, 1897-09-23
THE OPENING EXERCISES
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING EN-
TIERS UPON THE nth YEAR
OF IT'S EXISTENCE.
President Graves Welcomes The Students
and People 10 the University and
Judge Charles W. Bramel Delivers
the Annual Address to the Students
increasing Program.

The opening exercises for the eleventh
year o. the university took place in the
auditorium this morning. beginning at
8 o'clock. The auditorium was comfort
ably filled and the exercises were great
~ appreciated by those assembled.
First upon the program was a pi~..o
solo by Miss Emma Nagel. "Serenata
Napoli.ana." which was performed with
precision and ability.
President Graves read a scripture les
son from The 18Th chapter OF Corinthians
shat teau iful sermon upon charity. and
chen all united in saying the Lords
prayer. al the conclusion Of which the
audience sang America"
In a very happy vein. President
Graves welcomed the students. both old
and new. and the people OF Wyoming
20 the university. in the following
ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
We have today completed he frs; de-
cade OF Our existence as a STATE universe
y. and it is my pleasant duty on this
and he older students OF The university
and TO extend a hear,y greeting TO those
who are here for the frs. time. It re-
fees credit on the state as A whole that
our numbers have eadily increased,
and ii promises well for the future OF
Wyoming. For il IS the college-bred
nan, as a rule, who has attained to
greater eminence in this country. Oc-
c~asiOnal.y we hear Of an American who
has distinguished himself Tor all time
that did not have the advantages OF a
university training. We have heard.
too. OF college graduates who have made
dismal failures. But the probabilities
point the other way. Statistics show
chat while one man in every 40 who have
gone 10 college becomes distinguished.
only one in 10000 who do not take the
opportunity ever leaves his mark behind
him. That is. where one man unframed
by the university succeeds. $50 collegiate
men attain to distinction. Such over
wheiming figures should ARGUS even the
most INDECENT men and women to make
he most Of what the state is freely Of
fering them.
Let us remember, too, that although
our university is still small in numbers.
here is considerable advantage even in
this. The intimate relations Of student
and teacher when the classes are small,
are marked. and are productive OF M UGH
good 10 the student. Such mSn as Jefer-
son, Webster, Chcate. Longfellow, Gar
field, Benjamin Harrison and a host OF
ogher orators. poets and statesmen, both
dead and living. graduated from very
small colleges. Edward w. Box has
recently told us that 60 per cent 0. the
brain!est Americans who have risen to
prominence and success are graduates Of
colleges whose names are hardly known
outside OF their W states. So let us be
thankful that. although our university
is making strides forward, her numbers
will no. for some time be SO large as to
prevent the closest contact Of student
and professor.
Few things have occurred during the
summer and these have probably been
already noticed by you. The large new
wings on the mechanical building and
the new greenhouse will afford addition
al opportunities for work in forging
foundry, mining and horticulture, and
will undoubtedly be as much a matter
for congratulation to you as the win
dow shades in various rooms or the wal
paper in the ladies' study, c%oncealing
that enlarged edition Of Puck and othel
humorous productions.
The recent honor that has been so de.
servedly shown our captain is a persona
pleasure to us all. and we tender him
cordial congratulations. To our new
new professor CT English we give a hear.
~ greeting. And. citizens Of Wyoming
| wish to thank you for the interest yor
have repeatedly shown in all that affects
the state university. and to say that VT
greatly appreciate your presence here
today.
We are now entering upon u elev.
enth year. We look upon the past with
pride. and upon the future with hope
The fulfllment OF this hope depend:
upon you. The members o. this faculty
and it is a faculty Of which any state
may we'll be proud-give you their bes
efforts. but without your cooperation
they can accomplish nothing.
New Year is the recognized date fol
making good resolutions, and so I hopt
that on this new years day for the uni.
versity, you are all making good resolu'
tions-not to be as easily broken as
hose of the typical New Year-resolves
TO get as much as you can on of this
years work. and to take fullest advant.
age OF the wonderful opportunities the
state has provided FOR you.
At the conclusion Of his welcoming
remarks. President Graves paid a high