The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-06-05
DIPLOMAS TO STUDENTS
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Htuetnsat aasae8Hsa @agt held as
Trinity UMgefsff thgs morning. Boz
SHINING at t#ssH The exercises were
conducted by President Taruey of
tha Institution sts youuK men sud
oHa Young lads received diplomas
and three young ladies we've given
certificates of proficiency la music
and oratory
The auditorium was crowded for
the commencement exercises. The
faculty. graduates board of trustees
and number Of visitors occupied
seats on the stage Governor Camp
bell was the guest Of honor He was
accompanied 10 the University by
Hon. 5. p. Skinner aud Prof. Alex
ander Hogg Of Fort Worth. When
the governors carriage arrived nt
the entrance to the university "A sa-
lutte OF seventeen guns was fired in
his honor
The exercises in the chapel We're
opened with prayer by Or. $. NJ.
Tempieton of Clarksyilie. \ plano
solo was rendered by Miss Johnson
OF the department of music,
The commencement oration was
delivered by Rev. Arthur Fem Bis
hop, pastor OF the First Presbyterian
church at Austin. He spoke for nearly
an hour on the subject of the Ma
iesty of the Law" The address was
a strong presentation of vital ques-
tion. Owing to the late hour at which
the exercises were concluded an eX-
tended notice can not be given the
address today, but a summary OF IT
will appear tomorrow.
The degrees were then conferred
upon the graduates by Dr.. Turner
and Prof. Livingston.
/ Diplomas were awarded as fol-
/ lows: Howard Crosby Boone, a. B.;
John Preston Conner, A. B.; Thomas
Edgar Gay, A. B.; James Percy NC
Anulty, A. B., Anne Robnett, A. b.;
Otis Lee Wilkins, A. B.; Joseph Har-
din Mallard, B. l..
Certificates were presented to the
following: Miss Lutte Sims, piano
Miss Bessie Whitfield, voice, mis-
Rettfe May McCarty, oratory.
The following young men com
Melted the commercial course: Rich
ard p. Buckley, Joseph F. Bivens, Al
thur l.. McCallum, Norris 5. Welcf
Ira l.. Wright
The Saunders prize of $50 in gol'
was awarded to Miss Edna McDon
aid
The honorary degree of doctor o
laws was conferred upon Governor
IT. NJ Campbell The governor was
presented for this degree by Hon ,
p Skinner. After receiving the III
vestment of the degree Governor
Campbell made a few remarks, III
which he said that he would always
love Trinity University. He referred
70 the late DR.. Beeson as being one
of the grandest educators that ever
blessed the state. He said the policy
of the people of this great state was
TO encourage the cause of education
Those men who gave us liberty wrote
a solmen pledge In the constitution
of the state that the youth should
have an education 10 the end that
civil liberty might be preserved. NO
other institution has done more 10
further that cause than Trinity UNI
versity. In addressing the graduates
Governor Campbell urged them 10
he slow 20 make promises. but De
sure to always keep them. tie urgeo
them 10 DE honest with themselves
faithful to their trusts. true to thetg
country and TO never fail friend
The honorary degree os doctor OF
divinity was conferred upon Rev j
Frank smith ~ Dallas. Rev. J. w
Caldwell ~ Fort Worth, Rev WIN
sted >. Bone II Lebanon. Tenn. ana
Kry Arthur Fcuu Hlshop of Nhsi'n
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