The morning call., 1893-06-01
in fact his was plea against the aristocracy

| in fact his was plea against the aristocracy
| OF studies.
| Professor Won Holtz of the chair of his
| tory of the University of Chicago had re-
Gently denied that there was In existen ce
| in America such thing as university.
| The speaker boldly contradicted this asser-
! ton. saying that in his opinion the new
university with its compound course. all
sui generis as it was, in its possibilities
| stands without peer.
The professors third and last head was,
''The essential function of an American
university" and In this he made some
hard hits ut existing conditions.
He said the American university's
| function was TO direct self-conscious So
cety in the dual task of self-regeneration
and self-developmeut. OF the two SELF
| regeneration was the stronger necessity.
This regeneration be considered unde r
the heads of social, financial, political and
| moral.
Under the head OF social regeneration
he touched on the problem Of marriage
and divorce: under the head OF financial
| and economic he questioned the hitherto
considered sacred rights of property in
land and other gifts of nature; under po-
litcal he attacked the spoils system as
the root of all evil, and under the head of
moral regeneration he inveiehed against
the danger OF the existing duality of
moral standard whereby the morality Of
the individual was higher than corporate
morality.
II concluded with stirring address to
the graduates, stating that the needed re-
generation must be brought about By in
| dlvidnal development on scientific plan.
True piety," said the professor, "con-
siSts in reverence for the goes aud heln to
men. Therefore help men. Seek that
spiritual utilitarianism whose creed is S =
cial perfection, ana foster that Intelligent
patriotism which chsstens because 1t
loves"
President Jordan's address was much
shorter and lighter. 1t was concerned al
together with the relations Of the scholar
to the political life Of the people among
whom he lives. and wound uD with the
conclusion of Professor Howard. quoted
above
He insisted that the graduates on going
into the world should do more than
observe the laws. deal Justly with their
neighbors, pay their debts, support their
families and keep ont of jail" The State
asked Of them that they help make and
sustain wise laws, that they stand for
good, for right living, right thinking and
right acting in the community.
1T expects you to do this even at 2
sacrifice of your own personal interests.
Ii you should not so stand your education
has been losing bargain. 1t has simply
sharpened your claws and whetted your
juShS tHdt you may Tue more easily prey
upon your unenlightened nelghbors."
After indicating the difficulty OF main
taining this struggle in politics, morals
and religion. and recording his faith in the
potentially Of high ideals, the speaker
concluded:
Not all OF you will leave your names as
legacy To your country's history. The
alumni roll of your alma mater may be at
best the only list that remembers you. but
if you have been center of right living and
right thinking. if the character of your
neighbnrs is he better for your having
lived, your life mission will have been full
filed. No man or woman can do more
III an that"
After the services the visitors and stu
dents disnersed aud the university was de-
serted. The place was dead in half an
hour.
One of the faculty explained the lack OF
enthusiasm by the fact that tie graduates
came from all parts of the United States.
and as many of them had not begun their
course at Palo Alto, there was not that
esprit de corps to be found In older insti-
tutons.
walt till '95 graduates" he said. land
you will have some fun. although there
does not seem TO be any tendency to an
excess Of feasting or nerry-making at
present"
OF the fifty students who graduated yes
terday, thirty will return for a pOst-grad L.
ate course. There will be several new
professors next term, and the course OF
economies Will be largely extended. There
are a present $50 students at the univer-
sity, aud next term this nun Der will be in
| creased to one thousand.