The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-31

The twenty ninth annual commence
ment OF the University of Minnesota will
be held next week, the exercises begin
ming tomorrow with the baccalaureate
sermon and closing Thursday with me-.
mortal services for Governor John Sar
gent Pillsbury and the presentation OF
diplomas.to the class. - y.
Four hundred and sixty young men and
women will receive official recognition OF
their four years work at that time and
will go out into the world to wrestle with
life's problems. Of the $50 graduates,
twenty will receive the degrees OF Mast
er of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy, 1876
the degree of Bachelor of Arts, nine that
Of Civil Engineer, six Of Electrical
Engineer. The college OF Mechanical
graduates 20. the College of Pharmacy 10,
the College of Dentistry "a, the college of
law 10. Eight will receive the degree of
Doctor Of Law and one that of Doctor of
Civil Law. 4s-N
The exercises of commencement week
begin tomorrow afternoon with the bac-
calaureate service in the armory. The
address of the day will be given at p.
m. by Rev. Marion D. Shutter Of Mime
apolis. Faculty and students wilsattend
these services in a body and general in
vitation is extended to all friends of the
university. .. -E.s,..7 :;
An Elaborate Class Play. J..
Monday is class day The senior class
will give two performances of the class
play at the Lyceum theater, an afternoon
matinee and an evening performance. The
title of the play is THE .Onoega, or the
Magic Stone" and the play. is a blend of
the historic days of Indian life around the
Falls of st. Anthony with the life on the
college campus, 200 years later. The au-
thors of the play are Miss Mary S. San
ford. Miss Helen R. Fish and George
Silloway, who have succeeded in pro-
dueing a play of much literary and art
istic merit.
The cast includes nearly 100 students.
Rehearsals have been in progress for the
past six weeks and indications are that
the reproduction will be finished one.
Mr.. Clayton D. Gilbert has directed the
staging Of the play and Mrs. A. c.. Nc
Adams has had charge of the music and
specialties both of which are very fine.
Tuesday will be given to a round of so-t
cial pleasures, the. most important of
which is the senior promenade in the
evening Elaborate preparations have
been made for this event. The big arm
DRY has been beautifully decorated in
green and white bunting and the north
wing has been transformed into pretty
palm garden. The Minnesota state band
furnishes, the music for the concert pro-
Sian dud tue tWSuLy udnCS LQDeTS:
Pretty souvenir programs done in padded
cream silk will be furnished each guest.
Alumni of the university will hold sway
on Wednesday. Many of the classes have
arranged reunions. The classes Of 81,
SO and SO have arranged for receptions
at the library building in the afternoon.
The class of 1901 holds reunion at the
Delta Epsilon fraternity house in the
evening and many of the other classes
will hold informal receptions. The prin-
cipal feature Of alumni day is the annual
Phi Beta Kappa address. The Grafton this
year will be given in the university
chapel at 8 o'clock by the DR.. William E.
Grtffis of Ithaca, N. Y, who takes for his
subject, America in the New Orient
The Pillsbury Memorial.
Thursday is commencement day proper
and will be the occasion this year for
tribute to Governor John Sargent Pills
bury, fittingly called the father of the
university. At the time of Governor
Pillsbury's death in October last Presi-
dent Northrop was in the east and at a
special meeting of the board of regents,
1t was decided to defer memorial services
to the university's benefactor until COM
naencement time, when the university
should pay official tribute to his worth as
man and to his inestimable services TO
the university. Accordingly the principal
feature of commencement day will be the
memorial service. At 10 a. m. the faculty
and students will form in line at the
library building, and, headed by the Uni
versity band, will march to the arnory.
Here President Northrop will give a
short address to the graduates and will
then present the diplomas. Then will
come a series Of addresses in eulogy of
Governor Pillsbury. The speakers are
Greenleaf Clark, president of the board
OF regents, Stephen Mahoney Governor
John Lind and President Cyrus Northrop
With these services the exercises of
commencement will come to a close AMI
another year in the university's history
VIII have been completed.
The board OF regents holds the regular
quarterly meeting on Wednesday to pass
upon the long list of graduates and to dis
pose Of a large amount of routine BUSH
ness. Tie resignation of Professors F. j.