Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-06-14

HON. CLARENCE D. CLARK OF
WYOMING, SPEAKS AT UNI
vERsITY OF IOWA.
ALUMNI Ell E.CsT I o N
President J. H. r. Main is Formerly
Installed as President Of Iowa Col
Iese at GrlnnelI - Hon. E. Clark
Makes the Inaugural Address-Ex-
ercIses In Congregational Church.

Makes the Inaugural Address-Ex-
ercIses In Congregational Church.
Iowa City, June 13.-(Special)-
Commencement exercises were held
here today in eight colleges of the
University Of Iowa: Liberal Arts,
Law, Medicine, Homeopathic Medicine,
Dentistry, Pharmacy, Graduate college
and Applied Science. Several hundred
degrees were conferred. Oaths were
administered to the new lawyers by
Chief Justice Emlin McClain OF the
Iowa supreme court. Honorary de-
grees were conferred by Judge Walter
|. Babb Of Mt Pleasant, a member Of
the board of regents.
The main address Of the day was de-
livered by Hon. Clarence Don Clark,
Of Evanston, Wyo., United States SEN
ator from Wyoming, a graduate Of the
S. U. I. college of law.
Is Optimistic.
Senator Clark's theme was present
Day Citizenship" and he spoke in part
as follows:
"This is an era Of good government,
despite the public belief frequently
expressed to the contrary. am In
clined to be optimistic concerning our
government, regardless Of the perpet-
ual cry Of graft heard on all sides. I
believe there never was time when
good government and good citizenship
were SO general as now, and when pun
ishment for so-called graft was SO In
stant and 10 complete.
No man today has a right to as
sumo the privileges of citizenship un-
less he is prepared to assume its re-
sponsibtlities II man today wants
good citizenship and good government
TO prevail, he must see to It that the
individual ID good citizen What q
man most wants he gets. II the row
eminent and the citizenship, as a
whole, are bad, 1t Is because the citt.
zen as an individual loses interest and
falls to do his duty When individuals
ly every citizen makes a personal ef-
fort to do his duty, and accomplishes
MS purpose. then the millennium, de-
spite all popular clamor as to graft
will have arrived"
Elect Officers.
The University of Iowa General
Alumni association elected officers for
the ensuing year, at It's annual meet
ing Tuesday afternoon. The list fol-
lows:
President George F. Henry, Des
Moines.
First vice president-Judge d. v.
Jackson, Muscatine.
Second vice president-Miss Ann
Dey, Iowa City.
Treasurer-Prof. G. s. Mcgowan,
Iowa City.
secretary-Dr. H. G. Plum, Iowa
City.
Life memberships at $25 each were
established, and within an hour $4,000
was pledged. 1t was decided to make
1907 the year for celebrating the 40th
anniversary of Dean Amos N. Cur
rier's connection with the university.
Iowa Colleges New Head.
Grinnell, June 13.-John H. T. Main
was formally installed as president Of
Iowa college yesterday In the Congre-
gational church. Hon. e. Clark OF
Grinnell delivered the installation ad-
dress; followed by prayer by Rev.
Ephrian Adams Of Waterloo, for sixty
J Col . - u uOLCO VI lOWd COllCkS.
James H. Smith of Usage, president
Of the board Of trustees, presided.
Rev. P. o. Douglass, d. D., of Grin
nell. gave the invocation, which was
followed by addresses by Stephen Hen
derson Henrick, '65 for the trustees;
Rev Charles A. Moore, moderator Of
the state association for Congregation
al churches Of Iowa; Prof. Charles No
BILE of Grinnell for the faculty; John
W. Grannaway, '02, for the alumni, and
Ernest j. Jaqua, 'O7, for the students.
University Of Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia, June 13-The one hun
dredth and fiftieth commencement of
the University Of Pennsylvania was
held today. The degree Of doctor of
laws was conferred upon King Victor
Emmanuel Of italy.
Princeton University.
Princeton, N. j., June 1S.-Com-
mencement day was observed by the
Princeton university today and the de.
gree of doctor Of laws conferred upon
several prominent men. During the
exercises it was announced that the
university had received gifts amount.
ing to s7s,O0o
Confer Degrees.
New York, June 13.-Eleven hundred
and thirty-two degrees were conferred
upon students of Columbia university
and its allied institutions today.
Z
Albert Cheadle Of Ottumwa is one of
the graduates Of Columbia university,
taking a B. A. degree.
University Of Illinois.
Urbana. ILL.,, June 13.-The feature
Of the exercises Of the last day Of the
commencement exercises at the Uni
versity of Illinois, was an address by
Baron Won speck-sternburg, ambassa-
dor from Germany to the United
States.