St. Paul daily globe., 1895-06-02
GREAT TIMES TO BE WITNESSED
AT THE U DURING THE COM
ING WEEK.
GRADUATES BY THE SCORES
WILL RECEIVE THEIR SHEEP
SKINS BACCALAUREATE
SERMON TODAY.
THURSDAY THE EvENTFuL DAY.
Glass Play at the Metropolitan
Promises to Be u Big Sue
cess.


Next Friday the Minnesota univer-
sity will cease it's grind for period Of
seven weeks and will consign to the
mercies of a cruel and unappreciative
world its annual grist of college-bred
men and women. By the first of the
following week the 1900 or more stu
dents and professors will have dis
persed for their summer vacations
and Southeast Minneapolis will again
resume it's almost proverbial tranquil
lity.
The past year has been one of re-
markable growth and prosperity for
the university, and though there are
included under the administration of
one man seven distinct colleges each
clamoring for additional funds, a fac
ulty Of ITO professors representing the
most diverse fields of human knowl-
edge, and a body of 1900 turbulent
students, utmost unanimity has been
preserved in all quarters, and friction,
which is a common trait of college
faculties, has been entirely lacking
The remarkable increase in enrolment
may be taken as an index of the po-
sition the university occupies in pop
ular favor. The total number of stu
dents this year reached 2,1n, as
against 1928 the preceding year, an
increase of 343. Several additions
have been made to the faculty; the
courses of study have been brCadened,
standards raised and the material
equipment increased. New buildings,
aggregating in cost $225, 900, will be in
course of construction during the
coming year, and indications point to
a period of even greater prosperity.
COMMENCEMENT WEEK.
The class that graduates this year is
the largest in the history Of the insti-
tuition, numbering 292 in academic,
law and medical departments. They
are distributed as follows:
College of science, literature and the
arts, 98.
College Of engineering, 15.
College of law, 100.
College of pharmacy. II.
College of dentistry, Is.
College of medicine and surgery, 4S.
College of homeopathic medicine and
surgery, 5.
College of agriculture, 2.
The first exercises of commencement
week occur at the Wesley M E.
church, corner of Grant street and
First avenue south, at O'Clock today.
deliver the baccalaureate sermon. The
entire graduating class will be in at
tendance, the academies, over 100 in
number, robed in their caps and gowns.
Tomorrow is class day, and a typical
college demonstration has been ar
e ranged in. the form of a four-act
burlesque performance to be given at
the Metropolitan theater at and 8 p.
m. olympia Up to Date is the name
of the play, which is original with the
class in every detail, and is said to
+ be a most commendable piece of dra-
matte composition. Itnaturally abounds
{ in student eXuberance and has been
SO arranged that all the members of
the class participate in it's production.
1t is the work of a committee of tWen-
ty-one appointed early last fall. This
committee, with Leroy Clark as chair
man, is divided into subcommittees
with heads as follows: Literary, E. T.
Reed; costume and stage, Cornelia De
Kay; finance w. J. Taylor; cast, H.
w. Allen; music, Margaret Mcdonald.
THE TEXT OF THE PLAY,
including the songs, is in blank verse,
and is the work of E. T. Reed, to
IL. / to,
mainly due. The plot is most cleverly
constructed, and eliminates in a bur-
leSque representation of the ancient
Olympian games, which it is proposed
to revive at Athens next year. Many
personages of more than local repute
are involved in the comical situations,
the burlesque, however, in no in
stance bordering on "horse play" and
some of the scenic effects in the
| groupings will be decidedly unique.
Fhe play is shorter than similar pro-
ductionS of former classes, long waits
between scenes being obViated by max
ing each Of the four acts q distinct
scene. It is given under the immedi-
ate direction Of Mrs. Conde Hamlin, Of
ST. Paul, who is assisted by Miss
Gates, director of dancing at the Man
ming School of Oratory, and Miss Lou
ise Kiehle. of the university. Rehear-
sails for the past week have been held
in the Metropolitan opera theater, and
no expense nor effort is being spared
to make the affair a. most creditable
one. Admission will be by ticket,
which can now be obtained at Dyer's
music store, or at the box Office the
afternoon and evening of the per-
formance.
Tuesday will be ''rest day prepara-
|. tory to the promenade which occurs
Tuesday night, at the Masonic temple.
This is to be the SWEETEST and most ex-
elusive social function ever attempted
by the students. The list of patron
esses includes the most prominent So
ciety ladies of the Northwest, who have
consented to grace the occasion with
their presence. Admission will be by
ticket and invitation alone The Fort
| Smelling band of twenty-five pieces will
furnish the music for both the concert
and the dancing. Refreshments of
most elaborate nature will be served
by Dorset. The committee in charge
consists of the following: W. F. Dali
rymple, Robert NJ. Thompson, E. W.
Matthews, Fred Won Schlegel, Charles
Wilkinson and Misses Mcdonald, Case,
Jackson, Brewer and Margaret Law
renee. Wednesday will be
THE BUSIEST DAY
Of the week. In the morning occurs
the annual business meeting of the
alumni association. AT this, Stephen
Mahoney, president of the organization,
will preside. AT o'clock the COM
| mencement exercises of the lay depart
ment will be held in the chapel. On
this occasion, in addition to the regu-
lar commencement orators selected by
preliminary contest, several members
of the supreme court and prominent
representatives Of the bar will give
addresses.
On Wednesday, evening occurs the Phi