, 1905-06-22
PRESIDENT ANDERSON OF COLO
RADIO SCHOOL OF MINES TO
UNIVERSITY GRADUATES
LAST EVENING.
One Of the Best Addresses Ever Heard
on Similar Occasion and Every
Syllable Listened To- Captain
Yates Presented With Sword and
University With Portrait of Late
Or. Charles Willard Lewis.

ihS SAtlNiSVSa a. IN uLltSlSllS ldol
night began with the magnificent rem
dition of ooh, Worship the King" e..
H. Maunder), by the Choral union,
with Dean Bode at the piano, the num-
Der being one of the very best of the
commencement season.
The rostrum was occupied by Pres
ident Tisdel, President Victor c. Aid
erson, the speaker of the evening. and
Hon. Arthur C. Jones, treasurer Of the
board of trustees.
President Tisdel introduced DR..
Anderson, outlining in a very interest
ing manner their friendship in former
years at the Armour institute in Chi
cago.
DR.. Anderson responded in equally
happy vein, paying a high tribute to
President Tisdel, which was much ap-
preciated by all present.
DR.. Anderson. had selected for his
theme, 1.-THE Scientific Spirit"-most
fitting topic for the president of a
school of mines-and he handled it in
a mastery way, which carried his audi.
tors with him from beginning to end.
Seldom, II ever, have the friends of the
university heard in its halls an ad-
dress so clear, so concise, so interest
ing. and. withal, so intensely practical
and so applicable to the age and to the
requirements of our own Rocky noun
tain section. With telling illustra-
lions, he emphasized the difference be-
tween pseudo science and pure science,
%prophesying some of the brilliant
achievements and improvements
which may be expected from the lat
ter at no very distant day. He dwelt
upon the urgent need Of special and
carefully trained workers in this par
ticular region, where limit ess treas
ures wait the touch Of knowledge, and
railway building, even farming itself,
present problems unknown in other
sections Of the world. DR.. Anderson
declared that education along the
lines Of applied science is absolutely
necessary for the success Of any ma
ton, citing Norway with her fishing
schools; Holland, where special In
~struction in seamanship has developed
wonderful ability along that line; Ger
many, whose toy schools are repre-
scented in every nursery. and Switzer-
land, which has surmounted serious
natural obstacles by her careful. spe-
cialized instruction. On the other
hand, England's waning commercial
supremacy wa clearly traced to the
lack of practical school systems for
the bone and sinew of the nation. "Un'
fortunate is the man or woman who Is
equally poor at everything" 1t is i'm
possible in the brief space available to
convey any adequate idea Of the ex.
cellence Of the address. and the ad-
mirable manner of its delivery also en-.
HANGED the manifest pleasure Of DR.
Alderson's hearers, who hope unani
mously that they may o have an
opportunity Of listening to him again.
President Tisdel introduced Captain
Joe Gillespie Of Company B. who pre-
scented Captain Yates with a nne sabre
from the corps of cadets in a clever
little speech. Captain Gillespie said
that three years ago when Captain
Yates was given this detail the uni
versity corps was rent by factions. hat
no football team worthy Of the name
no gymnasium, no basketball, no tract
events. The contrast is obvious, ant
the applause was tumultuous wher
captain Yates advanced and received