The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-06
JUBILEE WEEK
OPENS AT MADISON
&ENfICENTENNIAL ATTENDED BY
THE DISTINGUISHED.
Higher Standard of Citizenship Urged
by Former President John Bascom
in His observation-disclosures
Procession Tonight and Maypole
Dance on the Upper Campus.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Madison, Wis, June 6.-This is
alumni and class day at the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin. In the forenoon
their usual farewell exercises, and the
alumni association held Its annual
business meeting. In the afternoon
President Charles r. Van Hise ten
dered a reception to the official guests
of the university, and the university
navy held a regatta on Lake Mendoza.
This evening the alumni association
will hold it's annual banquet In the big
gymnasium hall. AT 8 p. m. the girls
of the university will execute May
pole dance on the upper campus,
which will be brilliantly illuminated
dergraduates will have a torchl1ght
procession thru the Latin and busl-
ness quarters of the city. The festlvl-
ties of the day will close with the
pipe of peace ceremonies on the lower
campus.
So far the semicentennial jubilee
has proven entirely successful, There
is a large attendance of distinguished
guests representing other universities,
colleges and learned societies, and of
alumni. Many visitors came to-day
and more are expected tomorrow.
Opening of the Jubilee. JIG
The jubilee exercises were formally
opened yesterday with addresses by
prominent alumni, at the various
churches of the city in the forenoon
and the delivery of the baccalaureate
churches Bishop Samuel Fallows of
Chicago, class Of 81; Rev. A. N.
Hitchcock of Oak Park ILL.,, class Of
$50, and the Rev. G. F. Niles Of Me
nomonie, Wis, class of 'S5, were the
principal speakers.
p,aan it,o he hn
cises there was an academic process
sion from the upper campus to the
gymnasium hall, where the exercises
were held. The order was as follows:
President Of Board Of Regents George +.
Merrill class Of 1872, and Governor t.
M. La Toilette, 1879.
President G. r. Van Hise, 1879, and DR..
James Davte Butler
William F. Villas, 1853, and John M
DIN, 1879.
Vice President ] B. Parkinson, 1860, and
The Rev George Edwin Hunt.
Members of board Of regents. .s.
Judge George w. Noyes, 1873, and Judge
l| B. WinsloW, 1875.
Representatives of foreign universities
Representatives Of American univer
tsities.
Representatives of learned societies.
Deans and directors Of university
ischools and colleges.
Faculties of college of letters and sci
lenCo, cOlleRe OF CoIeSe VI ioW
land college Of engineering.
Bascom's Address Read by DIN.
After the venerable DR.. Butler ha'
offered the invocation and the chora
union of $50 voices had sung hymn
President Van Hise read a letter foen
DR.. John Bascom of Boston,, torme
president Of the university, ,exp1s 3as ;;
his regret that i'll health preal S@
him from being present and delfverfn
his baccalaureate address in person
at his request the address was rea
by Attorney John M. DIN. 1t was en-
titled Wisdom by Growth an
Growth In WISDOM and was in tn
main a plea for a higher standard c
citizenship. He declared that larg
accumulation of wealth, which kr.e'
no law or limitations as to rights, VIC
tyrannizing over this nation and ha
corrupted politics. BY their trainin
the young men Of the university wer
under pledge to exert their best e.
forts in behalf of the state, and If the
redeemed that pledge they woul
grow in wisdom and in favor wit
both God and man. .... .