Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-08
THE UNIVERSITY
COMMENCEMENT
lmoresslve Exercises Held in the
Theatre Today.
STUDENTS NEiADDREssEs.
tadre Powers speaks to the Gradu-
ate. ueEcnt Prank rsirce Tells OF
oftho Institutiution's CROWN.

Tho commencement exercises Of the
University were held at the Thcatcr
Today
the stage was beautifully decorated.
rsrl and bunting ,oid that the late
uir aas not been forgotten. Palms.
rssss. pcoulcn, carnations and margucr-
nss fr1nicd the stage. while at the back
tsrksts and boqucts u flowers were
backed up Tor the GRADUATED. a fnc
bsuqucs rracbd tho speakers stand.
snd Of bic right the % diplomas and
CERTIFICATES were placed ON a stand
awaiting presentation to the students.
zach one gioricd IN the crimson and
rsld. while the normal Yale blue, and
DE college orange u the seniors were
u,l 90 bows ON the frame.
Am a.. M. Wcihu'a orchestra led on
With O. softiy penetrating rhapsody. ana
The graduates began TO march down
upsn tho stage from the rear. They
remained STANDING uli all Of the sixty
nins has entered ana all sat down TO-
raihsr A. the last bcwitchlng airs "
ODE music dlcd away, President Joseph
D. smith arose and offered prayer.
aai.c By the orchestra followed.
FAps IN SCHOOLS.
President Kingnbury announced the
Easy. Evolution u Fada la the School
rdm." by Miss Virginia Bush.
This essay was one Of the brightest
tal cloyercat criticisms Of the current
evils " tho new education.
ialt has yet been produced. Miss liush
ttii that magic influence goes from
ra1oln that every IDEA Of modern cdu-
alton posHeaurn all the value N the
lees Of tho past with the superior gem
ils Of the present Little children now
dance childhood away In the beautiful
fs.dH OF profound learning. iut fnds
have crypt into the schools which VIII
make intellectual cripplcs. There has
teen a slow Development Up % present
deals. educational systems 10 Eain tho
tad sought must adjust Themselves 10
banging needs To the rupcrneinlly
wise. the schools present a wonderful
Enhancement To many the Idea that a
GA can enter the school room " hh-
furi. In schools are the underlying
principles ~ true teaching. Fada IN
600 school ruum, like fashions In drCHh,
tFe the result Of imitation. There urc
THINKS iu the education u today that
uy0r very much uf fadH. Wee tots are
Worrying their brains over cximina-
tons. and trying 20 see how many
grades they can cover Or skip. They
an taught the buneling scientific
Hlmrs of flowers and plants. They are
made 20 struggle with mathematical
facts that have puzzled the brains "
philosophers. They urr FASTENED
through the grades of the common
school through the preparatory courses
% thr university, and then through the
universally courses. Thuy aru made
shallow and Helf.nntlHnrd. True. the
ssh,ois or today arr dolng more Tor
their students than they ever ana, but
me- evils have grown with tho good.
MODERN CoMAiERCGAIisM
u. Ciaud Lewla delivered an grafton
900 commerce and oommcrcialiam II
taH nnr offort. In both matter and
delivery. and was listened Co with the
commorrialiam Of today IL the one
universal Ism Of tho world u has but
one doctrine: Get more trade.
capital II the stored up energy ~ So
t.1iy. Those WIN control Il control the
fovas ~ which mankind exist ny
MASON of tho aggregation OF the cnpi-
ial lf nations into tno nauuu co. % lew
people The lAhoring element " the civ
lzfi world today IN rapidly sinking IN
90 condition OF scrfdom.
This free Republic " ours IL failing
O. prey Ia tho successful imitnt0ru OF
these sharks OF England. The amount
% capital being consolidated into trusts
D. most appalling, The trust stock In
c1TpIuted during the FIRST two months
M this year was no less than one bill
ION. two hundred and nfty million dol.
lifH. and We are Informed that u VIII
exceed six billions by next December,
A passage Ia Governor i'ingrre'H last
H|HHHHHUHs. 10 nHlTNlaau.a IHaHNHIuHfIVft la
10 point. He says. zone BY ono each
~ The neceasarios OF llfc ~ falling into
l1e hands Of ~ special syndicate OF
trust ur trade combine. which are but
olh't names for "A group VI Pnen domi.
mated by ono man 81 superior force and
fgnlhH. into whose single hand Is COM
'.ntnted more power than nsy King
arfses and In comparison 10 whom
llo r1hhcr haronH were piTmica In their
coma ny FOR eNtnrtlon ana oppression"
What n the use OF our struggles FOR
political liberty n We nrr To sink az
once Into industrial hondaEo7 II this
20 hc our deatlny? II American mnn-
hood going 20 be satisfied with a HyH-
lrm N distribution that gives 20 much
W those who produce nothing ana re-
Nlggl 20 tho droga those whose brain
hll Drawn arr the foundation 0f all
,lr ErentnesHf While the men N intel
gat aud industry have been busy ind
H "Ah INV 10 huhlhEhiN tho HNNhlNAA
FORCES Of this universe and make them
.n'rnte for the benefit ~ an mankind,
lhoHc creatures ~ cunning have been
.heminE how 10 auhiuRnto the workers.
anl got control NJ. the results o. their
industry, Their schemea are now be-
lf mnturod, only time can decide
Mhat tho tlnal outcome will be. Let us
Wlst that present conditions arr but "a
larslnE phase Of our social advance
lnrni, This much we do know; That
We greatest tyranny In government has
.IMayH preceded political liberty, l.
INDUSTRIAL liberty 10 be the result " tho
lFhl that ~ now on2 II rests with us
% decide. II begins 10 look na n we
We're going 20 do II IN the right way,
are beginning 90 realize that man
Nnd belongs TO itself. not 10 kings or
In"nnpollsts" The same spirit N
lemocrncy that has revealed 10 uR that
we 90 not cooperate In tho state to
provide n few with palaces and thrones
. also leading uf 20 see that the only
Hshteous cooperation In trade IL that
which organizes the labor NJ an FOR the
nenent " an who labor II n religious
ana political liberty that has put an
,ni 10 mnrtyrdom and tyranny. II IL
INDUSTRIAL liberty that win do away
WIN pauperlHm and multi-mili onairiam.
~ Ia politics the right 20 govern comes
from those who are governed; 30 In