Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-05-30
LARGEST CLASS YET.
Commencement at Lawrence to be
of Unusual Interest
This Year.

Appleton, Wis, May -TSpeeial. /
The Lawrence university authorities to
day announced the formal programme
for commencement week at that school
which will include the dedication of the
new Science hall which bears the name
of Isaac Stephenson of Marinette, thu
donor of $4,000 towards the building
The programme for the week will be al
follows:
Saturday evening, June II, subj freshman
exhibition, constituting the graduation ex
erclseS of the senior class Of the academy
Sunday, June 1890 Il. M, commence
ment lovefeast, led by President Plantz
do:5 70 a. M: K, baccalaureate sermon by Bish
80 p. M, address before the religious so
cieties by Rev. L. M. Evans, a Lawrence
graduate with the class Of rs, now sta
toned at Waterloo, Ia.
Monday morning and afternoon meeting
of the board of trustees.
Monday evening, prize rhetorical exhibit
t1on for the presidents prize which will be
entered by seven sophomores and juniors
Tuesday morning meeting of trustees anG
class-day exercises Of the graduating class
Tuesday afternoon dedication of stephen
son Hall of Science.
Wednesday forenoon, reunions of the
Phoenix and Philalathean societies
Wednesday afternoon, reunion of the
Athena and Lawrean societies; Wednesday
evening annual meeting and banquet of the
Alumni association
Thursday, 1920 a. M, commencement ex
ercises with address by Bishop Fallows OF
the Methodist church, followed by the com
mencement banquet at Ormsby hall.
The class which will be graduated this
year will be the largest in the history OF
the institution, numbering as it does
twenty-six. The graduates from the dit.
ferent courses are as follows:
Ancient classical course-C. I. Andrews.
Stevens Point; Ralph 4. Bennett, Omro:
Warren B. Bullock, Appleton Richard Ev.
ans, Milwaukee; Harland c. Logan, Apple.
Peterson, Amigo Davis S. Shaw, Wallace
Burg, Ontario; Nellie J. Waldo, Green Bay:
Gottlieb D: Ziegler Appleton.
tage, seymour; Florence H Boyd, Apple.
ton; Mildred McNeal, Appleton; f. ].
Wells, Appleton; Ralph E: White, Appleton;
Irene L. Whitman, Appleton; Stephen r,
Williams, Ottawa.
Scientific course-Margaret Ball, Apple.
ton; Robert E. Boyd, Appleton; William l.,
Bullock, Manawa; May L; Knox, Appleton:
Appleton; Jeanette Tibbetts, Appleton:
Tngie II. Wasg, Appleton.
The most notable event of the com.
of the new science hall. The programme
for this part of the weeks exercises has
not yet been completed, but the address
given will be by DR.. t. c.. Chamberlain.
formerly president of the State universe
ty. There will also be other addresses OF
reception Of the new building by Duncan
McGregor of the Platteville Normal, in
behalf of the alumni and Prof. G.. NJ
Marsh of Ripon college on behalf of the
scientific interests of the state. z. NJ.
Beach will speak on behalf of the trus-
tees of the school. There will also be a
speech by one of the members of the
graduating class.
The exercises this year will bring even
more speakers than is usually the case
to the city, the baccalaureate sermon be-
ing for the first time delivered by anoth-
er than the president of the school.