Daily camera., 1897-06-03
5 NEWS.
COMMENCEMENT DAY.
Tho University Holds Its Twentieth An
niversary Exercises.

Tho University Holds Its Twentieth An
niversary Exercises.
The Presbyterian church was filled
this morning, when, with appropriate
ceremonies, the candidates for degrees
received their diplomas from the hands
of the president. The occasion marks
an epoch in the history of the institution
the closing year of the first score of its
existence. How well it has prospered
was well illustrated by the throng OF
graduates who were this day launched
forth upon their various professions.
The church and stage had been beautl-
fully and artistically decorated and from
the moment OF the opening of the doors
the corps of ushers were busy conduct
ing the visitors to their seats.
A musical number preceded and fol-
lowed the invocation by the Rev. w. K.
hoffman, and then Joel F. Vale, Esq,
delivered the commencement oration,
"The Method of Solution" Mr.. Vaile's
oration was comprehensive and logical
and the obligations and responsibilities
were clearly set forth. In introducing
the subject Mr.. Vale reviewed the work
of the young men and women present,
for the previous four years. Their In
vestigations in science, literature and
| mathematics and the difficulties attend
ing them were past and now comes the
real struggle with life. He then proposed
some of the problems which confronted
them in social, political and various other
lines. The labor problem and its COM
plcations brought about by the newly In
vented machinery, the methods of COM
munlcation in the world, and above all
the massed capital of the world, was
viewed from either side. The question
of the rights of labor to organize and de-
mand fixed and unvarying remuneration
irrespective of merit was also introduced.
The questions of finance and currency
occupied in his estimation an important
position and the arguments OF the gold
ties against silver as being fiat money
was met by the assertion that all money
is fiat money. The various possible
solutions of the labor problems by the
force of arms and violence were not, in
his estimation, on par with the one OF
reason and he believed the true remedy
Law in the ballot box The new gradu-
ates, he concluded, were to be called up
on to cope with these problems and
urged the use OF logical methods in thelr
solutions. The speech dealt with the
stirring, living problems of the day and
produced a profound impression upon
his hearers.
The comforting of the degrees by
President Baker followed the address
and after this two musical numbers anc
the bene diction. The music for the oc
casion was furnished by the preparatory
school orchestra composed of the follow
ing members: E. Waite Elder. Chas. E
Southard, Miss Nellie Greenman, FREQ
Burger, Leon Whitney, A. T. Henry, Jr.
w. S. Burnett, c. H. Farnsworth.
The candidates for degrees were;
DEGREE OF Nj. A.
| Mary Dransfeld, B. S., Wellesley
1891, Rochester, N. Y.
I DEGREE OF B. A.
Charles Easley, Golden.
t Earl Wheldon Haskins, La Junta.
Jenne Frances Wise. city.
DEGREE OF PHI, B.
i Nan Katherine Brown, city.
Edith Lancaster Coan, city.
| Albert Dakan, Perry Park.
Charlotte Joy Farnsworth, city.
Lulu Hanklns, city.
| Nina Hooking, city.
Addie Agatha Kendrick, city.
Edgar Kesner, city
Emma Gertrude Leake, Canon City
Jessie Georgia Neiklrk, city.
Sue Graeme Shotwell, city.
E, dith Weymouth, Denver.
Eta May Zollinger, Waldwick, Wis
DEGREE OF BIS.
Edna Jeanette Bailey, city.
Merritt Jul ''us Crandall, city.
Carl Hiram Paddock, Trinidad.
DEGREE OF B: S. (c. E.)
Frederick Williar.r Whiteside, Denver.
DEGREE OF M. D.
Elphelet Conner Baldwin, Denver.