St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-08
UNIVERSITY GRADUATES.
Che Commencement Exercises
Held The Addresses --- The
Alumni Dinner,

Che Commencement Exercises
Held The Addresses --- The
Alumni Dinner.
Yesterday was commencement day at
he university, and the exercises were
well attended, despite the rainy and
.old weather. 1t was the intention to
nave had the graduates march from the
main building, but, owing to the rain,
his part of the programme was cut out.
Fhe stage was handsomely decorated,
md presented a beautiful appearance.
It was occupied by the faculty and
many clergymen of the city. The eX-
.rciSes were begun with an overture by
he orchestra. The class marched in
wo by two during the overture and
ook seats on the stage amid applause
rom the large audience. Rev. George
Z. Merrill offered prayer, after which
he orchestra gave Desorme's 'Polka
les MandolinS."
The salutatory address was made by
Hiss Alice Adams. Her speech was
quite interesting and was well deliv
red. Miss Edna Cook followed with
dissertation on ''The Mission of the
Hugwump." She held that there was
10 line between the two great parties.
All each wanted was office, and it re-
NAMED for the Mugwump to bring order
Jut of chaos. Albert Ernest Fillmore
poke on "PriSOn Reform saying there
vas much to condemn and little to COM
mend III the prisons of to-day. He held
hat now when man is released from
orison he is really more hardened than
when he was put in. The Discipline
If Study,'' was the subject spoken on
9y Uby S. Grant. He held that the
line had come when physical sciences
earned in the laboratory were fitted to
ye placed with mathematics and Ian
suage as mental training. Here PreSl-
lent Northrop announced that Mr..
Grant was the holder of the first fel-
.owship established by the alumni of
!he university. This announcement
vas greeted with applause.
Fred E. Hobbs made Il pleasing ad-
iresS on 1.-The Reorganization of the
Parties in the United States, in which
1e contended that the tendency of all
-ather than liberal. THE Bible an In
disuensable Element of College Edu-
.ation," was the subject of an address
very ably handled by Edwin Bird. A
state could not afford to ignore the sub
iect, he said. as the Bible was the enemy
IF materialism, the arch enemy
If states. Arthur L. Mann
spoke on Modern Trusts and Com
linations,'' and Samuel w. MatteSon
;oId of what a wonderful growth ''chem-
stry'' had had as a modern science.
Miss Susie HawleY read an Interesting
essay on ''Ramabai," whom she held up
as a most wonderful character. War
zen c. Rowell spoke on the Home of
slavery question, as far as it pertained
20 the colored man, the real negro
problem, had not been solved. "News-
paper Sovereignty" was the title of
Francis w. Stacy's address. He held
that the present age is ruled by the
newspapers, and that all men are more
or less made by newspaper reporters.
The address was warmly applauded. In
an address on "The Two Churches. -
Charles Thompson held that Catholicism
is growing rapidly and Solidly, while
Professionalism, by reason of internal
strife, is growing weaker all the time.
"Our National Debt was touched upon
at some length by William ID. Willard.
Miss Ina G. Winchell spoke on women.
Women were a Nineteenth century dis
covery, she said, as men were gradually
discovering that the sole mission of
woman was not to wash, cook and sew.
Percival X. Benson closed the graduat-
ing class exercises with the valedictory
address, in which he paid high tribute
to President Northrup.
After a selection by the orchestra
President Northrup made short ad-
dress to the class. Diplomas were then
presented, and the students filed out of
ihe hall in the same order that they had
entered. Immediately after the con-
c!uSion of the commencement exercises
the alumni dinner was held in the
coliSium. There was alarge attendance
made up of the alumni. the new gradu-
ates and invited guests. After the din
ner there were number of short adj