The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-01
KANSAS news.
College Commencement Ends at
Lindsborg.
Large Glass of Graduates at
Swedish School.
TWO WEEKS EXERCISE
Superintendent Frank Nelson
Addressed Graduates.
One of Most Prosperous. Years
in Bethany's History.

Lindsborg, Kan, June 1.-The two
weeks of commencement exercises at
Bethany college came to an end
Thursday with the regular and united
commencement exercises Of all the de-
partments, held at 10 a. m, in the spac-
ious auditorium. Wednesday night the
model school gave a fine entertainments
Thursday morning at 9 o'clock the col
lege met in the chapel and the students
received their grade cards and the final
admonttons of the president. AT $3.50
the procession formed and at 10 the ex-
ercises began in the auditorium. Sew
eral of the graduates spoke briefly, and
the regular address, a mastery effort,
was delivered by T. E. Dewey, OF Abb
lene.
The following honorary degrees were
conferred: D. D. on Rev. G. A. Bran
c. o. Hultgren, of jamestown, N. Y;
L. H. D.. on Mr.. Jacob BOngaren, of
Chicago;P Phi. d, on Rev. S. G. Youngert,
A. NJ, B. D. of Ottumwa, Ia; A M, on
Dr. Flavel B. Tiffany, OF Kansas City;
DR.. Carl Sandsen, of Kansas; Professor
A. W. FredrikSOn, Of Chicago; Mr.. A.
J. Lannes, of jamestown, n. Y.
In the afternoon there was students
concert at $3.50, in the auditorium, and
in the evening a patriotic concert with
ten minute speeches by Frank Nelson
and Messrs- n. NJ. Nelson and Adolf
Anderson, of the Twentieth Kansas,
audience.
The year has been the most prosperous
| in the history of Bethany. A new ladies'
| hall, with trebled capacity, mas been
| completed. couple of important dona-
| lions have been received The attend
| ance has increased until the net attend
ance for the year is $50, divided as fol-
| lows: Young men, 322; young women.
! 1928. The college, academic and normal
! enrolment numbered 1856: the business
! college, 12S model school, So; the bal
| ance OF the $50 in music, art and elo-
cution departments.
The college is especially proud of its
| fifteen regular college graduates. Every
! educator knows how difficult it is to get
| western boys and girls to take g. full
| college course. Bethany believes in a
1 thorough college course, either along
! classical scientific or literary lines. 1t
has established the same requirements
for admission to freshmen as the kan
| sas state university. OF the fifteen col
| lege seniors, three were young ladies,
| two of whom are only II years of age
The average grade for the three girls
| during their four college years are
| 90 lie 90 As, 90 SO. Several Of the col
lege seniors have taken the profession
! ais in order to get a state certlhcate
The annual board meeting was held
| on the 29th The former officers were
| reelected. A large majority of the for
| mer professors and teachers were re-
| elected Rev. DR.. J. E Floren, of Sa-
/
| He is an able Swedish scholar.
| The friends of Bethany deplore the
attempts that are being made to induce
| the president, DR.. Swensson, to take
| charge of Augustana college at Rock Is
| land, ILL., So far the doctor only smiles
| and says: Bethany and Kansas are
good enough for me-"
A telegram from Rock Island today
! told of the boards action there yester-
day by which DR. Carl Swensson &C.
| cupies the first place In the nomina-
| lions for DR.. O1son's successor.
The Bethany summer school begins
| Monday. The college dining hall will be
run throughout the whole year after
| this.
DR.. Swensson starts east as far as
Boston and New York today. DR. Carl
bert. Professor Lindberg. Professor Lau-
rim, Professor Pearson and others will
do some travelling during the summer.
The next academic year begins Septem-
Der 8. The catalogue is illustrated and
! numbers 1874 pages.