Show U. U Of UTAH HOlDS SIXTIETH ANNUAl COMMENCEMENT Civilization and Citizenship Citizenship Citizen Citizen- ship Stressed by Chief Speaker Led b by President George Gcorge Tomas Thomas Tom Thom as Chancellor Melvin Amos Brannon Brannon Brannon Bran Bran- non of of- the University of ot Montana l the tile board board of of regents and nd faculty members graduating students of tJ the e University o of Utah clad In Inthe Inthe intile the tile traditional cap and gown Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day morning marched slowly from the Park building to the new Union building on the campus for the sixtieth six six- annual commencement exercises exer exer- Following an Invocation by th the thc Rev nev William R. R Sloman pastor of the Immanuel Baptist church and preceding the tile presentation o of the tue certificates and diplomas to the graduates J J. J William Funk president preal- preal dent of the tho senior class presented the tile class gift to tile the university President Thomas gave gae his annual sta statement ement of oC tile the condition or Of tie the university an and 1 Dr Brannon delivered ered the commencement address Dr Brannon spoke on Civilization tion and Citizenship There Is a positive e need of ot reassessing re reassessing rl re- assessing the Importance o of education tion and its causal relation to constructive constructive constructive con con- citizenship not only in Utah but in many other states In America as well h he declared DEFINES EDUCATION Constructive citizenship In his opinion lon wilt will be achieved d only in proportion that we wc invest our thoughts our lives and our fortunes to the tile enterprise Education an and l ci citizenship are naturally reciprocal The privileges a afforded an Individual ual nal for the development ot of his latent powers are provided at the tile expense of the tile government In order that the individual may be prepared to do Intelligent work In some vocation voca roes tion and that he may ma mabo be bo able to contribute In a worthy manner to society Education he defined as the thc process process proc proc- ess whereby latent powers of ot an m Individual are drawn but lout And de developed developed do- do in order that he ho may ay render ren yen der continuous and Increasing service ser Ier- vice to society Citizenship is a. a a public relation he said acquired by birth or by br naturalization which guarantees on one hand rights o of life lire liberty ownership of ot prop property and pursuit of ot happiness and oh on the other certain tam tain- duties which the Individual must discharge for the tile welfare of the government which bestows rights upon him The quality of ot citizenship he said industrially socially educationally t onal y and politically is definitely determined and regulated b by the tile quantity and quality o of education given to the tile individual In other words the level of ot society of In IndIvIdual Individual individual In- In citizens will be high or low I In Ii the thc proportion to the tile educational o opportunities used by each member o of that society TRAGIC SEPARATION One o of the tile most disturbing so social social so- so cial difficulties in this machine age Is the increasing separation o of the thc youthful from the adult generation This Thas separation is tragic and causes man many o of the doubts and ami suspicions which adults entertain Ith HU n in to ana 1 hh HU n in to ana 1 hh causes youth to hold Ibid tIle the experience tt testimony and advice o of older generations generations gen gen- orations in contempt often times In ridicule Clearly this Is an ap unfortunate unfortunate unfortunate status of society because in inthe the last analysis the adults have only one hope and only one avenue through which the tile heritages of ot tho past may be transmitted to the fu future fu- fu ture the ture-the the younger generation Likewise Like Like- wise vise wise tile the youth cannot safely ig ignore Ignore Ignore Ig- Ig nore the longtime experience passed through b by preceding generations The Pile recent Increase of leisure for tor multitudes who have not been educated edu edo catell to Its Us proper use the passing o of authority the tile substitution of or skepticism disobedience to tIle the law V Dr Brannon regards as the tile most conru problems problem In this tills rapidly rapid 1 changing ago age of greatly increased mechanical power What can be done to solve 0 the problems and arid develop a stronger and more constructive citizenship In this state and in this nation I In is your our problem a and mine May fay we not consecrate increasing thought Continued on page paJe S 8 U. U U OF UTAH AH HOLDS SIXTIETH ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT Continued from page 1 to citizenship and civilization lon the two tv most Important relationships In Inthe inthe inthe the life lito of an individual and the life Ure of a a. nation In his his' annual statement concernIng concerning concerning concern concern- ing the condition at the university university university sity President Thomas stated that the Increase of resident students over last year was as three sixty-three or