Semi-weekly herald., 1911-06-01

and Museum building On Sunday
evening Rev. Frederick f. Evans, pas
tor of the Park Hill Presbyterian
church of Denver, will give the annual
address before the Christian associa-
tions of the university.
On Monday, June 5, Much Ado
About Nothing" will be presented -
a carefully trained cast of members
of the senior class. The lawn east of
the main building will be used as a
stage, before specially erected grand
stand The custom of giving Shake
spearian plays at commencement was
started by the class of 1897, and since
that time each year has produced a
still better performance. The light
ing, in charge of the senior electrical
engineers, is most effective and aids
in producing wonderful artistic effects
among the trees. Each year has
brought forth a more critical audi
ence, but never have the Onlookers
been disappointed, and an especially
fine play is promised by the class of
1911.
Glass day, the busiest day of the
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starting in the morning with the SEN
ior-alrmni baseball game-always
most excel mt amateur contest. At
2 e. m. the class day exercises begin.
| The seniors gather on the campus
arrayed in cap and gown and march
around the quadrangle, stopping be-
fore various buildings to listen to the
class oration, prophecy, history and
ode, after which President Baker will
hold his annual reception. In the
evening occurs the campus illumina-
ton, always a brilliant sight, with a
concert by the university band and the
final parade of the seniors about the
quadrangle. On this day will be held
annual banquet of the Heart and Dag
ger, senior honorary society, at the
Boulderado hotel at o'clock.
Wednesday, June z, marks the close
of the ceremonies, when William AL
len White of the Emporia Gazette,
famous editor of famous paper,
will give the commencement oration
in the chautauqua auditorium, and the
219 diplomas will be conferred. At
the close of the commencement exer-
cises the alumni banquet will official
ly close the college life Of about 200
of the graduates, although few will
return for higher degrees.
or the degrees to be given, SO will
be that of bachelor of arts, 80 will
graduate from the different engineer
, ing courses, 80 also will become doc
tors of medicine, 27 will leave the law
school, while is higher degrees are to
be conferred at the time. This is a
wonderful increase over 161; the larg-
est previous number of graduates in
one year. In addition to the regular
degrees. thirty special certificates in
4 education are to be presented to the
| students of that department.
l.. The fitness of this commencement
is well in keeping with the great steps
n forward taken by the university In
= the past year. 1t marks the a<0ui-
. lation of the Denver and Gross Medi-
: cal school with the university, to-
s gether with the transfer of the junior
and senior medical classes to Denver.
In addition the regents at their last
meeting established college of phar-
macy, to open next year with courses
f leading to two degrees, while a new
y medical building is to be erected in
e Boulder at once. The legislature ut
r its last session also granted much
d needed increase in revenue. On the
d last high school day, held short time
v ago, thirty-four high schools entered
295 athletes in the field meet. In
l creased student activity and better or
ganization has been noticeable, while
the alumni have also been active and
the first number of the Alumni Mag
azine has just appeared.
. Altogether, visitors in Boulder dur
ing commencement week will find a
great university, of phenomenal
growth and rank, whose rapidly in
creasing roll of graduates is striking
:. evidence of the fact that Colorado has
Y a university which not only compares
favorably with any institution of high
er learning in the United States, but
also ranks far above the great ma
l. jority.