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Show v PllG APPEAL MADE 10fi Addresses Graduating Class of University of Utah on War Crisis. URGES SERVICE TO U. S. Degrees and Certificates Are Awarded to 163 Students Stu-dents by President. An appeal to the young men and the young- women of the university to do their duty in the great crisis that now faces the nation was voiced by Governor Simon Bamberger in his address before the graduating class of the University of Utah at the annual commencement exercises ex-ercises yesterday. "The war in which we are now enframed." en-framed." he said, "should bring to every j American that discipline and that re-jepect re-jepect for authority that should be im-planted im-planted in the heart of every loyal riti-j riti-j ten, a loyalty and devotion to the flag and the things for which It stands that wou'.d bring: with it a seriousness and a sense of dignity and responsibility so lacking in many of the oung people of our country. "But this war. with all of Its horrors end all of its heartaches, ie not a visitation visi-tation whollv evil in all of Its aspects. The need of" this country for some such calamity to bring about an unselfish devotion de-votion to duty was never eo evident as now." Advises Students. Taking- opportunity to advise the young men and women as to their duty on leaving the university, the state executive execu-tive said; Devote your time and your talents to the serving of your country. There was never a time in the history his-tory of this republic when It had greater need for the services of men and women of brains and energy than at the present. Whether this service which you have to render may best be performed on the battlefield, on the farm, in the factory, in the laboratory lab-oratory or in the home is a matter between you and your conscience. v My admonition and my advice to you on this solemn occasion is simply, "Do your duty." 263 Given Degrees. Degrees and certificates were granted Jo 163 students by President John A. Wldtsoe. . Deans of the various schools of the university read the names of the graduates in their departments, the students stu-dents arising as their names were read. W"hen all were standing, a march was flayed by the orch.es t ra and al 1 passed up to the platform, where the diplomas jid certificates were presented by Governor Gov-ernor Bamberger. It was announced that several of the students to receive degrees "were absent in the service of their country. ' At the close of the- programme the m x-j (names of the winners of the various 4fP -pfholarshlps and awards were announced. Each honorarium carried with it a sum of $50, except where such award had been divided between two contenders. The names are as follows: Francis Armstrong scholarship, sociology, sociol-ogy, . IX Allen Bateman: Simon Bamberger Bamber-ger scholarship, freshman class, to be .announced later; George Q. Cannon scholarship, domestic science. Mabel laroney; N-. W. Clayton scholarship, m u si c, Lawre n ce E. Eberly ; Joh n C. -Cutler scholarship, sophomore class, to be awarded later; Henry Dinwoodey scholarship. law, Ernest Thomas Young; Horace S. Eld red ge scholarship, English, Fern Browning, Emily Higgs (short stories) ; John Thornton Gilmer .scholarship, senior class, to be awarded later: Lewis S. Hills scholarship, mathe-jmaticp, mathe-jmaticp, Edwin LaRiviere: Mrs. Ed win Francis Holmes scholarship, art, Edith Tundt. Ruih Hargis; William Henry Hooper scholarship, public speaking, Franklin Rasmussen; William Jennings scholarship, domestic art, Lora Xelson; Rebecca Mantle Little scholarship, modern language. Louisa Wells; W. S. McCornick scholarship, physical education, Mabel Parker; -.Charles W. Xiblpy scholarship, chemistry, Sam G. Weiss ; Myra Rossi -ter scholarship, kindergarten, Emma Em-mertson; Em-mertson; Orange J. Salisbury scholarship, scholar-ship, geology. Gerald Lambert; daniel H. Wells scholarship, junior class, to be awarded later; Horace G. Whitney scholarship, schol-arship, play writing, William Henry Thorpe, Athene Fa rnsworthl Brigham Young scholarship, history, Fay Cornwall, ilarba Cannon. Alumni scholarships School of arts and sciences. Bryan Gautier Johnson ; school of mines and engineering, Roy F. Penman, Jr. ; school of education. Guv V. Cutler, George S. Romney; school of medicine. Harlow B. Rigby; school of law, Everard L. McMurrin. The following were also awarded metallurgical fellowships for one year's special research work in the univexsitv: Lewis Gerhard t. University of Washington; Washing-ton; E. Harvev Miller. Oregon State School of Mines; Ross 11. Tflnman, Pennsylvania Penn-sylvania Slate college: M. H. Smith. Rose Polytechnic institute, and Fred Sutton, Sut-ton, University of Utah, with the fol-j fol-j lowing as alternates: Harold Groesbeck and J. A. Franke, '. of U., and S. S. Hu, Columbia university. s A violin solo, "Traumerei." by Miss Ro- mania Hyde: a baritone solo, "Hold Thou IiMy Hand." by Ray M. Russell; invocation invoca-tion by the Rev. Walter Russel, and benediction bene-diction by Elder George Albeit Smith were other events of the programme. |