The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-14
Alumni OF UNIVERSITY.
Annual Address Was Delivered by Rhodes
SemmeS Baker.
4 LIST OF THE GRADUATES OF 1893
Those Who viii Receive Their
Diplomas in the Various
Schools Today.
A LIST OF THE GRADUATES OF 1899

Austin, Texas, June 13.--This was
alumni day at the university. The annual
address was delivered by Rhodes semmes
Baker Of Dallas Tonight a concert was
gwen i'll the auditorium, followed by a
banquet
The business meeting of the Alumni as
ISOLATION, held today, was marked by the
largest attendance in its history.
The committee appointed to arrange for
ne purchase Of marble busts of the late
Governor Roberts and of Sir Swante Palm
made It's report, showing the amount of
Subscriptions to this time to be $685., near
all paid. The balance of the necessary
sl0OO will undoubtedly be raised. The
Ousis are now completed, but can not be
Hssented before next commencement.
upon recommendations of the executive
Smmiliee' G. W. Allen, Esq, and Miss
eMcrd lie Teller were admitted to
Membership.
The new constitution was adopted as a
Whole.
The committee on alumni scholarships
reported providing for scholarships rO- be
awarded out OF funds of the association
salen was adopted a committee was APP
psn'ed to perfect the details, to report
AZ me mex, annual meeting.
committee was appointed to solicit
inscriptions of the alumni for the pur'
'asse Of an athletic field.
I'M. me election of officers was held and re-
,s9ed as follows: 7. p. Burlington o
ssaatefson. alumni orator at the next an
A.. commencement; V l.. Brooks o
rssuh' president; c. II. Miller of Austin
ne ne president; Constance Pessels. treas
rl' Miss Grace Harrison, secretary
,cuuVe committee: j. W. Maxwell, 7
ps.Let' H. l.. Bats, Louis Fisher, j. 4
p, a Nations Ideal" was the subject c
,o aoues s Baker of Dallas, delivered be
was as follows:
,h am going to talk for a short time toda
wv our Nations ideal. our Nation
nope, as seen in the lessons of her Origin
TAI. history and her present condition
ms IDEAL is best stated in a portion
Tr, preamble to the constitution of II
red states; I'VE, the people of Il
i ns' states, in order TO secure the bes
80 OF liberty to ourselves and our POI
tn,iss' 40 ordain and establish this const
s-,,.u Ihis ideal is a new law of iii
Sm,. is an American creation f
sas icsns 1t is distinctly their owl
ssS S, though rooted and grounded in Angl
thA mn luea OF self government. is. neve
lIsh =. a radical advance upon the En-
"su law of liberty.
n PRESIDENT, II seems rather importa
tb,s al this point for us to consider W
sor constitution was adopted There
ana IN these days-their number is va
Va iear Is increasing who say that
TS adopted in order to create a matte
Il say that there was imnliediy Civ
e,n. ongress under the general welfa
nIshs me power TO pass all laws that
poSi tn'ns ,uced 10 the formation o
4 selui l2rss--s They say that congr,
ON, ue ultimate repository Of power unt
lss pan OF government. and that It N
o,htly DO FOR this nation whatever q
p-ss sovereign nation can do. BY q
h, pie they seek to justify congress
prss., ercise OF powers outside OF those
Nv conferred by the constitution.
reasonable and necessary implicat
r;aole from the conferred powers.
position hnds no sanction in