represented the academic depart
ment.
The second speaker, Mr.. James Young of
Henderson took for his subject The Power
of Public Opinion which he handled in Il
In 10 tll 10
resented the law department.
Beyond the Alps Lies Italy was the
subject of the third GRAFTON, by Henry b.
Jones of Plainview, first in the senior AGA
demic.
Leroy Albert Smith of Honey Grove. sec
ond in the senior law, Delivered The woes
of the Army of the Discontinued, = a very in-
teresting and creditable effort.
Daniel Allen Penich of Austin eXpOUnded
the symbolic decoration of Merlin Hall. -
and Cullen Fleming Thomas of Rutherford,
first in the senior law, spohe upon the sub
ject of Our Dollar and is Lessons" in
very pleasing manner.
CREDITABLE TO ALL.
The speeches were all of very credit
able character. and abounded in illusions to
recent or current political events, showing
that the young men i'll the university man
aged to keep posted on what is going on out
OF doors.
DR.. T. d. Wooten, president of the board
of regents, then delivered the baccalaureate
address TO the graduates, who occupied
front seats in the middle section of the
auditorium. The address contained some
very excellent and fatherly advice to the
young men.
DEGREES AND DIPLOMAS.
After this address the degrees were
conferred and diplomas handed to them by
DR.. Wooten as follows:
Bachelor of Arts-James Robinson Bal
ley, Sam Bell Maxey Long, Jasper Collins,
Daniel Allen Penick.
Bachelor Of Letters-Robert Richards
Bell Eben Luther Dohoney, David Edward
Simmons.
Bachelor of Scieuce-Edward Everett
Cauthorne, Henry Bankhead Jones, Wilson
Thompson Davidson, Thomas John Lyme,
Goodall Harrison Wooten-
Bachelor of Laws-William Hawley At
well, John Winfred Grady, John Henry
Caldwell, Joseph Walker Cloud, William
Thompson Harris. Richard Yale Hicks,
Clarence Culwell Kidd, Writ Mann.
Zach Madison Shirley. james New
ton Smith, Cullen Elem, ing Thorn
as, Newton Barbough Williams,
William David Bates. Moses Lycurgus
Brookes Clarence L. Carter, Ellis DOuthit
Tom Henderson, Lucian a. Hill, David AL
exander Mct'all, William Anderson Ney
land. Eugene Oran Skeen, Leroy Albert
Smith, Eugene Aldrich Wallace, Alfred
Marlborough, James Young.
After the comforting of degrees the chair
man of the faculty introduced Governor
Hogg. who made brief address to the
graduates, saying that III the past
three weeks he had attended three
commencement exercises and heard
any amount of advice given
the boys. He thought that if those who
gave the advice had lived up to it them
selves they would be almost toe good for
this world. Advice is cheap, and can be
given by anybody. Instead of advising the
boys, set them good example, let
them see what it is to be Il man and do
right There is far more in that than in
advice, and with good examples before them
to serve as patterns of right conduct
he has no doubt that ninety-fiye
per cent of the boys who go forth from our
institutions of learning would succeed.
APLEAsANT DUTY.
The governor then stated that he had a
pleasant duty TO perform. which was to
present to the university. i'll the name
of the donor. a valuable collection of
ancient coins and medals. presented
by an old Texan and friend of the univers-
ity living i'll New York. As the inventory
showed there were in the strong box IN
which they were shipped and which was
alluded to in these dispatches yes
terday, the following: 22li bronze
coins, 1112 silver coins, sixty-seven
gold coins and two Swedish
coins. These are all of ancient date, the
majority of them ante-dating the Christian
era and none of them being of date later
than the sixth century. There were also
200 specimens of implements and ornaments
of the stone age, found i'll the mounds and
sepulchral vaults of Sweden, of which
country the donor is native.
VALUED AT s20O,O00.
The governor stated the value of the coins
and other articles presented was not less
than 800, COO and that the gift to the uni
versity was a princely one. He read
letter to himself from the generous
donor, Mr. S. NJ. Swenson of New York,
the character of the articles
presented and the motives that prompted
the donation. He had formerly lived in
Texas and was many years ago citizen OF
Austin. coming to the state ffty-four years
ago. He had once
CARRIED "A HoD
in Austin. Years ago he went to New
York and accumulated fortune;
the governor stated six millions. Last
fall he visited Austin and his pride
in the growth of Texas and in her uniyer-
Sity was aroused, with the result
just stated. Governor Hogg said
that when he extended the eourtesies
and Inequalities of a native Texan 10 Mr..
last fsll, he did not dream that
~ E3Hagnifcent return would be made
byithat gentleman.
With the governors remarks and the pro-
of the doxologyi by Rev. Garrett