The San Francisco call., 1896-05-14
MET ONCE MORE
At ALMA MATER
Berkeley's Commencement
Attended by the
Alumni.
AUSPICIOUS EXERCISES.
Collegiate Degrees Conferred to
Collegiate Degrees Conferred to
a Large Number of
Students.
JOHN sEARLE MORTON PRESENT
Learned and Interesting Addresses
Delivered by the Graduating
Students.

DEhhELE SAL., May lo.-COrn-
mencement was observed at the State
University to-day with exercises OF an
extraordinarily auspicious nature. The
graduating exercises, consisting of the
regular series of speeches, the conferring
of degrees and the presentation Of di-
plomas, took place as usual in the after
noon at Harmon gymnasium; bus the one
element which made the day day to be
remembered was the reunion of the entire
alumni of the institution.
The morning, with the exception of the
meeting of the Regents. was given up to
the graduates for carrying on their exer-
cises.
First, at o'clock the graduating class
was presented to the regents and to the
Alumni Association in Bacon Art Gallery I;
at 10 o'clock a general assembly OF visitors
at the library took place; from 10 to u the
alumni went in procession on q tour of
visitation and inspection of the buildings
and grounds.
Governor Budd and several of his class
mates were among the party Of quasi e1-
cursionists.
After the formal course OF visitation ad
come TO an end the representatives OF the
various classes since '66 gathered in small
groups and traversed the campus, visiting
the old landmarks and recalling the many
pleasant pastimes and memora bic assoCia-
iions of their college days.
AT II o clock lunch was served in the
court of the Mechanics building. where
covers for 400 had been spread.
After an hour or more had been spent
about the festive board, toasts were de-
clared in order, and the following adher
ents OF the university, some of whom were
not graduates, but teachers, responded:
Henry c. McPike, on behalf of the Law
School; DR.. L. NJ. F. Wanzer, on behalf
behalf of the Dental College; f. A.
Beckett, on behalf of the College of Phar-
macy, and Hon. Arthur Rodgers, on be-
half OF the Berkeley Alumni.
The graduates of the Affiliated Colleges
had been invited over by the Alumni As
sociation and each OF them was repre-
sented by a speaker. The entire proceed
ings of the morning had every phase of a
true reunion and a granting of a new lease
of life to the love OF the graduates for their
alma mater.
Long before 2:3o, the hour set for the
opening OF the graduating exercises, the
gymnasium was filled to overhowing.
Presently there came from the library
building a professional line, marching in
double tle, of at least $50 persons, consti-
tuting a majority OF the board of re-
gents, the faculty and the graduating
class. Leading the band of students IN
their last act of formal duty while under
the jurisdiction OF the university were
two colored sergeants bearing American n
flags and attended by two aids.
Immediately behind the colors came
Governor Budd and Regent Rogers, next
came President Kellogg and Rev. George
B. Hatch, the chaplain of the day. In
order next came the regents, faculty and
class members. The young ladies OF the
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boards and gownS-another revival of q
time-honored college custom for seniors.
AT the close of the addresses by the four
speakers of the day Governor Budd pre-
sented TO the officers of the military de-
part their commissions. He preluded the
formal presentation of the martial docu-
ments with an appropriate speech, in
which he exhorted the young soldiers TO
ever be in readiness to respond to the call
to arms in a noble cause and to work in
every way.
After an invocation by the Rev. George
B. Hatch. the first student speaker of the
day. Hubert Coke Wyckoff. delivered his
thesis entitled Progress From Status to
Contract" He defined his subject as the
development of society from a condition
in which the status OF an individual Is
wholly controlled by birth into caste, or
class, as in the backward nations, to q
civilization in which choice and effort are
factors in determining the places of indl-
yiduals.
Martin c. Flaherty was to have spoken
next on professional Education" but he
was excused at his own request.
Following Wyckoff came Miss Eleanor
Bennett, who chose for her paper, "What
the Novel May Do for the Student"
Theodore de Leo de Laguna spoke next on
| 'Beauty, the Measure OF Educa tional Bal
| ances." and Harry Herbert Hirst, the
| medalist, ended the speaking with an ad-
dress on The Profession of Engineering ~
Immediately after the conclusion of
| Hirsts address the degrees were conferred
| on the advanced students and on the eradu.
ating class of one hundred and twenty
| nine by the president, after which the
| military commissions were presented by
| the Governor. Following is the complete
list OF graduates and the degrees con-
ferred:
Wellman Fairbanks, b. S. (dichlgan); Frederick
Leslie Ransome, B. s.
The degree of Master OF Arts upon Walter Hud.
dieston Graves, A. B.; William Ferdinand Larsen.
Cand. Phil. University OF Copenhagen); Pau
John Mohr. A. B. toberlin); Eugene Pitcher A B. ;
Evelyn Louise Sheppard, A. b.
The degree of master of letters upon Edith Mar
tin Clayes, BL.; Annie Lucy Inskeep B.L.; Eft a
Evangeline Moore, A B. (Oregon), Am. Gbid) |;
Oscar Sutro, BIZ; Mary Elizabeth Wilson, b {.
(Smith College,
The degree of master OF science upon Frank Watts
Bancroft, B-s.: Elmer Edgar Hall, B s. (Unlver-
sty of Southern Caifornia): Myer Edward Jana
Ph. b.; Augustus Valentine Saph, BIS; Selma
Sharpe, BIS
The degree OF Bachelor OF Arts upon Francis
Herbert Dam. Harry Dale Dan:orth, Clara Augusta
Henry, Guy Hinton Phi B., Lille Unna KalInan.
Tracy Randall Kelley, Frederic Randolph King,
Theodore de Leo de Lasuna, George Davis Louder
back, George Jewett McChesney, Alma Michal-
itschke. Arthur Walbrdge North. Thomas Allen
Perkins, William Thomas Plunkett, frank Ever
EFT Sawyer Mabel Symmes.
The degree of bachelor of letters upon Jessie
Mabel Anderson, Helen Milton Andres Frank
rgall, Laura Louise Bartlett, Eleanor Vanderbelt
Rennet, 4 izabeth blanchard, Bertha Theresa
Bradley. Corrie Bruere, Milton L. ChoynsEi
Clyde Algernon Allen Cross Edith Florence
CulIn, Sidney Myer Ehrman. Milton Herman
Esberg, Ethel Ruby Farnham, Maybelle Iopise
pusIer, Galen Merriam Usher, Josephine Pauline
Gnaca. John Darwin Gish, Sarah Mand Green
Louise Jose phine Hawkins, Nora Ellen Hussev
Ada Gertrude Little, Edward Leodore Nav berry
Jr, Eula Mitchell, Joseph O'Connor Ber, ha
oliver, Clara Jeanette Pearne, Lutte Adele Ruch
Mabel Worthington Sullivan, Bertha Sweet
Rachel Vrooman, Lou Dexter Whipple John
Lewis wittenmyer, Essie Belle Woodland, EsteIle
May Young.
The degree of bachelor of philosophy upon AR.
| thur Agard, Bukio Ara'a, Alexander Richaris
| Bald win Eta May Bartlett. Harriet rrneste
Bienenfeld, James Philip Davis, Mabel Anfs
Fisher, Martin Charles Flaherty William Natnan
| iel Friend, Maud Bingham Hansche, Charles Ros
coe Holton, John Power Hutchins Katherins
| Davies Jones, George Dudley Kierulff, Freemar
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