Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-21
CLASS GRADUATES
Thirty-Five Students Finish Work
in Commercial College.
SCHOOL OCCUPIES NEW BUILDING

J. w. o'Bryan, Superintendent of the
Institution, Has Established Splen-
did Reputation All Over the State
To Erect Another New Structure.
After completing a thorough course
in the Ottumwa Commercial college, a
class of thirty-fiye young men and
women graduated from that institu-
ton Friday evening with exercises held
in the auditorium of the Young Mems
Christian association building. The
room was crowded with relatives and
friends of the members of the gradual
ing class and the program which was
given by the artists in their several
lines, was thoroughly enjoyed and
heartily applauded. The exercises were
under the direction of J. W. O'Bryan,
the superintendent of the college, and
he awarded the diplomas to the grad
yates.
The Graduates.
The thirty-five who have completed
the courses in commercial business,
typewriting and stenography and nor
NAL work are: James Dunkle, Orville
Harlan, Moss Dorr, Ed Hawthorne,
Clyde Bolin, Mary Boylan. Nellie
Blake, Iva l.. Ross. Bertha Miller, Mar
garet Reeves, Amy Bowman, Harry
kinsey, Bessie Green Edith Hatch Har-
~ Allen, John NJ Brown, Cloie Sau-
ders, Albert Anderson. John McGloth-
en-, Leroy Moss. Katie Brizendine,
Lloyd Hirst, William Melcher, Sylvia
Bowman, Ray Campbell, William Bren-
nan, Wallace limbaugh, C. D. Giltner
Verdon Rinehard. George Nudge,
Edith King. Kate Genochio. Ned Nc
Cauley, Guy Dimmitt. Lewis Carlson.
The Program.
Several musical selections were
well rendered by the Ottumwa male
quartet, composed of Edward Weeks.
Frank l.. Daggett, c. G. Keyhoe, and
Burchard Peck, with Mrs. F. l.. Dag
gett as accompanist and Mrs Dag
gett played piano solos in very
pleasing manner. Mrs. l. A. Bell gave
whistling solo which was enjoyed
both on account of the oddly of the
performance and the ability of the
whistler Miss Lucia B. Griffin, of
Alba, who has charmed Ottumwa au-
diences in the past, contributed sever
al welcome numbers. Miss Griffin
has an established reputation as an
elocutlonist and it is enough to say
that that reputation was not impaired
but rather strengthened by her per-
Torrance last evening.
Diplomas Presented.
AT the close of the program j. W.
O'Bryan, the superintendent of the
commercial college, presented the
graduates with their diplomas, signify
ling that they have completed under
| his personal direction a splendid
course in commercial work along va
rious liEes, and that they are each
and all able to go into the business
world and employ the knowledge they
have gained during their terms of
study.
In New Building.
The Ottumwa Commercial college
has been established Since 1860 but
during the past fifteen years, while
Mr. O'Bryan has been in charge OF
the institution it has grown wonder
] fully. Until short time ago the col
4 lege occupied rooms in the Y M G. A.
building but during the past weeks
the furniture has been removed to the
new twc-story brick building which
has just been erected for the use of
4 the college on Washington street
| just north of Third street. This
building is now being finished and
when completed will be one of The
most convenient structures of the
kind in the state. However, Mr.
/ O'Bryan intends to make even further
improvements during the next year
He has purchased the lot at the cor
ner OF Washington and Third streets
and will erect three-story brick
/ building there. In the corner room on
the first floor he will conduct whole
sale book and stationery store and the
other ground floor rooms will be rent
ed. The second floor of the new build
/ ing, together with the whole of the
/ present structure, will be used fol
4 school purposes, and the third floor
will be fitted up for occupancy by the
students from out OF the city. Mr.
4 O'Bryan also contemplates adding
\ other courses when his quarters are
sufficiently enlarged.
The arrangement of the new build
i ing is modern in every respect. On thu
right of the entrance is Mr.. O'Bryan':
priyate office. The first floor is divided
into three sections, one for the norma
students, one for typewriting, and on
. for short hand work A stairway lead!
from this to the second floor, which il
to be given over entirely to the com
mercial course. Offices will be estah
lished in the front of this room, new
bank furniture having been ordered TO
this department, and the work of tn
4 commercial department will be con.
; Iducted exactly as in every day business
life.
A Successful Institution.
d The Ottumwa Commercial colleg
enjoys splendid reputation amon
paople interested in educational mat
tiers throughout the state, and MI
; O'Bryan, his assistants and pupils ar
, Justly proud of the record they hav
established. The school continues it
sessions throughout the summer.
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