The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-07-10
STATE COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT.

JUNE goth, 1901.
Leaving Bloomsburg on the d. l..
& w. I2.I5 train with Mr. P. A..
Evans and Mr.. and Mrs. f. II. Ha-
genbuch, delegates from our county,
we enjoyed pleasant trip down the
Susquehanna Valley to Northumber-
land, thence up the West Branch to
Montandon and thence by the Lewis
burg & Tyrone railroad through the
Buffalo, Penn's and Nitany Valleys to
Lemont where stages met the train
and conveyed the delegates and visi-
tors to the college, where we arrived
P. NJ. Our attention was attracted
to the fact that no where along the
road did we see as good crops Of
wheat, oats, hay or corn as we saw at
home.
At s o'clock p. m., we attended the
Junior Oratorical contest in the col
lege chapel. (l'his beautiful room
was furnished by the School Furnish
ing Co, of Bloomsburg) The music
for the evening, and for all commence
ment exercises, was furnished by the
college orchestra of eight pieces, led
by Prof. Boyer, instructor in civil en-
gineering and was subject of COM
ment by all who were present. The
judges were Rev. Calder, ]. F. Robb
Esq, and Cyrus T. Fox. Six young
men took part. All did very we'll in
deed and the prize was awarded to
Milton S. Mcdowell of Milroy, sub
ject, "a Nations Defenders" with
honorable mention of Nelson M.
Lloyd, subject, "rhe Agnostic" The
evening was pleasantly and prohtably
spent and the lights were not all out
before July Ist, but all were up early
in the morning to find that the rain
had cooled the air and the weather
was beautiful. Attended chapel at
the college and after meeting several
old friends, witnessed the artillery sa-
Lutte by the students. Two large wag-
ons conveyed the delegates and visi-
tors over the farm accompanied by
DR.. Armsby, director of the expert
ment station, DIR. Frear, chemist of
the station and college, Prof. Hunt,
the agriculturalist and Mr.. Patterson
the farmer, all of whom spared no
time or trouble to show and explain
the working of the farm and college.
At 10 O'Clock the Trustee meeting was
called by the President of the Board,
Hon. Francis Jordan, of Harrisburg.
Ten trustees with DR.. Atherton and
DR.. Waller made full Board The
old business was transacted with dis
patch and the Board adjourned to
the armory to participate in the
Alumni dinner furnished by that
well-known caterer, B. c. Achenbach
of Bellefonte. Over 800 enjoyed this
elegant repast served by the College
boys, after which we listened to the
following toasts:
The relation of the College to the
United States, by Secretary Chas. w.
Stone; The relation of the College to
the Commonwealth, by Dr. ID. J. Wal
Ter, Jr.; Our sister institutions, by
DIR. Buckley, of Gettysburg College +;
Our Alumni by ]. +. Robb, Esq. ;
The Graduating Class of 81, by F. N,
Widner
After dinner the election of Trus-
tees was held in the Chapel. Judge
Sitzel of Reading was chosen chair
man, and H. V. White and DIR. War
rem secretaries. The chair announced
that the term of Francis Jordan,
Charles w. Roberts, ]. Doyle, Gabriel
Hester and Frank Knoche had ex-
| pired and the meeting was ready to
receive nominations for four mem
bers to be elected by the delegates,
, oIc ~ e e:.c.sd by the Alumni.