The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-06
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Fourteenth Annual Commencement
Exercises Held at Logan With
a Class of So Graduates.

Logan, June 4.-The fourteenth annual
commencement of the Agricultural col
lege was held today. class OF thirty
five graduated from the institution. The
features of the commencement were the
addresses of State Superintendent of
Schools Nelson and President w. ]. Kerr
Mr.. Nielsen delivered the address to the
graduates, and after giving them some
good advice he paid a parting tribute to
President Kerr. He said he could not al
low the occasion to pass without attest
value of his work to the state. He had
been quite closely associated with him in
educational work, and he had found him
to be man, wise, Just, honorable and
fair. He gave the lie to the Smoot ma
chinists who have cOntended that Kerr
was politician, by remarking that
President Kerr is a man who, in his
work, has known no party. no creed or
denominations fearless, fair, upright ex-
ecutive. The fact that he has won COM
pletely the hearts of his students attests
the truth of what / say" Superintend-
ent Nelson's remarks ELECTED the greatest
applause.
Later, President Kerr spoke. pointing
out the trend of the college work during
his presidency, to have been toward the
industries, the greatest gain having been
in the agricultural school.
The removal of the engineering depart
ment from the college, he said, had Grip
pied the institution and dealt a blow at
the best interests of the state. He ex-
pressed his appreciation of the loyalty
and support of the students, faculty, the
trustees who had endorsed his work, the
state teachers and his many friends
''Nobler. truer friends / never hope to
have" he said. with much feeling land
/ want them to know how much I appre-
ciate their help. leave the state where
was born and have spent my life thus far
without bitterness, and with only good
wishes in my heart for the college
When he sat down a great wave of ap-
plause surged through the audience
The graduates are:
With Degrees.
Agriculture-Fred Mathews. Preston
Geddes Peterson.
Domestic Science-Inez Powell
Civil Engineering-Fra Moench
General Science-Francis David Farrell
James Leonard Kearns, Benjamin Frank
Commerce-Aaron Brigham Olsen.
With Certificates.
Agriculture-Joseph Delbert Barker,
George Franklin Barton. Ephrsim Field
ing Burton, MILFORD Fielding Burton,
Erastus Peterson. Jerome Wheeler.
Domestic Science-Annie Ethelyn Burns,
Vida Margaret Roberts
Commerce-Leo Bennett, John Edward
Bramwell, William John Hicks. Robert
Lund Judd Joseph Clarence McGown,
more Lorin Alma Whitmore.
Manual Training in Domestic Arts
Nellie Barker, Sarah MOSelle Bybee, Jean
Crookston, Bertha Kerr.
Manual Training in Mechanic Arts
Alma Frederickson, Edward John Passey,
George Edward Sandgreen, Dan Arthur
Svenson, John Taylor.
At the class exercises last night the stu
dent body rendered President Kerr an
ovation. A testimonial was read by
Aaron Olsen, upon behalf of the student
body, and when President Kerr replied TO
its sentiments, the whole student body
went wild, cheering and singing until the
tears came. 1t was such scene as the
college had never before seen, and one
that will not be enacted there again in
many years. After the class exercises
were over there was a reception in honor
of President Kerr, given by the faculty,
at which he was presented with a splendid
oak desk and mission chair, made by the
boys of the mechanic arts department
Mr.. Kerr and his family will leave here
for Corvallis. Ore, the latter part of the
week