The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-19
LAUNCHED INTO LIFE.
Five Students Of the State
University Graduate.
THE COMMENCEMENT SPEECHES.


Beantitul floral decorations, the sound
OF masic and Of graduate eioinence
marked the commencement exercises Of
the university OF Washington in Plymouth
church yesterday afternoon. The loser
Ing weather did not seen, 70 sbase either
attendance or interest. for the good audi
enee present paid strict heed TO oil that
went on Tas church was almost mass
OF nouera The organ blink Was hidden
behind lilac and dogwood and the railing
Was fa!i ofs superb assortment of creepers
ana piants- The stage. too. was beauii-
fully BET. To the night vas disposed the
graduating class. the girls dressed IN white
gowns and wearing flowers in their cor
sages. The graduates we're: +. OTTO Col
isngs. Vancouver; Latin scientific, and
four classical, VIZ: AdelIa May Parker. Of
Seattle; Winifred Ewing, Of X ens: Grace
Catch, Of Seattle, ana Beatrice Abigail
kaR.. Of Hoquiam. On the platform
Was also President Thomas NJ. Catch, OF
the university faculty. W. u. Wood aud
Dr. A. T. Nitssn, Of the board Of regents;
+. A. Mcdonald. Prof. .. Il. johnson,
Rev. Wallace Nutssng. Miss Wyckofi, Miss
Chanberiin. Miss julia Chamberiin.
Prof Joseph ~. Taylor. Prof. Mark
Bailey. jr., Miss Camenen. Miss Catch
and Lieut.. J. L. Hayden. Firs:-artiilery
L. S. A. Arranged around the front Of
the platform Vas the First Regiment
orchestra.
The exercises opened with prayer by
Rev. Wallace Nutting. The first oratien
on the programme was given by Mss
Ewing, who chose for her subject, "Sus-
face and Depth" The purpose OF Miss
Ewing's discourse MAS to show the value
OF tho qualities Of heart and mind which
go deeper than the surface and the cuisi-
vation OF ones own SELF in the solitude Of
the mind. Miss Ewing was app;auded at
the close and received tribute Of flowers.
Miss karr, Of Hoquiam. followed. speak
ing on Transitions. The central thought
OF her address MAS the close interdepend-
ence between nature in aIi it, aspects. the
natural. material ana spiritual. and the
rule OF law 10 which oil yielced. Tho
realm Of spirit was one. however, in which
tho mightiest scientific attainment was
dumb. and here the aid Of revelation was
necessary. This led naturally to q refer
encs on her part to the mission Of Chris:
OH earth, with which her address closed.
Flowers and applause greeted her conclu-
sion.
The next address was BY Miss Grace
Catch. on the subject, THE Music of the
Spheres" Miss Gatch's treatment was
semi-poetic and was well appreciated.
Francis Otto Ceilings followed IN an
Grafton having for its subject True
Greatness" He said that by the process
ofthe survival of tho fttsst. the best acts
and thoughts lived the longest: it was
these that aided men in after ages to live
better lives. Greatness sprang from the
real and true things OF life, from q part
we'll played. He was veil applauded At
the close.
Thc last address was tina. OF Miss Adella
May Parker. who spoke on Propaganda. !"
She said that nothing had moved the
mind Of men in the world more than the
wish 10 propagate their views. This wish
had been strong incentive to heroism,
even when directed to mistaken ends. The
speaker said that the self-sacgihcs result
ing from these efforts to convince others Of
what one believed 10 be true had been q
means of aiding men TO higher plane,
had helped the race to higher level.
Miss Parker was heartily applauded on
her conclusion aud also received . liberal
supply of floral remembrances.
+. A. Mcdonald. in the absence of Chan
ceilor J. ]. Browne, OF Spokane. delivered
the address to the graduating class. He
reminded the feminine part of the class
that merit alone could win in these days;
tina; tue galiansry OF the other sex could
not make up for any mistakes or short
com,ngs. In life i. was solid achievement
which counted, not the venecrirg which
made = show. Sustained devotion, april
cation. strong effort to tell truth for its
own sake would bring sueeess--not per-
haps the kind Of success most conspicuous,
but the sort which consists in useful. hon
orabie living. After musical number
the formal comforting OF the degrees was
done BY Presiden. T. NJ. Catch. Calling
the students in turn and taking their
hands. he recitci Latin formula. setting
forth that by the authority conferred upon
him by his associates he did adorn them
with the appropriate degrees. Mr.. Col
l;ngs received that o: bachelor of science
and the rest that Of arts. This little cere-
mony over, Rev. Wallace Nutting pro-
nounced the benedic,ion and the ceremony
eaded.
The ElIeasburG Normal school.