The Minneapolis journal., 1902-05-26
THE DAYS OF THE "GRAD'
COMMENCEMENT DAYS APPROACH
Exams On at the "U" This Week
Old Custom to Be Re-
vived.

This is the final week of the university
year so far as actual work is concerned.
Examinations began this morning and will
continue until Friday. Next Sunday Rev.
Marion D. Shutter will deliver the bacca-
laureate address in the armory. Monday
the class play will be presented at the
Lyceum theater. Tuesday evening the
senior prom" will be given; and
Wednesday will be devoted to the alumni
Wednesday evening DR.. William E. Crit
fiths of Cornell university, Ithaca, n. Y,
will deliver the Phi Beta Kappa address,
his subject being Americans in the New
Orient Thursday will be commence
ment day. The graduating class numbers
AGO, the largest ever sent out from the big
institution across the river.
An old University custom will be re-
vived on the campus Wednesday night,
when members of the senior and junior
classes will assemble to smoke the pipe
of peace. This custom began some time
in the seventies and continued without
interruption until 1892. Since then it has
been omitted. The old Indian pipe has
been found, however, and will be used
Wednesday. 1t will then be put in the
trophy case for use hereafter. The usual
bonfire and mock speeches will add to the
occasion. --....'
HamIine Commencement.
Next Sunday will also mark commence
ment week at Hamline. Bishop Isaac w.
Joyce will preach the baccalaureate SER
mon at the Hamline M. E. church. Rev.
Peter Glare will preach the university
sermon in the evening.
The Minnesota Methodist Historical So
ciety will hold it's annual meeting Tues
day afternoon, June g., and the historical
address will be given by Rev: w. G. Rice.
The class day exercises will be held
Wednesday evening. The members. OF
the class that will have the principal
parts are Miss Bessie Gates, Miss Esther
E. Smith, Louis G. Winship, Herbert r
Ide, C. C. Turell and John D. Mccormack
The same evening the class day exercises
of the medical department will be held: at
Hennepin Avenue NJ. E. church, Mime
apolis.
Wednesday will be alumni day. The
| field contests between the alumni and the
| undergraduates will be held in the morn
I ing, and in the evening the annual alumn
| banquet will be held.
| Thursday will be an important day ant
| the commencement exercises will be helt
at o O'Clock in the M. E. church. The
following have been chosen. by the clas
and confirmed by the faculty to represen
| the class: Miss Pearl Heal, George Bah
cock, Miss Pearl Jennings, Charles H
Wallace Willard Kern, and Miss Jennie
Hill.
MactIester Honors.
Benjamin B. Wallace, son of Presiden
| James Wallace, will be valedictorian O.
the class which will be graduated from
Manchester college this year. Mr. Wallace
wins the position by his work for the en-
tire course Miss Winifred Fringle i:
to be salutator Other members o1
the class receiving honors are Miss Heller
Wallace, F. H. Brown, Miss Sarah Haines
e. E. Sharp and L. L. Mann. j.
The class consists of eleven members as
follows: Benjamin B. Wallace, Mis-:
| Winifred Pringle, Frederick H. Brown
John E. Chrystal; Miss Sarah "A. Haines
Miss Grace Iddings, Leonard L. Mann
F. H. Newton, Edgar e. Sharp, Miss Heller
M. Wallace and r. L. Davidson. The
commencement. exercises will be held or
Wednesday, June 1.