The Greeley tribune., 1910-06-16
PROGRAM AND SALIENT
POINTS IN THE TALKS GIVEN

PROGRAM AND SALIENT
POINTS IN THE TALKS GIVEN
| Following was the order of eXer-
cises:
Professional: Invocation; Music,
Water Lilies" Linders Chorus:
Presentation of Glass to Board of
Trustees. DR.. 2. X. Snyder. presi-
dent of School: Presentation of Di-
plomas, Hon. L. Writ Markham.
president OF the Board; Solo. Aria
from Faust" Gounod. Mr.. Fitz Re-
marks. President OF School: Address,
Hon. John Shafroth. Governor of
Colorado; Music. "Sextette from
Lucia Donizetti. Chorus: Com
mencement address, DR.. Charles B.
Wilcox, Denver, Colo: Solo.1 (a)
BLOW. Blow. Thou Wintry Wind"
Hotham. OBJ Under the Greenwood
Tree. "Hotham. The Two Gren-
adiers," Schumann, Mr.. Kendel;
Benediction.
DR.. Snyder said;
1T is necessary that you go from
these halls and I am glad that you
are going. to work out the problems
of life with the aid OF training you
have obtained Without 1t there
would be no progress and we would
have no civilization. We sever re-
lations OF home. we break thought
relations. There would be no pro-
gress If we thought in the same lines
as our parents did before us.
1T is much as railroad system.
The development must come on the
main tracks. There would be none
III work were confined to the ter
minals.
Life has its terminals. Tradi-
tions constitute one terminal.
dreams Of the future the other.
Real life, whereon progress mn 1t be
worked out. is the main track
| Idols bind us too closely to the
terminal of the past There is the
idol of knowledge. knowledge Is
a good thing and we must have it
but it has stood in the way OF pro-
gress when it becomes an idol A
man is not to be tested by his knowl-
edge but by what he has doue.
| Then there is the idol OF power
and discipline. This we must have
but 1t must be means. not an end.
There is the idol OF culture and OF
art, There is nothing in art which
does not express life.
"A religion which ties one to the
past is religion working on ter
minal and not on the main track,
We must live our religion, then
we are on the main track Pro-
gress must always be founded on a
deep seated religion"
Gov. Shafroth made a short i'm
promptu speech. He said in part:
We are very proud of our insti-
tutions of learning. We feel espec-
tally proud of the great advance that
has been made in this institution.
Nineteen years ago when Prof, Sny-
der came here the institution had
only an enrolment OF eighty The
total enrolment now is over 1900.
We know We have the right man in
the right place.
There is close Relationship be-
tween the state and the schools. The
condition of the schools is very sat
isIactory and the condition of their
endowment very satisfactory. We
!, nave an estate given us by the gov
,, eminent OF 3,500.0OO acres to be
, used for educational purposes. Up
10 the present time we have dis
posed OF only $4,000 acres. You
can readily see the other states
rlcner than Colorado have been
. QUICK & 10 dispose of their school land.
: lnis state is in a peculiar posi-
= lion. Inc land Is dependent largely
= upon irrigation. II we hold the
school land too long all the water
Will be disposed OF and Won can
readily see how the value of the land
n VIII then depreciate. So In tho last
Two years we have made specia, Of.
tort to dispose OF our estate an sd.
vahtageously as possible. And we
l. nave done well. The land has been
l. eacelientiy advertised and comneti.
o tioh ny competitive bidding encour.
aged. Land without water has sold
as high as WA per acre and the
average price we have received has
os neen $ll.bO and s12 an acre The
" ricn state OF Ohio disposed Of its
/. school land at as low a price a. ~
Il cents an acre. ."
Our government makes II noces.
E sa,y tnat close relationship should
,e exist between the state and the
is scnoois. In monarcfies where mer
!, are CHOSEN for positions by theiI
" olI.h the masses are kept In ienor.
D. asce. But In this republican form
in Vi government where each man ha,
st .oice IN It's affairs he must he edu
oa'eo 10 Know how to use his right,
as e'.izen. He must be able to dfs.
Eliminate between good and bad ant
X l,'.S NE cannot know how to discriminate
" without education. -
" me women of this state have thu
:, same voice in its government as IN,
VI na oeh ana they too, must be educat
IS, gu 10 Know what public question,
of are questions of right and what Az
questions of wrong.
ohe word to the teachers.