The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-03
OLLEGE YEAR IS CLOSED
UNIVERSITY GRADUATES CIV
EN- THEIR DIPLOMAS
The Commencement Programme
Proper Followed by the Alumni
Dinner, at Which Two Hundred
and Fifty Graduates Were Pres
ent, Including n Member of the
First Class-MinneapOIf News.

The twenty-sixth commencement Of
the University of Minnesota is now a
matter of college history. The grad
uating programme was carried out in
the auditorium of the gymnasium yes
terday morning.
President Northrop offered prayer
The salutatory by Miss Annabel Will
Son Beach, of Faribault, was delivered
III Latin. Then followed an Grafton
on Ethical Aspects of the Present
War;" by Edward Olson Ringstad, of
Hader; an Grafton on Robert Brown
ing" by Sivert Auton Jordahl, of Man.
chester; an Grafton on THE Duty of the
Educated Man in Politics." by Samuel
Henry Wolf, of Faribault; an Grafton
on Decorative Art" by Miss Esther
Mabel Eddy. of Minneapolis; an ora
ton on 'Legacies of Spain,'" by Albert
Justin Dickinson. of st. Paul; an ora
ton on Wendell Phillips" by John
Howarth Kirk, of Niagara, N. D.; an
Time" by Hugh Neill Allen, of Min
neapolis, and the valedictory by Miss
Mary Emma Olson, of Zumbrota. John
Walter Marshall. of Minneapolis. and
Miss Nina Thecdosia Updyke, of Fart
bault, were on the list Of orators, but
were excused from speaking.
The speaking over the comforting Of
degrees by President Northrop followed,
In companies Of ten or fifteen or by
classes. If not too large, the candidates
for diplomas filed on to the rostrum
TO receive their diplomas. In all, 304
were presented. The ceremony was
impressive, but not tedious and by
1890 O'Clock all was over.
AT the close of the commencement
programme the banquet tables were
spread in the south hall of the armory.
About go of the alumni gathered
around the tables. President Northrop
acted as master of ceremonies and
called upon a number of the gentlemen
present to address the company. First
of all, however. he read a letter of
regret from Henry NJ. Williamson, Of
Portland, Or, one of the two first
graduates of the college. Then followed
q speech by Warren G. Eustis, of Farm
-iEgton, the other graduate of that first
commencement day, twenty-five years
ago. Other speakers were DR.. Folwell,
professor of political science and the
>university's first president, and DR..
Jabez Brooks, professor of Greek
DR.. Northrop then suggested the SUBJ
ject of the Alumni Fellowship fund and
introduced Hon. Fred B. Snyder. Miss
Ina Perkins spoke on the same ques-
ton An opportunity was then given
Tor the alumni present to subscribe to
the fund. When the subscriptions
were gathered and counted the total
was $3.50, with enough pledged to make
more than $500 in ALL
DR.. Edward Emerson was then intro
duced and made brief address,.
Among others who were called upon
for remarks was DR.. Park Richie, of
st. Paul
The banquet of the Alumni assocla-
ton of the college Of law of the state
university was held at the Hotel Mic
ollet last evening. The event was the
most successful and most largely at
tended of any banquet which has been
given by the association. Charles w.
Somerby acted as POSTMASTER, and the
following were the replies: Our First
Decade" Dean w. S. Pattee; Country
Lawyers in Politics. Thomas J. Nc
5 Elligot; ''Pattee's Reconcentrados," Ell
ner Hoidale; "a Lawyers Head Piece"
Charles H. Van Camper; Between
Daylight and Dark" Edward Lucas;
Some Observations" James D. Dene-
. gre. The programme was concluded
4 by the singing of America" in which
the entire assembly Joined.
( Besides the members Of the alumni
! the following guests were present:
Chief Justice Start, Justices Collins and
Canty, Judges Johnson and Elliott, Ed
ward S. Waters, Robert G. Evans
Dean w. S. Pattee, H. S. Abbott, James
Paige, Herbert r. Spencer, Dulutfl4!: s.
The annual banquet of the alumni
association Of the medical department
also took place last evening at the Ho-