The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-11
IN BOHEMIAN.
Interesting Exercises at the College Of
Agriculture

Interesting Exercises at the College of
Agriculture.
Special Correspondence OF the Standard.
Bozeman. June 6.-Monday evening
was the date for the preparatory IN
undergraduate exhibition of the Mon
tana College Of Agriculture. The GER
tificates n diplomas earned by the
members Of the preparatory and busi-
ness departments. and for the first time
since the opening of the college. the
domestic scieSce department. were pre-
sented this evening to nine graduates
from the business department. II from
the preparatory department.. two from
the shorthand and typewriting and one,
Miss Matte Gardner. from the domes-
tic science department, I'm all % grad
yates. The opera house was crowded
with citizens n iriends of the stu
dents from abroad. as II has been dur
ing the whole period of commencement
week. The programme consisted of
declarations. essays and orations. in
terspersed with instrumental music Nv
the members of the music department.
The stage was appropriately decorated
for the occasion. The diplomas were
presented by: Preparatory department.
Miss Cantwell: business department.
Professor Phelps: domestic science,
President Reed, who made some very
kind remarks to the recipients of the
certificates and diplomas. The follow
ing programme was rendered.: Over
ture (Schubert), Misses Beatrice Free
man, Ernestine Nichols. Janet Van
Allan; defamation The Old Man at
Church." Ethel Crissman; essay. THE
Early Life of Charles Dilkly." jeanette
CameTon; defamation, to
Our Republic" William w. Scha-
barker: defamation. Doing the Rose
Act" Altha Jeffers; "Silver Spring"
piano forte tMason). Hattie Parkins;
essay, Bitter Words Lizzie lailey:
defamation. Address of Spa %rticus,"
John Peat. grafton, Women in the
18th Century, Flonnette Cowan; pre-
s~entation of certificates and diplomas.
Moments Musical, Nos. l, .. 3 and
(Schubert), Fred Wilson. Louis How
ard.
The following students were present
ed with diplomas or certificates: Do
nestle science. Miss Matte Gardner;
business department.. bookkeeping
course. Walter Ryan. Henry Lehrkind,
James Hogan. John Peat, Misses Eta
Wilson, Flonnette Cowan, Jessie Smith.
Lizzie Railey, Nellie Brooks. Business
department. shorthand course, Miss
Ethel Crissman, William P%rovinse; pre-
paratory department.. Ed Burk. Will
Frank Sprogg. Misses Altha LETTERS.
Jeanette Cameron, Ella J. Moore:
Harry Patterson. wyatt Jones, Lester
Davis.
The baccalaureate service of the state
college Of agriculture and mechanic
arts was given In the opera house on
Sunday evening at s o'clock. As Is us
ually the case. all the churches were
closed and the several ministers took
part In the service. The following Is
programme for the evening": lnvoca-
ton, Rev. J. w. TAFT; hymn No. 53S;
scriptural reading. Rev. +. Il. Lewis;
solo and quartette tRodney); prayer
Rev. j. n. Mclean; solo. "Eea Not
Ye, q Israel dudley Buck); sermon
President Reid; trio and chorus. Lift
Thine Eyes" He Is Watching Over
Israel (Mendelssohn); announcements
hymn No. rs; benediction, Rev. I. q
A~tterberry.
The sermon was preached by Presi'
lent Reid in his usual forcible and
pleasing His text was: THE
truth snail make you free"
The best concert the people OF Boze'
man have enjoyed for "A long time wai
given by the musical department of th'
college on Tuesday evening. and IL wal
not only successful 50 far as the quail
ity of the entertainment was concerned
but IL was also financially. The pro
ceeds of the concert are To be used FOL
the of the new piano lately
II III 10 - ~, sttN MY - 80 80
main building of the college, there beine
no other means by which money can b'
had for the use Of this department, al
no provision was made for IL by the leg
islature. The first part of the pro-
gramme consisted entirely of vocal and
! instrumental music, all OF which was
well executed. The second part was per
haps more interesting to the whole au'
dlence. as il represented scenes nov
often in the minds of the public-thost
Scenes OF Camp Life" These scenes
were portrayed by 81 young ladies
dressed I'm military of blue
trimmed with red braid. and armed viii
formidable brooms. The whole com
pany was under the command Of Cap
tain Carrie Gardner. efficiently aided 10y
Lieutenants Alice Martin and Hattie
Parkins. The first scene Of Part III
commenced with roll call. the next num-
Der being a well executed drill march
followed by "A skirmish with a humble
of the college boys armed with hrooms
and ending with a grand march and
chorus of about 80 voices. the whole be
ing well rendered from start To finish
The second part was so very unique and
interesting that 1t is a pity that II can.
not be -enacte at some future date
The young ladies were drilled for this
part by Fred Wilson. Ellie Moore and
Herman Walters of the cadet corps OF
the college. all OF whom. together viii
Miss Calvin, the instructress OF the
musical department. are to be congratu'
lated on the success OF the event. The
following programme was rendered.;
"Rondo Brillante" tWeber). Mary
Waters. Edith Brown; impromptt
tSchubert). Miss Stats: The Daisy
(Ardit). Miss Travis; minuet tPader'
ewskD. Mary Waters. fantasia. Faust
(Guonod-S ingelee). Perry Chisholm
when the Heart Is Young DUDLEY
Buck). Professor Currier; spinning song
from Flying Dutchman' tWsgner'
Liszt). Miss Stanton; scene and prayer
from Der Freischutz" tWeber). Mrs