Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-29

Augustana, Rock Islands Well
Known institution, Sends Out
Large Glasses.
EXERCISES TODAY AND LAST NIGHT
The Names of Those Furnished
Sheepskins..The Com
mencement.

The commencement exercises of the
collegiate department of Augustana
college occurred at 10 O'Clock this
morning in the chapel Of the institu
ton, a large audience being in attend
ance. The program was oPeaed with
music by the college band, after
which there was hymn by the con-
gregation; reading of scripture and
prayer, Rev. o. V. Holmgrain; song,
Spring Greeting" chapel CHI Dir; adj
dress. Rev. S. A. Ort. d. D, LII d !;
organ and piano duet, Profs. a. d.
Bodfors and E. L. Peterson; awarding
diplomas, Prof. G. W Foss acting
president of the college; piano solo
Prof. F. Z Peterson; valedictory. G }
Larson; doxology, congregation; bene
diction. The names of the grad dates
are: Simon Berglund Marinette. Wis. ;
Gustaf Bergman. Arnot, Pa ; Frank
o Burk. Davenport; Bessie G. Cleave-
land. Rock Island ;Nimrod Ebb. Brook
lyn. N. Y; Claus o Eckardt, Lowell
Mass; Carl A. Eckstrom, Chicago;
William Eldien, Hayward. Wis !;
Charles Z. Gustafson. Dayton. Ia /;
Oscar w. Gustafson, Essex Ia Julius
Hulteen, Brooklyn, N. Y Elof X
johnson, Rockford Ill Carl o Lar
son, Oakland, Neb. Garlic Ltnd9 uist,
Englewood, Ill. Charles o. Lundquist
Calumet, Mich; Carl q. Nelson.
Peoria; Lawrence Lundwall. CAmpel-
10, Mass John II. Nelson. Grand
Rapids, Mich julius A Wording.
Omaha; Conrad A. Peterson, Airing
ton, N j.; Ulrik Ronnquist, Calu
met. Mich; Godfrey Sesberg Rock
Island; Sven Sebelius. .Dd Bots Pa !;
Nathaniel z. Shesgred. Lehman Wen
dell. Fred Wyman, Rock Island; RIB
ert Swanson. Wenona, III Gustaf S
Swensson, Rockford.
The diplomas we're also presented
this morning to j. A. Bsxell, of this
city. and Prof II. w. Fogt, of Blair
Neb., the two candidates for the de-
gree of master of arts who success
fully defended their theses yesterday.
Seminary Commencement
Eighteen young men were last
night graduated from the theological
department of the college. The ex-
ercises were held in the chapel which
was Fl led to overflo wing with the
friends of the graduates and The col
lege. The address to the class was
delivered by Rev. c. A. Bvald of Chi
cago, who gave some counsel that
will be valuable to the class mem bers
in taking up the active work Of their
profession. The musical program was
furnished by the college band aud
conservatory faculty, chapel choir,
and Augustana orchestra There was
an address by Rev. p j. Brodine aud
the diplomas were awarded by Prof.
g. +. Lindberg. d D. The congrega-
ton sang the dcxology and the bene-
diction was said by Rev. G. 4 Slatt.
The graduating class was composed
as follows:
Frank A. Afford Manchester. n
HIN August Almer, Shafer, MINI !;
Carl w. andeer. Centerville, r (;
Nels r. Anseen, Kansas City, Mo c..
Ernest Benson, Marathon, Iowa;
A. j Borgstrom. Funk. Neb Swan
N. Elvin, Galesburg, H.; j. E. A.
Evert, Rockford, Ill G.. Emanuel
HofTsten, Philadelphia. Pa Albin A
Jacobson, Chicago; i. W. johnson,
Iron Mountain. Mich F. o Under,
Dunnell. Mimi; John L. Norrby,
Rockford, Ill G. E. Odell. Kewanee,
H.; G. +. Sandshl. Swede Home.
Neb; A. +. Seastrand, Marathon,
Iowa; N. w. Swenson, St. Peter,
Mimi; b. Westerlund Litchheld,
MINI.
Anna V. Anderson and Betsey Erick-
son were graduated from the normal
department.
The Alumni association is holding
its annual meeting this afternoon,
and tonight the commencement con-
cert will be given at the chapel.