Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-18
TWENTY-FiFTH ANNIVERSARY OF
MORT HWESTERN UNIVERSITY.

Commencement Exercises and Alumni
Dinner.
This is Lutheran week here. Repre-
sentatives of the laity and ministers OF
this body of religionists are in Water
town in large numbers, every portion
of the state sending it's quota to swell
the ranks of the followers of Martin
Luther, the great apostle of the reform
alton in Germany. The celebration
opened yesterday morning, at Turner
Opera house, with the commencement
exercises of the Northwestern univer-
sity. The auditorium was filed to over
flowing with a fine assemblage, in which
the fair sex more than divided the
honors in point of numbers with the
sterner sex. On the stage were seated
President Ernst and the faculty Of the
Northwestern, with Rev. P. Won Rohr,
of Winona, Mimi, and other promi-
nent figures in the Lutheran church Of
the West.
President Ernst presided with his
usual readiness and ability and an
nounced the different numbers of the
following programme:
/. Silver Wedding Overture .Schleppegrell
Band.
g. LYNNE an die Nacht . Beethoven
Choir.
4. Latin Oration-''Quibus rebus eficiatur
ut senectutem felcem reddamus."
+. Graeber, Meriden, Conn.
j. H.. H..
Trio.
9. English Observation-Disclosures as
Statesman
A Zich, Waterloo.
7. Violin Solo-"Le Petit Tambour" David
Julius Gamm.
8. German Oration-"Un Erbe Won den
Vaetern.''
A. Herman, WATERFOWL.
9. Cantata, Salamis .Gernshelm
Grand Choir.
10. English Oration-'The Ideal American"
julius Gamm, WATERFOWL.
IL. Piano solo-'Rondo Capriciosa.
Miss Minnie Notz aenoeiSoni'
IL. German Oration-"Das Luthertum in
America
f. Schumann, Neenah
il. Distribution Of Diplomas and Closing
Address
Prof. A. F. Ernst, Pres.
10. BenediCtiOn.
Rev. P. Won ROhr.
10. Selections from Operas. ....... Pettee
Band.
The entire programme was rendered
with marked degree of ability aid a
realizing sense of the subject treated.
Much applause was accorded Arthur
Herman, German Grafton, and julius
Gamm, English Grafton, both of this
city, for their fine efforts. All the
speakers were remembered with the
bestowal Of elaborate floral gifts from
their admirers, casting pleasant charm
on the exercises.
From the American progressive
standpoint exceptions might be taken
to some Of the leading ideas advanced
in Mr. Gamm's Grafton. The princi-
Piles of the Bennett law were held up
in a derisive manner by the speaker,
and those of our citizens favering sim
ply the principle that the child be
shown fair play by the state giving it
a certain amount of instruction in En-
glish, the language of its country, were
denominated {. nativists" and repre-
scented as being opposed to the spirit
of our free institutions.
The following is list of graduates:
Paul Beck, Julius Gamm, Arthur Hoer-
mann, Edward Lembcke j ohm Plocher,
Fred Mill, Watertown; j. Fred Graeber,
Meriden, Conn; Martin Hillemann,
Towards Grove; O. j. r. Hoenecke,
Milwaukee; P. s. Mayerhotf, Fond du
Lac; E. L. E. Schumann, Neenah c..
J. H. Schwartz, Stanton, Neb.; c. FL.
SEEKER, Manitowoc; A. T. Zich, Water
loo.
In the evening the grand banquet of
the Alumni society took place in the
Turner hall of the University. Every
seat at the tables was occupied, and
the occasion was greatly enjoyed.
Speeches were made by Rev. Won
Rohr, Rev. August Bending, Of Bur-
lington; Rev. c. Sauer, Of Monticello,
and others, c. A. Christensen, of Ju
neau, responding to- the toast of ''The
Ladies" in most felicitous manner.
This morning commemorative SER
vices take place at the University
grounds, and this afternoon a general
picnic will be held on Concordia
island.
Tomorrow morning the Wisconsin
Synod of the Lutheran church will be-
gin in ST. Marks church, and will con-
tinue through the week.
Severe Accident.
Last Thursday j. E. Breckenridge,
while unloading dirt on the road near
his home, in the town of Watertown,
was run over by his wagon, the team
having become frightened by little
girl coming in front of them carrying
parasol. Mr.. Breckenridge was stand
ing with his back to the horses be-
tween the whifhetrees and the wheels
when they started on run, throwing
him down with great force. He SUI
fered the fracture of several ribs, be-
sides being badly bruised, and has kept
his bed ever since. DR.. Spalding, his