Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-05-06
NEVADA UNIVERSITY.
Celebration Of the Thirtieth
Anniversary Of the
Founding of the
University.

Tho thirtieth anniversary OF the
founding OF the State University will be
celebrated during Commencement week
beginning May 18th and ending June
2ui. Following is the program for the
weeks exercises:
Startling rs it may seem the coming
Commencement will mark the close Of
thirty ycars of academic wor. since the
university opened its doors To students.
1t will also mark the completion of ten
years uf service 10y President Stubbs.
by fHr the longest service yot rendered
by any president to the university. Ia
view II these facts the Regents and
Faculty have invited the men and wo.
men of this state to aid III celebrating
the event IN a manner worthy OF the uc-
chsiOn.
This celebration will he unique i'll H
way. II will mark the passing of the
university from it's formative stage tn
the period ~ it+ maturity. II will also
bc the last celebration before all of tie
early pioneers who lnid i:s foundation
in the Legislative act Of ~ have pasecd
away. The celebration will therefore
assume reminiscent character. The
university pioneers will bc gathered
from all over the state III reunion and
made guests Of the Cccasinn, while the
gradual dcvclopemcut 0t the university
since the days OF "A when 1t opened as
preparatory echool with seven stu
dents and one instructor will be de>crlb-
cd by those who know 1t best. Tho men
~ the !.sai,r ugc-the almuni and stu-
dent. ot the university, and tho younger
p.norntlnn Of it's friends scattered
thorughOut the state will also be rep
rrscntcd in the celebration aud will
sharc in tie plans for gicatcr usefulness
upon winch the dniycr 9iiy is about to
enter in view 81 IN" promised increas"
in the industrics and population OF the
stutc.
Tho apirit oi the entire Commence.
mcnt will bc cOrsonant with the ce'-
cbratiou idea. but the celebration itself
will be confined to Wednesday, June !,
der TINT all fricnds oi tho univcrFIty,
even the busiest, may he able to attend.
Tho program for the week will he Hs
iollowR:
Saturday, May %, reading OF Gr"du-
tiOn theses.
Saturday evening. 7:30 o'clock. bus.
incss meeting OF the alumni Asscci'
ntiona
Sunday morning. May -, 1890 o.
clock, Baccnlaurrnto sermon. Ihomc,
Tho Genuine Culture Of l.itc-"lc shall
know the truth, md the truth shall
make you free" President Stubbs in
honor oi tho completion OF ten years OF
service M President u the university,
has been arkcd to preach the sermon.
Monday. May 80, Memorial Day.
Tho university md ita guests will
unto with the people "f Reno III eel
chrntiug tho day.
Monday evening. 7:3O Ia 1890 o'clock.
informal reception by the president, re-.
gents and faculty III honor OF tho pio-
nocrs and tho graduating clnsa ht III"
presidents house. to which oil friends
Of the university are invited.
Tucedny morning May 81. II o'clock,
senior clnfs day. EIcrcisca at the ilag
BtaH on tho campua.
Tuesday afternoon, 2:3O open meeting
of the Nevada Academy oi Sciences mud
tho initial meeting ~ the Ncvndn lila.
toricnl Association in the Chcmicnl Lee
turc Room.
Tucsday evening, 8 o'clock ecnior
fRrcc.
Wednesday, June |. University day.
Wednesday morning 10 o'clock, Tri.
Dcccnninl celebration. Regent w. W.
Boohcr will preside. Univcrei,y pi0.
nccra md aurviving mcmhcra Of tho Leg
isIaturc ~ ~ tho iirat principal Of tho
university. -. 4. Sessions and his piO.
nccr clnsa, nnd other early members of
tho faculty will bc given scnts Of honor
on tho PLATFORM. University songs and
muaic 10y tho Cadet Band will mako
the occasion fCetivC.
ddrcgace.-.hddrcn of welcome by
Governor Sparks to pioneers and
friends.
IIiatory oi the univcrsity's hcginnlnRe
at ElIto, by cS.Principal Hon. II, S.
harrington.
History oi tho univcrsity'e carly ycnra
Mt Reno. by Professor Emeritus Hanna
X. Clapp,
What tho University StHnds For. by