| Show argest Class Jn History Gets ii r U U Sheepskins r O March Through Gates of in Impressive sive Exercises i ence nee Is Subject of Commencement Com Corn Address I I r pUS of or opportunity yawned and iid through them stepping I the threshold of or manhood and cod HO 50 University of Utah SUES strode with sheepskins h Ine in e wits was the second sixty cement at the state nand ad the class was the largest eto a to receive degrees df at the thc Un unI- unI ty n send ids ads and relatives the tie p-adl p as 85 the soli sol sol- bICk i L commencement on J 1 y Dr George Georgeu Georger u present lt the board of r official guests and faculty made its way around the RIde rde ind and Into Kingsbury hall hail where he list wt of ot the three day ceremonies rig oM plaU nere the Jal large C crowd stood with heads as Congressman Don DonI Donl I l delivered the Invocation opening the exercises IlLs OF SCIENCE The be contributions of science to C life lite were discussed by Dr seph eph Peterson formerly of the Ti faculty and now r o of psychology at George Pea Pea- all College for Teachers Nashville eta era who ho bo delivered the commence- commence address Or modem modern social world is dis- dis different from that of unified un un- Led man he declared Best Ben Be st re anthropology lo and psychology id ad much advance made we were rt Jt tto to regard lard uncivilized men as inn or barbarous In the sense nt at UJ they Y were devilish and cruel in R n hs has b been n one of the 0 ol at modem anthropology that wn taLa uncivilized nations arc Ined Ind ind in- in ed d peaceful Various crucian cruel cruel- an found among the early Amerin Amer- Amer in Indian 1 and certain other prim prim- re ve peoples seem to have resulted O om Interference nce at attacks tacks and dan- dan on p Pice Ten n Doctor of Laws r ii I I t LARGEST ClASS IS I GRADUATED AT U Continued from Pa Face Parc c Nine gers gem Imposed upon them by civilized races who probably still hold bold the II record for cruelty cruelly The speaker then traced the early i lives ti of ol some of these primitive people people peo pen pie showing how their lives Jives be beCause because because be- be Cause cause of ignorance were governed by superstitious beliefs which they had adopted in lieu ol ot knowledge NO LEISURE TIME In early times Umes he said Laid when man nan struggled for an existence he had ittle time for leisure and consequently conse conse- had little time for advance advance- ment However he asserted under conditions making for more permanency permanency permanency perma perma- nency of life and specialization of activities it became possible for tor certain certain tam tain geniuses to have some leisure Thus the Individual of greatest ability ability abil abil- ity would probably on the whole whose i more mor intellectual pursuits and with these perhaps time Ume for 6 speculation lation and experimentation While the old saying that necessity nece sity is 15 the mother of invention is certainly no not to be wholly discredited discredited fled other things than mere necessity ne ne- uc- uc c sity are essential to productive re re- re search Necessity alone may even bo be a serious serIous' hindrance It never did much for the slaves of the old south A background of leisure for contemplation together with certain tam tain inborn elements of genius are certainly also diso necessary for or real in in- in Dr Pet Peterson traced the origin of science t to the time of the ancient Greek astronomers who he said made nade observations that closely agree with the modern modem views of mers Had these men continued in their work uninterrupted by the rise and fall fail of the different nations and the long period of the dark ages he said we should have been much farther along today in our scientific development KNOWLEDGE LITTLE Modern science the speaker ob observed observed ob- ob served has penetrated int into all as aspects aspects as- as of the physical world and into the minute processes of life Ute even of our mental life so that the amount of f information now available regardIng regardIng regarding regard regard- ing these C matters is astounding And Andy y yet et t any research scientist will still he be willing to say y as James said in 1895 ignorance of reality is still profoundly great and our knowledge knowledge knowledge knowl knowl- edge only a mere speck Relatively few persons Dr Peterson Peterson Peter Peter- son on pointed out are able t to make Important important im tm- contributions to knowledge today but added that each cadi may add something to the variety and be beauty uty of or life lUe The speaker took occasion to as assail assail as- as sail sall the modern modem system of justice Administration of Justice he said is a a. term that Is almost mockery today Intelligent and competent men are hardly obtainable for Jury service and ignorant Jurors are susceptible susceptible susceptible sus sus- easily bribed and incompetent incompetent tent to pass on evidence of a technical technical tech tech- nature The layman today does not know how to use his leisure lei id- sure profitably and thinks only Of immediate entertainment and of the means of getting the merest necessities attics of life Ufe No general and permanent permanent permanent per per- manent solution of lifes life's problems is possible or now even hoped for forby forby forby by intelligent men Life is a process of constant adjustments The intricate world of science