Arizona republican., 1898-01-27
EXERCISES AT THE UNIVERSITY
The Students Listen to a Number ol
 Able Addresses at Tucson.


 Able Addresses at Tucson.
 Tucson, lAriz, Jan. 26.-(Speeial Correspondence of The Republioan.)- As Tuesday was a holiday the usual routine of the university was changed and in place of the nor. ing reciia- tions some appropriate exercises were substituted. There was some delay in getting started, but by 10 o'clock all was in readiness and assemIb, y was called. President Parker ex- plained the occasion in a few brief remarks, but dwelt more fully upon the causes that led to the observance of the 25th anniversary of the discov- cry of gold in California He then introduced the first speaker, Col. Za- briskie. His vivid description of the stirring scenes that were enacted when the first news arrived and the subsequent struggle for transporta- ton to the gold fields brought them so accurately before the miad that listening was a pleasure. At the close he paid g. glowing tribute to the pioneers that settled California and Arizona.
 With such men no narrow mindcd bigorty or gangrene prejudice can long hold sway" said he. Within the bosoms of such nature has i'm planted bold, honest and forcible sen- timen,s which correspond with thS grand and prominent landmarks with which she has dotted the plainS in such lavish profusion and amid which the honest pioneer has learEed his les son of wisdom. Such are the men who have laid the foundation Of every commonwealth in the grand galaxy of states since the time y4en Miles Standish attempted to weo the Pur- tan maiden through his friend. Such are the men whose /bra1ery and sarnest zeal have Transformed the mountsins and plains of the great American desert hto the beautiful homes Of millionZ of free-men. Such are the men who became the Argo- nauts of '49 aTd planted the seeds OF new civilization on the Pacific coast; who, as California pioneers, brought order out of chaos and gave to the woHd an exhibition Of hero- ism, indoHhitable energy and a l8tent ability t@ cope with any status or condEicW which might present itself withoYdJ the light of precede-t or ore v1ouSmexperience. Men who by their eneY ,ses and heroic spirit huilded an eHfrfe Of wealth, enterprise and ccm- fcial power such as the world had
 lot hith seen.
 What shall we say of Arizona. the youngest sister in the national family ? Are the pioneers of that class, who nave followed In the wake of great ness and grasped success from the jaws Of defeat? Is the record of her earlier sons to avail naught? Can the pr1vations, sufferings and bloody takings-off of so many gallant ones be forgotten while their bones strew the highway. ghastly monuments of savage cruelty? If heroic self sac rifice. bitter agony and the struggles of despair constitute the foundation stone of a great state, then indeed should Arizona claim the first dis tinction.
 What is to be the future of. this grest land? Are these houndlezs plains ard lonely valleys to become the homes of happy and prosp srous people or will the willy savage and fhe bowling coyote become the sue cessors and repres ntative= of those whose energies, bravery and sufferings opened the pioneers w2y 10 this mag nffcent domain? This Is the prob- lem of the Imm ediate future Truly this land of beauty is g. godly heri- tage. With boundless resources and ia Climate of marvellous rsalubrty, with undeveloped grandeur fairly beckoning US to it's embrace we stand with lowering mien and shadowed brow peering with anxious expectancy i to catch the first bright glean of hoce i through foreign effcrt.
 "Then would rescund the prsises oi j AriZona's greatnes until her repu a. tion would shine as resplendent upor i the pages of history as the scintillating ] ray reflected from the daZz' ing sum- ! mits of her sun-kissed hillS.'' Professor McCrea superintend7 mt o1 the public schools of Tucson, followed and presented different views of the results that have accrued from fhe S. covery of gold. He also branched of upon educational topics that were Ct interest and value
 ! Next in order was Judge Hayden O. Tempe, whose many years spent amid the stirring scenes of the frontier provided him with an abundance O. topics upon which TO speak. He closet his remarks with few words of ad vice, warning us not to forget tha character is the main factor in up building commonwealth.
 Professor Rockfellow next furnishet few "reminiscences from his early life in Arizona
 Chancellor Hughes concluded tn programme with many bright thought and sugeastions. The effect of hi ne tapnor9si . | description of Arizona a Hand re ing in an ahR1dance o sunshine; here one'