The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-13
VALPARAISO NORMAL.
Tventy-Fourth Annual Commence
ment, with 215 Graduates.


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
VALPARAISO, Ind. Aug 12.-The TWEEN
ty-fourth annual commencement of the
Northern Indiana Normal School was held
tonight in the new college auditorium This
has been one of the most successful years
in the history of the school. The total
attendance for the year was 4,551, repre-
senting every State and Territory in the
Union, Alaska, Germany, Norway, Sweden
Mexico and New Brunswick Every coun-
ty in Indiana and all except three in ILL
nois sent representatives, Indiana leading
The total list of graduates in all the differ
ent departments number 1,512 as follows:
Teachers, 525; art. 10; kindergarten, Is; pen
manship, IS; engineering, II; oratory, As;
music, Al; commercial, 927; photography
and typewriting, 172; scientific, 1872 classic,
81; pharmacy, Il. Rev. John Henry Bar
rows, D. D., of Chicago, who has just re-
turned from his trip around the world. dur
ing which time ne delivered more than 14O
lectures. delivered the commencement ad-
dress, which was one of the most eloquent
and scholarly ever heard here His subject
was THE Truth and Comfort of Christian
Theism." The graduates receiving both
diplomas and degrees number 215, as fol-
lows:
KY; Charles A Bruner, Streator. i'll; c.
v Bergencrentz, Chicago, III; Nettie e.
D1o o' Valparaiso, Ind; Alice Griffith,
John II. Hanberg, HilIsdale, Ill; Herman
" March, Ocheyedan, Ia; Harrison w
March, Plymouth, Ia; Abbie Monce, Cairo
ILL.,; Lewis Peterson, Halmstadt, Sweden;
William Reid, Confluence, Pa; b. F. Stew
art, Chicago, Ill; Fred l.. sunderman, Low
ell Ind; Ulysses Grant Spohn, Pinebog,
Mich.
Scientific Class-James c. Abrams, Calu-
met Mich; LYDIA Abrams Caumeit Mi
George r. Allen, Civil Bend, Mo-; Nettie
Anderson. St. James, Mimi; H E. Arthur
Linden len Wis; A. G. Bauder IEgin' IA
lam E. Boyd, Whitesboro. Tex; George r.
Brantner, Springfield, o.; D. H. Brewster
Woonsocket, S. D.; Mary F. Brown, North
O.; Frank Burns. Martin Mills Tenn; A
B. Sarlson, Beresford, S. D.. Merl Cheno-
werth, Spartanburg, Ind; Thomas N. CLARK
son, Ind; James Cornell, Valparaiso, IND. ;
j. M. Corskie, Milbank, S. D.; Emma A
Coudrey, Rockefeller, ILL.,; Harry Daily
Mo; H. II. Davis, Berryville, Ark; William
Edred, Tekonsha, Mich; Katie NJ. Ertz,
Annawan; ILL.,; J.; ]. Fagin, Desmet S. D..
Milo Feightner, Mardenis, Ind. S. N. Geary
Greenwich, o.; D. r. Glasgow, Guilford
ILL.,; Sadie e. Grisamore, Toledo, Ill. ]. F.
Grisamore, Toledo, H.; A. G. Grumm, Paris
J. Hagen, Minneapolis Mimi; c. w. Har-
Ian. Wildwood, Ind; H. V. Harpman, Vic
toria, Ill. Charles K. HartWeli, Marion,
Hitchcock MuScatinei Ia; Clyde B. Hoot-
Ky. Blanche B. Howell Golden City, Mo. ,
Berwick, Pa; H. D. Hutcheson, Blossburg
Pa; Ole Jackman. Ay~, Mimi; George A.
Jacobs Linvingston,, Wis., Orville Jarvis
Ia; Thomas w. Keenan,, Batesyille. o.;
Kunny, Fredonia, wis; Ralph q. Kiotz,
paraiso, Ind; Alma M Kreiger, Lake,
Mich: George R. Leavangood, Burlington,
Mich: Wayne B. Lewis, West Lima, Wis. :;
r. NJ. Little, Lander, Wyo; Frank
Q: Lewis, Laporte, Ind; Charles
l. Loomis, Valparaiso. Ind; Edward 7.
I-ouden, Moberly., Ind; Alice ]. Major,
Shelbyyille, III; Walter S. Mills, Seneca,
Wis; John J. Moser, Wheatland, Ia; L..
Elmer Mosher' North " Jud9on H. IND; Clara
Mich; Clayton McCauley. Sweetwater,
Tex; Hugh ]; McClairn, Allegheny, Pa;
Donald +. McGilyray Valparaiso nd; Sa-
Oleson, Kendalville Ia. Allen Fl. Ormsbey,
Elgin, Pa: Thomas Owings, Herrick, III. !;
Glen V. Power, Elk Rapids, Mich; Sue H..
Reece, Pratt, Kan; w. j. Robb,. haywood,
H.; Rose M. Shepherd Hume. Mo; Grace
Simonton, Avon. i'll. Elizabeth M SHELTON.
Canton, o.; Ansel c. Slocum, Lowell. Ind. !;
Maurice Smith, Morton, Mimi; c. E. Smith
Memphis. Mo; d. F. Spindler, Chamberlain
Ind; George H Stein, Mt Vernon. Ill; A.
NJ. Steyer Connellsville. Pa; f. f. Stipp,
Rossvile H.; D. w. Y. Supp, DanVille
Ind; Margaret Teigan, Fargo. n. D.; Mary
Tracy. Greedy Center, Neb.; John E. Usel-
ding. Kohler, Wis; e. A. Walters Sho-
shone Ida; Charles r. Walters, Shoshone
Ida: Jesse Watkins, Bonaparte, Ia; Lucy
Wilcox. Columbia City, Ind; Harry H. VIII