The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-06-29

ant Mountain.
The judges were Rev. J. M. L.
Eckard, Northumberland; Superin-
tendant S. l.. Hannawa't, Miflin
County; Mr.. William Turnbach, Haz-
elton. Miss Blanche Lesion was
awarded the first prize, Miss Carolyn
Wallace second and L. H. Edwards
third.
Tuesday of commencement week
is the day allotted to class reunions.
the most important one being that
of the class returning, after two years
teaching, to get the second diploma
allowed them by the State. The re-
union exercises of the Glass of 'o7
consisted of piano solo by Helen
laval, an address of welcome by
Prof. w. B. Sutlih, response by
Frank Layman, recitation, Sue Bod
mer; violin Solo, M. B. Riffo; Essay,
Mary Veale, history, Jean Menzies,
and Grafton by c. E. Kreisher.
The Senior Class night program
was given to crowded audience.
E. Blanche Fry, vice president of the
Glass, delivered the opening address,
and was followed by Frederick C.
Moore with an oration, ga year of
fisiory;" "Class Prophecy" Ray
Rhoades; "Class WILL" Marvin G..
Mason; "Class History Ida McCaa;
"Class Statistics" Llndley H. Dennis;
"Class Memorial" Richard M. Will
liams. Miss Belinda Higgins presented
the Class Souvenirs.
WEDNESDAY.
The Normal School never looked
more beautiful than it did Wednesday
morning, when the class of 90
marched in to receive the last stamp
of approval from the institution.
Beautiful stage decorations, an i'm
mense audience, and fine looking
class, gave a complete setting to a
most interesting mornings exercises.
Rev. ]. d. Smith opened the exer-
cises by an earnest prayer for the
blessings of god upon the class, insti.
tuition, and the days exercises.
The overture, "Poet and Peasant"
by the School Orchestra, captivated
the large audience.
Then came the conterring Of de-
grees. Luther Brodhead, Of Old
Forge, Pa, received the degree of
Bachelor of Science, having complet-
ed two years work beyond the Nor
NAL course.
Miss Giles, OF Hazleton, Mr.. Traub
and Miss Rinker, of Bloomsburg,
graduated in what is known as the
regular Normal course.
One hundred and thirty-one diplo-
mas were granted to the Seniors OF
the Elementary course.
Eight certificates Of admission to
college were granted.
Five were graduated in music.
A vocal solo, by Signorina Raw,
head of the music department, fol-
lowed.
Then, after the second degrees
were conferred upon the class Of 81,
Mr.. Breon played the violin solo, eau
de Ballet"
DR.. Joseph S. Walton, president of
" Friends Central High School, Phil
adelphia, gave the Commencement
address. Lessons From the Life of
Americas Greatest Citizen" was his
theme.
Of this citizen Phillips Brooks said:
"This man was educated by daily
contact with men and things" From
Illinois came the man thus taught,
whom we deem the greatest American
citizen-Abraham Lincoln.
His greatest affection for the com
mon people, his love for youth, his
power of entertaining, marked him as
the idol of the people.
By many stories of this great life,
so full of anecdote, the speaker drew
many valuable lessons for the class
before him.
The orchestra played the overture,
Tampa" at the close Of the address,
after which the audience was dismiss
ed with the benediction by Rev. G.,
H. Hemingway.
AT two o'clock the Alumni Banquet
was held in the school dining room
Four hundred sat down to bountitnl
repast which was followed by music
and speeches.
GRADUATES OF 1899.
SCIENTIFIC COURSE.
Broadhead, l., b., '92.
REGULAR NORMAL COURSE.
Giles, Maude, oS. Rinker, Gertrude, '9S
Traub, John F., '95.
SPECIAL STUDIES.
Aldinger, II. E.. '9S. Zoology, Geology
Entomology and Chemistry. Adv Gym.
Bray, VIM. r., 90. Advanced Biology
Astronomy.
Claphanl, Verda. 4 bks. Caesar, 3 Orat
Cicero, a bks. Virgil.
Frederickson, Elam, 'eS. Zoology, Geolog.
Entomology, Chemistry, Eng, Lit, History
Caesar, 3 bks., Cicero, Orations.
Harman, Harry L., 'oS. Chemistry
HiJher Ala Emo fist Enc IL Solif