The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-15
EXERCISES AT BOHEMIAN.
Progress of the Commencement of the
College of Agriculture.


Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Bozeman, June 1.-THE second even
ing of the State College of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts commencement ex-
ercises, and the third on the list of
events. took place in the opera house
this evening. This evening it was
Chisholm prize contest for the best es-
say, the best defamation and the best
Grafton written or delivered by stu
dents of the college. The three prizes
of $40 each were generously given by
Colonel o. P. Chisholm of this city
and the well known member of the
state board of education The opera
house was filled to the doors by an APP
preciative audience, who were well re-
paid With an excellent programme
There were three excellent and we'll
written essays read by two young lady
students and one young gentleman,
namely, Miss Beatrice Freeman, Miss
Vina NJ. Cowan and Mr.. Elers Koch,
the prize being won by Mr. Koch. Two
young ladies, Miss Lucy E. Gage and
Miss Helen Hancock, acclaimed in such
way as to make it hard task for the
Judges to decide between them but
Miss Hancock eventually secured the
decision in her favor. Frank A
Spragg, Homer C. Thompson and Miss
Mignon QuaW contested for the award
in the oratorical class, and from the
well-delivered orations that of Mr..
Thompson was finally selected as enti-
tied to the most points. The musical
part of the programme formed no small
part of the evenings pleasure, being
furnished principally by members of
the college music department. The fol-
lowing is the programme:
March, "Hongroise". fSchubert), Men
melt (MozarD, Mamie Hills, Beuiah
Yerkes, Frances Maynard and Coda AL
ward: essay, The Simplicity of Great
ness Beatrice M. Freeman: essay
Forest Preservation in the United
States" Elers Koch; essay. Dreaming
VS.. Doing" Vina M. Cowan; "Alhum
Lear (Schuman), Butterfly (Grieg),
Perry Chisholm; defamation, Mrs
McWilliams and the Lightning mark
Twain, Lucy E. Gage: defamation.
Helen Hancock; An Irish Folk Story"
(Arthur Foote). Miss Travis; grafton,
Experiment Stations" Frank A.
Spragg: grafton, THE Novel as Re-
former" Mignon Quaw: grafton, Elk
panston,' Homer c. Thompson; Reap
er's Song" tdOurville), Bertha letters
and Paul Jeffers. Decision of judges
The baccalaureate services of the
State College of Agriculture and Me-
chanic Arts were held in the assembly
room of the college yesterday after
noon. In spite of the threatening
weather the congregation was a good
one. The services commenced with an
invocation by Rev. Mclean of the Pres
byterian church, then hymn No. 211 was
sung, followed by the reading of the
scriptures by Rev. Hickman of the Bap-
fist church. The Choral society of the
college sang a very pretty anthem, af-
ter which the sermon to the students
and graduates was delivered by Rev j.
n. TAFT of the Methodist church. The
text was taken from the gospel of St
Matthew 25:14-30 The parable of the
talents" and the address was a very
able one, lasting a little over half an
Four and containing much advice and
caution to those about to leave college
to enter upon the school of life. Mrs.
Lester S. Wilson and Miss Travis sang
duet. and after the choir had sang
another hymn the benediction was pro-
nounced by Rev. Hickman.
The Wylie camping outfit left here for
the Yellowstone park on Saturday af-
ternoon for the season, which COM
mences about the 18th of this month.
From all reports there is very little
snow in the park now and the prospects
for the season are very bright, as many
tourists are expected to view the Won
ders of wonderland