The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-30
Commencement Closes at Linds-
borg College.
Has Been Great Two Weeks
For Bethany Pupils.
CLOSING PROGRAMME.
Graduates From Various De.
partments Number 81.
Review Of the Work of a Stand
ard State School.

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great day Of the two commencement
weeks at Bethany. Twenty-one recitals,
examinations without number, written
and oral. thesis writing, society work,
Held sports, receptions, banQuets of the
Alumni associations of our great college
have been held during the past fortnight
with almost lavish prodigality- Now it all
belongs to the past and today at a m.
the college family assembled in the spa
cious chapel for the last morning prayer
of the academic year and for the distri-
button of final grades. etc. At 10 a. m.
the commencement exercises began in the
large auditorium. used for the Messiah
concerts. About 5000 people were present.
The following was the program:
The faculty, graduates and students as
sembie in the chapel at a. m Address
by the president. Distribution of annual
the chapel the faculty and graduates
viii proceed in procession to the Audi
toriun. The following program VIII be
organ voluntary. John Hermann
invocation =. Rev. w. 4. Dahlsten, D. D.
Oration-"The Man of Only One Tai
voeai DuetwTbe Nieif .il dh.otti
Miss Francisco and Prof; Hughes
Grafton ngeliea's F.orfattare'
Oration-'Hrhe influence of Sacrifice on
Human Progress .-,..,. H. p. johnson
Oration-"P PUMPKIN Seeds ........-...---
..:-::-.-.- ..-..-----.-. Andrew Monsoon
Oratfon-'sThe Mission and Services Of
.................s Oscar A Nelson
Grafton Heroes in Science ..........:
oration-~Den Nordiska Mytoiogien /
GSigsnSK ko4ss Annie SaisHTom
Misses Carlson, Francisco, Panzran and
The charge by the president. presenta-
ton OF diplomas and prizes and confer
ring of degrees.
Announcements.
Praise GOD from Whom all Blessings
The Graduates from the several depart depart
ments number "a and their names are as
-0i-0 - BACHELORS OF ARTS.
Anderson, r. N; Andrews. c. P; Frid-
lund, David; Half, Hans j.; Johnson,
A: Nordling. David j.: Nyquist, Gust;
sfr s9n, da sfF 81 T SslasTo E@ 9an SUM
BUsINEss COLLEGE
soa nesrFo Cook f. e. Bhlsten re- feander:
Fallen, Q. G.; Galloway, Ruby; Galloway
line; Levin, Anna; Monsoon, Albert; Mel
son, Esther; Peterson, Anton; SWenson,
'' SHORTHAND.
Fridlund, Isaac; Gottfried, Joshua: Hiss,
Anna; Johnston. Mildred; Lamb, Grace;
Jacquette; Tiller, Julia; WILDER, Rollin;
MUSICAL CONSERVATORY.
Cooper. Florence; Daily Bernice; DAY,
4e5a DuEIii, fobnfz Pear1 Ioferen'
Gustav: I.indouist, Lille; Moser, Kate;
Nelson. Minnie; Tillman, Edwin l.; Wet
terstrom. Vendla.
The following honorary degrees were
conferred; LII D. on Senator j. r. Bur
ton, M. A. Low and James W. Blythe
of Burlington, Iowa; D. d. on the Rev
Dean J. P. Sandzen of Sweden, Rev. J.
G. Kunzman of Greensburg, Pa, and
Rev. D. Luther Roth Of P1ttsburg, Pa;
Phi. D. on P T. Berg, the highly edu-
Gated and accomplished Swedish gentle
man, Of whom the Saturday Evening
Post lately contained an interesting ar
ticle, who now is the chief mechanical
engineer of the Carnegie works at Mum
hall. Pa. and on Prof W. W. Hinshaw
of Chicago; A. M. on DR.. Abel Johnson,
1871; Rev. Aron Segerhammar, '97, and on
Rev. n. j. Forsberg Of South Bend, Ind
The past year has been the very
largest in the history of Bethany. The
graduates today are twice the number
of the first years total attendance. The
net enrolment for the year is 721-
In the afternoon the music graduates
gave a very enjoyable concert and in
the evening the band, orchestra choir
and music professors gave high grade
and well executed concert.
Bethany will have a football. basket
bail and baseball next year and one
or two athletic fields
Visitors are here frona Colorado,
Texas, Nebraska, Missouri and dozens
of Kansas points
The summer session begins next Mon
day and will last for nine weeks
NOTES.
Prof. Laurin left for Chicago yester-
day
The dining han will run until An
gust 10.
The new catalogue numbers So pages
of illustrations.
Miss Rabenius. the Sloyd teacher. left
for Europe Monday.
Some of the best professors will be
here over the summer term
DR.. Carlbert- DR.. Floren. Prof Lind |
berg and Thorstenberg will go east In
a couple of weeks.
Prof. Eberhardt and Mr.. Joshua Oden |
will travel for Bethany this summer. |
Later on Mr.. g. E. Anderson will also |
travel for Bethany.
Fifteen college seniors a year is good |
enough for a Kansas church college. /
The first class numbered four. Total In |
first ten years, 103-
Prof. Samuel Thorstenberg, the pop /
ular music teacher and conductor, viii /
be here next year The same is true |
of Prof. L.aurin, Bethany's piano artist. |
KIRWIN GRADUATES.