Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-06-27
State News of Interest
CONFER 544 DEGREES.
largest Number in History of the
University.

Largest Number in History of the
University.
At the ffty-fourth commencement OF
he University of Wisconsin 544 de-
grees were conferred, the largest num-
Der in the history of the institution.
Prof. L. H. Bailey, a well known writer
On agriculture, received the honorary
degree of doctor of laws, and Maj.
Charles R. Evans, Wisconsin 81, dean
If the law department Of Grant univer-
Sity, Chattanooga, was given the hon.
Orary degree of master of arts. There
were ATT members of the graduating
class who received the baccalaureate
degree. The higher academic degrees
we're conferred upon 68 graduate
students, of whom 40 received the
masters degree, 8 the second degree
in engineering, and 10 the highest AGA
demic degree, that of doctor of philos-
ophy. The graduating class in the
college of letters and science number
ed $40 in the college of engineering
116, in the college of law 80, and in the
college of agriculture Is.
Special hOnOrs for excellent bacca-
laureate theses in the college of let
tiers and science we're awarded to 10y
al B. Aldrich, Milwaukee; Robert K.
Brewer. Mineral Point; Ruth GOe,
Madison; August G. Krey, Milwaukee;
Thomas J. McClernan, Madison; Eliz-
abeth f. McGregor, Platteville; Chas.
NJ. Pu1in, Madison; Grace Thompson,
Ma1ison:-in the college of engineer
inc. Carl Zappfe, Milwaukee; in the
college of agriculture, James G. Mil
ward. Madison; in the college of law,
Harry GIicksman, Milwaukee; Henry
A. Hirschberg, Milwaukee, and Ed
ward D. Wallace, Oak Park, Ill.
The Fred B. Wheeler prizes for the
best theses in engineering were award
ed to the following: First prize, Da-
vid r. Sperry, Batavia, III; second
prize, for joint thesis, Fred M. Warner,
Fountain City, and Joseph ZWolanek,
MuscOda. The Science club medal for
the best baccalaureate thesis in sci
sence was awarded to Carl Zappfe, Mil
waukee. for his thesis on THE Geology
Of the Guyana Iron Ore District OF Min
.nes0ta,'' a subject which he is invest1-
eating for a number of mine owning
corporations in Minnesota.
Three Japanese students were
among those who received higher de
grees. Kyugoro Ishizawa, a graduate
Of Waseda university of Tokyo, Japan,
was granted the degree of master OF
arts in economics, and presented a
thesis on "The War Finances of Jap
an" Naojiro Inouye, of the Osaka
College of Pharmacy of Harima, Jap
an, presented the results of the in
yestigations which he has been carry,
inc on at the University of Wisconsin
on Japanese peppermint, for which he
received the degree of master
of pharmacy. Masao MatsuOka
of HaChinoke, Japan, graduate OF
the Keiogiiuku university, who has
been pursuing advanced work in politi-
cal science at the university, presented
p dissertation on Political Parties in
Japan" and was awarded the degree OF
master of arts.
State officers and members of the
legislature formed one division of the
commencement procession, and occu
pied seats on the platform. This was
the first time that the legislature has
been in session at the time of the uni
yersity commencement.
President Van Hise, in his address
to the graduates, urged that in thell
pursuit of personal success they make
it their aspiration also to be servants
of the general welfare. The four stu
dent orators of the day were Frank NJ
Warner, Fountain City, for the college
OF engineering; Horace f. Secrlst
Madison, for the college of letters anC
science: Henry A. Hirshberg, Milwau
kee, for the college of law, and Angus
tus J. Rogers. Jr., Milwaukee, for the
college of agriculture Mr.. Warner, il
speaking on "A Constructive PROBES
sion" spoke of the engineers neces
sity for understanding, Imagination
confidence, alertness and concentra
ton. In speaking on The Guarantee
for Industrial Democracy" Mr.. Sc
crfst urged labor arbitration and leg
isIation restrictive of corporations
Mr.. Hirshberg spoke on Crime ant
TechnicaHties, blaming the worship o
technicalities for the increase II
crime. Mr.. Rogers address was OF
Science in Agriculture, outlining thu
new intensive farming.-W.