The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-08
Great Gathering at FOrty-sec-
Ond Annaul Commencement
at University.
GOVERNOR WILLIAM SPRY
DELIVERS AN ADDRESS
President Kingsbury Also Fe.
licitates the Institution
Upon Its Success.

The forty-second annual commence
ment exercises Of the University Of Utah
were held In the Gymnasium building at
the university Wednesday morning, with
the greatest number of graduates In the
history OF the institution, Hundreds Of
persons. including parents and friends OF
the graduates. thronged the campus early
In the day and long before the opening
of the exercises the building was filled
to overf1owirg.
The commencement procession. which
was formed around the circle on the cam
pus. was headed by members OF the
ton present. Following the regents came
the official guests of the university, to-
gether with the members Of the faculty
Next In line, were the candidates for the
the candidates for bachelor degrees. foi-
| lowed by the normal graduates and the
kindergarten graduates.
AT 1890 the, procession, headed by the
band, marched completely around the
campus and over to the Gymnasium
| Kretschmeyer. was played by the or
chestra. under the direction OF Prof,
Squire Coop. while the students were
marching In. Prayer was delivered by
the Rev. Francis Burgette Short. An
orchestra selection, "Cavalleria Rustl-
cana" from Mascagni, formed the open
such delightful way as to greatly please
| the audience.
The Preservation of the Beauty of Our
Speech was the subject of a class. essay
With numerous examples Of crude dla-
lects and undesirable localisms. Mrs
Henderson made great, great plea for o,,1
language. The English language, ac-
| cording TO the speaker. is the most beau
tlful and complete language now In use:
| I,ac rf fI,a n q
the European languages and contains
words which have been incorporated
from all other modern languages.
Mrs. Otto King delighted the audience
with her rendition of "Nocturne.' from
Chopin. and "Berceuse," from GODDARD. In
a cello solo.
Glass Grafton Given.
Hugo B. Anderson, who was selected
by the members OF the faculty to give
the class oration for the graduation ex-
ercIses. came up to the highest expec-
| tations Of his friends and classmates.
His subject THE VIII to Serve" was
thought and was handled In such way
! that everyone present felt the necessity
| of strong will TO reach the highest
goals in life
Mr.. Anderson explained that the process
OF evolution had changed in the case OF
man, from the struggle for existence to
he struggle for Msn on
and overcoming difficulties and II is the
man who has will power to command
himself who is really the hero in the
struggle.
An orchestra selection. Carmen" from
! BiZet, preceded the address 10 the grad
yates given by Governor William Spry:
Governor Spry spoke of the standing OF
| Utah as an educational state and pointed
with pride to the statement that nearly
$70o0.000 have been spent for education
| In Utah In the last two years, The uni
versity. as a college. the governor said,
stands with any OF the big colleges OF the
United States and is recognized as do
Ing standard work along the lines pur-
Speaking directly 10 the graduates.
Governor Spry spoke OF the possibilities
expected Of him. He urged the members
OF the graduating class to live In such a
way that they would be prepared TO carry
on the work that is now =, carr, carried d. on BY
done by the board Of regents and In a
tribute to President Kingsbury stated
that the president OF the university has
a record in business and life and educa-
| tional work which IS without reproach.
He closed his address by commencing the
work of many Of the Young graduates,
| urged the engineers leaving the school
this year to spend their energies within
the borders OF Utah,
President Is Pleased.
A bass solo. Honor and Arms" was
rendered by Fred B. Smith. preceding
| the presidents statement regarding the
condition OF the university, President
Kingsbury was greatly pleased over the
prospects OF getting the new central
| building as provided for by the last legis-
| lature, and referred 10 the providing of
| the university with a permanent fund for
support one OF the important epochs
| In the history OF the school.
| The present need OF the university now.
| President Kingsburv said. is more money
for the establishment Of graduate school
| for original research In connection with
the university. He referred to the pos
! sbility OF having university erected