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


teresting and valuable features Of the
college and visitors were loud in their
praise of the ability of the students to
excel in their various industrials taken
as they advance in the course of study
At 8 O'Clock p. m. the senior class
day exercises were held and the college
chapel failed to supply room for the
large number in attendance. At this
time the graduating class was the
center of attraction and each member
acquitted him and herself in a man
ner which could not fail to be pleasing
, to their most intimate friends, If we
should stop to give each participant
in the program just due this could not
be finished and the writer does not
feel equal to the occasion, either, to
do the subjects justice so our readers
will please take our word for it that
sit was all we'll done" The pro-
gramme appears below:
Glass Song
President = Address Gilbert A. Young
instrumental Duet-"De Fiucht der Hexen".
/ Fanny Parker
Essay-s'Development of Horticulture .........
Oration-"A Centurys Progress in Industrial
| Education '........'............C. oscar Brown
Vocal Duet. GiIhar, Ynnng
Grafton" "The Religious Growth of This Century,
Hattie Oibble
Grafton" Democracy in Literature. .".............
Baritone Solo-'Old Folk sat Home" Variation)
Gilbert A. Young
Oration-"The Political Advance Of Century. y
Poem-"Progress ofthe Class of '94"...,...........
Mrs Z. L. hopkins
Announcements.
Music-"Good Night Beloved" Pinsuti...........
quartet
We cannot refrain from speaking of
| the excellence of G. A. Young's bara-
tone solo and the "class medley"
! The former was eXceIIently rendered
and the latter one Of the neateSt and
most pleasing features we have ever
witnessed coupled with the closing
exercises ofa graduating class.
THURSDAY.
| At 9:30 the commencement eXer-
cises were held and the following pro-
gramme was presented:
Music Overture by the Orchestra
Invocation Rev. VIM. Fielder
Vocal Solo, Miss Alice Z. Holt
Annual Address,.
.................. Hon. VIM. b Sterling, Huron s. D
Vocal Solo, Bedouin Love Song
......,.................. ....... Ben. F. McLOuth
Comforting Degrees,
Artillery Salute To the Class.
Music, Summer EVEN. ......, Ladies Quartette
Benedcton Rev. d. N Mason
Hon. VIM. B. Sterling spoke on
"The Evolution Of the Republic" and
held his, audience in close attention
throughout the address. 1t was a
mastery effort produced by an elo-
quent speaker and highly pleased all
His parting words to the classs of '94
were instructive and must have made
a deep impression upon their minds
Patriotism should be uppermoSt in the
mind of every American citizen. We
should often drink at the fountain OF
patriotism. The duty of education
and educated people is to contribute tc
the welfare and wellbeing of those OF
lower position, not to use the Oppor.
tunities afforded by their training tC
Cypress and mislead
The class motto: "Know Thy Oppor.
tunity" is suggestive one and the ad'
dress delivered to the class was in good
taste with the motto by which '94
class has labOred to excel.
The orchestra rendered beautiful
overture in a pleasing manner. The
vocal solos by Miss Alice Holt and Mr.
B. F. McLouth elicted hearty and well
deserved applause, and the song by
the ladies' quartette was no less favor
ably received.
DR.. McLouth called the class for
ward and presented each with theil
diploma and the college artillery fired
a salute of twenty-One guns, not per
haps to exemplify that the class was
being fired out of the college, nor tc
celebrate their going, but as mani
festation of honor.
THE CLASS OF "a.
Every member Of this class barring
perhaps one, is we'll known to the
writer. They have proven,themselves
good citizens, apt students and the
REGISTER predicts for them life Of
, prosperity If they follow on as they
have begun in life. Young friends
you have the well wishes. of all-yol
have endeared yourselves to those wht
have watched your faithfulness ant
zealousness during your college career