Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-06-24
SALEM
SOCIAL
EVENTS
Commencement.
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4 commencement.
\ The sixtieth annual commencement
of the Willamette University was held
last evening in the First M. e. church
before large and enthusiastic audi.
ence, and was the most important
event of the commencement this year,
as it marks the end of the first year
since the University was out of debt.
Three more graduates were added to
the list from the College of Liberal
Arts, making the number of graduates
now 1888, who have gone out into the
world and are an honor to the state
in which they live and "Old william.
ette.'
The church was elaborately decor.
ated for the occasion. A background
Of ferns, with banks of marguerites
in every space on the altar made a
very beautiful scene The entire col.
lege faculty occupied the platform
with the graduates and the speaker
of the evening.
The program was opened with an
invocation from Rev. l.. F. Belknap, of
Forest Grove. after which Mr.. H. H.
Markell gave vocal solo, Loves Sor-
row." which was we'll received. Miss
Ellen VanPatton gave two piano solos,
Valse in D-fiat. Op. 64, No. 1, Chopin,
and "Etude in D-fat," which were Ger.
tainly good pieces of work, being ex.
celent in touch and techique. Dean
Hawley then introduced the speaker
of the evening, Rev. B. F. Rowland,
Phi. d., of Eugene, who gave the ad.
dress. His theme was: THE Re
ligious Element in Modern Progress"
1t was an eloquet address, and his ad
vice to the graduates will never be
forgotten. It carried all through II
an appeal for them to look up higher
to labor. not for their own good, but
for the good of their fellow men, and
that when their life work was ended
that 1t could be said of them, you
did what you could"
After the address, Miss Ida Siege
sang two beautiful solos, The Robin
Sings" and Severed"
Dean Hawley then introduced the
graduates OF the College OF liberal
Arts: Bachelor of arts, Julia Field,
Libbie Marie Whipple, Bachelor of
science Joseph Jesse Patton. Dean
Seeley then introduced Miss Ellen
Lorraine VanPatten, the graduate from
the College of Music, and Dean Rey-
nolds the two graduates from the
College of Law, Henry Mcconnell and
Arthur Sanford Benson, President
Coleman then presented the diplomas,
which had been so we'll earned
The graduates are all well known in
this city, where they have lived and
attended the school Miss Field is
the daughter of Dexter Field, of this
city, and has been in the University
for the full seven years. Miss Marie
Whipple's home is In Vancouver,
Wash, She formerly attended Port.
land University, and later at Forest
Grove, but has been at Willamette for
the past two years. Mr.. Patton is
from Forest Grove. and was also a
former student of Pacific University |
Miss NanPatten is a Salem girl, and |
is well known, and she has completed |
a fouryear course of music, being |
now fully capable of entering her pro
fessional career Mr. Mcconnell and |
Mr. Benson are both connected with
the supreme court at the state house.
Mr. Mcconnell is the stenographer to
Justice Moore, while Mr.. Benson is
deputy clerk of the supreme court.
Both were admitted to the bar yester.
day
Prof. Coleman made an interesting
last evening, which
was the awarding OF the w. II. Burg
hardt, Jr., prize to Ronald Glover. The