The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-06-13
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GOT THEIR SHEEPSKiNS.
Senior University Graduates Brought
Commencement Week to . Close
With Their Exercises.
The graduating exercises OF the ssn-
ior class of Dakota University We'd
nesday YER a fitting climax for
the week. Since last Thursday some
thing has been going on every after
noon or evening in the nature OF
commencement exercises, and bhe
week has been a most interesting one.
The strangers in the city have been
numerous and che general opinion as
we have heard it expressed was to
the effect that these were the best
exercises that have been held in q
good many years.
Alto o'clock Wednesday the last
of the exercises were held at the aol-
lege chapel. The large hall was flied
with friends Of the graduates and
citizens of the city, quite a nnmher
going Owe to the last Of the events.
The program was opened with the
invocation being delivered by Rev.
"A. e.. Stevens. The first number on
the program vas a piano quartet,
"Yentre a Terre,', op. JAG, by Ko-
walksi. 1t vas given a very fine rem
dition by Misses Walker and ConRor
and Misses Walrath and Ruth. Al
bertus DeVries, B. c., delivered An
Grafton Q n Edgar Allen Poe, M1ss
Madge Iyis CorWin, B. s., gave her
grafton and selected. for her subject
ssThe Decline Of Power, This was
followed by a quartet, from the opera
Of Rig0letto, and was rendered by;
Miss Goodykoontz, Mrs. D. W. Bur-
right and Messrs. G. W.. Boggs as,d
Fred Kratz. Tt was a number that
was veil given and enthusiastically
received. Mrs. Maud Silsby-Nichols
presided at the piano.
Walter Dosh Carhart, A. h., took
for the subject of his Grafton 1sTheo-
dore Roosevelt and Miss Rosina
Kiehlbauch, B. L., spoke on aThe
Pursuit. of Noble Purpose" Both
orators presented their papers very
acceptably.
One of the musical gems of the
whole week was the violin solo by
Paul Williams entitled ssAllegretto
de la Symphonic en- la Majeur,n BY
Beethoven, the accompaniment being
played on the piano by Miss Jessie
WalEath and Mi. III. B. Scuhler on
the organ. The selection gave Mr..
Williams full Opportunity to display
his ability as a vi0llnist, and lie did
it to a nicely.
The last two orations were given by
Edla Matilda Laurson, a. B.. who
spoke on "Altruism, Our Duty" and
William Bertram Mallory, A. b.,
whose subject was 1.-THE Contentious
of War and Peace
The orations as delivered showed
that.they came up to the high stand
ard that has been set by previous.
senior classes, and they were all OF a
highly interesting Character, and
given in a manner that showed care
full preparation.
Then came the comforting Of the
degrees on the seniors and the pre-
senting of the diplomas to the grad
yates of the other departments. This
was done by President ". t. Graham
and in doing so he took occasion to
make some good suggestions to the
members of the classes on their de-
parture from the institution. Presi-
dent Graham felt a keen interest In
the graduates that were leaving the
Icollege, for all Of them had worked
hard to attain their present stand
ing.
There were A graduates sent out
from the institution at this time,
and it is the largest number in sew
eral years. The following are the
graduates from the Commercial de-
partment: Charles Kerr, David j..
Noble, Avery Ri. Ormsby, Edward
Thompson. From the Shorthand and
Tyepwriting: A. Q. Cullen, LuVerne
Forrest, Maud Jones. Avery Ormsby,
Margaret Morgan, Minnie Richard
son, Mable Rodgers, Harry Yount.
Miss Mae Redfield was the only grad
uate from the art department..
With the conclusion OF DR.. Ora
HAMS address to the classes the ex-
ercises of the year were at an end.
TheastudentS have been busy to-day
getting ready to take their departure
for their homes in all parts OF the
state. The year has been a highly
successful one with the institution
and it closed with q more substantial
showing in the matter OF finances
than has been the experience Of the
past years.