The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-05-27
ROdey Hall Crowded with
Citizens and Distinguished
Visitors to Join in Interest
ing Program.
THOUGHTFUL ADDRESS
BY HERBERT w. CLARK
Able Las Vegas Lawyer Says
Hope for Solution of Vexing
Problems of State Lies in
Education, Martinez a
Speaker.

Marked by the largest graduating
lass ia the history of the institution,
the eighteenth commencement uf the
lnivcrsi,y of New Mexico WAS held IN
ltudcy hall this morning The cxcr-
,ises began at 20 o'clock. They were
largely attended
The commencement speaker was
Hon. Herbert " ClarS oi East iAs
Nesas An extra feature not ON the
program, was an address by Hon.
reiN Martinez. Mr. Martinez. pass
Ing through here on his way Co Las
Negas where he Is 20 deliver the COM
Hchool WAS induced 10 stop over ana
attend The exercises bN br David Ross
boyd. the university president
Tho piHf 1fu was decorated vita
pottcd palms and hAgs a basket uf
nuwers graced The speakers desk
just bcfofe the EXERCISES com4ueue-
"a, thc graduates in cap and gown.
marched va, down the aisle. the nor
NAL class leading. followed by the can-
uipatcs tor the science degree and the
candidate for tho degree Of bachelor
uf agis, Behind them came the fac
uli3 iu reverse order. br. Iuyd bring
ing up in ihe rear Then folluWed tho
tpcakors and guests The faculty,
tp'akrrs aud guests we're ranged in
s"mi-circlc ou the platform Tho
graduates occupied Inc row Of seats
directly facing the platform.
Thc exercises opened with an inNn-
cation uy Rev e. a. BcckmHn Then
came e selection Dy Catsaaugh's "r-
rncaJrs
The commencement address foi-
lowed Nh clara spoke on The
University ana the State" II was nu
eloquent iorrcful plea tor the de-
Nclopmcnt of citizenship. and an lr-
gum'nt Tor the advancement of the
state through the subordtnation of the
lndiN dual tu the common good.
Mr.. Ciark Addrc-@.
Mr clark said in part
W" al agree. : thinA. that the very
least state should do is 20 protect
our personal aud property rights an 1
stc iu the administration ~ Justice
lher" can be un disputlnR that this is
the minimum duty the state owes 90
you ana to ne. Bui the state has
gone. nay. u has been driven. much
further than that We nov nave nws
regulating tho hours OF labor among
tmrluycs laws prohibiting child-lu-
nor. laws prescribing compensation
Tor injured working men. restricting
hunting and HshinR. prohibiting the
Eo-Calied WhitC-siaVe traffic. providing
minimum wage scale; regulating the
length of hat uins; regulating railroad
rates and the formations of combina-
TONS of capital. u Us even proposed
Ia some quarters that the government
should and mus. go into the teie-
graph, telephone and railroad bus
iness. and ID sometimes looks as ~ bus
Few years VIII bring about that vast
economic and governmental change.
Ia the midst of it all one Is compelled
iu pause and ask ones self u the In
diNidual has any prFsonal rights ieli. |
AZ the present moment you are pro-
hihited from going over Into the state
of Colorado tO work Ia the coal mines.
II sometimes looks as ~ We are rap
Idly moving toward q state of affairs
in which you and ! will have to obtain
"a ceTtihCtte under seal from either the !
national or the state government Jo- |
fore 80 VIII be permitted 90 speak to
each other ono department Of our
national government has Just an
nounCed that IL Will conduct AN iu- |
vostieaiion TO ascertain by what risht
the Ford Motor company laid OF l.0ba |
Of iis employees Ne are constantly 1
attempting hy legislation 10 remedy /
economic aud social conditions We
are trying To translate the cry for the |
square dear and social Justice into |
statutory prohi 3itiOns ana command 4
ments without many of us knOwing /
Just exactly what We desire 90 accom- !
niish. We want laws providing for 4
the recall Of public o.hCers, for the 1
recall Of judicial decisions and fof the
initiation ~ legislation directly hy the /
people, A good many want these
things without stopping 90 think that |
II We had them the burden of tho in
dNidual citizen In governmental mnt-
iers would be- increased many times
what u b. now. and that even az thlnes |
are nov the individual citizen docs I
not do his iull dutg. This insane de- /
sire 20 lesislate about and against l
everything and everybody has gone /
so Jar that one member uf the Mass !
achuaeiia legislature has announced. !,
in an seriousness. that he viii intro 4
duce and attempt 60 pass hiil linz