The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-06-13
PENIS WEEK.
Class of Seventeen Goes Out
From the College.


degrees to q class of seventeen
scholars who have completed the
work prescribed. Commencement
day was the long awaited goal and in
it centers much Of the interest OF the
week.
The personnel of the class il as
follows:
Justin Brown Homer Coffin
Mary Folger George Fox
Claire Hull Herbert Harris
ShiDji Imai Walter Evans
Minnie Johns Alice johnson
Etie Meredith Hsrlan Meredith
Leroy Macy Lillian Nelson
James Roovaart Ernest Thomas
Helen Tostenson
The twenty-eighth annual COM
mencement exercises of Penn college
were held at the college chapel We'd
nesday morning at ten o'clock and
were OF most interesting and en-
tertaining character. The house was
filed, every seat being taken, and
not even standing room remaining.
Many of the visitors were utterly I'M
able to reach the chapel owing to the
immense crowd which filed the
doorways, halls and stairway. Every
thing went of in the best of order
and the whole program was rendered
with a smoothness and regularity
that could not have been bettered.
The members of the graduating
class all wore the students caps and
gowns and the members of the post
graduate course were similarly at
tired, with the exception of red in
stead of black tassels on their caps.
The program was opened by the
entrance of President Kelly and s.
d. Gordon, speaker of the day CLOSE
ly followed by the class, who took
seats upon the platform. q Schmitt's
orchestra then played a selection,
which was followed by the invoca-
cation by Rev. Scott W. Smith. The
speaker was then introduced and he
gave most enjoyable and appropri-
ate address. He began by saying
that when God wanted something
to be done among men he chose and
used man. To prove this he cites
Moses, Luther, Washington, Lincoln
and several other men who have
been especially chosen. He then de-
fined the term man. Not an organ
ism composed of muscle, bone and
tissue, but a body surprising that Of
all animals and governed by brain,
mind and soul. Some people would
say that the highest achievement
was that of knowing, others that of
having, still others, that of doing,
but the best achievement of them all
is being. This, he said, was open to
all. Everyone was free to be what
he chose. True, there are conditions
which go far towards moulding q
mans character, such as his general
makeup, his training, spirit, ETC., but
these may be overcome to some ex-
tent and he is not responsible for
them. In closing, the speaker opened
his watch, which he said had been
giving him trouble lately. On taking
1t to q jeweler he was told that to
secure perfect action he must under
stand the nature of its maker. SO it
was, he said, with people. To secure
perfection in any achievement one
must unders taDd his Maker.
The address was not long one,
but the ideas expressed showed much
study and ability and gave the audi
ence something to think about.
After another selection by the or
chestra, the diplomas were presented
and Pres. Kelly then gave a short
address giving the financial condi
ton of the college and its hopes and
aims for the coming year.
More music followed and the bene-
diction was then pronounced.
Following the season Of congratu-
lation which closed the mornings
program the annual banquet was
served in the study room of the col
lege.
Degrees Conferred
The graduates who received Mas
ter degrees were as follows:
MASTER OF ARTS.
w. e. Berry, Maude Harbach,
Lillian Lambert, Dora White Cook,
oryilIe MendenhaIl, Susan steddom.
MASTER OF SCIENCE.
Miss Lilly McCune.
Justin Brown received the Haver-
ford scholarship and Helen Tosten-
SON win 90 to Bryn Mahr next year
as winner OF the ladies' scholarship.
The hall Game
The annual base ball game between
the college and the alumni took place
Tuesday forenoon on the college
diamond.
The college won by a score of 20
to % after hard fought battle.
The game was exciting from start
to finish and there was good root
ing'' for both sides. The teams were
as follows:
Alumni Position College
Everett pitcher Livingston
Carver. catcher
Eliia lat base Waleott
Hester. End base Lindley