The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-06-18

The commencement exercises Of the Al
bany Collegiate Institute this year wer.
oi more than ordinary interest. and were
worthy Of an extended account. The
ANNUAL SERMON
s==as delivered on Sabbath evening At the
College Chapel TO large house, by Rev. T.
y. Londit. The appropriate tcxt"Whalso.
ever yc SOW That shall ye reap Also" was
ably and thoughtfnIIy handled BY Rev. Con.
die. As desert for The evenings exercises
solos were sung by Mrs. Geo. +. Chamber
lain and Rev pritchard. The
ADDRESS
WAS delivered at the Same place on Monday
evening BY Rev. T.. j. Thompson. Of Salem.
II was an elaborate, fruitful dissertatlon,t full
Of kernel. A piano duet BY May CundifI
and Lora Vance was heard with interest.
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock
Tnr UNDERGRADUATES
gave q good entertainment. Some one sug-
gesss that we refer Ia the beginning to the
fact that some Of the students do not put
enough lung power into their parts but
We observe Improvement aud so shall only
notice the suggestion. As individual men
ton Of the efforts Of young people loses in.
tercss when IN the same strain, often the on.
y possible way, excuse Us for doing little
linplng and remarking that the recitations
by Fora Marks, Lora Vance and Flora
Mason were good, each Of the pieces being
quite In taste. Miss Lena Whitson recited
aAirs Browns Husbandsr with fine effect !
Mics Esther Marshall "1he tsrier Rose" In
a very pleasing manner, aud Miss Helen
Crawford IAN Order for Picture Ia her
increasingly popular manner. A piano
duct by May Cundiff aud Lora Vance was
a rippling little brook In the exercises ,as was
also, permitting such poetical expressions.
the piano soloby Mildred Burmester. Miss
Beth Conner was also heard with great In.
teress In piano solo. She plays with taste
John Geisendorier deelaimed on the "Duiy
Of Christian Citizenship, "a piece full of good
points. and Mr. orris Archibald, who labor.
cd under the disadvantage Of being III, on
"PHnciple Of Freedom Jas. Tomlihson
read an essay on Cromwell. These exer.
cises were closed with vocal duet by Miss.
Is Goodwin and Robertson. Immediately
following were the
CLASS rREE ExKRcfsns,
begun IN the chapel and finished on the
campus. Mr. Stephen Film presided.
Quincy T. Psopst read the history Of the
graduating class. lie said 1--WE arc one
female and three maies.' We give very
brief synopsis OF the class Stephen Church
Finn youngest in class II years old, S
Il 7K inches In shoes, and he has a good
deal Of shoe. Entered college in so was
promoted FAST stssdious a. mathematician
hrSt in class niaapplied geometricai
knowledge IN playing ball. Never noticed
fair sex until lately. Is soon 10 enter Prince.
ton. :. Miss Lille May Robertson. entered
College in''so. Algebra her favorite study
hated logic Ike most women. a great
worker, tn school. IN Y w G / Il. etc. Hae
iine use Of Engiish language and would
make good preacher II women were Al.
lowed TO preach In Presbyterian Churches.
80. Frank Webster Propat, entered College
in -. Likes the gsntler sex as~well as
books Won praise a. debator fireman.
-. Quincy Ellsworth fropss s Il. 69z In.
tall and weighs i6o lbs. Displayed scIen.
tiic exactnesa In his autobiography.
Mr. Collins Elkins read the prophecy. II
contained many good points but was a
little too long. Unlike most prophecies,very
sensibly Il did not make them All Presidents.
Mr. Frank propst read the class Grafton, =
pointed, well gotten up effort.
Miss Lille Robertson was the poet of the
Class, and read The following excellent
CLASS PoKM.
Many scenes on ihs path u liis's joarnsY.