The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-06-14

error on his part, Mr.. Mcintyre was
unable to meet his appointment, and
rather. than postpone the exercises
at the last minute, Congressman J.
Z. Lacey, who was present, was call
ed upon. With some hesitancy, and
! without any preparation, Mr.. Lacey
4 consented to speak to the class, His
address was a pleasant and salts
factory surprise othe large audience
that heard him. His remarks were
polished and scholarly, appropriate
to the occasion, showingth wonder
full resources of the man. Though
Mr.. McIntyre's address would have
been different and more finished it
could not have been better, nor
struck more responsive chord in
his audience.
The gentleman spoke on the pro-
gress of the nineteenth century and
its relation to the civilization of the
age. 1t was broad and comprehen-
sive review of the accomplishment of
the century and all who heard it were
much pleased with what was said.
Coming down to the thought of the
hour Mr.. Lacey reviewed the life of
Penn college during the past quarter
of a century as he had known it
through near association and showed
wherein it had grown and prospered.
He gave some timely advice to the
students of the class that was we'll
received.
The members of the class, their
post office address and the course of
study which they completed are as,
follows:
Olnie Christopher Albertson, &c.,
Hubbard.
Arthur John Bales, Cl., Prairie
Center, Kansas.
Beatrice A. Barnard, Oh, Oskaloosa.
William Eugene Berry, cL-Bibl.,
Oskaloosa.
Flora Dixon, &c., Oskaloosa. =
David Martin Edwards, &c., Oska-
looSa.
Marie Ellyson, Phi, oskaloosa.
Dias Henry Ellis, &c., Motor.
Grace Greenwood Hambleton, Phi,
Des Moines.
Maude Amelia Harbach, o., Oska-
loosa. ....... .-
Virgil Goodman Hinshaw, Cl. -Bibl.,
Woolson. .,..
Sylvester Jones, Cl. -Bibl. ,McLouth,
Kansas.
David Jones, o., Oskaloosa.
Elma Jones, &c., Pleasant Plain.
Milton Kenworthy, &c., Earlham.
Mary Emma Mather, PHI, Spring
dale.
Carl-H. Mather, &c., Springdale.
Austin Marriage, o., New Provi-
dence.
William Orville Mendenhall, Cl.,
Oskaloosa.
Charles Moffat Pearson, Phi,
Elizabethtown, Indiana.
Charles Wesley Mattison, &c., Os-
kaloosa.
John Clifford Roberts, cl., oska-
loosa. ~
Homer G. Rosenberger, &c., Oska-
loosa.
Luella Simmons, Sc, Oskaloosa.
Edgar j, Sanders, &c., LeGrand.
Jonathan Downing Springer, PHI,
Eveland.
Alice Starbuck, Cl., Ackworth.
Nicholas Veldhuis, Cl.-Bibl.. Mikes
vile.
Charles Evan Watkins, &c., Oska-
loosa.
Edgar Boone Wilcox, &c., Beacon.
Master degrees were conferred up
on the following candidates:
MASTER OF ARTS.
Elizabeth johnson Esgen, of FL
dora; Edith Dye Smith, Indianola;
Esther Hunt, oskaloosa; Rozelle
Oskaloosa; Orville Jones,
Oskaloosa.
MASTER OF SCIENCE.
j. John Jessup, Whittier, Cali
fornia; Fred White, Oskaloosa.
Commencement Dinner.
After the commencement program
had been completed the annual din
ner was announced to be given in the
west wing. 1t was served by Asher
and was attended by about one hun
dred and fifty of the alumni and peo-
pie of the college.
Alumni Night.
The Alumni of the college had
things all for thu Alumni Tuesday
evening. 1t was the largest demon
stration of the Alumni that has ever
been had by the college.
The evenings entertainment was
the annual address of the Alumni and
was followed by reception to the
new class by the old members at the
residence of Pres. Rosenberger.
There was very large attendance
al, the chapel, Irving Johnson pre-
sided as chairman of the evening.
The invocation was offered by Rev.
Williams, of Marshalltown. There
was appropriate music by the Penn
Quartet, and then the speaker of the
evening, Rev. Fred Palmer,of Keota,
of Glass 1913, was introduced. The
subject of the grafton delivered by