The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-06-05
.FORTY-F|vE GRADUATES
LEAVE UNIVERSITY TODAY

LIS Was COuIuCuCcDlCuL udy dt Liz
University of Idaho and the event will
be memorable one. While the grad
uating class was the smallest in {
number of years, there being but 45
this was due to the fact that nearly
all of the young men who would have
received their degrees today have gone
!, to the war. This gave the affair q
war coloring, which was carried Out
more completely by the address Of
William Allen White, editor of the EN-
poria (Kansas) Gazette, and noted
author, who delivered the commence
ment address. Mr.. White took for his
subject, "An Interpretation of the war
as / saw it."
The speaker did not dwell at length
on the details of what he saw on the
battle front where he spent three
months, visiting all of the important
sections held by the allies, and the
headquarters of the various armies,
but rather upon the greater aspect of
what the war means to the world. Zone
can not think except in terms of war;
was one of the Introductory remarks
of the noted speaker, who apologized
for reading manuscript of his speech,
but referred to the manuscript only
OCCASIONALLY. He told Of what the war
means to the entire world and how it
was slowly forced upon the people of
America that the war Is "Our war; and
that it is mot a long way off and Of
little interest to u.s." Mr.. White told
OF his own conversion from peace to
a war advocate and described in de-
tail how the war is cementing the peo-
pie Of all the nations of the world, ex-
cept Germany and her allies to the
same view in regard to the necessity
Of winning the war to save the world
from the control of aristocracy.
Mr.. White said he has particularly
soft spot in his heart for Idaho, for
It is here that he saw one Of his
dreams come true. He told Of visiting
the state in 1910 and driving through
sage brush "horse high in the Twin
Falls district, and how it impressed
him as wonderfully rich country, if
it had water He said he took his time
writing and wrote long story, pro-
phesying the settlement, development
and growth of that section as great
AGRICULTURAL district and upon his re-
turn to the state he found that his
prophecy, which seemed visionary at
the time, was altogether too mild, and
fell far below the actual facts. Mr..
White was given an ovation by the
large audience when he was introduced
by President Lindley, as "A provincial
who is also a great internationalist."
Governor Pledges Support
At the close of Mr.. Whites speech
Governor M. Alexander was introduc-
ed by President Lindley and spoke
briefly in regard to the situation that
confronts the university, saying that
he would pledge the last resources of
the state to equipping the university
SO that it may take and train all of the
soldiers that the government wants it
to rain for special service in war work.
Governor Alexander paid a glowing
ribute to our boys who have gone to
the front and announced that the
state, with every dollar of its re-
sources, stands back of these boys and
will give all that it has to help win
the war.
The big auditorium of the university
presented beautiful appearance with
the many flowers, flags, class and col
1ege colors There was a large attend
ance from Moscow and many other
points in Idaho and number of Wis
itors from Washington. Seated upon
the stage, behind bank of flowers,
were Governor Alexander, William AL
len White, DR.. e. A. Bryan, the deans
OF the university and Rev. H. 0. Perry,
pastor of the First Methodist church
Of Moscow. These all wore caps and
gowns and entered the auditorium as
the string quartet played march, and
stood while the senior class, also in
caps and gowns, took their seats in a
section reserved for them at the front.
Rev. H. O. Perry offered the in
vocation, in which he called for spe-
cial blessing upon the absent members
Of the class who have gone to fight i
for world freedom. DR.. Lindley, pres
ident Of the university, in few we'll
chosen words, introduced Mr.. White.