Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-06-26
FIVE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-
THREE DEGREES CONFERRED.
BY PRESIDENT VAN HlSE
Formal Ceremonies of Commences
ment Held at University Gymnas-
ium Before Audience or 5000
people, Including Many Members
of the Legislature.
Madison, June 20.

Five hundred and thirty-three de
grees, including 44O baccalaureate and
SO higher degrees, were conferred by
President Charles r. Van Hise at the
commencement exercises of the univer-
sity at the gymnasium yesterday.
The auditorium which was decora-
ted with cardinal and bunting. was
filed by an audience of over Zoo
people. Members of the faculty, the
board of regents. and the Legislature
occupied large platform at the north
end of the hall. Bach's orchestra of
thirty pieces furnished an introductory
program of music
The university procession comprising
the graduating classes of the various
colleges, the faculty and the instruc-
tors, formed on the upper campus aud
marched to the gymnasium with the
Arion band.
4 Rev. E. G. Updike of the Congrega-
tional church offered prayer. after
which the four commencement orations
were delivered.
Henry A Hirschberg of Milwaukee,,
speaking ON the subject Crime and
Technicalities, compared the jury sys-
tenn and the methods of Justice in
England and the United States. He
emphasized the worship of TECHNICAL
ties which has become notorious in
this country.
Scinece in Agriculture was the sub
jet of the second Grafton by Augustus
j. Rogers, Jr.. of Milwaukee. lie
traced the growth of agriculture from
its beginning, when changes were
purely by natural causes to the present
time, when commercial activity and
scientific research produce new results
each year. He mentioned the inyen-
ton of Professor Babcock as a great
example of modern scientific aids to
agT culture.
Frank NJ. Warner of Fountain City
spoke on A Constructive Profession.
and outlined the qualities necessary
FOR a successful engineer, as under
standing, imagination, control, leader
ship. self-reliance by experience. and
alertness THE civic life of every en-.
gineer," he said should supplement
his professional career
Industrial growth has intensified
and made vital, the contest of labor
and capital said Horace F. Secrlst
of Madison, in opening his address on
The Guarantee of Industrial Liberty.
Equal opportunity for every man; in
dependence of labor unions from pol
itics, he suggested as the only hope for
Independent democracy. MIR. Secrist
was awarded the Lewis prize for the
best commencement Grafton.
Resolutions for Dean Henry.
Dean w. A. Henry VINO is about to
stire as head of the college of agri-
culture, was presented with resoIu-
tons deliberately engrossed, which the
regents adopted at the spring meeting
Ihe honorary degree of master of
arts was conferred upon Major Charles
Rountree Evans, class of 1881, of
Chattanooga.
The honorary degree Of doctor of
laws was conferred upon Professor
Liberty Hyde Bailey of cornell Uni.
verslty by President Van Hise with
appropriate words.
President Van Hise addressed the
members o. the class at the close of
lac presentation ceremonies in a
brief address. touching somewhat on
the same theme as IN the baccalaure-
ate address Sunday.
The commencement exercises closed
last night with the alumni reception
and bali at the gymnasium.