Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-06-05
COMMENCEMENT
University Of New Msrlco's 1903
Glass Successful Exercises.
AN ABLE ADDRESS.

Recital hall was comfortably filled
last evening with an audience that
thoroughly enjoyed the ommence.
ment exercises OF the 1903 class OF the
University of New Mexico. and what
is more they enjoyed a rare treat that
ic seldom the privilege OF people in
this part of the country to hear-that
of hearing an address by so able a
man as DR.. Arthur Allin, president of
the University of Colorado, which is
located at Boulder.
Professod Tight, DR.. Allin, Rabbi
Jacob H.. Kaplan, Professor Walker,
Professor Blair and others were seat
ed with the graduates on the stage.
which presented a very pretty sight.
The class colors were prominent and
the class motto. Honor Waits at La
boris Gate was conspicuous above
the stage. Two white columns graced
each side of the stage. and were made
more pleasing to behold by being drap-
ed with smilax and ivy. Weeping will
low boughs also added to the attract
i've sight.
The singing of Coronation" opened
the exercises. after which Rabbi ia
cob II. Kaplan of this city asked bles-
sing for the graduates and invoked the
good Lord to ever guide them Alright
through this life of trial and sorrow.
Pilgrims Chorus" from Verdi, was
then sung by the Choral society under
the direction of Professor John Doug
las Walker. 1t was lone in a way
which reflects no little credit on the
professor.
The speaker of the evening was then
introduced by Professor Tight in a
few well chosen words. DIR. Allln in
beginning said he brought the uni
versity of New Mexico cordial greet
ing from his university. Before the
doctor had talked a couple of minutes
he had his audience with him and
held their attention to the very last.
DR.. Allin's talk was full of good things
from A to q. He filled in just the
right amount CT wit and humor that
was needed, and it is safe to say his
hearers will remember the address for
some time to come. Throughout his
whole address the doctors main
thought was work. The youth should
be taught that idleness is the parent
Of crime; that the devil tempts all
other men but idle men tempt the
devil. Idleness never added to the
wealth of a nation. but work develops
the riches of the earth. The majority
Of our criminals, the doctor said, were
men who went down in life because
they were idle and of weak character,
ever the curse that the Lord inflicted
upon Adam was due to idleness-
nothing to do" The doctor thought
this curse was the best thing for the
human race that the Lord ever did.
He wants the boys and girls to have
plenty of play for it tends to make
bright, noble men and women. He
says that all play has it's origin in
somework performed by our ances-
tors, whether they were men or monk
eys. The discipline and self control
on the base ball and foot ball fields
is one of the best things in the world
for a youth. All of the training for
athletic sports is work in every sense
Of the word, and plenty of this kind
Ct work makes a good man. The
youth who gets down to business on
the foot ball field Is the youth who will
get down to business later on. The
doctor say lick the other fellow, but
do 1t by rule and you have discovered
the secret of life. All play is work,
and all work is play If done in the spir-
1t of mastery and of pleasure. The
man who will succeed is he who has
done a thing and knows he a do it
again-and who does it again.
The doctor said the was the
first worker; that she was the first
farmer and invented the first rude
hoe, pillow and other instruments that
ere used to work the soil.
The doctor closed with the thought
that every one should do their life
work in the spirit of mastery, and to
master it so that it becomes a pleas
ure.
Miss Grace Houghton then rendered
with a fine sweet voice, "Oh, Come,
List to My Fond Wooing."
President Tight presented the much
coveted diplomas to the graduates.
who have worked hard for the privi-
lege to receive them. District Attor-