The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-09

UNIVERSITY
GRADUATES
J. Willis 6Ieed Made a Very
Mastery Address.
MANY DEGREES GIVEN
President Boyd Shows Devel-
Opment of Year.
MANY DEGREES GIVEN

Norman, 0. T.. June S-Crowded houses
have greeted each performance al the
Commencement II the University - ok
lahoma the past week. Tne faculty eou-
cert given by Instructors in the Seho0l 81
Music Thursday evcning was wen ~
ceivCd. Miss Kings solos were exception
ais fine At the close OF the program the
graduates or the School Of Music received
their different diplomas as follows:
Mrs. Minnie earn Mecker.
Miss Lulu Hooker.
Miss Maud Anna Amhrister.
Miss Katharine Williams
Miss KIne has been Tor 1--WE years direct
or OF the school OF Music of The Universi-
". Her resignation having been present
ed 20 The board. the students and faculty
expressed their appreciation OF her work
b. presenting a handsome silver nstoher
and large wall photograph. The speech
Of presentation was naado hy Mrs. Ross.
Al the Commencement exercises Friday
morning the address was made by Hoa
James Willis CieeG 81 Topeka The sub
ject WAS Real Life" Perhaps 40 more
eloquent and practical address was ever
presented az an educational institution
in oklahoma. The University chapel was
crowded and Tor an hour the large aud.-
ence paid the closest attention Tbs weu
earned reputation of james willis Glsed
as an orator certainly suffered nothing
on this occasion. The program was rem
dered az follows:
Orchestra --..-.---..........-.-. Seleetr3
Piano Solo .-....-....-......-..... Selected
Frederic Minis Ross
Invocation
Address ....-.-... Hon. James wills Gleed
Contralto solo ..,...-...-....,,-.. Selected
Grace Alkaline Itlus
Conferring OF Degrees and Presentation
Of Diplomas by the President
Violin Solo ...-.-..-...-.,.....-..... Selected
Or. +. J. Cave
one Masters and five Bachelors aegreea
were conferred. besides IS degrees ~
Pharmaceutical Chemist Tue naIacs ~
tho graduates are as follows.
Master Of Arta-Paul j. White. A. H
zoo. Southwest kansas College. Botany
and English Thesis. - report ou e
study Of the fora Of 0ldahoma.
Bachelors OK Arts Mnton Jas Fergu-
son. John Tnlman Hefsy. Paul Frankun
Famine Francis ssmueis.
son Boiend. Charles Milton Broker. Hen
~ Anderson Chandler Thomas Arilansss
Chesney. Fred Den Campbell. Lilly Eunies
Chandler. William Scion Courtney Raw
mond Robinson Hume. Rea peNease
Lindsay. John James Mccartney. Don
Alouzo Northup. Albert Raymond Smith.
Charles Conrad suman. Thomas Vim
cent. Harriet Evans Montgomery.
At The close Of the exerclses Professor
regarding the University tor the pass
year The attendance has Increased eesr
81 per cent New Instructors have been
employed new courses Ok study hsve been
added. and lhr entire course rcorganizcd.
At the auBual meeting of the board - re-
gents steps were taken % erect bundinEs
for which the Legislature last winter ap-
propriated approximately $1,000
The attendance for next year promises
10 increase even more thar during the
present year = erfect harmony has exist
ed between regents. president and fac
ulty. and the University o. af The present
tine o. wen prepared in teachers and
equipment 70 do thorough work az many
Older Institution.