The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-09
THEIR COLLEGE DAYS OVER
GRADUATING EXERCISES OF
MANCHESTER COLLEGE HELD

The Presbyterian Church at the
Park Crowded ON the Occasion
Many Prominent People Present
Five of the Nine Graduates
Take Part in the Exercises-
Diplomas Presented.
The graduating exercises Of the class Of
'9S, Of Manchester college were held. In the
Manchester Presbyterian church yesterday
morning, before an audience that flied the
large auditorium of the church to overflow
Ing. The church was handsomely decorated
with the class colors, bright colored bunting
and flags and the rostrum was banked with
Potted plants, palms and cut flowers Over
the whole was draped a huge flag.
peculiar coincidence, and one that did
not escape the attention Of the audience, was
the fact that 1t was the ninth annual COM
mencement Of Manchester and there were
just nine graduates
On the rostrum were seated DR. Wallace
president of the college; DR.. Davis, dean Of
the faculty; Rev. Mr.. Thayer and Thomas H.
dickson, president of the board Of trustees.
ence were Thomas Cochran, Mr.. and Mrs.
". L. Wilson. Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Moss.
Rev. and Mrs. Elmer Rev. and Mrs. Hill,
Mr.: and Mrs: H; Knox Taylor. Rev. Arthur
land, Rev p. P. Lewis, DR.. Pleasant Hunter,
Rev. Carl Scovel, Rev. and Mrs. M. D. Ed
wards, Rev, w. g. Covert, Rev. W. c. Laube.
Mrs. H. Dickson, MIR. and Mrs. A. E.
Mrs. M. G. Craig, Mr.. and Mrs. P. 7. Jack
son, Mrs. George Sommers, Rev. and Mis-.
D. Grosscup, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ham
G Grssr NM Mr. am and NM Mrs Howell. O.
and Mrs. M. NJ Adams, Mr.. and Mrs O..
FLANDERS, Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Ingalls, and
Mrs. E. ]. Otis.
On one side of the rostrum and screened
from view behind a bank of flowers sat Miss
Hopes Ladies' orchestra and on the other
side Of the rostrum sat the members of the
son, Nellie NJ. Flanders John Milton Guise,
Charles Warren Dade, William James Nit
chell, Robert Charles Mitchell, David Wal
Gregory Dickson.~
The programme began with number by
the orchestra and this was followed with
of the members of the class appeared on the
programme, the others having been excused
IN order that the exercises might not be
0o Sng Nv out Miss The hs h
ject was The Dangers of Our Age" She
summed the dangers under three heads-n-
tellectualism. hunger for knowledge, with
the result that the brain is overworked, and
extreme nervousness that inevitably results
from the first two. Miss Dickson advocated
moderation, self-control and symmetrical de-
velopment.
The others that appeared on the programme
and the subjects of their orations were as
follows: Nellie NJ Flanders "Silent Forces
Charles Warren Dade, 1.-The Power of IDEALS"
Robert Charles Mitchell "Charlemagne, and
Caspar Gregory Dickson, Progress in Poll
tics" All the orations were masterpieces
of brain work, were well written and SPLEEN
didly delivered. and the members of the
class that gave them were showered with
flowers and presents by their friends and
relatives.
After the last grafton had been given. the
members of the class were presented with
their diplomas by President Wallace. He pre-
ceded the presentation with an appropriate
little talk and as he delivered the diplomas
spoke a few short words Of advice to each
Of the graduates.
AT the close of the exercises, the MEM
bers of the school, the graduates. the alumni
and all the friends of the institution that
had assembled repaired to the gymnasium of
!, the college, where a commencement dinner
was given in honor Of the graduates by
| the Wemans auxiliary of the college. After
! the good things to eat had been disposed
| of, number of short speeches were made.
| Thomas H. Dickson presided as POSTMASTER,
| and among those that responded to toasts
| were DR.. Wallace. DR.. A. B. Meldrum, DR..
| Pleasant Hunter, Rev. Mr.. Waddell, of North
Dakota; Prof. Thomas Shaw, Rev. DR.. Ed
wards, Rev., George C. Pollock, Rev. Mr..
| Thayer, Mrs. Julia M. Johnson and Mrs. A.
| e. Brush.