The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-04
WISCONSIN
JUBILEE WEEK
AT MADISON
SENuCENTENNIAL OF UNIVER-
sITY OF WISCONSIN.
Striking Reunion and Festivities
Planned-Water Fete, Torchlight
Procession and Splendid nlumina-
lions to Be Features-Presiden Van
Hise's Inaugural.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Madison, Wis, June 4.-The cele-
bration of the semicentennial jubilee
Of the University Of Wisconsin, mark
ing the dftieth anniversary of the
founding Of the institution, will begin
tomorrow morning and close Thurs
day evening.
The oratorical contest of the Wis
consin high schools last night, the
Camp Randall this afternoon and the
uni-faculty banquet to the Wisconsin
high school teachers tonight, are In
way preliminaries to the jubilee.
Tomorrow forenoon old alumni Of
the university will conduct services in
the various churches of the city.
Among the most prominent of these
are Bishop Samue' Fallows of Chi
cago, who was graduated in 1859, and
Rev. A. N. Hitchcock Of Oak Park,
ILL.,, who was graduated in 1880.
Bishop James w. Bashford, who was
DR.. John Bascom Of Cambridge.
Mass, president Of the Wisconsin uni
versity from 1874 to 1887, will deliver
the baccalaureate address tomorrow
afternoon.
University Hill Examinations.
Main hall on the crest of University
hill has been literally covered with
electric lights, while on each side of
the campus rows of lights have been
strung on the trees. Monday night
the entire hill will be illumined for
pearance Of a fairyland when the
young ladies of the university partici-
pate in the Maypole dance.
President G. r. Van Hise has an
nounced list of official guests who
will be entertained during the jubilee.
Among them are President Northrop
Of the University Of Minnesota; Pro-
lessor Charles F. McClumpha and
Samuel r. Thayer, Minneapolis; Pro-
fessor M. N. Steensland, Mortified,
Mimi; Professor 3. T.. Towne, North
field; Professor A. A. Bruce, Univer-
sity of North Dakota, and DR.. August
Eggers Of Grand Forks.
/ Monday morning the ivy exercises
will be held on the upper campus at 8
o'clock. At 10 class day exercises will
take place In the large auditorium OF
Agricultural hall. At o'clock in the
afternoon the alumni will have their
annual meeting and reunion IN Uni
versity hail. and at 6 they will ban
quet in Armory hall.
Torch1ight Procession.
The schedule Of events for Monday
evening will be one Of the best feat
ures Of the jubilee. The entire campus,
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cred with electric lights, and all the
buildings will be lighted up. The
/ young ladies Of the, university, wearing
white SUITS tissue paper-hats Of their
Irrespective class colors, carrying hoops
iwound with garlands, will give fig
ure march and Maypole dance on the
upper campus, while the young men
will form a guard of honor about
them.
The guard will then constitute itself
into torch1ight procession and
march down to the lower campus AND
!. and return to the lower campus
n where Companies A and B Of the Uni.
It versity regiment will give an exhibi.
!. ton torchlight drill.
- After the exhibition drill the seniors
will smoke the pipe of peace and pass
!: An immense bonfire will close the ex
j, ercises Of the day.
=, Inauguration of Van Hise.
4 4 At $3.50 Tuesday morning Presiden
y Van Hise will be formally inauguratet
a. at Ar1nory hall. The rest of the da!
: will be devoted to reunions and re
N evening President Van Hise will give
r, a reception to the official guests
There will also be a grand water fet'
~ on Lake Mendoza including a boa
procession and fireworks.
2. The Formal Dinner.
~ ~ On Wednesday morning visiting dig
nitaries and official representatives o
other educational institutions will
u make addresses. In the evening tn
B. formal dinner of the occasion will b
10 given. Among the speakers will b.
q. General Fred D. Grant Of Chicago
y commander of the department Of tn
q lakes; Colonel w. r. Villas of Madison
s al who was graduated in 1859; Presiden
d, William L. Bryan Of the University o
Indiana; Albert Shaw, editor Of tn
Review Of Reviews, and @. A. Gilber
Of the United States geological sur
er vey. The days festivities will clos
H. with a promenade concert on the up
I'd per campus, which will be br1lliantl
s se illuminated. ID
&c Cap and Gown Procession.
c. On Thursday at 9 a. m. will com
the academic procession in which so
at or 500 students, professors and guest
ed will take part, clad in cap and goWr
r. The procession will end at Armor
hall, where the commencement exe1
cises will take place.
81 At p. m. a boat race will tax
e. lplace on Lake Mendoza between tn
ed varsity eight and the Duluth Boa
IS. club eight. The jubilee exercises wi
d close Thursday night with an alum1
~ reception in Armory hall.