The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-05
MADE A GOOD BEGINNING
An Auspicious Opening for the
First Commencement.
"PlUTONIA" WAS CLEVER
The Excellence of the Presentation Sur
prised Even the Young Ladies'
F~riends-First Kaimin Is Up
to Expectations.

Missoula. June 4.-The first COM
mencement week Of the state university
had a most suspicious opening last
night. the young aides OF the Clarkia
society surprising even their friends by
the excellence Of their presentation of
their original play, 'Plutonia." All of
the parts were well taken and h char
acters cleveriy portrayed. The piece
abounded in cute and appropriate situa-
tons and sayings and the reception
which was given the young ladies by
the audience must have been gratifying
to them and have repaid them for the
many hours of careful practice that the
performance must have required. The
evening was one of the ~pleasantest that
has been given In the social history OF the
university, and II the remaining events
of the week are carried out as satisfac-
torily as was the work of the Clarkias
last night. the first commencement OF
the states highest school will be a men,
orable n
Fully up to expectations was the first
number of the new college paper. the
Kaimin, which Is to be maintained by
the students of the university. The
work of the editorial force is creditable
and the 24-page edition that they nave
issued Is a credit to themselves and to
the school. The name of the publica-
ton. "Kaimin." has puzzled nan who
have heard IL in the discussion of the
paper before its appearance. The fol-
lowing paragraph taken from an edi-
torial in the paper defines the name
that has been chosen for the new peri
odical:
After considerable discussion and
many suggestions Kaimin, a word of the
combined Kalispel and Selfish language.
was decided upon as the rams best fitted
for our college paper. The word itself
means anything written or printed. or in
Its broader sense, may even signify the
pen, pencil or paper with which the
writing was done. 1t Is accented upon
the last syllable. the ri" in hat syllable
having the sound OF long &C." while the
ar is given the sound of long 81"
Sunday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
Bishop Brewer will deliver the bacca-
laureate sermon before the graduates
and the students Of the lower classes.
There are two candidates for degrees
this year, Mrs. Robb Glenny and Miss
Eloise Knowles. Mrs. Glenny Will re-
ceive the degree of bachelor of arts.
and Miss Knowles hat of bachelor of
philosophy. These two young aides are
the first graduates of the state univer-
sity and their friends are pleased with
their success. They have richly earned
the honors that they are receiving and
the university should be proud OF the
first students TO receive degrees here.
The occasion marks the beginning Of a
new epoch in the educational history of
the state of Montana and the state is
well represented by the two young wo-
men who ave completed the work laid
down for candidates for baccalaureate
honoTs.
on Monday evening al the university
will occur the annual recital of the de-
partment of music. Tuesday evening
will be taken up with the IL. n. Buck
ley oratorical contest and June s will
witness the ommencement exercises
and the laying of the cornerstone of the
university hall at the new grounds.
There will he numerous distinguished
guests present at the exercises next
week and Missoula viii experience a
new phase of her existence as a uni
varsity fokNn