Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-18
MMENCEMENT WEEK
DEBORAH SCHOOLS CLOSE THIS WEEK
DecOrah High School and Luther College
Send out Large Classes. The Com.
mencement Festivities.


A class of eleven will have finished
the prescribed course at the high
school, and the commencement ex.
ercises will be held at the Grand
opera house on Friday of this week.
The usual custom of the graduates
writing essays will be departed from
this year, the class substituting
therefore Glass Day Exercises, consist.
ing of Glass Prophecy and Play.
which will be given at the Grand on
Friday afternoon, with the entire class
taking part, as follows:
Glass Prophecy.
Signy Larsen Albert Vance
CRAWFORD.
Cast of Characters.
Matild Jenkins Edna Auchmoody
Mrs. Fitz-Adams. Grace Christopher
Mrs. Jameson. ~ Laura McClaskey
Miss Mary Smith. w Mabel Nelson
Lady Glenmire. 49,. Dikka Reque
Mrs. Forester. Mabel Prastmark
Martha. ...............Fl Flora BergesoH
MISS role. ole.............. Rutn norway
Peter. ................... Roy Schenck
On Friday evening, at the Grand
opera house, the class and citizens Of
Decorah will have the pleasure Of
listening to commencement address
to be given by DR.. George E. Vincent,
of the University of Chicago DR..
Vincent is an able and pleasing
speaker, and will without doubt be
given a large hearing The address
will be followed by the comforting Of
diplomas. On Saturday evening". the
B grade of the high school will
tender a reception to the graduating
class, faculty and members of the
board of directors, at the high school
building
An admission fee to both entertaias
ments at the opera house will be
charged, 25 cents or 10 cents each.
Children 15 cents to both or 10 cents
to each. No reserved seats.
This is also the week of the COM
mencement exercises of Luther Col
lege. Yesterday afternoon at four
O'Clock occurred the graduation of the
preparatory department into the coll
legiate department. The principal ad.
dress was made by Prof. l.. NJ Gin.
mestad, of Galesville, Wis, and the
presentation of the diplomas made, by
Pres. Laur Larsen.
This Wednesday morning the regular
commencement exercises of Luther
College collegiate department will be
held at the college gymnasium. The
address to the graduates will be givent-
by Rev. V. Koren, of Washington
Prairie, and others will also speak,
including Pres. Laur Larsen, ssvho re-
tires from the presidency 81 ne insti-
tuition with this year H will speak
to the class and students at large and
confer the degrees upon the graduates.
who are: y,
Aaker, Caspar D., Iowa.
Dahle, Martin o., Iowa.
Eyer, Olaf, Illinois.
Grangaard, Henry o., North Dakota
Hustvedt, Sigurd Bernhard, Iowa.
Jacobsen, Karl T., Wisconsin.
Johnson, L.. Gerhard, Iowa.
Juul, Gustav A., Minnesota.
Larsen, Carl E., Iowa.
Larsen Lauritz, Iowa.
Nelson, Augustus, Iowa.
Naeseth, Herman, Minnesota.
Preus, J. Carl K, Iowa.
Skattebol, Chr. North Dakota.
Smeby, Hartvig, Minnesota.
Sorenson, Alfred, Minnesota.
Waller, Even A., Minnesota.
Ylvisaker, Nils NJ, Minnesota.
This afternoon will occur game OF
base ball that has been looked forward
TO with pleasure for several months,
for many of the old players of the col
lege will be here to form an alumni
team and play against the regular
team Many of the old favorites are
here, such as Upsal. Bothne, Tofri-
son, Lewison, Gullixson, Anderson.
Linde and others. and it is expected
that the 1902 team will have plenty OF
trouble keeping down the score. IL
will be an interesting game to witness.
The commencement exercises of the
Immaculate Conception Academy
were held at the Academy last Thu.
day evening. There being but on
graduate this wear. Miss Elizabeth
Powers, who completed the course in
music, the exercises consisted of a
musical program. There was goodly
attendance present, and the program
furnished was of high order of merit,
demonstrating the splendid work being
done by this institution in our midst.
This evening the Luther College
Musical Union will give the last pro-
menade concert Of the year on the coll
lege campus.