Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
END OF The COMMENCEMENT
Exercises at University Of Nebraska Close
with Annual Address.
GOVERNOR MICKEY TO cADtD OFFICERS
Commissions in National Guard Are
Accompanied by AninindversiOn to
the Duties and Responsible
tiles of Citizenship.
From a stan Correspondent

LINCOLN. June u-(Special.) THE COM
mencement exercises at the University of
Nebraska closed this morning with the ad-
dress OF Rev. Robert Macarthur Of New
York on The Place Of America Among the
Nations" The exercises were held in the
Auditorium, which was crowded Headed
by the university band. Chancellor An
drows, Governor Mickey, Rev. Macarthur
the faculty and students of the school
marched from the university to the Audi
torium in a body At the opening Rev
Tuttle offered prayer. The class then pre-
sented Chancellor Andrews a leather bound
chair made in the fashion Of a miniature
throne. Music was furnished by Miss Flor
ence F'iske, Mortimer Wilson, Miss Lillian
Eiche and Howard Kirkpatrick The de-
grees were conferred by Chancellor An
drews.
Governor Mickey presented commissions
to the cadets, and in his talk to them on
military training said:
1t gives me great pleasure to stand before
you for a moment on this eventful oc-
cason and to rejoice with you in the
long been looking forward. The path lead
ing to the scholastic attainments which
weary. Often the obstacles before you have
seemed almost insurmountable and at
times you may have had serious thoughts
of giving up in despair. But your better
judgment has prevailed and with your de
termination to press on to the goal has
come a strength of purpose, a development
of will power which is one of the most
valuable adjuncts Of your education and
which will prove of inestimable value to
| you through life. 1t is a great thing to
have finished any meritorious work. There
| is inspiration and strength in the very
tnought OF completion ana MAKE n9io 3ii,, 70
| asset you possess is not the amount Of
Latin you may have learned. not the honors
you may have won In higher mathematics,
| in literature or in the sciences, not the
| preferment gained along any special line Of
| confidence which comes from pursuing a
| mighty purpose through a long series of
| years. swerving neither to the right nor to
| goal of cmbition-an honored victor This
| thought of triumph. of having beaten down
obstacles and mounting over their shattered
| this is the idea which breeds intellectual
giants and which makes the world the
debtor OF genius. And so | heartily con-
gratulate you as participants in this COM
mencement season upon having reached the
| You have toiled. but not in vain. The sure
| recompense of fitting reward is yours, for
stored away in your disciplined minds is a
capital stock for any vocation of life which
| dollars and cents cannot measure.
Obligation to the state.
In attaining to your present degree of
| development you have individually as
sumed much Of responsibility, not only to
state in general. You have freely availed
| yourselves of the educational privileges
| the common wealth has placed before you
and in accepting these privileges you have
| virtually said you will discharge the OBJ
legation imposed by casting the full weight
of your example and influence In behalf of
good government in the broadcast sense of
the term. You are debtors to the state
thing in return. You whom / am espe-
cially addressing, graduate officers of the
SSe hsVe many Of
| classmates. In the course Of your uni
versity life your colleagues have recog-
nized your qualities of leadership and have
elevated you to commanding positions in
connection with the military system in
vogue. The state now ratihes the decision
OF your peers and issues to you commits
sions as honorary members Of the Ma
tional Guard. It is deyoutly hoped that
your military services will never be needed
But organized society owes to itself the
duty OF self-protectlon and there are times
} ways of peace are the ways OF progress
| war Is curse OF the most terrible char
acter' And yet notwithstanding the bless
conflict the inexorable logic of events oc
caslonally requires that the one give way
TO the other In such a case II is to be
hoped that the burden of Responsibilities
VIII rest upon you and that loyalty to gov
} ceived.
| AS commander in chief of the militar,
ttorces OF Nebraska II now affords me greai
pleasure to present to you your respectiv,
commissions as honorary members of thu
81 ANdllOudi GudTQ. 1Ou nave Deen ChOSeT
, by your colleagues as men worthy of thi.
confidence and 1 earnestly hope that YOU
careers through future years will fully
5 JUSTIFY the faith here reposed In you.
, Admitted to the Bar.
The Supreme Court Bar association com
pleted its work this afternoon and ha,
. made up its report for submission to tn,
supreme court The graduates of the Uni
versity Law school were admitted to prac
I tice without the formality Of an exam
$ ination. Out of the thirteen applicant
, who stood the examination five failed Il
pass. Those who were admitted by ex
animation were: Elwood s. Jones, E. Rus
sell Revins, David A. Fitch. John B
Barnes jr., Ebert NJ. White, Charles L
Brewster. James H. Robb. Lee Card. Th,
university students recommended for ad
mission were:
Elias Wright, d. l. Jouvenat
A MaRelin Allan n n,,rlra