The Lamar register., 1902-06-25
STATE SCHOOL OF MINES.
Graduating Exercises and Election Of
New President.


Denver. June 21.-The trustees of the
State School of Mines met at Golden
Thursday and elected Professor Chas.
s. Palmer. professor of chemistry at
the University of Colorado ut Boulder,
to succeed Regis Chauvenet as presi-
dent of the mining school. On the in
formal ballot Professor Davidson of
Des Moines received one vote. but Pro-
feSsOr Palmer was unanimously chOs-
en- on the formal ballot.
The graduating exercises of the class
OF 1902 We're held Thursday afternoon
mt the Golden Opera House, which was
well filled. A special train was run on
the Denver, Lakewood & Golden rail
road to accommodate the friends of the
school from Denver The opera house
was decorated in the school cOlors and
the stage was banked with palms.
William ii. Bryant of Denver ad-
dressed the graduates. He spoke of
the great advance that had been made
within the last 100 years in civilization
and attributed 1t to the scientific dis
cOveries which had been made possi-
BILE by the great privilege OF free
speech and free thought, which was
enjoyed first in America and later in
other countries. He impressed upon
the graduates the fact that although
the advance had been marvellous. the
wonders that had been accomplished
in the nineteenth century were but
foreshadowings of what would be done
during the twentieth The scientific
college men. he said. would be the ones
from whom this would be expected.
The honor of comforting the degrees
was left to Regis Chauvenet. retiring
president of the school. Professor
Chauvenet spoke n few words to the
graduates, advising them to take truth
and honesty as their motto IL they
wished to attain true success. The
graduates are worthy of the name of
mining engineers and Professor Chau-
venet has certainly lived up to the
words which he spoke to them when
they We're freshmen. that there would
he no tail enders'' In the class and
that no one would De graduated who
vas not thoroughly competent in NIL
of the branches of mining engineering.
Only twenty per cent. of the original
class has succeeded in securing the Ill
ploma which marks n successful end
ing to the four-year course.
The list of graduates follows:
Nell A. Anderson. Union. Idaho:
Herbert Il. Badger. Greeley. Colo;
Chauncey 7. Barron, Ell Paso. Tex;
John Evans Bergh. Denver. Colo; John
William Bucher. Denver Colo: q.
Contague Butler, Golden. Colo; Tavern
j. Charles. Morrison. Colo; Walter
Christensen. Fremont. Neb.: William
Hawes Coghill. Denver; Arthur Harry
Collbran. Seoul. Corea: w. Ray Cox.
Golden. Colo; Walter l.. Enrich. Colo
RADIO Springs. Colo: William Witty FL
lis. Denver. Colo: Frank NJ. Estes. Jr..
st. Louis. Mo-: Harry NJ. lexis. Cres-
ton. Iowa; Frank Welton Lehmer, Oma-
In. Neb.; James Fay Montrose. Dem
yer. Colo: Cleveland OsgoOd Moss.
Denver. Colo: Russell Il. Paul. Den
YER. Colo: Oliver Powers. Anger. Ohio;
Horace Thornton Reno. Arvada. Colo:
John V. richards. Spokane. Wash;
Charles Elmer Rowe. Round Rock,
Tex; Lynn w. Storm. Denver. Colo; ;
Alfred c. Watts. Newark, n. ].
1t ls announced that President
Chauvenet will conduct the examina-
tions for entrance next fall. which will
occur at Golden during the remainder
of this week and until finally conclud-
ed. Fully POO young men. including
quite n number from Denver. have
filed applications to he admitted ns
freshmen. This is twice as many as
the school will accommodate.