Logan Republican | 1906-06-06 | Page 1 | Commencement at A. C. of U.

v Commencement at A. C. of U. ii ' Splendid Graduating Exercises; Good Music, and Fine Address By Allison. 1 The sixteenth annual commence- 1 incnt exercise of the Utah Agrlcul- 1 tural College was held at the college i Tuesday morning, the occasion being i marked by the graduation of twenty- , two students, three of these, Irvine Allrcd, Minnie Peterson and Mildred ' Forgcon, having degrees conferred 1 upon them. The seven trustees of i tho college were present and with the I .faculty and other dignitaries occupied I tho rostrum of the chapel, which was decorated with potted plants and the Jtm same display of colors as at the bacca- ' "y laureate service. Pres. McCormlck, I of tho Board of Trustces.prcslded. I Tho exercise as a whole was very pleasant and listened to by a fair audi- I ende, considering the inclement . weather. Following the rendition of a musical number by G. W.Thatcher, i J. T. Jardlne. Mrs. Kettle Sloan and . Mrs. Llnnartz, a number that was Indeed In-deed highly enjoyable, lion. Motes Thatcher Invoked the divine blessing. Irvine Allred. r graduate In engineering, devoted his time to "Reinforced Concrete," con- i creto made more durable and useful i by the addition of metal bars In Its ; construction. He cited tho history of l' re-inforced concrete and by illus- ! tration showed Its great worth In case of shock and Are. Mr. Allrert gave the requirements necessary to the highest grade of reinforced concrete ? and suggested that any constructing 3' engineer must In tho future reckon r with this material. l Miss Minnie Peterson, who received the degree of. It. S. in & ' Domestic Science, told oP'Science and the Housekeeper." This paper was of exceptional Interest and real value. Miss Peterson sot foith that house- I keeping today Is In reality a science, -ite and In no Instance need Itbeahap- I &i hazzard, hit-and-miss, good luck and " bad luck alTalr. The housekeeper of f today and the future, If she Is to get tlio best results and retain her stand-I stand-I Ing as a woman of culture and retlnc- ment, must carry about with her scientific knowledge of what to do and I how to no It. She should know what J Is best to feed her family, and how to J prepare it. She should know about 1 bacteriology, dralnology and olcanolo-B olcanolo-B gy as well as mendology and broom- stlck-ology. The article was full of much good thought that can not be & presented here. Mrs. Stoney gave a piano selection, "Love Song," In her usual thoroughly 9 acceptable way. Aaron Newey, Z gradualo from tho short course in J Manual Training, spoke on "The Value of Manual Training." In his 0 effort ho cited that the hand Is to bo trained as well as tho mind, many f joung men with no fondness for books 2 making' splendid artlians and crafts-J crafts-J men. Ho set forth that this training 3as noble and necessary as mental training, and suggested that most f criminals come from tho ranks of ' iftft thoso who have no trade. Miss Mildred Forgeon, who received her degree In Commerce, read an excellent paper on "The Ideal m Woman," the one with strong charact- cr and well balanced mind. In her J opinion tho "Ideal Woman" must bo J a college production, but she differ entiated the types of college girls. The college girl who goes Into society couldn't bo il, nor the college girl who Is a bookworm. Either of these runs to extremes, Is necessarily unhealthy physically and consequently unhealthy In mind. Tho all 'round college gill who knows how and when to play and knows how and when to study Is her "Ideal " This typo makes a woman wo-man good In buslncsss, in home making mak-ing and a power for good everywhere. "The lass with the Dellcato Air," was a very pleasing solo rendered by Miss Nora Kllason. Hon. E. M. Allison Jr., of Ogdon, delivered the address to the graduates. This was an able effort, delivered, however, In a voice scarcely loud enough for the Immense hall. Mr. Allison Indulged In rcmlnlscenses, brought forth some smiles, and then suggested to the graduates that they had Just begun to learn. He felt that If the graduates had been taught how to learn, the college had done its work well. In the course of his address the speaker urged the graduates to form the habit of reading good books, and to build a library of their own. He railed against most of the modern Action and pointed the literature that Is worth tho while. Mr. Allison also urged that no graduate attempt to master all trades. "Select that best suited to your temperament and ability and stick to it everlastingly" said the speaker. "Then don't be mediocre; rise abovo tho ordinary; persevere until j ou know more than any other man about your line of business." Mr. Allison suggested that the young men, especially, give some attention to public life and ever be ready to light the battles of peace, the battle of right against wrong. Ho then devoted some lime to womankind, woman-kind, making many apt remarks. The effort was greatly appreciated. Miss Mamie Brown gave a very enjoyable en-joyable piano selection, "Cachouclia Caprice." President's Report. President Kerr made a very brief report of tho year's work at tho school and then presented diplomas to the graduates. In his report he stated that In 1003-01, 1003-01, 023 students were enrolled; In 1904-05, 1904-05, 733; In lOOJOfi, 003. The decrease this year, Instead of an Increase was due largely to the destruction of the Mechanic Arts building before the beginning be-ginning of tho present school year. Of those enrolled, 147 were In coilogo grades; 103 In Agriculture; 113 in Domestic Do-mestic Science; 127 In Commerce; 130 In Engineering and Mechanic Arts; 27 In General Science. Last year there were 10 graduates with degrees, tho largest number ever graduated in tho state with degrees. This year thero aro but three with degrees, this duo to change in length of courses. Tho experimental work in grlculture has been largely cxtendcdt and tho Summer School, designed particularly for teachers, Is that thcymayhavoa certain knowlcdgo of agriculture to teach In tliclr school. A quartette was rendered by those who gavo the Urst number, and the benediction was pronounced by Rev. Norilect. Tho graduates were congratulated con-gratulated and the exercises were over.