The San Francisco call., 1910-05-17

been following the line in a carriage.
was to address the students. There was
a great cheer for the venerable edu-
Gator, who, assisted by President
Brookman. mounted the steps of the
historic building.
In part. DR. Wiley said:
Today marks another epoch in my life, to
see you young men and women going forth
from this great university 1t brings back to
me memories Of long years ago, and as |
stand here l can not help but pay a tribute
to the men who sowed the seed, to speak,
for this big institution
They were men of high ideals: men who
had a high realization Of the work they had
in hand The University of California today
stands out monument TO their faith and
They worked we'll and the things they
have done viii express themselves in these
young men and women who go out from this
university as God fearing and upright clti-
zens.
May God bless the University of Califor
mia. its professors, its graduates, and those
things that emanate from IT.
LIFE SAVING STATION
Track Captain H. S. Johns spoke from
an upper window in the agriculture
building. This is a life saving sta
ton" he said. for it is from here that
the university sends out information to
farmers all over the state"
A coeducational division of the pro-
cession occurred at this point. The
women students went to their college
home at Hearst hall, where Miss Martha
Chickering addressed them on the in
terests and ideals associated with that
building That the women students
were filled with enthusiasm was ap
parent when they honored Miss Chick
ering by singing to her She's Jolly
Good Fellow"
Stuart OMelveny, chairman of the
commencement week committee, ad-
dressed the men from the steps of
senior hall, the picturesque log cabin
in the canyon This is not a life saw
ing station" said O'Melveny, TT is a life
giving station The simplicity of this
building is symbolcal of the simplicity
of the ideals which the men students of
the university would perpetuate.
COMET WAS THERE
At the chemistry building the men
and women students joined forces again
and witnessed a few phenomenal DEM
onstrations, which included vivid IL
lustration on a small scale of the Hal
lev comet and its renowned tail. o. H.
Robertson conducted the exciting eX-
periments
A. J, Eddy spoke at the civil engi-
neering building, o. /. Kettenbach at
the mining building and John Hood at
the mechanics building.
Miss Marguerite Ogden addressed her
classmates from the vine covered bal
cony of the university library
Yell Leader J. j. Hartigan was the
sneaker from Old North hall steps, the
rallying place for all students.
At the conclusion of his speech he
asked all to uncover, and then he led
his classmates and the spectators in the
noble university hymn, Hail, Cali
fornia." Men and women students
ioined In the music. At the end of the
HYMN the yell leader called for the col
lege yell, "Oski wow" and then students
disbanded.
CLASSES RECEIVE
An entirely novel phase of COM
mencement week was introduced on
the campus today when the alumni
classes of the university held open
house in designated quarters in the
college buildings. The older classes
had quarters in North hall and the
more recent classes, for the most part,
were in the new California hall. The
later classes planned lavishly for the
reception of their members and
friends.
In California hall the classes of '04,
'OS and '09 had the more elaborately
decorated rooms. The apartments were
fitted with chairs and lounges, gener-
ously covered with pillows, the walls
were hung with college decorations and
were filled with flowers. Tea was
served by 'O3 in the mining building,
and 'O4 had lemonade and cake in Cali
fornia hall. Each class kept a register,
where the members signed.
The class headquarters are:
In California hall, classes from 1854
fn inn nd
and '09; North hall, 1900 and '07;
South hall. '00'O2; mining building. '03.
The classes will assemble for their
annual meeting of the alumni associa-
tion tomorrow at noon. Wednesday
night will be the grand reunion of the
separate units in Berkeley. Oakland
and San Francisco. The class of 1893
will not meet in the home of Mrs.
Gregory in Berkeley as planned, but
at the st. Francis hotel The class of
1895 will assemble at o'clock in the
Athens hotel, Oakland.
THOUSANDS AT PLAY
The huge Greek theater could scarcely
hold the immense audience which assem-
bled tonight for the presentation of "The
Chasers," the senior class extravaganza
There were more than 1000 people in at
tendance.
From the opening chorus of the entire
cast until the final "Ha. ha" of Prof
Overton Svengali, when blue and gold
fire brilliantly illuminated the theater
the play swung along with scracely a
hitch.
The chorus numbers were particularly
effective and were the hits of the even
ing. The Dutch girls in their wooden
shoes, the Chinese and Japanese maids
in their oriental costumes and the Span
ish dancers were pleasingly original
Harold Brayton, as Thomas Claiming,
was the center of the college play and
carried off his part quite well. His