Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-07-08
Beloit colIege Commencement.

occasions ever held there and it all
testifies TO the growing popularity of
the college. The exercises of COM
mencement week opened Sunday
morning with the Baccalaureate SER
mon by Pres. Chaplin to the senior
class. His sermon was good, prac-
teal one, and his manner indicated
the interest he felt for each one Of
the class. Sunday evening brought
around the annual address to the
missionary society the speaker was
ID. ID. Hill OF the class of SO. Mon
day morning was occupied by the
representatives of various classes IN
securing headquarters, &c. The
class of III was well represented, hav-
ing II members present their head.
quarters in the Goodwin House wers
courteously thrown open to all the
alumni, and as their visitors were ali
RECALLED with lemonade and other del
icacies, it is needless to say that they
received many callers during the
week. In the evening, DIR. Thomas,
of Chicago, delivered good, sound,
practical lecture before the Arcbaan
Union his subject was, Success in
Life. Among the audience could be
seen Rev. e. D. Eaton and wife, of
Oak Park, Ill. On Tuesday after
noon the prize defamation exercises
occurred in the First Cong. church,
in which four members from the
Freshman and Sophomore classes
participated. The prizes (SlO) were
awarded to James Simnonds of the
Freshman clasz and to Roger Lesvitt
of the Sophomore class. The Presi-
dent also announced the winners of
the scholarships. Rollin d. Saulis.
bury of Spring Prairie received the
Junior scholarship. Horace Fiske, of
Anamosa, Iowa, received the Sopho.
more prize, and James Simmonds of
Geneva received the Freshman schol.
arship. A gymnastie exhibition was
given by the students on the campus
in the evening, after which a prone.
made concert was held. The college
glee club rendered several ohoruses
in line style, and the visitors went
away to get rest and sleep for the
trying ordeal of the next day. How.
ever, the alumni did not get much
rest, for they held a banquet and
business meeting at the Goodwin
House, and protracted it until three
o'clock a. m. Wednesday. 1t is rum
ored that they discussed several very
important themes at their meeting.
such as the secret society question
and the plan OF establishing an Alum.
nj Professorship. It is hinted that
they decided in favor of secret socie.
ties, but that at the meeting of trus-
tees the question was equally divided
and committee was appointed to
decide that and other matters perma.
nently. Ever since the discovery of
the existence of a chapter of the Beta
Heta ri fraternity last Spring at Be.
lott, there has been more or less of
excitement and curiosity aroused
among the students as to how the
Faculty and Trustees would decide
the matter, and the sympathy of
most OF the students is enlisted with
the members of the society. The
members have always been fair and
impartial in their connection with
college politics, and no astounding
cases of nepotism have yet been no.
ticed. They are all very patriotic
for their Alma Mater, and many OF
them have contributed largely to the
success of aesthetic sports, and have
unseltishly devoted much of their
time for the general good of the in,
stitution. We hope that by next F. all
the society will be permitted to con-
tinne, and If the members carry them.
selves during next year as they have
in the past the faculty and friends of
the college will at once perceive tn at
they are help to the college instead
OF a drawback.
ednesday morning the com.
mencement exercises of the class of
80 began at 10 O'Clock. The First
Congregational church was filed to
Its utmost capacity with the parents
and friends, chums and instructors. to
see their hopefuls graduate. Excel
lent music was furnished by Died.
richson's orchestra of Rockford. The
class numbered fifteen, and many of
them are comparatively young men.
Their standing In scholarship has
been unusually high during the whole
OF their college course. Mr.. Robert
f. Pettibone Of VI delivered the
masters Grafton bis subject was,
The intellectual Average The class
exercises were as follows:
I. L. Wight, Jr.. of Bsloit, ssutary poem,
Victuri Salutamus.
w. G. Allen, of Geneva, Common Sense in
Philosophical Inquiry.
E. A. Benson, of Beloit. Glsdstsne's States
manship
E. w. Camp, of Waukesha, Cnssrium.
J. T. Fisk, Jr., Of Bsloit, The Idealist,
Practical.
T. n. Jones. of Beloit, The Entrance of the
Jew Upon World Career.
- D. nlonaius, JF'i oI flFsqua, Home Rule
in Ireland.
A. G. Wright, of Brookvills, Kansas. Tho
Test OF Scots Manhood.
G. L. Farnham, of Apple River, ILL.,. Hero.
Worship in Politics.
Stephen Martindale, Jr., of La Crosse, The
Now.
T. F. Murphy. of Boaz, 0 for an Hour of
Socrates.
C. j. Robertson. Of Racine, Andri.e,the.
Alfred Steel, of Genesee, Mordeoai as
Jewish Type,
Albert Smedes, of Beloit, phlosophie ora,
ton, Tho Educational Influence Of Modern
Fiction.
F. c. Porter, of Beloit, valedictory. The
Value of National. PRESIDENTS.
The exercises closed at about Q D.
m, when many of the alumni, pro.
fessors and visitors repaired to the
gymnasium, where On ample feast
had been prepared. The commence
ment season closed Wednesday eve-
ming with grand concert under the
auspices of the senior class. Thew
had secured the services of Remenyi.
the celebrated violinist, and had also
engaged Miss Hattie Simms, the
leading soprano of Plymouth church,
Brooklyn. Miss Simms is a former
resident of Beloit, and consequently
quite a favorite. Remenyi's playing
is simply marvellous, and even Be-
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