Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-06-27
commencement AT
STATE UNIVERSITY
Glass In History Grad
uated at Vermiilion
Wedneso az.
MOST SUCCESSFUL YEAi
attendance Has Passed 400 Mark ia
the Year and the School Has Rea-
son to Be Proud of Itself
21st Commencement.

Vermillion, =. D., June 19.-The twenty
krst annual commencement of the stat
university was brought to a close wit.
the presidents reception In the parlors o
East hall. During the entire program o
four days, everything has passed OF
smoothly. Juniors, especially, are deserV
ing OF praise for the businesslike manne
of handling affairs.
The conditions of the university durin
the past year have been obviously pros
porous and progressive. That its manage
ment has been I'm good hands 1t Is need
less TO say. Tho administration Of Presi
dent Droppers and his faculty associate
has been wise and commemorate in ever,
respect. The work accomplished has bee!
Of a solid and satisfying character, an
the management is to be congratulated
The close OF the year ind them not onl,
rejoicing for the success which ha
crowned their work during the past yeaI
but for the exceptionally bright outloo'
for the future.
All departments have enjoyed a stead.
| and substantial growth In the past feS
| years and 1903 has been a surprise to all
The total enrolment for the year reache'
All students, a comfortable increase v
last year, and the gradual tendency o
students TO go after a degree insures al
ONSAA ihA Z NubAA6 AVN 80
college Of arts and sciences Is pushint
rapidly to the front, and from this time o.
will show far greater activity than eve
before. This year'g senior class number
twenty-five, the largest ever sent out.
The total number Of graduates from al
departments this year Is forty-six, Their
being twenty-five from the college classes
eleven teacher from the college of music
six postgraduate students, six senior
fnar, ~. n1I,- 80 1.yy ,rI n,a from Nh
art department. This is a record break
er along graduation lines.
The college Of law has been exceedingly.
prosperous this year, there being thirt,
students enrolled. Dean Sterling is wei
pleased over the showing mad in les
than two years, and feels confident tina
the future will be as gratifying as the past
In the college of music over eighty stu
dents ave received instruction, and Deal
10. w. Grabill and corps Of Instructor
have been kept busy. This department \
certainly on a firm foundation and ha
been made extremely popular by the ac
complished instructors Of piano., voice ant
violin. Captain M. NJ. Maxon has revived
interest in military tactics since beini
stationed at the university, and has givel
the cadets ample opportunity to show thet
mettle. Captain Ike understands per
fectly the art of relieving the dull NOR
OIOIly OIL CONSTANT uIlll, dllu TIE lOu
changes in work have been greatly appre
ciated. He has succeeded in gaining rec
ognition from the war department, ant
many needed supplies and equipments will
soon be forthcoming.
The first number on the official calenda'
Of commencement week was the bac
calaureate sermon which was preached
last Sunday by Rev. George H. Bridg
man OF st. Paul. Rev. Bridgman, whit
not a fine orator, is an earnest speaker
and he delivered a masterful exhortation
His words to the graduating class wer'
full of beauty and strength. Many people
were unable to gain admittance 70 thu
chapel. In the evening q union servic'
was conducted by REV. w. l.. Dibble o
the Congregational church.
On Monday afternoon from 3 to 5 p. m
occurred the annual studio tea of the ar
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 thei,
annual social reunion. At 80 p. m. the
college Of music gave the
concert of the week. A good audience
greeted the performers, although the pro
gram merited a packed house. 1t wal
probably tho 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
2:3O to 4 o'clock, followed by the senior
| spread from 4 to 6. At $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, al
last evenings audience would testify.
Today was commencement proper. A.
II o'clock this forenoon the large congre'
CATION assembled listened to n powerful
and noteworthy address by DR.. Newtor
II. Mann of Omaha, Neb. His discourse
| was symmetrical in construction, scholar
" In thought and delivered with ease anC
grace. AT the close of the address tn,
degree of A. i. was conferred by Presi'
dent Droppers upon A. l.. Anderson, r.. j
| Andrew, E. i. 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, 7. ]. Malmgren
Gertrude Morris, Peter Olson, Neli
Thompson, William Williamson, jr. The
degree of A. NJ. was also conferred upor
A. L. 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 E%dgington, Louise Hanson
Minnie S. Logan, Mary Morten n Rinnie
Vaughn.
The third year class members OF the
college of law who received diploma:
were:. Elva G. Andrews. Clyde H.. Belk'
nap, John X. Elliott, c. r. Jorgenson
Neil Stewart and Robert d. Walker.
This afternoon members Of the alumni
organization held their annual meeting
q large number of former graduates be-
Ing present to enjoy the rogra arranged
by the committee.
OF the graduates Of 1903 some will nov
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
alinihln 10 n~rnctice w In the state