The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-06-30
VOL. 33
COMMENCEMENT WEEK AT THE
NORMAL.
A Large Attendance Pleasing Exercises.

The annual commencement exer-
cises of the Bloomsbury State Normal
School began Sunday afternoon with
the Baccalaureate sermon by Rev.
Henry L. Jones, of Wilkes Barre.
The reverend gentleman took for
his text Luke 6:fo--"For there
went virtue out of him, and healed
them all"
1t was fine sermon, delivered in a
scholarly manner, full Of helpful ad-
vice to the many students who have
completed their studies at the school,
and cheering words to those who are
just entering upon their school life.
FIELD SPORTS.
Monday was an ideal day for Ath-
letic sports, and large sized crowd
lined the Park on every side. A
great deal of interest has been mani
tested in this department during the
past term.
Following are the summaries:
The first event was the Broad
Jump. Seven men entered. The
winners were, 1st Hayward IS #.
4 in, Appleman IS it,, in, c. Derr
II IT. 9 in.
Next came the Running High Jump.
Six men tried, the winners being 1st
Appleman S ft., and Hayward 4 #.
II in, 3rd McGufie a # 9 in.
The new bicycle track was tried for
racing purposes for the first time. 1t
is quarter mile track, the men rae.
ing against time. The winners were
Brandon 32 Sec, Bean 80 Sec,
Klingaman 33 IS sec. Bruce Hou-
sci then tried for track record max
ing the distance In 81 seconds.
The 100 Yard Dash followed the
bicycle race. The best previous re-
cord by the Normal boys was II Is
sec. In the trial heat Hayward broke
this by generous margin, his time
being 10 As sec. In the final heat
Hayward won at II sec., Wylie took
second by about foot from Bashore
who ran a close third.
The 16 lb. Shot Put was won by
McGuffie "a #. S in, Artley took
second place at 2S it,, Klingaman
coming third at 26 #. 9 in. The old
record of this event was also broken.
The Pole Vault record was held by
McNertney of the class of 81, his
record being 9 #. The first five
minutes of the contest to-day raised
the hopes of the spectators for
broken record and they were not dis
appointed. Pealer won easily by
vault Of 9 #. a in, Roberts came
second at 9 # in, Appleman third
at #. 9 in. Pealer then tried the
vault at 9 #. 6 in. and cleared the pole
in fine form.
The Three Legged Race was won
by Hayward and Stevens.
A Bicycle race of four laps was the
next event between Bean and Bran
don. On account of the narrow track
the race was run on time, Brandon
winning in 2 min. 3a 35 sec.
McGuffie won the Hammer Event
at 63 #. 7 in, Artley took second
place So #. 4 in, Appleman third So
#. 8 in.
The mile run was won by Stevens
in a min. S. 3-5 Sec, Bashore took
second place, Klingaman coming in
third.
The silver cup for first place as win
ner of the highest number OF points
was given to Mr.. Hayward. He won
ISL points, McGuffy received foun-
tam pen, winning II points. Bran
don and Appleman were tied for third
place.
MONDAY AFTERNOON.
A treat of unusual interest and
merit was gwen to the lovers of music
by Misses Brader and Hicks of the
graduating class assisted by the
orchestra and chorus this afternoon in
the Auditorium.
1t was an entirely new feature of
the commencement season and re-
fleets great credit upon those in charge
of the Department. If the perform
ance of the afternoon is safe cr;ter-
ion these young ladies who are about
to graduate from the Music Depart
ment have the qualifications that
should insure abundant success in the
field which they are entering. Their
work shows the patient effort with
which the past year has been filled
and speaks volumes for the painstak.
ing care of their instructors.
The work of the orchestra and Of
the choruses was of the usual high
order which has made these organi-
cations so prominent and pleasing
feature of the school life.
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