| Show ALUMNI MEET AT CELEBRATION AT UNIVERSITY Homecoming Day Is Enjoyed Enjoyed En En- I En-I joyed by Former Students Students Stu-I Stu Stu Stu- dents of State College I Early Days Are Revived I Rejoicing in the renewal of ot I friendships with s schoolmates of I past years more than alumni of ot the University of Utah gathered gath gath- i cred ered on the campus Saturday to to annual homecoming I Iday celebrate the I day and to observe the seventy- seventy I fifth anniversary of the institution Six men and women represented I the university previous to 1875 when the institution was known as asI I the University of Deseret and bet be- be I t ore the awarding of diplomas became became be- be be 1 came the fashion Robert S. S Campbell Joseph A. A Jennings JenninS's Junius F. F Wells VeIls Mr 1 and Mrs W. W v W. Calder and John C. C McKay have ha the distinction of being the oldest graduates present at the ceremonies toda today There were six rooms In the University of ot Deseret when I graduated in 76 said Mrs Irs Dora Pratt Snow who with Mrs Irs Mary MaryH H. H and Josephine Snow Tanner represented the first graduating class to receive diplomas Harr Harry Squires and James Anderson were the only grads of 75 listed on th roll before noon Lorenzo upheld the honor of the class of ot 77 by being the only r EARLY DAYS DYS REVIEWED Mrs William M. M Stewart smiled reminiscently as she told of the hard times of 1883 We didn't have much pleasure then she said for we came to school with the sole intention of obtaining an education I believe the only so social social social so- so cial function of the year was our annual May day picnic That is quite different from present times After the morning program program of ot registration and Sand the downtown parade parade parade pa pa- rade and luncheon had ended Dr George Thomas president of the university welcomed the old students students students stu stu- dents on the campus Selections from the string quartet and the themen's themen's themen's mens men's glee club followed In the home coming exercises I Professor D. D R. R Allen briefly re recounted recounted recounted re- re I counted the history of ot the Institution Institution institution tion from the time it was founded paying trib tribute te to the regents the presidents and the faculty for gradually gradually gradually grad grad- developing the uni university ty to its present high hIg status COMPILING RECORDS The alumni association has to contribute materially to the maintenance maintenance main maIn- ce and development of an Institution in institution institution In- In said ald James W W. Wade Vade president of ot the Alumni Association of ot the University of ot Utah Utah has not yet filled tilled Its quota of contribution contribution contribution con con- because there has been little effort expended In the the past past to coordinate the activities of ot the more than people who have left the Institution The association is now compiling records and an endeavor is being made to unite the theold theold theold old students The association can and must mal make e the proposed Union building possible It is my opinion that we can raise without I Imposing hardship on anyone Statistics compiled complIed by the executive executive tive secretary of the association I were read by Mr Ir Wade According I Ito to the report twenty-one twenty men and seven se women were graduated from the university between the years ears I 1849 and 1875 From 1876 to 1890 the number increased to men and women By 1910 women were graduated and men Nine hundred and twenty men and women had finished their education at the University of Utah by 1920 In Itt the four years succeeding men and women have received diplomas of graduation GRADUATED A grand total of persons have been graduated from the institution and from that number present statistics statistics statistics sta sta- show deceased Of living living liv ll ing gra graduates whose addresses are known 2210 live in Salt Lak Lake City 1250 are residents of Utah outside of Salt SaIt Lake BOO are settled in other states and fifty are permanent residents residents residents resi resi- dents in other countries Ellis Barker manager manager of ot the Union bull building ln drive and executive I secretary of the Alumni association reported the progress of ot the camI campaign campaign cam cam- to date and defined the purpose purpose purpose pur pur- I pose of ot the proposed building At present he said the Union building fund totals In actual pa payments payments pay pay- ments and subscriptions I After the exercises alumni witnessed witnessed witnessed wit wit- the Utah- Utah Arizona football game on Cummings field A homecoming homecoming home home- coming cominS' ball bali in honor of or alumni will willbe willbe be given this evening at t the Hotel j Utah and the festivities will viii come cometo to a close HOMECOMING PARADE I I Every graduating cla class I since 1875 i iwas was represented In the homecoming i parade witnessed this mo morning ning by hundreds of ot people in the downtown downtown down down- I town lown district Gaily decorated de floats from numerous campus organizations organizatiOns organizations paid homage to alumni and and the Utah football men who met the j University of Arizona In Jn the third game Jame of the football season on Cummings field In the afternoon Prominent among the more attractive tive live floats were those of Sigma Nu u fraternity R R. O. O T. T C. C unit Gramma Phi sorority and the A. A S. S iJU Cash prizes will be awarded by the body for the two most at attractive attractive at- at floats announcement ement of ot which will 1 be e made next week I |
