The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-06-29
commencement week.

burg, IN The Lutheran church on Sunday |
evening. The church was beautifully |
decorated with flowers and ferns. A vast |
audience gathered TO hear the sermon and |
many could not gain admission. The |
whole discourse was one Of much thought |
and interest, rs was cvinccd by the attcn. |
tive hearers
On Monday the examination of under |
graduates was commenced. The junior |
class of this year numbers fifly-onc. The
largest in the history Of the school.
Tuesday morning the examinations con-
tinucd. The contin ious falling rain dis
appointed great number who desired to
attend the lecture in the evening. Rev.
ID. ii Shields, the lecturer of the evening,
was greeted with large audience, con
sdcring the severe storm. His subject,
Specimens collected since left the Nor.
mal' was treated in an interesting and in
structvc manner He began with his
entry in Millersvillc Normal School; dis
cusscd his associations in various schools
he subsequently attended, followed with
his reading law in Philadelphia, and
closed with his advance into the ministry.
The audience was well pleased with his
remarks.
On Wednesday afternoon at 3 O'clock
the class exercises to be held on the cam
pus and consisting of the following exer-
| cises were held in the Normal Hall because
of the continued rains This is the pro.
| gramme
| Vocal Solo, Miss Louise Iutchison +;
| Presidents address, Mr.. Willis II. Kresge !;
instrumental Solo, Angela Birs; History,
Levi Hunt; Music, Lakewood Waltz
Miss Jennie Wells, Mcssrs Gemberling
and Brindle; Glass Grafton, CThe turning
point in boys life o. b. Stecy; Duet,
Misses Jennie Wells and Angela Birs !;
Prophecy, Miss Cordelia Broughton /;
Essay, Necessity of Having an Aim in
Lifc.) Miss Alice Edgar Quartettc Gland
of Home, Mossrs. Brindlc, King, Deitrick,
and Gcmberling; Presentation of Gifts,
Miss Jennie Wells Presentation of Memo
rial by the President Glass Song, Com
posed by L. W. karschner) by the Glass.
| The various exercises of the progromme G
were rendered with pleasing cffect-in ac-
cordancc with the good training of the
| school.
In the presentation OF gifts of memorial
to members of the class Miss Jennie. Wells
made many pleasing remarks.
The president, Willis II. Kresge in be-
half of the class of 'S3, presented to the
Normal School, through the principal, Rev.
DR.. Waller, as a class memorial to the
school, eighteen very valuable reference
books, as follows Lippencott's Pronounc-
ing Dictionary Maetzner's English Gram
mar, vol; The Young Folks Cyclope-
dia of common things, vol Allibones
Dictionary of Authors, B vol a; Lectures on
teaching (Fitch Lessons on Objects,
| (Sheldon); Catechism of Common thingC,
(Champlain); Poetical Quotations, (Alli-
bones Aphorisms on Education, (Barnard)
| Lectures on the Science and Art of Educa-
| ton, (Joseph Payne) German Pedagogy
| (Barnard) +; object Teaching and Methods
for Primary Schools, (Barnard) Lippen-
colts Pronouncing Gazetteer of the World.
| These were presented as foundation
around which might be gathered large
library for use of school. A beautiful gold
headed cane was presented to Prof. ]. w.
Ferree, In the evening the Calliepian So
ciety gave reunion in the school parlors
where vast throng of friends gathered to
exchange words and greetings.
On Thursday morning at half past nine
o'clock the Commencement Exercises were
begun in the large hall which was filled to
overlooking ,as an evidence of the great in
terest manifested in the we flare
of the Normal School Space
will not permit us to comment on
the various parts of the programme, and
yet we can not but praise all for the mas
terly manner in which they rendered their
parts. The following is the programme as
arranged =
Overture, "Zampa" (Hsrold) Orchestra
Prayer, Rev. DIR. S. Mitchell; music
piano solo-''perpetual motion" (Weber) L.
Irene Philips; salutatory, Lloyd W.
karshncr; essay, "Distancc Lends Beau
ty, Eva v Rittenhouse; Grafton, "supe
liority of American citizenship" William
j. Sanders essay, mo effort, no success,
Abbie f. Mack; music, serenade, trio
violin, clarinet and piano, CRU y Dora
Niles, Harry Eshelman and Prof. Niles
essay, ''our girls" Nora NJ. Finney; ora
ton, "The Old and the New in Teaching,
Oscar b. Stcely essay, "The Anchor an,
Star" Alice Edgar; Grafton, "The BE n
eft of Difficulties" Kimber Cleaver; mu
sic, vocal solo,-"Robert, Idol of my
Heart, (MeyrJeer) Louise G. Hutchison
Grafton, "The Results of Honest Labor,
Peter f. Fallon; essay, Fences" Cor
della Ii. Broughton; Grafton, "Mora
Heroes" Elwood r. Brindle; essay
"The Work of the Primary Teacher,
Martha Willis; music, piano Duet, Goa
lph of Bagdad," (Boieidieu) Mary Curran
Helen NJ. Low; oration, "Why the Teach
er should be Il model man." Willis II
kresgc; essay, "lleroism in Well Doing,
Sarah T.. Richards; Grafton, "Some of til
, Elements of Successful Teaching"
Musgrave Hobbies; essay, "The Tru
Teacher" Sallie l.. Mcclure; music
"Traumerei," Or, Schumann) orchestra.
CONFERRING OF DEGREES.
Music, Galop, lBaker) orchestra val
1 dictory, f. Josephine Nicely; rlusic, "Ol
: Songs of JOY and Gadness," (Meyerbee
Chorus, with orchestra accompaniment
: Benediction.
e Immediately after the closing eXercis,
2 the members of the alumni were called t
c gether when the class of 'S3 were admittc
I as members. A short time was given
V the transaction of business, necessary
e the alumni, when an adjournment W
g made and all repaired to the Exchange ii
: tel where an excellent repast was furnishes
: The dinner was prepared in the finest styl
h and yet only in keeping with the reput,
tion Of the Exchange" for fine meals. A
ter all had satisfied their appetites a nuI
h Der of toasts were given and short respo
c ses followed.
s Thus has closed another school year
C and step in the advance made by tn
i school which is fast gaining a wide reput
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