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

OF hours ere spent in renewing old
acquaintaf ces and meeting the new
members. Refreshments were served.
1t was ger orally agreed that the day
had been he most noteworthy in the
history of the Penn Alumni.
Glass Day Exercises
Class day is the one event looked
forward to by the seniors and the
juniors as the day of reckoning. 1t
is for them the day of days in the
commencement week program. There
is certain license for the day and
longed freedom, self-assumed from
the bondage and the restraint inn
posed by the faculty and the settling
of class accounts is the topic of the
day. College spirit runs rampant
and unrestraiued and the under
classmen look on in open eyed
wonder at the liberties taken and
long for the time when the same OPP
portunities will free them from the
servitude of rules and "Prexy."
Glass day at Penn College was
celebrated with a vim and hurrah
Tuesday afternoon that has never
before been attempted. There was
enthusiasm and spirit enough shown
to last several years and there will
be talk of the events of the day for
months and months by all who had
part in the program or who witnessed
the things and heard the program.
The program was announced for 2
O'Clock, but long before this hour
there was rush for seats in the
chapel. The first thing that struck
the visitor was the elaborate decor
atoms. There was an elaborate
platform of scarlet and black, the
colors of the senior class. 1t was
the finest thing of the kind that has
been seen at the college. 1t was
generally admired and praised.
The program was opened on the
minute by the playing of the P. W.
o. Grand March by Mrs. Belle Ray,
and the seniors marched in followed
by the juniors to the measures of the
piece.
President Rosenberger invoked the
divine blessing upon the exercises
and then followed vocal solo by
Miss Garretson of Oskaloosa.
The salutatory was delivered by
Orvil Mendenhall and it was beyond
the ordinary. The burden of his
words was summed up in his closing
mot we about to die but
we about to live salute you"
There was very clever Grafton by
Miss Maud darbach of Oskoloosa,
and the young lady received the
praise of friends for the words spoken
and the sentiments expressed.
A very catchy and pleasing class
song was next given to the assembly
by the quartette consisting of Cliff
ford Roberts, Olnie Albertson,
Beatrice Barnard and Flo Dixon.
The senior address, consisting of
sound advice, was given by Austin
Marriage and it was very well re-
ceived.
The junior reply was delivered by
Carl Johnson and the young man did
credit to himself and reflected honors
upon the class he represented.
Miss Mae Mather delivered the
and it was self-evident |
that the honor had fallen into worthy |
hands.
There were a number of surprises |
sprung during the entertainment as
had been anticipated. When Mr.. |
Johnson went on the stage he was
followed by an attendant who
covered his shoulders with a sack |
cloth and over him the young lady |
sprinkled the ashes of the red caps
that had been stolen from the seniors
at the commencement of the fall
term.
1t was stated that the seniors had
written their history in a book and
this was very amusing pamphlet
that the juniors proceeded to dis
tribute to the audience.
The last thing of the program was
a drama or comedy, because
They Loved Us So" enacted by the
Senior Dramatic Club. 1t was a
travesty on the annual class scrap
that was held during the fall term.
The juniors stole the red caps of the1
seniors at that time and when the
juniors had a party out in the coun-
try the seniors returned the compli-
ment by making all manner of grief
for them. The faculty was appealed
to and had to use drastic measures
to call halt in the engagement of
warfare. This was the story that the
8 niors had written. and proposed to
play, but it came about that only the
last act of the comedy was presented
to the audience, on account of the
lateness of the hour or for other
reasons, but what was seen of the
play was well done and was ap-
preciated.
The class day was the best that the
college has ever had and everything
was creditable both to classes and
school.
Mr.. McIntyre's Mistake.
Mr.. Mcintyre did not arrive in the
city until noon Wednesday via the