Good Old Days: June 20, 2019

8 years ago

Weekly Commoner

June 22, 1894

The first commencement exercises of the Agricultural College were held Tuesday evening in the Auditorium at Pullman. Hon. H. S. Blandford, of Walla Walla, delivered the oration to the graduating class of the preparatory school, taking “Students” for the subject of his address. Mr. Blandford said, in part: “The student is one who studies, not one who is studied.”

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