The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-07
A. C. COMMENC EMENT.
E. Nj. Allison Delivers Address to
Graduates.

/ Logan, June 5.-The regular commence
ment exercises CT the Agricultural college
were held this morning and despite ad-
verse weather conditions a large number
of people attended them President W. s
Mccormick and all his fellow trustees
were present The excellence of the pa
pers presented by the members Of the
graduating class was one of the features
Of the occasion, and made a very favor
able impression upon those present. At
torney Z. VI. Allison, jr., of Salt Lake City
delivered the address to the graduates
He departed somewhat from the usual
line Of such addresses and gave the class
some very practical advice. Ills remarks
relative 10 modern fiction were parucu-
laTly cauStiC.
President Kerr submitted q report of the
condition of the big school y summary
He explained that the destruction Of the
Mechanic Arts building and equipment.
one week before Ihs opening of the col
lesc, had interfered with the work. par
tlCularly IL mechanic arts. This had re
suited IN a smaller attendance than there
Ould otherwise have been. The build
ing had been compelled and EQUIPPED, 50
that the work in the shops was resumed
early in February
The total registration this year is Cos.
+ representing twenty-foUr counties of
Utah and the states of Idaho. Arizona.
Colorado. Iowa Maryland, Montana, Ne
bTaSka. Nevada. Oregon, South Dakota
and " NOmlDC. besides Canada ana Mex
leo. OF the 663 students, ia are doing
work of college grade There are los stu
dents in agriculture. 1l3 i'm domestic sci
4 cree. and arts II in commerce. l36 IN
engineering and mechanic arts, and = IN
There IS an excellent showing in the
character ana grade of work being done
I throughout al the departments thorough
ness and efficiency characterize the work
I of the faculty. The students are earnest
industrious and loyal, interested not only
in the work of their respective courses.
but also i'm the various student OTGdnlzd-
tiOns-Iiterary. debating athletic, etc
During the recent years the college has
made great progress IL advancing the
standard OF instruction The short. or high
school courses have been Increased from
two To three and four years, and from one
and a MALT to two years work mas beeh
added To the require mentS for graduation
from the baccalaureate courses
Last year the graduating class included
nineteen with degrees ard eighteen with
certificate This year there are twenty
two students With cen JIfIcatCS. and should
be none with degrees as this IS the off
year in raising the standard OF me degree
courses. Three Students however. have
met the requirements and viii graduate
with their degrees.
President Kerr also referred to the gen
eraI ava keuiug throughout the country
during the recent years in the matter OF
providing for the introduction Of certain
ThdSeS of industrial education IN the rural
schools and the great demand there is in
Utah for teachers who are able 10 handle
work in meChauic arts, domestic arts and
uartfcfrIaTlv i'm I-riculture- He stated
that the college summer school had been
ORGANIZED for the purpose of giving the
teachers of the state who could not take
regular co!Ipgr courses the training they
re0ufre aIOug these lines He also com
mendcd the uuselfish interest taken in
this work by the faculty. VINO, without
extra compensation. remain at the college
duriuG the vacation for the work of the
SJmmC~ school Even the fees received
from the summer school students had
been turned in to the college treasury
lie also explained that the experimental
work i'm agriculture had been very much
extended during The past year In addi-
ton to the work at the home station at
I,can and the Experimental farm one mile
north of the college. special work has
been carried ON SIT The branch hOrUcUI-
tfraT StGtiou at St George. the central
station I'm jtah county. the six arid farms
in as many different counties of the state
and q number of special experimental
pIatS i'm different counties. used for in
vcstigatiOns in irrigation and drainage