Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-06-17
College Commencement.
Closing Of the Years Work at
Black Hills College.
An Interesting Week.

An Interesting Week.
This has been an interesting week
for the students Of Black Hills College
and for their friends. College COM
mencement always means considerable
excitement. Relieved of the worry
about lessons and examinations, stu
dents and professors feel that they
have little breathing spell. Vaca-
tions are the more enjoyable the harder
one has worked and certainly the
faculty of the college, and the students
have achieved much during the year
of which to be proud. Saturday even
ing the regular commencement exer-
clses were begun by the annual music
al recital. A large audience that
evening assembled in the chapel and
were rewarded by first class musical
program. The performers all did very
we'll aud their playing reflected great
credit, not only upon themselves, bnt
also upon the department., which has
for the past year been under the
charge Of Professor Taylor. Under
the watchful care and sklllful guild
ance Of Professor Taylor, the music de-
partment of Black Hills college has
grown until now it compares very
favorably with the like departments in
many older institutions. The program
was excellent throughout, but the
pieces that called for the heartiest ap,
plause were the duette by Blanche
Ham and Mamie Stanley, the solo by
Charlotte L.:Denman and the duette by
Prof. Taylor and Miss Denman. Miss
Ham and Miss Stanley we'll merited
the encore that they received. The
duette by Prof. Taylor and Miss Den.
man called forth hearty applause and
many in the audience felt trife dis
appointed when they went away with
out hearing those ladies play another
selection.
Sunday morning at II o'clock the
Baccalaureate sermon was delivered by
Rev. DIR. Searles, of Sparta, Wis. Rev.
A. }. Chesseman, OF Chadron was to
have preached this sermon but he was
unavoidably detained and that morn.
ing DIR. Sesrles was prevailed upon to
fiji the vacancy, which he did in a
most able and efficient manner. The
sermon was replete with wise counsel
and practical suggestions and the earn
estness of the speaker was amply suffi-
cient to carry deep conviction.
The annual sermon in the evening
was preached by Rev. NJ. w. Nichols,
pastor of the III. E. church at Sun
dance, Wyoming. Rev. Nichols chose
practical text, "Gather up the frag-
ments that nothing may be lost" for
his sermon and he handled it in prac-
tical manner. Some very good advice
was given and it is safe to say that
there was no one in the large audience
who did not feel himself the better for
having listened to such u carefully
prepared sermon.
The rain Wednesday evening les
sened somewhat the number of people
who had been hitherto attending the
commencement exercises. So tht
audience at the second annual com
mencement was rather smaller thar
would otherwise have been. On ac
count of sickness Rev. Dobson, wht
was to have delivered the address tt
the class, was unable to be present and
his place was filled by Rev. Anderson
of this city. The remainder of the
program was carried out in full except
the recitation by Miss Ketchum. The
storm detained her but she delivered
her defamation in the chapel yester'
day morning.
Thursday morning was the final roll
call and then the students assembled
in chapel for the last time this year
Short addresses were made by Presi-
dent Hancher, Hon. E. w. Martin
Rev. Robinson, DIR. Searles and Prof
Lymer. Responses were made by the
students. c. E. Boyden, E. E. Hare and
r. E. Robinson. Most of the students
who reside out of the city have now
departed for their homes.
At the meeting of the board OF trus'
tees, E. E. Lymer was elected professor
of Mathematics, and secretary OF the
faculty; o. X. Maynard, professor Of
Latin, Greek, and French; Matte q
Allen, professor Of English, stenog-
raphy and typewriting; and Rev. J. u
Searfes, professor of Biblical literature
and financial secretary. President
Hancher retains his position and the
filling Of the other places is left to the
executive committee. Prof. Taylor did
not wish her name to be considered as
she has other arrangements in view.
Hot Springs people will be pleased
to learn that DR.. Searles is to become
identified with the college. As fnan.
cial secretary, be will. assist President
Hancher in securing endowments for
the college and will be Of material
strength. The board feels more than
ever confident Of the future success Of
the Institute n.
After this year there will be six
weeks normal course given during the
summer for the benefit Of teachers and
others. Professor Abbott OF Rapid
City will have charge Of the English
department and the faculty Of the col
leee will have charge Of the other de-
nartments Of study.