Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-08
UTAH UNIVERSITY
ENTHUSIASM.
Manifest in Large Measure at
Theater Commencement
Last Night.
GREAT PUBLIC OUTPOURING.
Largest Gathering Of IL Kind in His
tory Of the Instltuton-lm.
prcsslye Exercises.

The thlrty-ssgcnlh annual COM
mencement Of the University Of Utah.
held last night in the salt Lake thea
ter spoke volumes Tor the iapld
growth of the institution the past year.
The line Of graduates which march
Cd down the isle to their reserved seats
was more than double that Of any
previous commencement. and the
speeches from members of the regents,
graduating classes. aud faculty. show
ca loyalty 90 the school that Is more
pronounced than formerly and O de-
clmination TO make 20 the greatest
educational institution in the greater
West mat is fast becoming reality
win salt Lake as It's center
me aggressive interest I'm the Uni
ftrsIiy that is becoming manifest on
aI SIDES. resulted last night In a de-
mand for seats that far exceeded the
capacity Of the theater There was
not vacant chair in the house. and
standing room was hard TO find on the
lower hooTs while the stage was
lhronged with prominent men ~ the
state and city who are glad now 10
be known among the Staunch support-
ters Of the greater University.
IMPRESSIVE PROCESSION.
The exercises began with an impres-
slVe' procession Of graduates. TO the
strains OF music from the orchestra
unGer Arthur Shepherd the l50 nor
MAJ ana college graduates filed across
lhe stage and down improvised stairs
10 me front seats Of the psrquet. After
the applause following the beautiful
~ PROCESSION nad died down. Rev Frank
ray Eddy opened the services with
prayer Miss Edna Evans represeDt.
ing the Normal class then read an
say IN which she made a plea for Tho /
INTRODUCTION Of music into the school /
Ui Iltulum more promincntlv She I
held that music was a power for good /.
~ the correct DEVELOPMENT ~ "a v0npg .
person. and declared that n youne
,"p'e were educated b., a musical way,
N,l would not grow up 10 seek CHEAP
d uutNlIie entertainments while SYM
'uoiiy concerts were allowed TO lapse
or lack u support.
ETERNAL JUSTICE.
The theme Of Daniel Alexander ara.
or Tor the college graduating class
vas Jusuce. In IL he traced the
SloiF OF me world, showing hov the
had nourlshed IN each era
more ana more. until now IL more
ompleteiy governs tho world than Al
MS other time. ''''''' ~
sun he held there are cases NJ In
uslce IA our political life. I'm this
Ivy, he declared, "as well as In eve,,,.
Their community, there exist dagrent
ases oI INJUSTICE. The result Of a 10
s.D@l s!stem When our present city
il''HlSUailon went into power there
"s seh.tal house cleaning. JUST as
.Ig .It mas been by every party that
Ieeeled the present IN power. Even
pc ponce ana fire departments felt the
meet OF me change, II takes years 10
axe good policeman or a good
remain. put our politicians are willing
s9erince the good Of society for the
lfihering Of their own party Interests
81 political parties move along paral.
] ruts and do today what the other
iriy did Yesterday Why should moi
10 citizens Of salt Lake stand upon
.elr rights and demand that ine1. ,
ency and not party politics be the rest I
impeachment" ,
ELsON WELCOMES GRADUATES Z
state Supt Of Public Instruction .
Nelson welcomed the normal grad
'es INTO me gredt profession OF q
acheis. he spoke briefly Of the no.
MY of The calling OF a teacher and ]
dared thot The final test OF merit Z
the true teacher was the ability 10 a
ould character @
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS. f,
Judge William H. King delivered the Il
address 70 the college K
afuates holding out 90 them that 4,
p development az modern civilization 4
bringing an era when men shall MOI a
forth 20 win Iu conquest. nor 10 q
% and let i've bat TO live ana help o
BOARD OF REGENTS q
Frank Pierce spoke Tor the board o
regents congratL5ting the school 7
lts present condition Of prosperity. y
4 declaring that there ought 10 b.
70 in the center OF such a great min. a
! and smelling region. q great min 4
! school, and in the center OF such a III
.at area Of population. a great arts
q science school The making u
; greater University OF Utah, ne
ID. therefore, Was only a question Of
'ery few years ana already the min
, school was the best I'm America II
The best in the world.
CONGRATULATEs.
low. cutler spoke briefly. congratulate y
the graduates upon the completion U
their required course. The services
sea with henediction by Henry b.