The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-05-13
BIG UNIVERSITY WEEK
Commencement Exercises and Dedi
cation of Century Memorial
Hall in June.

by the subjoined program 1T is
evident that the week OF June 10 to
the is will be an exceedingly busy
one for Dakota University. 1t is
the commencement week and Presi-
dent Nicholson has arranged the best
program for the occasion that has
been put forth in a good many years.
The particular occasion for the I'M
usually interesting time is the dedi-
cation of the Century Memorial
Hall, which will be practically CON-
pleted at that time. Another inter
esting ceremony will be the lnaugur-
alton Of President Nicholson, who
commenced his work last fall with
out any particular induction into
his position.
Among the prominent people to be
present during the week of COM
%mencement are Bishop Isaac w.
Joyce, of Minneapolis, Rev. VIM. f.
Mcdowell, OF New York, secretary
of the Board Of Education of the
Methodist church, Rev. Joseph f.
Berry, editor Of the Epworth Her
aid, of Chicago. Rev. Fayette l..
Thompson, of Davenport, Iowa, and
Congressman Eben w. Martin, Of
Deadwood. All of these gentlemen
will take part in the proceedings Ct
the week i'm delivering addresses.
The following is the program that
has been arranged for commencement
week and it will be practically car
lied out as given. There will be
various class and society reunions,
and reunions of the normal and other
department which will De announced
later:
Friday, June 10.
500 p. m. Recital OF the school of
oratory and elocutlon. College Au-
ditOrium.
Saturday, June IL.
500 p. Ill. Annual college lecture,
The Rev. Fayette L. Thompson, d.
D., Pastor st. John Methodist Epis-
copal church, Davenport, Iowa.
Sunday, June II.
1880 d. m. Baccalaureate sermon,
President Thomas Nicholson, d. ID.
In the corn palace.
300 p. M. Annual joint meeting
OF the Christian associations in charge
of the graduating class. In college
chapel.
500 p. m. Annual sermon, Rev.
f.. L. Thompson, d. ID. Corn
palace.
Monday, June ID.
Examinations during forenoon;
athletic field day and general stu
dent day in the afternoon.
500 p. ~. Lecture by the Rev.
VIM. f. Mcdowell, D. D., IL. D.,
Of New York, secretary of the board
Of education. Corn palace.
Tuesday, June IA.
$3.50 a. M. Annual meeting of the
board Of trustees in the college chap
Ell. Examinations and school duties
close at IL M.
2:30 p. ~. Inauguration CT Rev.
dent of the University. Hon. i. w.
presiding. Corn palace.
Chalrman'S address, Congressman
Martin.
Address and charge to the presi-
dent, Rev. Joseph f. Berry, b. d.,
IL. D., editor Epworth Herald,
Chicago, Ill.
Address and presentation of keys.
L. w. Seaman, Esq, president board
OF trustees.
Inaugural Address. President
Thomas Nicholson,
Words Of greeting on behalf of the
faculty, vice-preSident w. l.. Ora
ham, b. d.
On behalf Of other colleges by rep
resentatives present.
500 p. m. Grand concert, Mrs.
Maybelle Crawford Welpton, of Chi
cago, soprano: Mr.. Marion Green,
of Chicago, basso and pianist. In
the corn palace. This is the only
service of the week at which there
is a charge for admission. Tickets
so cents.
Wednesday, June Is.
$3.50 a. M. Adjourned meeting Of
the board o. trustees and joint meet
ing for trustees and visitors.
1890 d. III. Graduating exercises
of the normal department IN the
SSAASSS obSo VII. % Ohlo II
diplomas will be presented to gradu-
stes in normal. music, art and elo-
cution.
2:3O q. M. Dedicatory exercises Of
the new Century Memorial hall.
Address at the corn palace by
Bishop Isaac w. Joyce, ID. d., Lii.
d., Minneapolis, Mimi. After the
address a procession of trustees, fac
ulty, students and citizens will be
formed and will proceed TO the col
lege campus, where Bishop Joyce and
the ministers present will conduct
the %dedicatory exercises. After this
there will be an informal social &C.
caslon, when the faculty and trust
ees will conduct the visitors on a
tour of inspection through the new
building.
500 p. IN. Annual recital of the
school of music in the college audi
forum.
Thursday, June l6.
200 a. m. Graduating exercises
of the senior class of the college.
Comforting OF degrees.
500 p. m. Alumni reunion and