The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-06-26
Largest Glass in History Grad.
uated at Vern1iilion
Wednesday.
MOST SUCCESSFUL YEAR
Attendance Has Passed 400 Mark fot
the Year and the School Has Rea-
son to Be Proud of ITSELF
21st Commencement.

| AouI uaSS, every t1iU6 HAS lldSSeu. OL
smoothly, juniors. especially, are deserv.
ing Of praise for the businesslike name,
| Of handling affairs.
The conditions Of the university during
the past year have been obviously pros
| porous and progressive. That It's manage
ment has been in good hands it Is need
| less to say. The administration of Presi
dent Droppers and his faculty associates
has been wise and commendable i'll every
| respect. The work accomplished has beer
| of a solid and satisfying character, and
the management is to be congratulated
The close of the year finds them not only
rejoicing for the success which has
| crowned their work during the past year,
but for the exceptionally bright cutlool
for the future.
All departments have enjoyed a steady
and substantial growth in the past few
years and 1903 has been surprise to all
The total enrolment for the year reached
III students, comfortable increase over
last year, and the gradual tendency o.
students to go after a degree insures ar
even larger attendance during 1904. The
college Of arts and sciences Is pushing
rapidly to the front, and from this time or
Will show far greater activity than ever
before. This years senior class numbers
twenty-five, the largest ever sent out.
The total number of graduates from al
departments this year is forty six, there
being twenty-five from the college classes
eleven teachers from the college of music
six postgraduate students, six seniors
from the college of law and one from the
art department. This is a record break.
er along graduation lines.
The college of law has been exceedingly
prosperous this year, there being thirty
students enrolled, Dean Sterling is well
pleased over the showing made In less
than two years, and feels confident that
the future will be as gratifying the past
In the college of music over eighty stu.
dents have received instruction. and Dean
e. w. Grabill and corps Of Instructors
have been kept busy. This department is
certainly on a firm foundation and haa
been made extremely popular by the &C.
complished instructors Of piano, voice and
violin. Captain M. M. Maxon has revived
interest in military tactics since being
stationed at the university, and has giver
the cadets ample opportunity to show thei1
mettle. Captain Maxon understands per-
fectly the art of relieving the dull mon
otony Of constant drill, and the various
changes in work have been greatly appre-
clated. He has succeeded III gaining REQ
ogntion from the war department. and
many needed supplies and equipments will
soon be forthcoming.
The first number on the official calendar
of commencement week was the bac.
calaureate sermon which was preached
last Sunday by Rev. George H. Bridg.
man of st. Paul. Rev Bridgman, while
not a fine orator, is an earnest speaker
and he delivered masterful exhortation
His words to the graduating class were
full OF beauty and strength. Many people
were unable to gain admittance to the
chapel In the evening a union service
was conducted by Rev. w. L. Dibble OF
the Congregational church.
On Monday afternoon from to S p. m
occurred the annual studio tea of the art
department. In charge Of Miss Agnes Pat.
erson, instructor, assisted by her pupils.
One graduate is sent out from this depart
ment this year. Miss Fern McGinnis
From 5 to p. m. the alumni held theh
annual social reunion. At 80 p. m. this
college Of music gave the commencement
concert Of the week. A good audience
greeted the performers, although the pro.
gram merited a packed house. It was
probably the best concert Of the year by
the faculty and students Of the music de-
partment.
Tuesday afternoon the seniors Of the
college gave their class day exercises from
2:30 to 4 O'clock, followed by the senior
spread from A to 6. AT $3.50 in the evening
Hon. Bartlett Trip of Yankton ad.
dressed the law students In chapel. Law.
yer Trip has lectured before the Law
classes several times during the past year,
and evidently made a fine impression, as
last evenings audience would testify.
Today was commencement proper. Al
IL O'clock this forenoon the large congre.
cation assembled listened to powerful
and noteworthy address by DR.. Newton
H. Mann Of Omaha, Neb. His discourse
was symmetrical in construction, scholar.
ly in thought and delivered with ease and
grace. At the close Of the address the
degree Of "A. B. was conferred by Presi.
dent Droppers upon "A. L. Anderson, e. j.
Andrew, q. E. Collins, Mabel Burkland,
Peryl Donoho, Josephine Hanson. Kathryn
Hoagland, Clara Miller, Arthur Owens,
Pearl Payne, Clara Salmer, Harriet Simp-
son. Paul Young, N. b. Bartlett, Emma
Haynes. Anna johnson. T. ]. Malmgren,
Gertrude Morris, Peter Olson. Nels
Thompson, William Williamson, jr. The
degree Of A. NJ was also conferred upon
A. E. Newcomb and William Thompson.
The graduates for teachers diplomas from
| the college Of music were Roxcenia An.
drews, Helen Austin, Florence Beatty,
Marie Best, Grace Burgess, Adelaide VIII
liams. Arta Edging ton, 1 Louise Benson
| Minnie s. Logan, Mary Morten and Rinnte
! Vaughn.
The third year class members of the
licollege Of law who received diplomas
Were: Elva G. Andrews. Clyde H. Belk,
nap, John K. Elliott. C. r. Jorgenson,
Neil Stewart and Robert D. Walker.
This afternoon members of the alumni
organization held their annual meeting;
| a large number of former graduates be.
Ing present to enjoy the program arranged
| by the committee. ss n
OF the, graduates Of 1908 some will nov
l take up teaching as a profession, Others
will return to take postgraduate work
or enter the college of law for a course
The young lawyers, of course, are nov
eligible to practice anywhere in the state
and all have pickssS.lt locations.
Dies Of Heart Failure. II
| Bonesteel. s. D.. June 1sJosepl
Harrison, one Of the Oldest settlers OF
Gregory county, died here yesterday
of heart failure after an illness of one
hour.
Mr.. Harrison WAS the senior member
OF the mercantile Arm OF q. Il. Harri-
son & Son, OF Bonesteel. and was one
Of the early settlers In Gregory county
The junior member Of the firm died here
early In the winter of pneumonia.
Funeral from the family residence Fri.
day. The remains will be laid to rest
In the Bonesteei cemetery. 's