SHUN THOSE WHO WOULD ABANDON DEMOCRACY, PREXY TELLS 2,000 GRADS
Wilber, Havens
Shun Those Who Would Abandon Democracy, Prexy Tells 2 MO Grads 10,000 Swelter in U. W. Fieldhouse at Commencement By HAVEN'S WILBER [Of The Capital Times Staffl Charged by Pres. Clarence A....
...Madison, were the only co-eds In the long line of graduating law students...
...As the engineers approached the seats of honor in the center of the platform Gov...
...I can't help but feci that our country Is secure tomorrow.-1 have tried to give to the university IU first citizens, the board of regents...
...Chicago, presl...
...He was guided by a friend among the graduating law students...
...in memory of Paul Bielllu, University of Wisconsin ski jumper and member of the U. S. Olympic team, who died following a ski jumping accident at St, Paul in February 1939...
...Ann R. Kancvsky, Madison, and Kate Wal-lach...
...At the '. graduation exercises in 1930 Nickie led Finch across the platform in the | fieldhouse so that his master might ; receive the degree of bachelor of arts, j And again today, Nickie, now 7 years ! old, joined in the line of graduating ! students leading Finch up the platform where Pres...
...Dykstra, you have a wonderful lot of men who are teaching young minds...
...There were few in the crowded field-house who did not feel the heat of the day...
...Law school graduates were to be formally admitted to practice of law in Wisconsin before the state supreme court and U. S. district court here this afternoon...
...Declaring lie is imt one of those "who believe that we have no concern with the events on other contlunits...
...Gertrude Slaughter, Madison, author, doctor of literature...
...Ellzabeh Jellnck, Madison, walked alone with men students graduating from the college of agriculture...
...No one knows at this moment just how far America is to be involved in this world conflagration," he said...
...nition (jf their achievements in their j respective fields of work...
...When I look into your fares this mnrninu I can't help )y '"el that this university fcj doing a great work and I hope that when you do broadcast into the world you will always speak a kindly word for the university and for this great state of Wisconsin.'' Three Get Honors Honorary degrees were bestowed ; upon two men and a woman in reoog...
...Members of the audience In the top deck of the galleries, beneath the roof, particularly felt the heat...
...Hell were greeted by the students with skyrockets as each stood to address the assemblage...
...Another blind student, George Card, Madison, walked with law students across the flower and fern banked platform to receive his degree in law...
...We are even now highly involved and there are many who would go much further...
...Struggle to the last ditch against the hatreds and bitternesses whlcl defeat the high pur-posees of democracy, "Uphold the law and legal processes in a day when passion counsels that vigilantes take charge...
...Peter M. Stupar, Milwaukee...
...Let your armor be the armor of righteousness and your sword the sword of peace...
...Antigo, today evoked loud applause from the audience...
...Dykstra and Gov...
...Asks Unified America Addressing the student class which started as freshmen at the university four years ago when he became president, Pres...
...The governor then shook hands with the engineering students...
...dent of the Pullman Co...
...When I look over these fine men and women," he said...
...George S. Robbins, president of the graduating class, presented to the university a plaque, donated by the class of 1B40...
...Heil gave praise to the university...
...As Crawford, a railroad man, was presented to Pres...
...They're part of my profession...
...Dykstra gave Nick-ie's master a certificate of law, earned by Finch since the 1936 ceremonies...
...Conspicuous in the line of graduates as they filed across the platform at the north end of the fieldhouse were lone co-eds in colleges usually limited in enrollment to men...
...Dykstra and the audience, an Illinois Central train rumbled past on tracks across from the fieldhouse...
...Graduating students of the engineering school received special recognition from Gov...
...During presentation of the honorary' degree to Crawford a humorous incident brought a hum of low laughter from the audience...
...Maintain, In season and out, the philosophy that men arc men ami not creatures of rircumslance or pawns to be moved about at the whim of absolute power...
...Nickie...
...Keep uppermost in your minds in the months and yenrs to come the crying need of the world—a program of peace which stands some chance of bringing about a stable world...
...Hell, who boasts that lie worked his way up in the manufacturing business...
...a handsome German Shepherd \ dog, and his master, blind Clair La-vern Finch...
...and Justice John D. Wickhem, of the state supreme court, doctor of laws...
...Another graduating law student, Gerald Rabideau, Oshkosh, walked on crutches to receive his degree...
...Heil arose and said aloud: "1 like to shake hands with the engineers...
...Dykslra stated he believes in a constructive foreign policy, a strong united and powerful America, a national social goal towards which to strive, and an effective well knit governmental establishment to Implement and udmlntster tire national wlJI...
...Departing from the text of his prepared speech...
...You have a fine president, Mr...
...Men removed their coats, many fanned themseyes with their programs, faculty members and students, dressed in the warm, black gowns and mortar boards, mopped perspiring faces with handkerchiefs...
...A 12-year-old girl and a woman, seated there, fainted and were treated by nurses from Wisconsin General hospital assigned to the exercises for first aid work...
...Nickie, Master Appear Again Just as they did four years ago...
...They were 1 David A. Crawford...
...Clarence A. Dykstra to turn "a deaf ear to those who over night would throw overboard the essence and heart of our democratc way," almost 2,000 University of Wisconsin students were graduated Monday at ceremonies in the fieldhouse here as about 8.000 relatives, friends, and members of the faculty watched from the steep-banked galleries...
...I like to dirty my hands on mechanics...
...doctor of ' laws...
...Seek thoughtfully a national policy which will be In harmony with the things for which our fathers labored...
...Dykstra warned the graduating students that there is "no short cut to Utopia" and that "our democratic way is the hard way won by struggle ana maintained by constant work and vigilance...
...With the engineering students was Mary Jane Clarke, 21, Madison, the first co-ed ever to be graduated In the course of mechanical engineering...
...Dykstra gave the following charge to the graduating students: "Work for a united and unified America so tiiat the millions yet to be born may have the right to be born Americans as you were...
...Bietila would have been graduated today tr he had lived...
...I ask from this class of 1940 clear heads, clean minds, sanity and good judgment, devotion and loyalty to the commitments of our way of life, and the turning of a deaf ear to those who over night would throw overboard the essence and heart of our democratic way...
Vol. 10 • June 1940 • No. 25