now challenges you young men and women women women wo wo- wo- wo men to help humanity face frankly and openly the problems which be belong he- he long Jong with your own era and which are arc put upon your shoulders by reason reason reason rea rea- I son of the greater opportunities that you ou have enjoyed 1 URGES PREPARATION The graduates were urged to be prepared to meet the many changes In lii life Ufe and to apply appl themselves to the changes by President Thomas in his annual report Your education he said should enable you rou to ta take e the fundamental principles of oC science both in physical physical physical phys phys- ical and social order and apply them to the new physical and social ocial problems problems problems lems which will confront you and find a solution If you OU cannot do that you ou will find yourself in a world that is changing while you Ou are arc standing standing stand stand- ing still and not adjusting and you ou will soon be forgotten as an educated ed person and as an influence in the community Dr Thomas quoted figures that there were resident college students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents at the university this year summer school students in 1930 and students enrolled in extension classes cl Speaking of the financial status of the thc institution he said the past year Jear has been one of ot the most difficult for some time lime He attributed this to toe the e fact that a large portion of state sUite taxes from Irom which the a part of its Income have been delinquent The Tile situation has been made even more difficult due to a larger increase of students this y year than for tor a number number num num- ber her of years past he lie asserted d. d However However However How ever with various economies and with sacrifices of real essentials we ex expect expect ex- ex to close the year without a def def- FIND DIFFICULTIES The students also have found it difficult to finance themselves the president said Although the university university university sity has lias exerted every energy to as- as Gist cist students to complete the years year's work a number have had to leave lea because of lack of funds Dr Thomas reviewed the schools school's building program this year which in includes includes in- in eludes the new engineering hall hail the Union building which is 15 nearing completion and repairs to the physical science building He de deplored deplored deplored de- de the lack of spate space in the li library li- li At the close of or a decade as president pr l- l dent of the University of ot Utah he said I 1 desire to extend t to the r re regents gents genis the faculty student body and citizens of Utah my sincere thanks and appreciation for forthe the cordial support support support sup sup- port that the university has re received ei ed during that period The senior class gift a trophy case for tor the union building was presented present present- ed by Marwin Jonas class treasurer Certificates degrees scholarship prizes and fellowships were awarded by Dr Clarence Snow member of the board of regents and the ceremonies ceremonies cere core monies closed with the benediction pronounced by the Jacob Trapp pastor of the Unitarian church WIN HONORS High honors were given the following following following follow follow- ing at the exercises Charles Wayne Allison Calvin A. A Behle Behie James P F. Bonner Pratt Clark John R R. Doxey Jeannette Herron Max W. W Jakeman Ruth M. M Jones Bruce H. H Lyman Kenneth A A. A Phillips Verl VerI E. E ERoberts Roberts Kenneth C. C Robertson Frances Prances Row- Row berry Lawrence D. D Schroder Dorothy Dorothy Dorothy Doro Doro- thy Shepherd Elmer R. R Smith Robert Robert Robert Rob Rob- ert G G. Snow Gordon R. R Strong Chiyo Thomas Jack E. E Thomas and D. D Stevens Wilson Edwin C C. C West Vest was awarded the scholarship given by the Utah section section section sec sec- tion o of the American Society of Mechanical Mechanical Mechanical Me Me- Engineers for the student who presented the best thesis in mechanical mechanical mechanical me me- engineering Baldomero was as given a similar award by the American Society of Civil Engineers Engineers En En- for the best thesis In civil en en- Ellen Frances Edgeworth was given gi the Chi Omega award for forthe forthe forthe the highest scholarship highest scholarship in sociology Charles W. W Allison was given the Delta Sigma Pi award for tor the highest highest high high- est scholarship in the school of bus bus- iness mess Jane Bowers Bovers was presented the Phi Chi Theta award for the woman woman woman wo wo- wo- wo man student with the highest scholarship scholarship scholarship schol schol- in the school of business John K Aho of the Colorado School of Mines Harold R. R Bradford UniVersity University Uni Uni- of Utah and C. C M. M Dice University University Uni Uni- of Idaho were awarded scholarships scholarships scholarships schol schol- and fellowships for 32 1931 In the department of or mining and metallurgical research at the sity John R. R Park teachers' teachers fellowships fellowships fellowships fellow fellow- ships were were given L. L F. F Christensen Mabel Mabe Frazier Blanche Cooper Coope and Nancy Barker Alumni reunions were held at the university Tuesday afternoon by 15 former classes of the institution The ceremonies will end Tuesday evening with the annual alumni banquet and ball at the Hotel Utah in honor of the graduates tes |
