Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-06-08
THRONES OFPEOPLE
ATTEND SERVICES
Graduates Of the Various Classes
Begin Their ExcerSiSe
This Morning
(From the Journdl.)

(From the Journal)
Commencement weeks elaborate
exercises on University Hill proceed
with unbounded enthusiasm by all
connected with the great institution
and representative people OF the state
Unprecedented in the history of edu
cational work in Nevada, has been
the interest manifested On every
hand The succession of events dur
ing the past three days are leading
up to the one great day of all-neXt
Wednesday, Mackay Memorial Day.
The presence of Mr.. Mackay at prac-
tically every event of the long list
Of exercises testifies to the personal
interest the honored benefactor holds
in all departments of the institution
and is in itself an incentive to greater
effort on the part of all associated IN
the work. Yesterday was baccalaur-
cate day. a reception closing it.
Today is thesis day at the Uni
versity.
Between the hours of 10 and II a.
m. and from o'clock p. m. until its
close in room 5, Morrill, Hall, the
thesis of the graduating members
of the various classes were read.
This is regarded as one of the most
interesting. from the educational
standpoint, of all the many features
of the commencement program.
The Mackay party attended these
exercises.
Tonight at o'clock occurs the i'm
portant meeting of the Nevada His
torical Society at the Congregational
Church, Miss Jennie Elizabeth Weir,
secretary and curator of the society,
presiding in conjunction with Judge
G.. F. Talbot of Carson City, the pres
ident of the society
One Of the most foremost objects
of this session is that those who are
not familiar with the interesting and
unique work of this feature of the
University interests may have an
opportunity of realizing what import
ant work to the state at large is
under way by this society. 1t has
now under consideration plans fol
the preservation of several historic
sites and buildings in the state, nota-
bly, the old log cabin at Genoa, the
site of the first house in Virginia
city. which was afterwards used a:
the Ophir scales by Mackay and Fair
the footprints at Carson City anf
others.
The actual work thus far has cen
tered around it's library and museum
The latter now contains 134 relics, 5
of which are Indian. 1t has 331 vol
un1es in its library, 500 photograph
anil also 46 newspapers regularly re
oeived and filed The following i
toCay's program:
luvocations, Rev c. L. Mears: ad
t1tSS, JuuSc ~. NOSdi ooi'
Miss Amy Howe; selection, Univer
sity band: address, ARTS and Craft
Of the Nevada Indians" Mrs. Abra1
Coin of Carson City. illustrated wi.
variable Indian baskets: vocal soil
Mrs. Frank f. Lee: addresses, Co
George Harvey of New York aLa ]
+. Fulton; selection, bank; adires
TIE Work of the Society" Mi:
Wier, address. Senator F. G. New
lands.
tomorrow takes place the annu
meeting of the Board Of Regent
composed of the following:
TO-, cares r. Lewrs N901 1870?
Re.r,: Hon. ]. f. Son'ne'r'an :.o
1907, Verdi; George II. ray'o", SCI
re:sry, Reno.
III the same time but l"Yinrii
an hour earlier, the senior o.ass D.
g a,cises of 1908 will 'ccrr. 7.
commencement commit.ae en- NOR
ing program is composed of Lawren