The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-07-01
Commencement at Monmouth.
MONMOUTH, June "a, 1898.

n MONMOUTH, June "a, 1895.
Editor TINES -MoUNTAINEER:
r The commencement exercises of the state
normal school at this place this year have
been much better than anv previous year,
both in attendance and excellence of exer-
else. Sunday morning Rev. 7. f. Clapp oil
the First Congregational church of Port
land, preached the baccalaureate sermon to
very large audience. In his sermon he
showed the diff renee between worldly for
tune, and good fortune. The graduating
class held its class exercises Monday after
noon. These were opened by short address
from the president of the class, Miss Ana
G. Baird. Miss Olivia Jacobs then read
the history of the class. The class repre-
sented about one.third of the states in the
Union and several foreign countries. A
well-written oraton was delivered by
Frank Stanton, class orat r. The class
prophecy was read by Miss j. Kate Casio.
Will Curtis recited the class poem. The
members then marched in double column to
the college campus, where the class tree
was planted. A. Nef Fulkerson, vice pres
ident of the class, delivered the address
Each of the forty-seven graduates put
spadeful of dirt about the roots of the tree,
and then sang the class song. To the even
ing the students reunion was held in the
chapel. After short programme the hall
was cleared OF chars. and a general good
time was had.
Tuesday was field day. The sports con-
sisted of running jumping. baseball. per
formances on the horticultural bars and
Spanish rings, tumbling and tennis, An
entertainment was given by the literary so.
cieties in the evening. Hon. o. F. Paxton
of Portland delivered an address on the de.
velopment of the normal school idea
Wednesday morning the exercises of the |
graduating class were taken up. Addresses
were delivered ny the vailed ctorian saluta
torian, the four members of the advanced
class, and ten members of the normal class
Hon. B. McEroy delivered the address
TO the class, and also presented the diplomas
20 the graduates as follows:
Normal class-Aua G Baird, A Neff Full
kerson, Alice Temple, Alice Wagen blast,
Agnes Metcalf. Birdie 81 Auslyn, C Me-
[ntosh, C W Sreen, Dwight Hoag, Ella
B Page, E la Wassom, Ella Lichty, Edwin
8 Kirby Frank Stanton. Fannie Booker,
Grace Jones, Gotrlleb HEINZ. Harry G
Iker, Hattie E Mulkev, Helen E Griffith,
Iva Haley, Jeanette Wimberly, John X
Ely, James II Wann, E Hosmer, j E
rowle. Kate Casio, Kate c Grant, Lottie l
Vintin, NJ N Richardson, Mamie Ledger :
Vood, Mary A Barker, Minnie NJ Coleman, ,
Minnie Hosmer, Maud NJ West, Ora V i
dorehead, o A Thornton, Olivia Jacobs, a
iilla McCulloch, Rose Z Moore, Susie M
Howell, Tracy Stats, w w Curtis, W T :
1offman, W 1 Lacy /
Advanced clas--F l. TrulIlnger, 0 A a
'hornton. e j Mcintosh aud II A Ball.
Business certificates were presented to a
he twenty SIX graduates of the commercial t
lass-one young lady, Miss Cora Dsmpsy,
nd twenty-five young gentlemen.
The alumni reunion was hsld in the even.
,g, which closed with the usual banquet.
This has been the most successful year in :.
ne history of the school. The attendance :
cached nearly 400. Members OF the old '
lculty have all been retained in their re- a
oectlve positions and two additions made. o
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