The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-16
THEY HEARD INGALLS,
TwENTY-sECOND COMMENCEMENT
OF VALPARAISO NORMAL.
The Ex-Unfted States Senator Made an
Address and Governor Matthews
Conferred Degrees.



VALPARAISO. Ind. Aug. 15-About $500
people were crowded in the new college au-
dftorium tonight. to see and hear the Hon
John j. Ingalls,, ex-senator OF Kansas, and
Governor Matthews. and attend the twenty
second annual commencement exercises Of
Northern Indiana Normal School. Since
this institution was founded, twenty-three
years ago. more than 10000 mans have been
entered on the roll. Senator Ingalls, deliv-
cred an eloquent and forcible address Of an
hour to the graduates on personal liberty,
urging every one to have political opinion
and to be a member of a political organiza-
ton. He advocated that every one who has
the franchise of the ballot in this country
should read. write and speak the English
language. He touched up the last Congress
In glowing terms. A public reception was
rendered the honored guests by ex-senator
Deforest l. Skinner.
This closes the most successful year in
the history of the school. The average
attendance has been more than $500. while
more than six thousand differest students
have been In attendance during the year.
Three hundred more have graduated than
ing 1901. as follows: Classic "a: scientif 6e
III; pharmacy. So; music, IA; elocution, %;
teachers course. 537; Photographic. 1874;
The following were the graduates tonight
upon whom degrees were conferred by
Governor Matthew's:
Bachelor Of Arts-Henry W.. Anstey.
wood, ILL.,; Lee +. Bennett Valparaiso;
Margaret A. Black. Hastings. ILL.,; Flora
Grand Rapids. Mich; Kate E. Carver,
Valparaiso dso; T. T. r Cherry RooShoqse. III;
ham. Bloomington. Ill: Ole K. Espeseth,
Erskine. MINI; w. H. Fearnow,. Berkeley
Mich: Eugene Gates. Marengo, Ia: Fannie
White. n. D.; Edward 8. Holly. Newark Newark.
c. Kritenbrink. st. Paul. Ia; Clarence S.
Lamb. Rome; Clarence McCracken. North
fora o. Allen n Mesenhimer aug TiI1a R RSek
ILL.,; Orrin III. Nihart. Medium, o.; F. b.
Rennock; Valparaiso; Oscar J. Pyle. Stokes.
David E. simmons. Armadore, Mich: w.
u. Sinclair. Knox; George w. SpindIer.
Woodland. Mich; Henry !; Thorpe; Cha
Eo n 5 JAMES NJ n Wood r. A Maiam n Turney
Bachelor Of Science-Emma Bell, Kakoka,
Harry sIi b. Betty. Milan. H.; Everett Z.
Paola. Kan; :; E; Bitnsr, Beaver Meadows:
George Goyle, Detroit. Mich; Winifred
Neillsville,. Wis.,; volney b. Cahill. Prairie
Henry N. Cooley. waveriy. Tenn; Miriam
L. Cornell. Boone Grove; Pearl s.. Cornell,
Boone GROVE VIII w Cory Republic , Is
r. Curtis, Crown Point: Howard A. Davis.
Crystal Lake, H.: T. j. Davis. Granville;
Chicago, III: Florence II. Dorr. Wheeler;
James f. Downey. Iron. ILL.,; Fred W.
pricken. White, $. D.; Ira w. Dunsworth.
Mo-: Johanna Espeseth. Erskine. Mimi:
Thomas j: Faiior, Quincy, Mich; Angie
Fleming. Delevan; III; Theodore w. Fox.
A Galbraith, Thornburg, Ia: Amy Deane
Garbutt, st. John. Mich; Louis J. Graf,
Earnest E. Hancock Calhoun, KY: Linn
l. Hart. Nodaway. Ia; J. ID. HIGHWAY.
Rochester: orris w. Herr. Frankfort:
Hunte, Beecher. ILL.,; VIII A. Irwin, Mid
d Wi, Fork Charles issvs NJ Iaegers; wf s,oy
Johnson. Clark City. Mo-: Edgar Y. Jones.
Boone Grove; Fred kebler, Grand Ledge.
Alice May Ketcham. Point Bluff wis
Ella NJ K,lWer. Elkhart; George +. King.
r. Iatimore. Sparta. ILL.,; Theodore Lentz,
Creai springs; m; Joseph NJ Little.
Jennie III. McCrory. MulIiken ss' Mich II Il
s. McE,rcy, Bozeman. Mont: virgie Fl.
Mckee. sheldon: George G. Martin. Noble.
ILL.,: j. F. Maxwell. Oakdale, III George
A. Miller, Three Oaks. Mich; Abbie Monce.
Cairo. H.; Edgar NJ Moore. n. Farming
Nss Sert s Moose va Hpss o1hs s
4, Morris. Chicago. H.: Clark L. Mot,
fiprer Plainfield. Tll Philip l.. Null
chestnut Hill, ILL.,; James Neighbors. Alex
ander City, Ala: Oscar Noe, Odessa: Lewis
pike. Plainfield. ILL.,; Freeda NJ. Piles. Oak
land Ia; Marguerite Pitts: Tappan. O. !:
Neil ID. Postelwait. Waller. Pa. Ebert t.
Powell. Macy; "A. J. Raftshol. Valparaiso:
T. F. Richards, Iron Mountain. Mich:
William NJ. Riggs. Dos Cabezos a. r:
Katie Rockford, Devon, Ia; ]. ID. Rognlian.
Ssrum. Wis; w. 7. Sawyer. Gilbert
Station. Ia: Lizzie II. Sawyer Boone
Grove: C. Scanlon. Three Churches. w.
Va: oscar schmidt, campbellsport. Wis:
" T. simmons. Walkers Bridge. Miss.
Lena spence. Norris City. H.. X G.
spratlin. Loreps Tex i Albert standiford.
Ia: Edwin NJ. stotlar. Carterville. III;
NJ r. Strycker. New Paris. Nd: Edward
p. Tobinm. San francisco. Cal. Robert 3'
Towns. Amber. Mich; Annie Treveaille.
River. Mich. Birdie Vaughan. Cuba Tenn. |:
Fred Westerfieid, 81. Charles. Mo-. Lulu
4. White. Valparaiso: Katie White. Horse