Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-14
SENIORS PLAN
FOR GRADUATION.
Working up Movement for Sep
arate Exercises on
Campus.
uo0NALS AT THE rHEATER.
49, .ccount of Size no Accommodations
For Class on the University
Campus.

-., movement In favor OF having
10 graduating exercises at the
,,t,..,slty Of Utah this year, Is as
s'u,,nr definite shape, and the senior
under the leadership Of its pres'-
~, kari Hopkins, is taking up the
natter IN earnest. Members OF the
%rulty are being seen with a view OF
'o,uring their support, while President
y,assbnry has invited President Hop
s,ns "a present his views to the fac
Siy IN a regular meeting, and the
ocr,mittee on graduation has also
rromised him a hearing.
THE shape the question Is taking IL
- f1yor graduating exercises In the
S,lr Lake Theater, on account OF eN-
s.d;snry. for the Normal school gradu-
ptSs This class will number over u
~, 5red and the friends of the men,
49,. arc go numerous that no campus
s,nSine would be adequate for the ex-
asc'ses However, It Is held that so far
y. mo college seniors are concerned
ma forty members OF the graduating
gss' could be amply provided for In
me new gymnasium, and the seating
srace would be large enough to ac-
cpmmodate those who would wish to
attend
HOPKINS Is HOPEFUL.
President Hopkins stated today that
,,oenects were bright for a separate
Commencement Of the class members
nv Seckles Mr. Hedger, Mr.. Jensen,
n, Alexander and Miss Bush are ac-
,yelv AT work on The proposition, and
,bsv are convinced that separate exer-
discs are both desirable and practicable.
Prof. Cummings has come over to the
side OF the college class on the matter.
He states that the one argument used
against separate exercises in the past
was that the college class was so small
AZ 10 make II not worth while TO hold
separate exercises. With the pres
ent splendid showing Of 40 prospective
graduates, the argument does not hold,
DIFFERENT STANDARDS.
Another professor who has been seen,
and who tayors the move Is l.. u,
Young OF the history department. He
SAYS that he is strictly In favor of the
move. on the grounds that the standard
Of work done by the Normal school Is
so far below that done in the college
proper that there Is no reason
for combined graduating exercises.
Prof. Lyman, head Of the engineer
ing department. considers that the col.
lee students have every right to in
slst on separate exercises. He holds
that thera is no spirit OF exclusiveness
"a this request, or Of a desire to slight
the normals, In the past, he admits.
separate exercises would not have made
a showing, but a class Of 40 graduates !
Is empty large enough to justify a
change. Both Prof. Lyman and Pres
iien, Kingsbury have reqested Mr..
Hopkins to submit a proposition TOR |
separate exercises 10 the committee on
graduating exercises, and TO the facul- |
~ through the president.
REASONS FOR CHANGE,
Mr. Hopkins has prepared state
mfnt IN response "a these requests. In |
u ne gives six reasons why he fayors |
separate graduation both from the
point Of view Of the justice of the
matter ana the practicabillty.
These reasons are:
las the Normal students have ONLY /
cone four years Of work, they are enti- /
ue1 10 only a high school commence
ment
Pit Is unfair TO the University To
tehd students who have done but four
years work since the grades out among
,ne people as graduates Of the Unit
yersity Of Utah"
S-The highest honor that our Uni
,,ersiy can confer upon student Is A
aesress. and the standard Of that honor
should not be lowered In the minds OF
.ne people BY placing Il side by side
WIN a high school diploma,
MOVE NOT SELFISH
a stand Is taken against separate
eoliege commencement on the ground
t .lt there is no need Of separation. and
lnat the college students desire 10 have
, ,ocn cnange merely to feed their own
college students have a right TO that
nuch vanity. They have worked lonqer
a ,nl are entitled TO any distinction
!, ru t Justly arises from that status
~, hot selfish on their part 10 neil
WI, wv, Tor separate graduation when
~ ~ = graduation is due them in view
49, ~ W9rN done II Ia selfish on the
g g,l ol me normals to hold for n Joint
s S,a.D for therein they are placed
s sDiy OF less on level with college
vSirh ana receive credit for that
"4''h uey have not earned.
WILL HELP UNIVERSITY
ro tne college students' contention &c
all AIN , us ohly thing to be considered we
uSly nsnt me state University 10 be n
pgb glis,si'y recognized as such BY The
TINS ane public attend commencement
Of NJ, xxx. are not likely to draw the lines
mai T VISION between college and nor
toe , ,sh'uaehts SO long as ali are thrown
no sToaSf, The college student and tho
fsrsn ,'t' .l student are likely to be dIf-
ono S, only IN that the one comes from
Diner epaTtment the second from an.
tIops , ail thls IN spite Of any distlnc-
Nam quay may he made at the limo
All. maylng aside the college gradu-
an nom, concern In the matter this a.
rob, sn desirable condition because the
L o5Iv opililon that the state Uniyersitv
ono y a high school IN disguise is tSs
We desire 10 rid ourselves 81 ana MA