Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-26
END OF THE UNIVERSITY YEAR
Program for Commencement Week at the
State Institution.
LARGE CLASS EXPECTED TO GRADUATE
President Nortbrop of the University
of minnesota VIII Deliver the Ad-
dress-scniors Celebrate "sncnk
Day" In Due Form.

LINCOLN, May 25.-(Speclal 1.-The on
clal program for the commencement exer-
cises Of the State university has been pre-
pared by the university authorities and will
be issued tomorrow morning. The demand
for tickets to the various exercises tnis year
VIII probably be greater than In previous
years certain number of tickets are re-
served for members OF the senior classes
and alumni OF the institution and the bal
ance Will be distributed to the public. The
annual exercises will begin Friday evening
June 2, with concert at the oliver thea
ter by the graduating class Of the University
School OF Music. and will terminate with
the annual senior class lawn fete on the
university campus Thursday evening June
The annual pan-helenic dance, while not
mentioned on the program OF exercises, is
one Of the principal events of the commence
ment season and will be attended by nearly
all members of the different secret societies
represented at the university. There are
about 300 fraternity men in the university
and nearly as many fraternity girls. Under
no consideration are the "barbarians' OF the
instltution-the anti-fraternity students -ad-
mtted to this dance, which will be held the
evening of the commencement concert,
One entire day will be devoted TO the
alumni of the university. The list of grad
uatot will not be annoanced until next Mun-
day, but 1t is expected that nearly 200 will
qualify in the examinations. The gradual
ing class this year will be slightly smaller
in Bunber than last year. yet this years
attendance breaks all previous records, there
being 1925 students registered. The effect
OF the war is felt by the senior class, rs
quite a number of its members enlisted last
year and were necessarily thrown behind in
their university work. The agricultural col
lege Of the university was given an Impetus
this year and the school of mechanic arts is
also becoming more popular. The college
Of literature, science and arts Will graduate
about ninety students, the industrial college,
which includes the agricultural college, will
graduate about thirty-six students and the
law college about fifty students. For ad-
vanced degrees there are fifteen candidates
for the degree OF master of arts and one
for doctor of philosophy.
The names OF the students who are to be
admitted to the honorary societies were an
nounced this morning at chapel exercises as
follows: Sigma XII, e. V. Capps, z. E.
Crooks, Mariel Gere, B. V. Hill, r. A. Lyman.
H. C. Parmelee, E. J. Rentdorff, j. l.. Shell
don, Joel Stebbins. A. A. Steel, Carl Bessey,
d. N Lehmer, De Alton Saunders, II. A.
Senter, r. e. Mortz; Phi Beta Kappa, Cecil
Pew, A. r. Condor, H. F. Beans, Ray Elliott,
Robert Lansing, D. d. Feldman, Sam Tracy,
William Ransom, Maude Brown Jennie Fox,
Fifer, Emily Weeks and Julia Loughbridge.
BaccaIaurente Sermon.
The annual baccalaureate sermon will be
delivered by Chancellor George E. MacLean
before the graduating class in the oliver
theater Sunday evening, June 4. The follow
ing evening Chancellor MacLean will receive
the faculty and seniors of all colleges at
his residence, 1887 H street.
Tuesday, June 6, will be class day. The
annual class day exercises will be held at
the oliver theater in the morning. The
Board of Regents Of the university will meet
in the afternoon and in. the evening the
commencement concert will be given by the
university chorus, soloists and orchestra.
Alumni day will be Wednesday and on this
day will occur the quinquennial reunions and
dinners, classes of rs, 'S3. 'ss, '93 and '9S.
Rev. c. c. Lorrmor Of Boston will deliver
the address before the Phi Beta Kappa So
ciety on the subject, Gladstone, the Scholar,
Statesman and Sage" Charles Sumner Allen,
class of 'S6, will deliver the alumni address.
In the afternoon Of the same day Chancellor
MacLean will read his fourth annual report
at joint meeting of the alumni OF alf the
colleges in the university chapel. The an
nual business meeting of the alumni asso-
citation will follow the reading OF the Chan
cellors report. Phi Beta Kappa initiation
and banquet will be at one of the hotels OF
the city at noon
Cyrus Northrop, LII D., president of the
University OF Minnesota has been secured
to deliver the commencement oration Thurs
day morning at the oliver theater. His sub
ject will be THE Education Which Our
Country Needs" Following the address de-
grees, certificates and commissions Will be
conferred. In the afternoon the university
: council will hold its annual meeting in the
university chapel. From until $3.50 o'clock
in the evening the chancellor will receive the
faculty alumni and friends OF the institution
in the art rooms of the library building. |
The senior class rawn fete will be on the
campus Immediately after the chancellor's
reception.
The committee on arrangements is COM
prised of L. H. Barbour, r. r. Ricketts,, H. |
Ross Hill, C. W. Weeks, Emma Park Will |
son and II. G. Shedd, secretary.
"Sncak Day" Fun.
It Is now the custom of the members of the |
senior class to set apart day of the school |
year shortly before the annual commence |
ment exercises as time when all classes |
and other work shall be strictly disregarded |
This day is called 'senior sneak day" The |
name applied is self-eXplanatory for each |
senior makes 1t his especial purpose to alb |
sent himself from all classes and II any de- |
serters are found they are promptly removed |
from the class rooms by their fellow class
men. The juniors object to this assumed |
privilege and do all in their power to break |
up the senior organization.
This morning the seniors congregated on
the campus in front OF the main building and |
announced their intention of having things |
their own way for at least ten hours The
juniors Immediately resented this and in the
hat fol ma nd
other articles of clothing were torn and a
number of students left the field with
sprained joints and declarations OF eternal
vengeance against their opponents On
"sneak day If junior can secure a senior
hat and escape his pursuers his ambition is
realized. Soon after the two classes lined