The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-02
WILLIAMS COLLEGE
COMMENCEMENT
Interesting Exercises That Took Place
in the rockingham.
BANQUET WAS AT THE WYOMING
T.V. POWderly's Was the Chief Ad.
dress at the Theatre..Large Glass
Was Presented Diplomas. Banquet
Featured by q Number of ApprO.
pirate TOasts.

A memorable episode or the school
year just closed at Williams Business
college was the commencement of the
class of '96 last night in the Frothing-
ham, and the banquet which followed
ut the Wyoming house. Each was at
tended by elaborate circumstances not
usually seen at commencement eXer-
cises of other than public schools and
the higher Institutions of learning.
The exercises at the theater includ-
ed an address by II. V. Powderly.
music by Bauer's orchestra. class sing
ing conducted by Haydn Evans, the
presentation of diplomas in which Mr..
Powderly, Revs. \. F.. Chaffee and
Thomas Bell and the faculty assisted,
and a complete programme of class
graduation addresses.
The class speakers We're William c.
Simmons, of Great Bend, salutatorian;
Miss Winifred Frances Haggerty, of
Scranton. prophecies; Miss Eliza II.
Beall. of Wheeling, w. Va. biographer;
Miss Essie NJ. viii. of Scranton. his
toran; Miss Elizabeth Coyne, essayst,
and G. H. Little, of Forkville, Pa,
valadictorian. Following are the Off
GERS of the class: Henry A. Clark,
Birchardville, Pa, president; Miss
Katie Grady. of Scranton, vice-presi-
dent: William A. Lynott, of Scranton.
treasurer; Charles S. Williams, Of Ro-
chester, secretary.
Each of the class speakers acquitted
himself or herself very creditably, and
i'm manner which showed that the col
lege faculty in eQuipping the pupils,
especially for the commercial world,
had not neglected to cultivate their
minds and thought in general way.
Mr. Powderly's topic was Education
and Labor" The concluding number
ON the programme was "A Word to
Patrons and Others" by President -.
+. Williams, Of the college. The in
troductory prayer and the benediction
were respectively by Revs. Thomas
Bell and George Ball. The songs by
the class. Dawn of Day" and Merry
Songsters." and orchestral music in
tersperSed the programme.
Diplomas were awarded the gradu-
atcs in groups as follows:
Group a. by President o. +. Williams
II. A. Clark. John Glboy, John Boland,
T.. Moore, a. +. Mcdonnell, Thomas Car
wardine. ID. J. Hughes, Edward Saltry,
Arthur Warne, Porter Mulholland, Phil
ip Hae aendiges.
Crops b. and c. by Rev A. +. Chaffee--
Ewart York. l.. c. Taylor, Lizzie Alicia
Coyne, Rosa Spyke, Mary Ruane. John
Thomas, II. l.. Layman, Freda f. Il.
Miller Jennie Miller, Name McGowan,
Katie Gilbride. Lydia b. Fahner, Matilda
Thompson. Theodore Hass, \. Ward.
George Stuckart. NJ. j. ketchum, John j.
CCrcoran. Harry Sproats, William ~. Ly-
mott, William G. simmons. William II.
Widdowfield. Charles 5. Williams.
Group ID. by Rev. Thomas Bell-Thomas
Gavin, j. b. Sites, n A. Stone. W. J.
He'll, Katie Reilly, Albert Kern, Katie
Walsh, 4. A. Weed. w. b. Kunkle, Joseph
J. Johler. Cora B. Leisenring, Name Hea-
ley, Katie McFugh, Anna K. Kennedy.
Group r.. by Professor w. j. Trainer
Sadie Heinerfeld, Belinda Messett, Lizzie
Harmon, Anna G. Heffron, Maggie Farrey.
Katherine Neary, Nora Maloncy, Maggie
Thomas, Lydia Lindsay, Alice r. Murray
Mary Is. Gallagher, Elizabeth Davis.
Groups T. and q. by 7. V. Powderly--
Lulu Churchill, Siebert WenZei, John 5.
Coons, Name A. Riley, Anna Mullen
Name Flynn. Samuel Silvers,ine. Celia
Walsh, Rose Leyey, William Halin, Flor
ence Helreigel, Sarah l.. McIiale, Harry
Kellow. Bridget Ford, Nellie r. Kelly,
John O'Brien. Essie viii, Lila Beall.
Mamie |. Lawless. Joseph Melvin.
Group II. by Professor A. l.. McClosky-
Name Harriet Trainor. Nellie Hanrahan,
Christian II. Little, Winnifred Frances
Haggerty, NJ. j.. Murray, J. Nelson Tomp-
kns, Katharine Grady, Charlotte Hawks.
Immediately following the close of
the exercises in the theater, the class
and faculty and those who We're to re-
spond to toasts. repaired to the WyOm-
ing house, where a delectable banquet
was enjoyed. President Williams pre-
sided over the period of toasting
speeches.
THE Clergy" was responded to by
Rev. A. F. Chaffee. The toast. "Edu-
cation and Business" was to have been
by William Connell, but his attendance
was unavoidably prevented, and let
ter from him was read by Professor
Williams. Our Crusty Old Bachel-
ors" was the toast of Miss Kathryn
Haggerty, of the shorthand depart
ment. Professor w. j. Trainers toast
was "Our Blessed Old Maids" "Our
Goodly CITY, which was assigned
Mayor Bailey, was very creditably
treated by the mayors secretary, Rich
ard j. Beamish. John Il. Kern repre-
sented Congressman J. A. Scranton,
who was to have responded to the
toast. Journalism Amenities of
Pedagogy" was the topic of Professor
a. l.. McClosky, while the concluding
toast, THE Best of Everything Is Good
Enough for Us" was by President