The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-06-29
commencement Day,

BY $3.50 o'clock Thursday morning at
which time the commencement exercises
began, Institute Hail was well filled
with spectators. Shortly before that
time the graduating class entered and
occupied seats near the stage, upon which
the TIT stees and faculty were seated. The
exercises began at the appointed time and
were excelently conducted, and every
number was well rendered and well rcceiv-
ed by the audience. The program was
as follows;
Prayer, Rev. DR.. s. NJ. Frost; Trio, Sur
prise Symphony, Hayden, Misses Geiger
and Niles and Prof. Niles; Grafton, Cor
relation of Man and Nature, L. Grant Dod-
son; Essay, Pestalozzi, the Father of Popu.
lar Education, Margaret r, Kiefer; Grafton,
The Teacher should be Progressive, Charles
II. Bates; Piano Solo, Old Black Joe, Gim-
bel, Otto lkeler; Essay, The Teacher must
Love her Work, Mary a. Connolly; Ora
tisn, Why Education should be Progress.
i've, William Al. Kitchen; Essay, The Uses
OF the Imagination in Education, Jessie
M. Hassinger; Vocal solo, Silence and the
Sea, Runice, Eaeda Barnes; Essay, Effects
of Cheerfulness, Anna Supple; Grafton,
characteristics of Good Teaching, w.
Fowler Buckle; Trio, Magic Flute, Mozart;
Essay, Life and Educational Views of
Comenlus, F. Florence Montgomery; Essay,
The Hunter, Hannah Reese; Essay, Educa-
tion the Main-spring of happiness, Minnie
A. Rinker; Chorus, The Rustic Dance,
Resch; Essay, Education the Keystone of
our Republic, Carrie NJ. McNiff; Essay,
The Influence of the Press, Mary Taylor;
Grafton, The Relation of Education to
Government, b. Frank Myers Gavotte,
The Princess, Czibulks, Elva Garrison and
orchestra; Essay, Advantages of an educa-
tion to the Farmer, Mary Young; Essay,
The " ork of the True Teacher, Lizzie
Jones; Loves Return Waltzes, Warren,
Fannie Adams, Alice Eyerly, Ida Geiger
and orchestra Conferring of degrees /;
' Chorus, Dashing on before the Gale; Bene-
diction.
The degree of Master of the Elements
was conferred upon large number. The
| senior class, numbering fifty-four, is as fol
| lows;
Mary Bynon, Ellie NJ Campbell NJ.
Bertha Chrisman, Mary A Connely, Phoebe
A. Croop, Blanche Geddis, Jessie NJ. Has
singer, Florence G.. Hess, Annie NJ. Hine,
Lizzie Jones, Sarah Kelley Margaret X.
| Kiefer, Ella M. Kitchen, Lizzie Lewis,
Lucy L. Major, Elizabeth Mcbride, Mary
e. Mcdonnell, Carrie NJ. McNlfr, F. Flor.
ence Montgomery Sallie Palmer, Margaret
Pell Petty, Bridgetta L Quinn, Eva Raw.
lings, Hannah Reese, Harriet Il. Richard.
son, Ada NJ. Ringler, Minnie A. Rinker
Julia L. Sullivan, Annie Supplee, Mary
Taylor, Mary L, Wendt, May Wilson, Mary
E. Wylie, Adah NJ Yetter, Mary Young
Charles II. Bates, Ernest Z. Breisch, w.
Fowler Buckle, Harvey |. Crow, r. N,
Davis, U. Grant Dodson, EdwardJ. Dough.
er, John d. Heron, Bruce Jones, John T.
Jones, William NJ. Kitchen, James Il.
Lewis, William f. Magee, b. Frank Myers,
Harry b, Patterson, Ambrose Shuman,
William II. Treble.
After the commencement exercises the
! Alumni reunion was held IN the dormltory
chapel and those of the graduating class
who desired were admitted to the Alumni
They then proceeded TO the Central Hote
where the Alumni dinner was served. II
was gotten up in fine style and all who
were present partook with great enjoyment
At the close of the dinner number
of toasts were given and happily re
sponded to by those present, Prof. ID. ]
Waller acting as toast master.
In the evening at 1850 the senior recep
tion was held in the school parlors conclud
ing the exercises of commencement weel
most successful in every respect anC
rejecting great credit upon the Blooms
burg State Normal School.