The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-06-09
INTERESTING AND IMP0S-
ING EXERCISES.
ADDRESS BY MR.. SPEED.
Governor Barnes Makes an Inter.
estlng Taik-Other Addresses
statistics OF the Unlver-
slty Attendance-Co
cert and a Re-
ception.
specinl To the Daily Leader.

Special TO the Daily Leader.
NORMAN, June s The closing exer.
cises OF the territorial university are
being held this week an last yening's |
program was most interesting one. |
The large audiencS room Of the uni |
verslty was filled to overlooking |
Gov. Barnes and wife and many other |
visitors from various parts of the terri
tory we're present, showing the high |
appreciation in which the institution
is held throughout the territory
The exercises began by an open air
concert by the university band.
Later Mrs. 5 evenson, OF saltwater,
Mrs Buchanan, Miss Grace King and
the male quartette furnished a musi-
cal program that WAS we'll received
Hon. Horace Speed delivered the
annual address. He asked those
whom he addressed 10 divest their
minds of the belief that new ideas, or
new philosophy is being promulgated
in our day. In the most remote per
7 tOlh Vi " hAGh We haNN hhg hhO"ANhkN
the same great truths were taught by
inspired men When the people be-
leved in them and acted upon them
they advanced. AS they rejected them
them they retrogi AIDED. The univer-
sity is not the originator Of knowledge
but the disseminAtor of It,
Gov Barnes paid an eloquent tribute
to Oklahoma's educational institutions
and especially to the university and
explained to young men the great diff
ference between the opportunities for
obtaining an education now and thirty
gears ago and gave to the students eS-
cellent advice and encouragement
At the close OF his address he dcliv-
cred diplomas to Jno. w Barber and
Geo. N. Miller. who had completed a
course in pharmacy.
Judge Geo. s Green, of Guthrie, one
Of the regents Of the university, then
spoke. He was familiar with the early
trials Of the university of Kansas aud
our own and drew a comparison favor
able to the latter.
Frank Greer, of Guthrie, was called
upon and delivered short address.
Pres. Boyd gave some interesting
statistics in regard TO the university.
All but four of the counties of the ter
ritory are represented at the institu-
tion. There were l72 students en-
rolled during che year just closed.
Eighty four of these are from outside
OF Cleveland county. Next to Cleve-
land, Canadian county furnished the
largest number OF pupils. Next year
will show large increase in atten-
dance. Heretofore the curriculum has
only embraced to the sophomore year.
Next year it will embrace the whole
four years course.
1t is due the university to say that
its faculty il among the best OF any
similar institution in the country and
it will aft ord greater advantages ior
securing higher education to the
youth of Oklahoma than any other.
The following are the members OF
the faculty:
D. R. Boyd, A. NJ, tWooster) presi
dent and professor Of moral aud men
, tai science.
Ed win DeBarr, Phi. b, university
OF Mich.l professor OF physics, chem,
istry and pharma ~
J, s. Buchanan, b s., (Cum 1erland)
e professor Of civies and history.
t Fred $. Elder A. b (Prnceton) in
2 struetor in mathematics
, j.. # Paxton, A M, (Miosouri and
Harvard) Greek and latin
Mary Overstreet, kansas Normal
: English
/ Look for the facts demonstrated by
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