Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-03
PARADE OPENS THE PROGRAM
NormaIs Dressed in White Gowns
Head Long Line on
Campus.
Addresses of Frank Holman and Prcst.
Edward IL. SNOW Features of
The Days Exercises.

Signally epoch-making in the size Of
its graduating class. the University OF
Utah this morning held its most sue
ceAsful commencement. The college
seniors, So Of them. marched with nor
mai school graduates in parade across
the campus 10 the university gy1nna-
stun. and there while solemn music
was beautifully rendered by a large
orchestra. received from their Alma
Mater the parchments or certificates
| which testify that the goal to which
they have been working for four years
has been reached.
Lest they carry away with them into
their contact with the world too great ~
| dependence on the documents delivered
| this morning. two addresses were made
| assuring them that I'm the end only
service to society will count, and that
| In this service the state receives its re-
| Enumeration for education, and not I'm
the big salary any Individual graduate
| may succeed In commanding
COMMENCEMENT ENDS.
With the exception of a feld day at
| Lagoon tomorrow and an alumni ham
| quet tonight. today's exercises mark
titt Nl'0t VI commencement week. The
elements which have conspired to make
II the greatest commencement week in
the history of the university have been
the remarkable increase I'm attendance.
the large Increase IN the size of the
graduating class the announcements
that law and medical departments are
being added to- the university and tho
statement Of President Kingsbury, ,hat
the present activity In Identifying tho
campus VIII he carried forward with
all possible rapidty until the university
grounds match In beauty the site of the
institution, which has been conceded
TO be among the most beautiful In the
world
To those participating IN today's
| parade it was a matter of keen enjoy.
| mept that the SO graduates represent
| a growth from 10 graduates which was
| considered a remarkable number. only
| Four years ago. The stages Of the
! upward tendency are marked by y
| graduates in 1905; ~ in 1906 and a in
| 1897 With a banner class of 10 repre-
senting an epoch of growth in 1905, and
n total of SO students-just the number
of graduates this year--representing the
total enrolment in collegiate work u,
1892.
PARADE ON CAMPUS.
The exercises Of the thirty-nlnth an
nual commencement began at 1880 tbi5
| morning when Normal students dressed
in beautiful white gowns formed az
| the head uf q long line with the coll
| lege seniors, alumni official guests.
members OF the board of regents and
| faculty in their rear To the tune of
music from Squire Coop's orchestra, Tie
| procession moved into the gymnasium
| building, where the faculty board OF
! regents, and guests took seats upol
the stand, with the college seniors
grouped In the center of the buildina
below them. and the normal students
| behind these. The rest of the space
| I'm the large gymnasium was filed to lis
| capacity with undergraduates and
| friends of those participating in the eN-
| ercises.
Rev John j. Guinan offered the OPEN
| ing prayer. Miss Victoria Reed read
| an essay on the subject of Literature
in the Public School" which WAS e.
ceived with warm applause, and then
Frank Holman, orator OF the day ana
! n candidate for the degree Of bachelor
of arts, was introduced.
Mr.. Holman spoke of 1.-THE Business
of the state University
GRAFTON ON IDEALS
State universities" he declared arc
| growing In Importance each year Their
work Is becoming more known and
more recognized. In departments uf
research discoveries of great import
ance 10 the world nave come from the
| laboratories OF universities, and credit
has not yet been given to the univcr-
! sites for thus commanding position, on
| ~ because the nature of their work Is
not yet known.
state universities are branching out
| Into life. By lectures, pamphlets. and
sXtontiou courses they are getting near
10 the life ~ the people Through nor
mai schools and the encouragement of
activities In the high schools they are
getting near 10 these Institutions"
Concerning the college graduate in
life. Mr. Holman declared that he
should be conspicuous for hts knowledge
Of ideals and the cutting Of his course
ia harmony TO them. the constant re-
vision to Fundamentals IN his judgment
OF men and events and the holding OF
his college training near his heart IN
every Pction OF his life. The business
OF the student" he said lis service,
not the seeking OF the highest SALARY
alone lie goes into the world With a
grasp Of he needs FOR service, aud
should carry ON his part with large
heart. sound Wow point. and con-
scious responsibility
Mr. Holman whose college career
has been conspicuous iur his public ap-
paarances on occasions ~ general ns-
sembly Was much applaudcd az the
close of his nnm speech as on undet-
graduate
PRESIDENT SNOW TALKS.
A number by the orchestra preceded
an address tu graduates by 'resi'
dent Edward II SuON from 81 George,
Washington cuunty, q graduates Ut tho
university
President SNOW dealt with the ossen'
tai piinciplcs hy which be- thought thf
college graduate would finally he 1unp'd
In the world. Il Is hy us Fruits thal
Inc tree Ia Judged no @id. 'and bg
the actions ~ IT, alumni that Ibis uni
versity shall H. Judged n" then da'
clared that preparation ~as a sneai
element OF success, ILLUSTRATING through
M n,sntIop of historical characters the
service N men who were usetul De-
ranse they vera prepared Wa9hins-
ton he said was ready to Lad lhg
soldiers ~ tho Revolution and through
tbts rrepaiednass became r. sehf pa
triot hi the service NJ his country Jef-
fon.on ne said. through his scholarship.
qualified TO write the Declaration or