Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-06-16
EXERCISES
of Preparatory Department.
Concsrt Recital Of College Of
Music.


y10- Pars1-. Treasurer. 4. y. Bush
. Tne committas On unifcztIon. az
pointed by the OreEJ1 c0ufers1ce, 1,
. bri1z about . union q the Willzmett
university and the Portland unirer
sity. b. c0os0li5sting the two school
int0oce. reported favOrzbly o. th
. pan and the hoard adopted a resolu
tiY1 fsTorinE ths moFemsot. II is
likely that the Oregon conference, al
. its next session. will decide o. . move
. 10 the dirscti0n q uniting the tEc
Institutions
TIE remainder q the Afternoon
session Ezs taken Up in discussing ths
union q the schools the besrd being
unanimously in favor o. such action.
At so'clock adiournment was taken
until 2 q N today.
At this mornings session q the
brDsrd q trustees the years business
AS cl0sed Up aud adi0urnment was
taken subject % the call Of the presi-
deaf
TIE JCCRyAL vas little premature
last evening in stating that without
= single exception the entire faculty
had bsen re-enEzged for the ensuing
year. The happy proceeding did not
lranSpire until this mornings session.
The most important business trans
acisd this morning was the action
taken regarding the improvement q
the interior of the university and re-
furnishing the session rooms. The
board reported favorably on the pro-
posed repairs and the same viii be
made during the Summer vacation.
Several hundred dollars will be ex-
pended.
OREGON INSTITUTE.
Fully 100 people gathered at the
First Methodist church last evening
70 witness the graduating exercises Of
the Oregon institute, or preparatory
Of Willamette university.
The platform was very attractiyely
decorated, while suspended immedi-
ately over the heads Of the graduates
was the class motto "C0aicimus Sed
Incipere. The motto was a beauti-
ful piece q work, the Letters being
formed with marguerites. Misses
Clara Scott, Roxana Thompson and
Jennie Jones, and Messrs. c. K. Bran
denburg, D. G. Mcpherson, and a. o.
ushered the large crowd u
seats very satisfactorily. The ushers
were chosen from the second year
class and viii themselves come up for
hOnOrs from the prepara-
tory department in June lS9s.
a great many beautiful bouquets
aud baskets Of lovely flowers were pre-
5ented the graduates BY relatives
and friends.
Shortly after O'Clock the class,
twelve, and preceded by
President W. {. Hawley, State Super
6. n. Irwin, D. D., Prof.
J. T. Matthews and Rev. G. W. Gran
his, passed down the left aisle and
upon the platform. The
lass was seated, a young gentleman
every alternate chair, while
he young ladies, attired in white,
Ormed a pretty sight.
The exercises Of the evening opened |
With a pretty vocal contribution, |
Answers, by Miss Rose Woodruff. |
Rev. G.. w. Grannis followed with an |
Impressive invocation and Mrs. II B.
Holland sang Pinsuti's composition,
a Dream Of Peace" for which she
eceiyed a merited recognition at the
Iands Of her auditors.
President W. G. Hawley, to whom
vas assigned the task OF presenting
he class 10 State Superintendent
Twin, who was 70 address the class,
the task in a very happy
lanner. The university had depa rted
rom the usual program Of essays, /
etc, rendered by the
raduates themselves and had substi-
lted therefor an address by a promi-
ent educational worker Of the state.
This change was not made because
be university did lot desire that the ,
al wOrk Of the students might be
lOwn but that the introduction Of ,
le class from the preparatory de- I
lrtment to the college work might ,
; made by one who had himself I
lssed over the same course. The
ass, il anything, was superior 70 +
~ previous company OF graduates
ON the same department. Pres. n
awley also spoke In a most cOmpli-
entary manner OF the high char .
ter, excellent scholarship and high ,
taInments OF the class an OF which !
snt TO make up true young men and ?
omen.
The address by State Superinten-
nt G. NJ. Irwin, was an excellent n
d most apDrODriate one. GOod cir- I,