Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31
COLLEGE HAPPY DAY,
Annual Commencement Exer-
cises Are Held at Au-
gustana.
LARGE GLASSES ARE GRADUATED.
Diplomas Conferred by Prof. C.
w. Foss-Degree of Doc
tor of Divinity.

The classes of 1900 of Augustan;
college and Theological seminary wer
graduated today. The commence
ment exercises were held in the col
lege chapel and were witnessed by
large audiences of the friends anC
relatives of the graduates, who come
from various cities in the east, west
and north. The chapel was taste
| fully decorated for the occasion.
The college commencement &C.
Cured at 10 a. m. The program
opened with music by the college
| band, after which the congregation
sang hymn 121. Rev. p. Peterson
read the scripture lesson and the
chapel choir sang. The Grafton was
delivered by Prof. A. H. Edgren, PA
ID. The children's orchestra played
(a) Welcome to the Bride" (b)
"Idyl," whereupon the diplomas were
conferred upon the mem bers of the
class by Prof. G. w. Foss. The
va edictory was delivered by Alfred
johnson, the congregation sang
ings Flow" and the benediction was
Nv III
The seminary commencement was
held at 3 O'Clock this afternoon. The
exercises were as follows: Music,
Augustana band; psalm 1924, congre
CATION; scripture lesson, Rev. S q.
Ioungert; song. chapel choir; adj
dress, DIR. f. Norelius; song. chapel
choir; address, Rev. NJ. Noyd; (a)
"Niebelungen," co Poet and Peas
ant" Augustana orchestra; confer
ring of diplomas. Prof. G.. w. Foss;
hymn 100 congregation; benediction,
Rev. P. Edquist.
The graduates are:
College-AXel G. Anderson, BenSt
\. Glim, Moline; Emil f. L. Ander
son, Minneapolis; Gotta Bartholomew,
&. j. Nelson, Grace Hall, John A.
Benander, Rock Island; Charles 4
BeDgtson, Geneseo; Carl q. Carlson
Ludlow, Pa William +. Cederburg
Kewanee; Marie l.. Charleson, Crete,
Neb.; John A. Christensen. James
town, n. Y; Karl a. DANIEL, Hugo
Young berg, Carl A. Sward, Chicago;
S. Gustaf Hagglund, Muchakinock.
Iowa; Alfred l.. Hallquist, Brooklyn,
n. Y; Felix Hanson, Houtzdale, Pa.
Alfred Johnson, jamestown, n. Y;
Theodore S. johnson. Titusville, Pa.
Oscar w. Lindorff, New Windsor, Ill.
Johan f. Morton, Euglewood; Olof
Olson, Grand Rapids, Mich. w. Rode
rick Pearson. Burlington, Iowa; Elof
Moorhead, Mimi; Orlando |
L. Peterson, Cable; A. Gustaf f. Ryd- |
1uist, Geneva, H.; Emil j. Sanders,
Ottumwa, Iowa; Sven w. Swenson,
Manc chester, N ii.
Normal-Emelia Wahlgren, Altoona,
H., Nora Anderson.
Seminary-Erland Anderson, Re-
public, Mich; Philip A. Andreen, New |
ork. N Y; j. a. Benton, Meriden, |
Conn; Emil q. Chinlund, Z. Z. Listen,
Peter Pearson, Chicago; Luther n. /
Dahlsten, New Andover, Kan; p. +. |
Fredlund, Minneapolis, MINI. Gustav |
Z. Hemdahl. Swede Home, Neb.; Carl
Johnson, Mcpherson, Kan; &. ..
Iund, DeKalb. H.; Oscar Morland,
Kas Morton Parson, Rock
ord, Ill. q. X. Peterson, Moline; A
Scandal, Kan; G.. +. |
Shaleen, Chicago Lake, Mimi; j. +.
Shipp, Cokato, MINI.
Today the degree of doctor of divin-
ty was conferred by the university
IN two of the best known of the Swe-
iish ministers of Chicago. Rev. c. a.
svald and Rev. l.. q. Abrahamson.
Alumni Banquet.
The alumni banquet was given in
bp ppliafra vnlnaSinn at o'clock