St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-12
PREPS. GRADUATE WELL,
SDw Ready 70 Es7fs Hxc1xEsYE8
nd COLLEGE PROPER sss,
CLASS nUmBEnED FIFTEEN.

q, mented DR.. NeIll-Miss nick-
.tas son the valedlctorian - Mr..
god Dade Delivered the salutatory.
nag n
/ ~ Excessive heat and an Impending
st9rm did not prevent 800 Of the friends
OF Manchester college from gathering In
its auditorium last night to witness the
Preparatory commencement. rha pre-
rparatory department OF the college Is
really the Baldwin school, so long pre-
sided over ny the late DR.. Nelll. but Is
now known simply a. the Preparatory.
DE- Ringland presides over both this
and the college proper. The ..prep."
|, class which graduated last night
Isl, now ready to enter upon the
regular four years course. 1t mum.
bers fifteen, two coming from this
city. eight from different parts of this
state. and i've from PORTS outside the
state. w. j. Mitchell's nome is Eng
land and John o. Parry's. Is Wales.
Seven out of the fifteen are studying
for the ministry, and will probably
enter the ministry of the Presbyterian
church eventually. The names of these
latter are as follows: c. w. Dade, c. L..
Rooms. w. J. Mitchell, James Murray.
John o. Parry. Nicholas Seffinga and
Charles Hastings. MIR. Mitchell sup
piled very acceptabiy the pulpit OF. the
First Presbyterian church OF this city
during the winter. The entire class is
as follows:
C. D. Baker, j. f. King, j. Laurence
Bell, G. Lesley Rooms, George w. Camp
bell, w. j. Mitchell. A. +. Clark. James
Murray, c. Warren Dade, John O.
Parry, Anna NJ. Dickson, Nicholas SET
iinga, s. S. Feagles. II. w. Vincent.
Charles Hastings. 54s.
II was Offered this year as follows:
s. S. Feaxles, president; G. D. Baker,
vice president; III. w. Vincent, secre.
tary aud treasurer; CIV. Dade, SER
geant-at-arms. -
On the platform were gathered the
president of the college, DIR. Ringland;
Rev. Thad Creswell. pastor of the
Shiloh Presbyterian church. Minneapo-
lis, and the entire graduating class.
The class motto is a good one: Amino
ct fide vincemus. At S:15 the COM
mencement exercises were opened by
an invocation by Rev. Mr.. Creswell. fol-
AOWCA Wy oh OVCAta&O NY tuC xlQi yVSt0
orchestra, entitled Home Circle.n This
is new st. Paul orchestra with E. c..
Nepolt as director, and its performances
were creditable. Then in the order
named the following programme was
adhered TO: @l7
ssaIutatory -"The Mercantile
Spirit" C. Warren Dade
Paper-"Class Budget;-
Samuel S. Feagles
Trombone Solo. Romance''-
W. E. Chidester
E William j. Mitchell.
Mandolin Duet .
Misses Mable Clarke and Grace Feagles
Class Poems. Clarence ID. Baker
Selected. Lafayette Orchestra
E3say-"rhe Arts Of Persia
and Their Influence on Civil
Ration. ........ John o. Parry
Vaiedictory-..Language"--...,, - -.
1a SAaua nj. Dickson
/ -"Gladiator"-
Lafayette Orchestra
Miss Dickson, the only lady In the
Chassis conceded to be. best student,
and was made valedictOrian because OF
her high standing. Her ..languaga"
was beautiful and warmly merited the
applause reeeived. Mr. Dade gave
next bsst Standing : in Inc :. class.
He would make a good prohibi-
t1GD campaigner, many Of his
classmates think. and his Grafton indi-
Gated it, II was a fine effOrt, and all the
essays and orations were well received.
Particularly noticeable was the mand0-
lin duet by the Misses Clarke and
Feagies. They were enthusiastically
encored. Miss Ella Smith was their
piano accompanies. w. Il. Chidester,
of the Lafayette orchestra, executed a
fine trombone solo.
1t was nearly II before the exercises
were concluded, and the happy students
with their admiring friends and rela-
tiyes left for their homes. All the class
joined in singing the class soag in cou-
elusion. This afternoon the college
senior class of six will hold its class day
exercises. a0