Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-11
At GR|NNl[l COLLEGE,
Commencement Exercises Now in
Progress Trustees Meeting and
Baccalaureate Sermon.
President Gates Delivers Strong
Orthodox Sermon Devoid of
Worldly References.

worldly References.
Horizon Controversy Absent Miss
Rand Resigns-Gates' Success.
sor Not Selected.
Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell. June 1.-THE annual college
commencement exercises are in prog
ress in this city this week, beginning
Friday afternoon with the graduation
exercises of the preparatory school,
when a class of fifty-one were given
certificates which will entitle them to
classify as freshmen In the collegiate
department. proper, next fall. The
school of music held the boards on Sat-
urday evening and Sunday morning the
Ihaccalaureate sermon was preached in
1.-The large stone church to q crowded
audience by President George A. Gates.
For several years affairs at Iowa Col-
l5lege have been kept in a state of tur-
/ moil by what has been generally termed
| the Heron question and commence
ment week with it's annual meeting of
1.-THE trustees has been the storm period
This year, however, the lack Of the
usual excitement was quite noticeable.
1.-THE trustees met in regular session
with most harmonious results ina gina
1 ble The Heron matter was settled
Hast winter to the utmost satisfaction
lof all factions and there remained Moth
ling more to disturb the peaceful char
iacter of the weeks events The only
leviderce that Is left of the affair is in
the spirited campaign being waged
among the alumni by the friends of the
various candidates for alumni trustee
Ito be elected at the alumni business
meeting Tuesday afternoon. The nomi-
nees are j. Il. Darby OF Rock Island, II.
H. Kenneday of Chicago and Superin-
|5tendent F. f. Willard of Marshalltown.
Kennedy Is known to be an anti
4 Heron man and some of his over
Jealous friends have claimed that OAR
4 by is the opposite but the matter can
mot rightfully be an issue in the alumni
4 election and it's suggestion is probably
due to conditions that have heretofore
|existed.
There was particular interest mani-
5|sfest, however, in the baccalaureate SER
slmon. President Gates had been very
sl5pronounced in his position on the ques-
A tons that have vexed the friends and
|guardians OF Iowa College, and as this
address was to be virtually a farewell
i address there was an air Of expectancy
4 in the interest taken in the sermon.
A There was no doubt that many attended
1.-The services Sunday morning expecting
4 a parting shot from the president, but
4 they We're disappointed. With his usual
a tact the president did the unexpected
& land delivered the most extremely ortho-
, dox sermon a man could preach, choos-
4 ing for his text John 1871. Trust Cod
81 Realizing that his own departure from
Iowa College. which will take place be-
fore another baccalaureate is preached
WAS due entirely TO conditions within
4 his own family and in no ways con-
nected with the Heron controversy
President Gates did the gracious thing
i in scrupulously avoiding any mention
4 Of the affairs that have engrossed hil
Il attention so largely in times past. His
\ appeal to educated men to trust GOO
was a scholarly effort. such as Presider
4 Gates is capable of at times. 1t was a
4 strong sermon, even If somewhat unex-
4 scene heretofore turbulent. but nov as
calm and peaceful as the placid waters
a of an inland lake on quiet summer
Z evening.
4. There are sixteen trustees present
a with the possibility that one more will
4 arrive. The important business to be
considered will be the selection OF a sue.
4 cessor to President Gates, but, altho
i1,b In, ~ to-, -,
lsight. it is not likely that anything will
be doEe at this meeting. Three vacan-
4 cies on the board are to be flied for one
! of which the Congregational churches Of
s Iowa have recommended Charles Dur
2 en-. of I1ldora. president Of the Hardin
County Bank, who will undoubtedly
be elected. AT the preliminary meeting
!. of the board Saturday evening the fol.
q lowing designations of instructors were
4 received and accepted: Miss Carrie
4 Rand lady principal; Prof. Powell
4 principal of the academy: Miss Warren
4 an instructor In the academy and Miss
A Norris. instructor in foreign languages
4 The resignation OF Miss Rand was no,
unexpected.
i MRS. PARkER'S FUNERAL.
, The sad feature of this years com
q mencement IS the death OF Mrs. Profess
SCR u. r. Parker. a noble woman OF
a great usefulness to the college since the
! early days of its beginning. The funer-
al services We're held at the house and
at the Congregational church Sunday
\ afternoon. Rev. u. NJ. Nittum, Profess
sor Buck and Mrs. DR.. Frisbie, OF Des
4 Mones. officiating. The services were
the most Impressive and beautiful rites
that have ever been held in Grinnell
4 Members of the college glee club, Pro
q fessors Emery and Cole. OF the school
of music. assisted.
Today occurred the class-day pro-
gram Of the juniors at the woman.s
4 gymnaslum, the Hyde prize orations
and in the evening the commencement
Z concert.
AT the last business meeting OF the
! Athletic Union the following officers for
next year We're elected: H. G. Lyman
president; Robert Mcintosh, vice presi-
dent: Fred Morrison, secretary and
Z treasurer; Fisk. captain base ball team:
A Thompson, manager: Don Foster, cap
tain track team; Swan, manager The
union has been suffering more than us
4 ual hard luck of late. which has in
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