The San Francisco call., 1910-05-24
JORDAN'S WORD
sinks DEEP IN
HEART OF 1910
President of Stanford Deals in
World Problems for His
Graduates
Cardinal Class Wears Cap and
Gown for First Time at
Commencement
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

-: STANFORD UNIVERSITY, May 2S.-
=. Fail. Stanford Hail." was sung foi
the last time this morning by tn,
Glass OF 1910. In scholastic caps anC
gowns the students of this years grad
uating class. nearly geo strong, grouped
themselves below the stage in Assembly
hail and voiced their goodby to theil
alma mater in the words of the college
hymn.
r. FESTIVITIES ENDED
= The singing, concluding the COM
mencement exercises of the morning
brought to an end the formalities oil
The year and the festivities Of com.
nenceDient week. save for the prom.
enade concert in the quadrangle to-
night and the senior ball. which is t.
be given tomorrow night in San Jose.
Already there has been a general
exodus OF lower class men, and the
campus is nearly deserted tonight ex-
cept for the newly fiedged graduates
and their friends and a few old alumni
Enough remained, however, to fill
nearly every seat in Assembly hall
when the nineteenth annual commence
ment exercises were held at 1O:3O
O'Clock this morning Two hundred
and hfty-eight members of the gradu-
ating class were awarded the degree
Of bachelor Of arts while 35 advanced
degrees Were given TO graduate stu
dents. OF these students p received
The degree Of master of arts. two the
technical degree Of engineer, four the
legal degree Of juris doctor and five
the degree of doctor Of philosophy, the
highest honor accorded by Stanford
university.
CAP AND GOWN WORN
The scholastic garb of cap and gown,
which the earlier classes of the uni
yersity, reveling in western independ-
ence, refused to sanction, was worn
this year by the entire graduating
class, the black robes Of the women
over white duck gowns and those of
the men over business suits that were
brought out today TO replace the well
worn cordurOys that have served
throughout the college year as the dis
tinguishing mark Of upper classdom.
Following an overture by a full or
chestra. the professional began prompt
ly at 1890 o'clock. President. David
Starr Jordan and President William
Frederick Slocum of Colorado college
gOwned in black and wearing the
purple stoles of doctors degree led
the march TO the stage followed by
the heads Of various university de-
partments. The candidates for degree.
followed and filed into the seats re-
served for them below the stage.
Rev. ID. Charles Gardner, the uni
Versity chaplain. delivered the invoca.
tiOn and benediction, the commence
ment address was read by President
Siocum and the address to the grad
uating class was given by President
Jordan The latter also conferred the
degrees and personally presented the
diplomas the names of the graduates
being read by Registrar o. l. Elliott
APPLAUSE FOR GRADUATES
AS each group of students ascended
the platform in order OF departments
and returned again TO their seats with
the coveted diplomas. vociferous ap-
plause was given them by their fellow
students. Time and again the hand
clapping was redoubled in special rec
ognition of a particular kndividual-
q class officer, a prominent athlete. q
oebater. or the hale follow who, be
ing not much on studies but long on
sticking. had won his cherished am
bition after a career covering double
tie number Of years usually devoted to
q college course. Two natives of India
and one Chinese were among those who
entered the state OF scholastic bache-
lorhood.
The five upon whom the degree oi
doctor of philosophy was conferred
end to whom President Jordan paid a
high tribute in presenting the rank
were Rufus Town Stephenson in the
department Of Greek Bruno Boezingel
in the department Of Germenic phil
ology, Ernest Whitney Martin in the
department of Latin, Pavson Jackson
Treat in the department OF history and
Solon Shedd in the department of geol-
ogy The stoies Of purple, yellow OF
white lined with the Stanford cardinal
were thrown over the shoulders O.
those awarded the advanced degrees
and made brilliant splashes of color
against the somber black Of the gowns
President Slocum's baccalaureate ad-
dress was on the subject Of The Ma
tons Guarantee OF Personal Rights
and dealt generally with the guarantee
Of individual liberty afforded by the
constitution of the United States
which, he declared, presented advan-
tages contained in no other basic docu-
ment of government ever drawn. II
substance he said:
PROBLEMS COMPLICATED
As the years have passed the prob.
lens Of our country have become more
complicated rather than less. 1t is no
e time for IDLE optimism nor for bitter
pessimisn, but a time to stop and stud.
social and political conditions. Th'
citizen Of the United States is extremel,
jealous Of his individual liberty and h
maintains il as a political heritage. /
is the state however, which must de
fine and limit the extent Of persona
liberty, and ethical and moral condi
tions must be taken into consideration
in determining the fitness Of a peopl
for self government Great trOubl
and misunderstanding would have beer
avoided if this principle had been rec
ognized during the reconstruction pc
riod following the civil war"
President Slocum declared that Rus
sia was slowly but surely moving TO
ward a constitutional government an
2 recognition Of individual rights, an
added that the four nations in whic
individual liberty was most conspicu
Gus were Germany. France, Englan'
and America. The recognition OF tn
principle. he said, was about equal Il
each Of the four, and If there was an.
advantage IN America it was not be
cause more rights were given, but be
cause the rights accorded were bette
protected.
CONSTITUTIONS GUARANTEE
The distinct advantage of the consti
tuition Of the United States, said Presi
dent Slocum, is that it positively de
fines and guarantees these rights O
individual liberty beyond the possibiI