The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-06-18
The sweet Girl GraduateMrs.

The annual address efore the Penn
college alumni was given in the col
lege chapel last evening by Rev. Fred
B. Tucker, class a. The attendance
was not so large as at the other exer
cises but good number were present
The program was opened by two selec
tions, You'll Remember Me- and "An
ME Laurie" by male quartet com.
posed of Messrs. HI. Hockett. Herschel
Coffin, Harry Coffin and l. f. Burnett
Rev. Tucker spoke on the subject
''The Modern Knight Errant" 1t was
thoughtfully prepared address and
was listened to with interest. He be,
gan by telling of the preparation OF
the knight of the middle ages for his
profession and for what the ideal
knight represented. The ideal knight
stood for the best social and religious
ideas of his age and he fought to up.
hold truth. The speaker named as
the modern knight the Christian who
is consecrated and ready for service,
The ideal knight and the Christian
have the same objects in view He
seemed to think, however, that the av,
erage Christian was fighting for his
principles with the same ardor as did
the knight Grant and he pleaded for
the Christians to be brave and bold in
advancing the principles to which they
have pledged themselves.
The Graduates.
Stephen G. Berry graduates from
the Scientific course. He is son Of
Mrs. S. B. Sisson, of Patton, Iowa. His
earlier education was secured in G
number of schools and in severa
states. He was born in Lewiston
Maire, and attended district schoo
here for term of six years. He later
removed and studied at the Friends
academy at that place. Later, upon
removing to the east, he became iden
tilted with the High school of Woos
ter, Mass. and then at Neirho Falls
Kansas. He made some work of prep
aration in the college preparatory de
partment and entered collegiate worl
| in 1898. He has been somewhat ir
regular in attendance but remained
| true to his purpose and completed the
| full work of the school with credit ant
honor to himself. The gentleman has
been connected in business way
with the Green Candy Company Of
| Oskaloosa to a greater or less extent
during the past three years and has
accepted place on the road in the in
terests of this company for the mex
year.
John ". Casio is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. ]. Casio, of Cedar. He is
Mahaska county boy and has complet
ed the four years Of work of the col
lege after the work of preparation IN
the lower departments. He has beer
a student of the institution for the
past seven years and has been promi
! nent in all work Of the school, Much
Of his time in and out of school dur
ing this period has been devoted tc
the study of music. The gentleman is
a skilled performer upon the piano
and the pipe organ and he has had
published some very meritorious com
positions that have been given consid
cradle circulation. He is talented to
degree far above mediocrity in this
line and his friends have reason to ex
pect a good report of his future work
Mr.. Casio completes the Classical
course. He has not yet determined
upon any special course of work fol
the future.
Miss Pearl Caldwell is native OF
White Oak township, Mahaska county
She is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. T
w. Caldwell, of White Oak. She has
successfully completed the work pre-
scribed in the Philosophical course Of
study. She has been a Penn college
student from the first of the Prepare
tory course to the close of the Senior
years work. The young lady has
been one of the most active workers
that the school has ever graduated anc
has at all times been prominent in
the social and student life of the instl
tuition. She has been a natural lead
err and has made her influence felt IN
many directions. She has been honor
ed by choice to place in society work
of the school and has served as presi
dent of the Y. w. G. A. of the college
Miss Caldwell was awarded and has
accepted the Bryn Mawr scholarship
for the next year and will go to thai
institution for years work and study
After the completion of this she viii
engage in educational work, the char
acter of which is not yet fully deter
! mined.
Bruce Ensley receives a bachelor!
1 degree for work in the Scientific
course of the school. The young MAJ
was born on a Mahaska county farm
near Cedar. His mother is Mrs. Rett;
Ensley, of OskaIoosa, Nc. 607 North /
street. The early education Of thu
young man was started at Fremont
this county, and afterwards continued
in the Preparatory department of Penn
college, entering this work in 1899
He has been close and observing
student and on account of his devotion
to the details of his work was made
laboratory assistant in biology am
chemistry, in which labor he has prov
en- his capability and efficiency. MI
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