The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-06-19

First Annual Commencement Black
Hills College.
As is usual in colleges the annual
commencement, as 1T is called, takes
place at the end Of the college year,
when the graduates receive their d.
plomas. This is the first commence
ment Of the Black Hills college and
the class Of 81 numbers just one, Miss
Alma L. Lampert. 1t must be proud
position to hold, that of beng tho first
and only graduate of a college in the
first year Of its existence.
The commencement exercises begin
on the Sunday preceding the close Of
the college year by the president of the
college delivering the Baccalaureate
sermon. In this instance President
Hancher will preach the sermon, on
Sunday next. Monday will be devoted
to the closing recitations. The regu-
lar commencement examinations will
be held on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Thursday, commencement day, is grad
uation day, when the graduate will he
presented with her diploma, in tho
presence of the assembled faculty, her
college mates and chapel full Of ad-
miring friends. In the evening the
commencement reception will be held,
when all the friends of the graduate
will have an opportunity to tender her
their congratulations.
The Black Hills College has proven
a much greater success than could have
been anticipated by the most sanguine
supporters of the college. The close,
earnest, undivided attention of Presi-
dent Hancher, supported and aided by
the able and learned faculty, have
given the Black Hills college an envia-
BILE place among the colleges of the land
1t is not an every day occurance for
college to graduate even one student
during the first year of its existence.
Tho trustees and the faculty are to be
congratulated on being able to offer
to the world such bright scholar as
the fruits of their first years labors.
Miss Lampert has been an attentive,
laborious and close student, and we'll
deserves the honor conferred upon her
by the college. The commencement
season is one Of intense anxiety and Of
ten Of supreme pleasure, but somc-
times of deep sorrow. The failure to
pass the the required examination
brings many regrets for lost hours of
study and time i'll spent. To those
who pass the examinations, it is a sea-
son of joy, for they take another step
upward on The ladder of fame. An
excellent program Of the entire COM
mencement exercises has been prepar-
ed and much pleasure may be derived
from attending the college the first
four days of next week.
The Ministerial association of the
Methodist Episcopal church. Black Hills
Mission Conference, will hold its meet
ing at Custer, June % and 80, and July
l. A very interesting program has
been prepared on which is to be found
the names of the most eminent divines
of the NJ. E. church, in the Hills. The
session will undoubtedly be very
interesting one and productive Of much
good. Among the names on the pro-
gram of those who will participate in
the discussion from this city are found
those Of Rev. E. e. Lymer, y. E. Boy
den, James Tuttle,S. E. Wilson, Presi-
dent Hancher and Rev. Fl. D. Smith.
The manufacturers Of plug and
finished tobacco are complaining of a
peculiar result Of the abolition Of the
tabacco license. They declare that
since the passage of the law the big
jobbers in raw leaf tobacco have sent
agents through the country to induce
the grocerymen to sell the raw tobacco
to customers who would prefer the
natural leaf. The grocers have fallen
in with the idea and the manufacturers
are losing trade everywhere.
1t is currently reported that Hans
Quarnberg has sold his milling proper
ty and water right at Cascade for the
consideration of $4,000. Heis intend
Ng, 80 report says, to build another mill
at the falls. The possession of this mill
ing property by the Cascade company
insures them plenty Of power where
with to operate their electric plant.
1t is convenient and easily utilized.
John schenell has opened new bar.
Der shop in the building Immediately
north Of the Fargo-Dickover block. His
reputation as barber is so we'll known
that to speak Of it is unnecessary. His
shop is neatly furnished and cleanly
kept, and he is always ready to shave
cut hair, SINCE or otherwise barberfy
a man in first-class style.
The large new display bills, in two
colors, advertising the Fourth of July
celebration, issued by the Hot Springs
Herald are a credit to the Office and to
the city. They are we'll printed and
make good display. Hot Springs is
going to have real Fourth this year
and it is we'll to begin to commence to