Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-06-13
An lUSPlClOUS EVENT.
committeeman Exercises Of the
University Of U,ah.
o,,duaies-E Essay mud CREATIONS
Addresses and n"s'e-"rHee
and Intelligence.

,,,hopored when at tho hour named
~, Ibe rendition Of the program the
Tsc.ter was filled with Territorial and
10 osielals, professional men, Alumni
~ oibsf residents Of the city and
r.,,llory. AtlO'3O O'Clock the graf.
mates. tbirly In number, appeared and
-,rc given prominent places on the
,,.ifofm. On the right were Governor
VT Rev. Q. r. Brown, Acting
PRESIDENT X iugsbury, Judge HarkueEs,
An Cannon aud the orator Of the
s,y Hon. W. II. King, eA.PresidenI
II. Park and the present faculty Of
me University. uHon tho loit were
members Of the class Of '0i.
The program was opened with music
nv Che orchestra, this being followed
glth payer by Rev. Clarence T.
Brown.
Miss Dorothy Bowman then al.
vapcei and read, in iull clear tone,
an admirable essay upon the subject
aI1gcll.W No synopsis that can be-
bsfs given would do the effort Justice.
ID. ", Monat followed with an ora.
,iop upon the subject, Gan Ideal IN
Modern Eiucation,0 which was q most
excellent production.
al the close Of Mr.. Monaps grafton,
the audience was favored with music
by tho orchestra.
Hon. W. ". King Of Provo, thon
delivered an eloquent oration,of which
The following Ia n synopsis!
ulllutory hopes are too often planted
In the human breast. Fsme, world.
" hope, arc thought 10 be the
AIN OF human ondeayor IL ~
not my purpose TO present a
scholastic address. 1 speak to you M n
ffiund-I speak 10 you on the activities
Of life, lis duties and responsibilities.
Much Of the Instruction Of the past has
not been correct. Compensation is
Gods law; you, my friends, are iIs
recipients. II you fail aud tho Jagged
eIins encompass you, II will bo because
the law has been broken. IL has teuu
thid that your work whom you leave
tho school room IL complete. This
O. only tho boginning--tho portal.
I would not Discriminate between
,he teaching the classics anu thai
which IA unitarian. Emp.ricisln has
fialsed In tho past. The scientific must
tupplaut u. MRmm ln.sm sitting on
her golden hill has much TO DO With
the modern curriculum. Ialleyriud
ays: Language IN maize 10 conceal
thought Macy H0.caiiOi philOsOrhers
have been content when the iUunts OF
wisdom nave not been seen.
ave are told that We must gauge the
pat with monuments. l preach dow
The doctrine that ~ satisfied with con-
ten,mont. You remember the mncl-
s,rom. IL H. far more interesting t1an
the qulet stream. When Napoleon
shall have been eIecTateui when
Cmiar shall have gone into 90.
liviou, the poor monk shall still
survive. / would rather be
A dam BeIe than Cesar crowned. The
test OF true greatness IN what the heart
ia. This ~ your personality. IA
man thiuketh, ~ no ia' ONun tho
standard given by the world ~ nn uu-
true one. Emerson forgels his trans
reudenlalism and deals with realities.
The education VI the future must place
NJ Ia harmony. When We have true
education wtlshall have no abccticlsm,
no agnosticlsm to sap the found.
ntiOnH Of society. Work 10 not dbbas.
ing. There IL something pcTennially
noble In work. There 10 hope Tor him
who IL industrious. We must 'WUrk
while the day lasts; the night com %
eth when no man can work. We
want TO erect on every mountain
peak anu Ia every vale our goddtss-
Work. Work IL virtue uf the
heart. intellectually means broad,
prJgteEaivo thinking. IL On
iashlonable In some places % de-
ride work. 10 10 wrong for pureuia, lot
teachers, 10 incuicale such sn Idea.
True greatness undurlies tue iounda'
ton Of good government some day
In the iuturo Wo shall stand upou the
highest summit Of harmonious Develop
meui
"Tho education Of the future will be
more homogeneous. VIZ have been
carried away with the sVphistry OF
Spencer. The realities OF HE call TOT
grtat men. You viii 40 forth ~ carry
u tue world tho principles you have
learned. Success, honor Ia yours "
your motiyea are good. Utah II proud
OF the University, proud OF the young
men ana women nho nus cent FORM
Her mission IN noble one sue !,
g'undly fulfilling IT,"
A. the close Of Dir. Kings Grafton,
the diplomas and certificates were
conferred by Professor kug'oury IN d
brief we'll chosen address. The de-
gree OF Master OF Science WIS con
itrTed upon Mr.. w. ID. Neal, aud thai
Of Bachelor OF Science upon MI.
George q, Coray.
Judge Hardness then arose anc
stated that on account or the ioug ant
eminent services OF Prof. J. II. kings
burgy, hi-l devotion to the cauue o
oluCrtlon, his refusal OF personal ad
Vhncvment, giving the preference &,
auolher-the new ptesidcnt " the
Onivouity-the regents had decided &
confer tho degree VI LII. d.. upon
hlmi tho second In the history Of th,
Institution, the fret icing cOnierreu
upon DR.. j. II. Park.
The audience were then agniI
entertained with music, curing th'
rendition Of when, the graduates wbrl
male the recipients Of a prOiusl0n o
nnlure's choicest l3ral prodults.
Gov. West delivered a brief nddreas
w which no stated that hu was present
m common with other citizen
W witness tbs tTlumphs o
lae University. "Whiie IN
lhlH country there are no titles Of
distinction, each one has bggD given ,
Patent Of nobility. Give 10 your nlml
mater your earnest support. We ar,
lioul OF this Institution. 10 ye, need
your tupp9rt-the support u every
a,l1'n-to the end that IT, u'aiulnes