The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-05-13
Event NEAR AT HAND
Commencement Week at Mankato Nor
nal Commences Sunday, June 5.
Glass Day Banquet Will Be a Very
Happy Affair This Year.
Dean Pattee Will Deliver the Address
on Night Of Graduation.
Usual Attention Paid to Athletics
BY Male Students.
From Fridays Daily.

year of study at the normal school, Then
will come week of graduation festi-
vities, for which preparations are al
ready well under way. On the morning
or evening of Sunday, June 5, will be
preached the Baccalaureate sermon. This
will probably be held in the Presby-
terrain church. The place and the speak
er have not yet been fully decided up
on, but definite arrangements will be
made very soon. On the evening of Mon
day, the graduating class will hold a
grand banquet, at which the regular
class day exercises will take place. This
will probably be held in the music room.
On Tuesday evening the faculty of the
school will give a reception in the IL
brary to the graduating students. On
Wednesday evening, June s, will take
place the final event of the graduation,
the commencement. The main feature
of the evenings program will be an ad-
dress by Dean Pattee of the law de-
partment of the state university. Such
are the present intentions with regard
to graduating week. There may be some
alterations, however.
About hundred students, including
those of all the departments, will re-
ceive diplomas. Yet, the great event
for these students is not the commence
ment but the class day banquet. The
program for that memorable evening
has just been decided upon. Miss Caro-
line Newton, a member of the two year
section of the class, comprising those
who have taken the course in two years,
will be POSTMASTER. Miss Florence Egg
gleston will give the history of the five
year section. Otto Flom will render
the "Class Prophecy" of the five year
section. Miss Nellie Hartman will
sing the "Class Song" of the five year
section Miss Nellie Morse will deliver
the "History and Prophecy" of the two
year section. Miss Lillian Murphy, of
the one year section, president of the
entire class, will respond to 'Toast
to the Whole Class" Miss Greta Han
son of the one year section will sing
songs regarding the entire class. Miss
Verna Schneider will give the respond
to the Toast to the Normal Boys, and
Charles O'Connor to the "Toast to the
Normal Girls" Miss Anna Lloyd will
pronounce the prophecy" for the one
year section. Miss Charlotte Bury will
give the "Class History" for that Sec
ton. Miss Margaret Bean will give
the History and Prophecy" for the
three year elementary section. Alloys
Hodapp will respond to the ''Toast to the
Glee Club" The program will be conclud-
ed with "Class Song" by all present.
Yesterday was issued the April num-
Der of "The Mankatonian," the news
paper of the normal school, This is the
Junior number, edited by board made
up entirely of members of the Junior
class. Henry Detamore was editor in
chief. Most of the members of the regu-
lar board are seniors. This issue is
splendid publication. The main fea-
lures are three leading articles: GIN
Wordsworth's Country" by Miss Alice
A. Robbins; "The Junior Class History"
by Miss Abbie Vending; and "How the
Seniors Got Even," by Miss Margaret
Haigh. There is a frontispiece, half
tone of twenty one handsome and intel
ligent looking young people, who it is
said are the straight juniors" who are
taking the five year course.
The normal school has been as wide
awake to athletics as any other educa-
tional institution of this part of the
state. The boys are all much interested
in baseball. Each afternoon sees large
number of them especially those of the
grammar department, out on the grounds
to practice. A game was played on
April 80 against the st. Peter high
school at st. Peter. The game resulted
in a score of Is to in favor of St.
Peter. Next Monday, May 9, a game
is to be played against Gustavus Adolf
phus college atSt Peter. OnMay 23another
will be played against Parker college at
Winnebago City, and on May % re-
turn game at Mankato. Prof Soaring is
managing the team. The line up is not
yet definitely decided. E. Bohan has
been playing at catch; A. Griffin, pitch;
]. just and E. Lindsoe, first base; j.
Michaelson, second base; o. Thomas,
third base; j. Giblin, short stop; and
T. Lindsoe, A. Holman, J. Mach, F.
Kranz, W. Hennings, A. Just and O..
Swanjord at field positions.
Practice games have been played at
the park with business college teams
and considerable enthusiasm is aroused.
The Mankatonian throws several
handsome bouquets to the athletic en-
terprises of the girls. There is in the
normal school, among the girls, a very
perceptible increase in enthusiasm over
athletics this spring. Not only has the
interest in basketball grown but move
ment is on foot for the organization of
a girls basketball team.
The basket ball girls are in excellent
trim for playing now having practiced