Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-26
COLLEGE GRADUATES,
The Commencement Exercises
in Progress at Angus.
tana.
STUDENTS RECEIVING DIPLOMAS

business Department Holds Its Annual
Event Yesterday Afternoon-The Alum
nj Banquet at the Tower and On-
GERS Elected-The Concert and Other
Doiugs.
The commencement of Augustana
college and theological seminary oc-
CURED today. The seminary exer-
cises were held at 10 Il. m, the pro-
gram consisting of scripture reading
and PRAYER by Rev. G. A. Hemborg;
song, '.Quando Corpus Mrs. Lund
and chapel choir; address. Rev. G..
Rast; song. Lead, Kindly Light -
Adelphic quartet; address, President
c. A. Swensson, Phi D.; instrumental
trio. Profs. Bodfors. Peterson and Zed-
eler; vaedictory, Augustus Nelson:
song. 20. harm ljufliga pa bergen. ="
chapel choir; comforting degrees.
president; HYMN. congregation: bene-
diction; Rev. j. l.. Murphy. The
graduates:
Alfred Elmer, A. f. Gustafson. O.
A. Henry, f. V. Isaacson. G.. $. Lar
son, A. +. Mcneil Augustus Nelson.
b. d., F. Z. Sard. A. f. Wicklund, T..
D., N. Lundqvist.
The college commencement exer-
cises were held at p. M, the grad
yates being:
F. A. Anderson, c. W. Andeer, j.
F. Bergstrom, A. j. Carlson, Z. c.
Carlson. S. n. Elvin. J. f. A. Evert.
Peter Froberg, John Gullans, Charles
A. Hallberg. Grant Hultber5. Albin
A. jacobson, John W. johnson, John
I. johnson, c. A. Larson. Carl A.
Lindvall, Oscar j. Nelson, Sherman
A. Nelson, Andrew j. Okerbom. Al
bert Okerstrom. Carl +. Olson, Julius
+. Olson, Oscar n. Olson. Peter +.
Peterson, Carl A. Petersen. Charles +.
Sandahl, Ernest Sander, Martin Tel
leen, Olof Wallin.
The exercises were largely attended
and included music by the college
band; hymn by the congregation;
! scripture reading and PRAYER by Rev.
&. A. Brandelle; song, lie jourid-
dorne,n Mendelssohn male choir; adj
dress. Charles A. Schaeffer. Phi. d.. Ii.
D., president of the Iowa State univer-
sity: music by Prof. Zedeler and the
Haydn quintette: comforting of de-
gress by the president; benediction,
Prof. Z. +. Bartholomew.
The business department gradual
ing exercises were held Yesterday
afternoon. Lawrence V. Swanson
was yaledictorian for the shorthand
class and A. G.. Edlund for the bushes.
class. The diplomas were presented
by DR.. o. OLSON. DR.. G.. A. SVEN.
son made an address and a musical
program was carried out. The grad.
yates are: Business class-Birdi,
Jones, Agathon Skarin, Elmer F. John
son, Charles johnson. Anton johnson
Oscar Liden. Charles +. Hagar
Joshua Magnuson. Theodore Setter
dahl, Austin J. Lindstrom, Carl X
Nelson, Oscar f. Grant, Robert Eide
Edward +. Roach, James Green, Edwin
Frost, Eta Stephenson. Alma Madsen
| a. &. Edlund, Burton Colgrove. Lud
wig Sanders, Carl A. Lindquist
George $. Lofgren. Fred Peterson
Arthur Hansen. Louis Appel, c. )
Rasmusson, Simon Lincoln, Jane
r. Kirkman, Leo Fitzgerald, Charlie
Reddy. f. Schreiner Shorthan,
class-Anna Sheehan. +. n. From
Victor Neander, o. c. Hayes, jaime
Ryan, Katherine +. Meenan. Eft
Stephenson. Mayre Cary, Sadie Lar
son, Amanda j. Holmberg. Aim
| Madsen, J.. V. Swanson, Piney Miller
Sadie NJ. Lewis. Emily Vanderberg
Jennie A. johnson.
The commencement concert occur
at 8 O'Clock this evening.
Prof. +. a. Zetterstrand presente,