Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1894-08-10

selves competent to cope with the
world and fully believe that your de-
sires and our hopes will be realized.
The class is given below with title
and subject of thesis attached
HATTIE DIBBLE, B. S., Thesis Sub
ject:-The Evolution of Cooking Ap-
paratus, and Some Tests with the
Aladdin Oven.
MRS. EMMA HOPKINS, B. S. Thesis
SubjeCt:-Treatment of Childhood in
American Poetry.
FANNY MERIEL PARKER, B. S.,
ThesisSubject:-Our Freshwater Crus-
taCeans.
EDITH ELEANOR WILLIAMS, B. S.,
Thesis Subject:-Native Ornamental
Shrubs Worthy of Culture.
COURSE IN AGRICULTURE.
JAMES ARTHUR Brown, B. S.,
Thesis Subject:-A Study of Some of
Our Native Grasshoppers, Structural
and Systematic.
FRED KONRAD LUKE, 3. S. Thesis
Subject:-The Development and Ac-
tion of Some Economic Plant Roots.
ALEXANDER HUGH SPRoUL, B. S.
Thesis ubject:-F'luctuati tions in the
Composition of the Waters of the
Big Sioux River.
COURSE IN MECHANIC ARTS.
CYRUS OSCAR Brown, B. S. Thesis
Subject:-Designing and Construction
of Self-governing Windmill.
MARVIN FULLER TANzY, B. S.
Thesis SubjeCt:-The Astronomical
Constants for Brookings.
GEORGE DANA WATERS, B. S.
Thesis ubjeCt:-Designing and Con-
structiOn of CircularSaw and Mount
ings.
GILBERT A. Young, B. S. Thesis
Subject:-Designing and Construction
of an Ornamental Table.
MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREES.
EVA EUGENIA PL0CKER (B. S., S.
d. A. @. '92). Thesis Subject:-The
Relation of History to Arts, and a
Bust from Life in Plaster.
LEE EDGAR WoLGEMUTH (B. S., S.
ID. A. c., '9l) Thesis Subject:-Power
Absorbed by 60-inch Circular Saw
and Other Woodworking Machines.
COURSE IN PHARMACY. .-CERTIFICATE.
WALTER ABRAHAM PHILLIPS.
Thesis Subject:-A Comparison of the
Methods of Preparing Spirit of Nit
ruos Ether.
ALFRED OLAF QUEEN. Thesis Sub
ject-A Study Of the Medicinal Plants
of the Black Hills of South Dakota.
SHORT COURSE IN PRACTICAL STEAM
ENGINEERING.
Charles Aitken, John Steffes, Mar
vim Tanzy.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
The annual meeting and election of
officers Of Alumni association was
held at l:30 o'clock. The meeting
was pleasant one and the following
are the newly elected officers.
President-Herbert b. Mathews.
V. President-Hugh j. Sproul.
Sec'y and Treas.-Eva f. PloCker.
At 2 o'clock the annual college ban
quet was held in the library of the
college and was attended by about
ninety members of the alumni and in
vited guests. The spread, while not
intended to be elaborate, was neatly
arranged affair and spoke well of the
domestic ability of the college ladies
and the members of the Junior class
| which assisted in waiting on the
tables
Hon. J.'W. Shannon acted as toast
master and did we'll his part. The re-
SpOnSes were in many cases excellent
and especially were the reports from
the different class representatives.
1t was nearly five o'clock when the
banquet closed and it seemed fitting
terminus to happy event in the his
tory of the S. ID. A. Q. In the even
ing occurred the presidents reception
at his residence and this was also an
occasion full of happiness to those
who participated.
Thus closed the seventh annual
commencement of the State Agri-
cultural College. The school year
has been profitable one and very
pleasant one to those in charge and
the students in attendance. The
latter saying almost as one voice that
they have never experienced more
profitable year since taking up their
studies in the institution. 1t is hoped
that the next year will be even more
favorable both in an increase of atten-
dance and the profitableness to all who
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