Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-08
"A MORMON LED. Them
Ncphi Jensen OF Salt Lake nt
Chattanooga University.

The following is clipped from the
Chattanooga Star. not from the salt
Lake Tribune:
Graduates Of the University Of Chat
tanooga appeared In their caps and
gowns for the first time yesterday
morning. when theoogs. liberal arts.
and lawyers went to the Methodist
Episcopal church and heard the bacoa-
laureate sermon delivered by the Rev.
Luther Freeman ID. u.
"Nephi Jensen OF Salt Lake City,
Utah. a member OF the Utah house of
representatives, and a leading figure In
the Mormon Church, was the marshal
OF the day yesterday and at the head
OF the column OF students that marched
down the streets and into the church.
In the list OF half hundred graduates
were Methodist ministers, Baptists,
Catholics, Methodists. Presbyterians,
Episccpalians, Christians Cumherlands.
Southern Methodists, congregational
lists, one member OF the Christian Cath
Ole church Of Zion. founded by john
Alexander Dowie, and members of no
church at all. And a Mormon led them
all.
WISE SELECTION on LEADER
'Nephi Jensen, the leader in the line
Of march yesterday, was unanimously
selected by the student body of the
institution, not only on account OF his
high standing in classes, but on ac~
count OF his general good looks and
commanding presence. He stands over
six feet tall and looks every inch of
him the orator and the man that he is.
Perhaps no student at the University
Of Chattanooga is more popular, and
moro deservedly SO, than he is. BY pro-
fcssion he Is q lawyer. being already n
practising attorney Of Utah, but he is
stationed in Chattanooga at present
where he carries on important work
OF the Mormon Church. and took law
course at the university for the pur-
pose of review, and TO have the adj
vantage of instruction under the dean,
Maj. Charles r. Evans
DIR. Freeman preached a strong SER
mon on the objects and purposes of
life. He held that the first thing for
young men and women starting out in
life to do was to find themselves; the
second thing, to master themselves, and
the third thing. TO give themselves
away. They must know how to repress
themselves as we'll as express them
selves. he said, but must not indulge in
repression without expression, or ex-
preston without repression.
AT the close OF DR.. Freeman's SER
mon, the minister delivered a brief adj
dress to the students particularly. and
during the course OF these remarks the
students manifested their respect for
the speaker by rising and remaining
standing until he had finished.
I'm Or. Freeman's audience We're 40
graduates OF the law department, nine
graduates OF the liberal arts departs
ment and two graduates of the theo-
logical department
"Dr. Ross OF Knoxville. preached the
annual sermon to the graduating class
at the Methodist church last night
CLOSING EXERCISES OF UNIvER-
SITY.
"The class day exercises of the unit
versity will be held at the chapel to-
night AT / o'clock today the annual
university luncheon will he served To
students and friends Of the institution
in the university dining hall. At 8
o'clock this afternoon the ivy planting
will be held.
Perhaps the feature of the COM
mencement week. aside from the COM
mencement exercises themselves and
the awarding of diplomas, will be the
first annual entertainment of the Kappa
Chi Literary society In the university
chapel tomorrow. This organization.
composed exclusively OF the young la
dies of the university, has prepared n
varied program of literary and artistic
exoelleucies, which win be rendered for
the benefit OF the soclety's friends. all
of whom are invited.
1.-THE commencement or graduating
exercises, VIII be held in the Shubert
Theater at s O'Clock Wednesday night
On this occasion the young ladies' and
gentlemen of the law, liberal arts and
theological departments win secure
their sheepskins. which. by the way,
will be made out of parchment this
year, and then the school will have
a vacation until September"