The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-04
COMMENCEMENT
AT CARLETON
ATTRACTIVE LIST OF EVENTS
FOR THE COMING WEEK.
Academy VIII Graduate Ten and the
College Proper Thirty four-Class
Day Exercises on TueSday-BOard
and Alumni Meetings and Other
Features of the Week.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal
Mortified, Mimi, June 4.-The an
nual commencement festivities OF
Carleton college will begin on Thurs
day evening Of next week, with a re-
cepton to the graduating class OF
the academy at Grizzly hall. The
graduation exercises Of the academy
will be combined with a recital by
the students of elocution. Owing to
the change in the curriculum from
three-year to a four-yeaf course OF
study, there was no graduating class
In the academy last year. This year
there are ten graduates, the most OF
whom will enter the college.
Miss Linnell Will appear for the
last time in charge Of the students OF
elocution. This combined program
will be held in the Congregational
church on Friday evening and will be
open to the public. On Saturday
there will be the usual round Of re-
unions and banquets Of the literary
societies. and at o'clock, in Willis
Hall chapel, a public reading of the
Greek play, Sophocles' "Antigone," by
students of Professor Goodhue.
Baccalaureate Sunday will be day
of unusual interest owing to the
presence Of two eloquent speakers,
President George of Chicago Theo-
logical Seminary will preach in the
morning at the Congregational church
and the Rev. Alden Hyde Clark, under
appointment as q missionary to In
dia, in the evening. The graduating
class will march in caps and gowns,
and Presidents Salmon and George
will appear in academic costume.
On Monday the first annual meet
ing of the trustees Of the Careton
mission will be held at the presidents
office at 1880 and the annual con-
cert of the school Of music, in charge
of Professor Gray, will take place in
the evening. There are four gradu-
ates to receive certificates from the
school Of music this year.
The class day exercises will be
held in the auditorium on Tuesday at
$50. The board of trustees will meet
In Scoville library at p. M, and the
alumni association in Willis Hall chapel
at 2:30. The Old Students union,
composed of former students who
did not graduate, will be formally or
ganized at the residence of r. J. Will
cox at p. m. The alumni banquet
will be held at Grizzly hall at $50 and
the St1mson prize debates at the Con-
gregational church at p. m.
Wednesday is commencement day.
The exercises with orations, confer
ring Of degrees, presentation Of di-
plomas and the presidents address to
the graduating class will be held in
the Congregational church at 1880 a,
M, and like all the other exercises
held at that place, will be open to the
public. The candidates for degrees
are one for doctor of philosophy, one
for master Of arts, nine for bachelor
Of arts, eight for bachelor of science
fifteen for bachelor Of literature
These will be presented as last yea1
by the deans and will receive their
diplomas from the president. The
presidents reception to the graduating
class with their visiting friends and
former students will close the weeks
festivities.