Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-06-29
PATRIOTIC COMMENCE
MENT.

The 48th commencement of Buck
nell University at Lewisburg, closed
on thu 23rd lust. On the afternoon,
june 2lst, Governor Hastings at.
tended the graduation exercises Of
the Ladies Institute, in Commence.
ment Hall in the presence of two
thousand people. The graduates
were. In literary course, Mary
Regina Dunleavy, Mt. Carmel, Pa;
Nellie Eva Hover, Lewisburg Louis
Weimer Lawshe, Lewisburg; Grace
Celes.a Moses. Harrisburg, and Jessie
Thekia Steiner, Levisburg. In class
icai curse, Catherine Ruth Bower
and Katherine Mott johnson, of
Lewisburg. In L4tin scientific, lisa
bella Schweier, Mlff1intown In art,
Mabel Florence Morgan, Winton, and
Alice Flora Donbam, Saefi+ld. In
music, Gertrude Pre.zmap, Larcas
ter, and Amy Es.eile Gilbert, Elys-
burg.
After the presentation Of diplomas
the Governor made an address. He
thought worth while to say, he had
net time to prepare an address es-
pecialiy for the occasion, that the
cares of state affairs and the new ex-
acting duties imposed by the Span
;sh war engrossed almost every hour
Of his time. His address was i'm
promptu and proved to the large
audience his mastery ability as n
public speaker, and the almost end
less scope of bis intellectual acquire
me and scholarly acquaintance with
historical men and women of present
az d past time, end with the focal events
of nations He had not progressed
far with his address, till he poid
Miss Isabella Schweier, of this town "a
high compliment, by speaking of her
address. He took up the programme,
ard quoted the title of the address
"The Glorifcstion Of the Common
Place" 1t seemed to add anew to
the inspiration of the occasion, and
be went on and on and cited scholars,
poets, statesmen, warliors, men and
women in the every day business
affairs Of life, who had glorified the
common place. Men aud women in
the church, in the schools, colleges
and universities, and the women un-
Ger the banner Of tie Red Cross, and
closed with glorious patriotic pero-
ration on The stars and stripes. As
tie years roll by, when a quarter Of
a century has passed, the graduating
class from the Seminary that sat on
his right and thu graduating class
from the College that sat on his left
will often, as individuals, think of
that grand address Of Gcvernor
Hastings at the 4Sth Commence
melt of Bucknell University.
The music during the week was
furnished by the Third Brigade
Band, OF Pottsville. On Wednesday
morning the college department held
It's graduating exercises in Com
nencement Hall. -Four mombe,s of
this class arc in the U. S. volunteer
service with Co. A., II reg't., now at
Camp Alger Three of these, Cor
poral T. c. Katherman, and Privates
r. f. Kocr s, and NJ. c. VanGundy
were here on furloughs to partici-
a.o in the exercises ami 10 receive
their degrees. They wore the army
uniform on tee stage whilst the rest
of the Class Wss atti:ed in the con-
ven.iopal cap ard gown. The fourth
member Of the class, Sere'J L. T.
F-tzer, could not be present, but u
vacant chair, decorated with flags,
represented his place snd when bis
degIee was announced his diploma
was placed upon the chair. A. tie
snnua: exhibition of the Bucknsll
Academy on Tuesday morning, Phi
va!e L. r. Ranck, Co, A, IL reg't.
z. v. L, was present end pronounced
his graduating or.tjcn. Another
m mber of the ella s in the same ser
vice, J. W. McCracken, was not pres
eIt but was awarded a diploma.
Buckrell has 20 Of her undergrad
ustes in the various branches Of the
service, the infantry, artillery ard
cavalry
The graduates of all departments
numbered II at this commencement.
The total enrolment for the year
wGs 433.