about 2 per cent ent which conforms to the normal ormal ir Increase cre se Ii in n universities universities in the United States as as' as asre re reported reported reported re- re ported by y Sch School Schol ol and Society STRESSES UNION uNION FUND Speaking of the new new ev buildings on the campus he lie thanked the governor governor governor gover gover- nor and the legislature and through these representatives the people of ot ott t the e state f for r furthering the Interests interests Inter inter- ests ets of education through the me me-i of the university and for tile the various appropriations which had been made for lor the completion of these buildings Regarding the Union building however he said saia th that t at th the present time tinie there are not sufficient funds for its comple comple- tion lion He urged that everyone connected connected con con- with the institution use lse every possible means to to secure f funds finns to carry arry on the construction of the building Scholarship at the university he lie declared d is Is' e each h year year put on a higher standard i Those who en enter enter enter en- en ter our doors doors said ho said will have to meet the requirements for a de degree degree degree de- de gre-e gre gree before they ther get It if and nd under no circumstances will these re- re be lessened or reduced It Is always ys with deep regret that we we have to see a considerable number number num nurn- ber of of students students' enter the Institution institution institution tion who vho are unable to carry the work and c consequently have to withdraw If It there are any who are perturbed perturbed perturbed per per- concerning a a danger to the scholarship of this institution from inbreeding m may y I say that about ninety members of our ur- our faculty or 5 55 per cent of our our Instructing force have at no no time attended the un university uni- uni 1 as graduates or or undergrad undergrad- undergraduates undergraduates and that fully 50 per cent of our our fac faculty became acq acquainted with Utah at first hand when they came here as instructors i in tills institution tion lion F Faculty members of of the j J out tha have c Attended ed pointed o ity he something over colleg s an and States of the United and Europe and no employed except in Iii cases as aim an Instructor of who has not corn com undergraduate more than an ate course coure SPEAKS ON EDUCATION he lie grad radl Addressing the time spoke of the tho purpose O of education la t general as being that of preparIng preparing ng ing young people for the future ful People study the past in ord ordet r to V know how to live In the future he lie said sald Youn YOUl tr training he said should also give you the power of analysis far beyond be ond the the untrained mind With your faculties s properly and widely idely trained you will po possess sess the thea a ability to analyze the problems s that Your experience come come- within your conclusions may s be correct cor- cor such but you should approach problems In a scientific manner manner- Your college alid training should have developed If it within you ou a fine char character has it has given you ou one of of the the human humans g greatest achievements of s soul ul By character I mean the qualities qualities qualities ties and actions of life which make malee fOr r good in human conduct It means ni m men n living JIving in a progressive state of mind and TV working 01 king for the welfare of self and society to to- to gether If this Institution together with your previous education has given you jou a knowledge of the laws of the world has has' eloped developed within you vou the power of careful and scientific aS ysIs of the time phenomena o of and has hias cultivated within io fine character 1 i feel that look 1001 the tIme future in the time I face assurance that your education enable you to pass with confide v from the known Imo of the past I a the pres present nt Into the unknown o of t i t 1 future I Miss I Horten lor tense Johannesen p n ular coed of the time graduating c cl of the University of Utah vill resent the time class of 1929 in the rade of r. r the lie U which will be f hired at the third forty-third ann ani alumni banquet and ball at 6 6 p. p m. m at the Hotel Utah Misa l will be at the controls control the plane of 1935 the fourth fourths last float of the parade 1 WILL ATTEND 1 f More than alumni of the the v are ejected to be pris pres at the tIme banquet and ball accord accod to Douglas Dougla Woodruff secretary the alumni association who 1 j charge of the reservations i iThe The program Is as follows Pr ident's blent's welcome and introduction toastmaster Stayner Richards Richards' i Richard A. A Hart Hait president of oil alumni association The Parade U 13 Float 1 I The Covered W Wi of 1875 John D. D Spencer 75 song hit lilt of 75 by Virginia Fre Fe Barker In costume float 2 Shay of 1895 Frank Evans Evans the song hit lilt of 1895 Vir Virginia Fie Fre Barker float loat 3 ii The Flivver 1915 Lucile Rogers Marshall 1 J the song hit of 1925 Mrs Bark float 4 4 The Tho Plane of 1935 H j tense Johannesen the song hit 1935 by Vir Virginia Greeze Barker |