Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-01
Three Professional Departments Unite
in Holding Their Commencement
Exercises Last Night.
EIGHTY-sEvEN ARE GRADUATED
Largest Glasses in the History of the
University.
DOCTORS
FoRTY-FoUR NEW D
Each Glass Gives a Banquet After the
Formal Exercises.
LAWYERS ADMITTED TO BAR
Judge Barnes of the supreme Court
lis Present 60 Administer the Oath
10 Law Graduntes, Making
Examinations Unnecessary.


D Twenty1four lawyers, nineteen dentists /
and forty-four doctors were given their /
diplomas at Brandes theater last evening, /
showing they had completed the course of |
studies in the law, dental and medical de-
purtments respectively Of Creighton uni /
versity and were qualified to go forth in !
their professions.
Unique In several ways was the com !
mencement exercises which were the first !
the three professional departments had held !
at the same time. For the first time the |
students all appeared in caps and gowns |
and as the eighty-seven graduates received |
their diplomas from President Eugene A. |
Magevney Of Creighton university, they |
made an impressive sight and demonstrated |
the wonderful growth Of Creighton uni !
versity.
Brandes' new theater was beautifully |
decorated with palms and potted plants |
and the boxes were filled with members of
the faculty of the different departments of
Creighton university and with other lead
ing educators of Omaha
Those receiving their diplomas from the !
department of law are today fully qualified
to practice before the supreme court of
Nebraska as Judge J. b. Barnes of the
twenty-four lawyers so they are admitted
to the bar without the formallty Of further
examinations.
Nipple Tells of University.
Dr. A. Hugh Nipple, dean of the dental
department, presided over the program of
the evening and in his introductory re-
marks said:
For the first time in the history of
ercises Of the professional departments
are being held at the same time, and, while
this fact in itself may have no particular
significance II serves to call attention to
the marvellous growth Of the institution.
"unlversitbss like men, must pass
through the periods of infancy and child
hood. Creighton university was born
thirty-two years ago. and during its IN
fancy was known as Creighton college and
did the work of a preparatory school. But
the men who founded the institution laid
its foundations broad and deep. The men
who builded upon those foundations la
bored hard and planned wisely, and as a
result the little preparatory school has de-
veloped into a real university. Schools OF
medicine OF law, of dentistry and OF phar-
macy have been added to tht central one
devoted to the teaching OF the arts and
sciences and the presence tonight OF these
large graduating clRsses would ssem to in
aicate that Creighton university has passed
the stages Of both infancy and childhood
and is entering upon vigorous manhood
Even those of us who are connected with
the university in an humble capacity are
nroud of its history and achievements and
9re looking forward to q glorious future
but institutions are judged not so much
trxy{n IN 10
they actually accomplish. The world does
not care 80 much about the number Of
students attending a certain school or the
rcone of its curriculum but 1t wants to
know all about the kind Of men II Is turn
Ing out Judged by this standard Crelgh-
ton university has reason to be proud OF It's
record.
"Au through this western country may
he found graduates Of this institution
whose professional attainments reflect
credit upon the training they received here.
some of them have already achieved fame
and others are booming famous. have
NO doubt that among those who VIII re-
aelye their diplomas tonight are many who
,4N occupy prominent places in the pro-
tessional world during the years to come
ana l am sure you viii all join with me
an wishing every success to the Members
Of the classes of 19loF
Honesty Is Best.
Honesty" was the keynote OF the prin-
eipal address Of the evening, delivered by
nudge Martin j. Wade, who served on the
bench OF Iowa for ten years and was
then elected to congress After naming
specific problems which confront the coun-
try, Judge Wade said;
1T is not my purpose tonight to discuss
any Of these problems, but rather some
,bing that lies back OF all the problems
back OF every problem, political indus
trial and social-back of all the tummt or
the hour-back Of the struggles and the
speeches Of the insurgents and the regu-
lars-back OF the defiant standpatters and
the enthusiastic progresslves-behind the
orator who pleads for spoils and the orator
who speaks for glory and the rag Is
arising the voice Of the people crying out
in a loud voice for honest men. Not Tor
men who admit they are honest, but Tor
men who arc actually honest; not for men
who believe that honesty Is the best policy,
hut for men 10 whom honesty is the only
policy. because it is the right policy; not
Tor men who are intellectually honest ou'
men who are morally honest
The people have trusted their servants
and too often they have been basely be-
trayed.
Turn your eyes TO the state OF New
York; in which but few short years age
the insurance frauds which were unearthed
startled the business world with the au-
dacity and the extent OF the piunder dis
closed; turn 20 the state OF Pennsylvania
go down TO Harrisburg, the capital OF
that great state-walk up the marble steps
Of it's magnificent state house and az you
enter its bronze doors, bow your head IN
shame as you realize that millions OF dol
lars OF the money Of the people appro-
prtated for this splendid public improve
ment was divided among thieves; 30 tS
Pittsburg. In the same state where grand
amy, and courts are unearthing and con
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