Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-09
Semi-Centennial Celebration of
Founding of Cornell Col
lege, Begins Tomorrow
MANY NOTED MEN ON PROGRAM
Commencement Exercises to be Held in
Connection With the Celebration -
Will Be the Most Memorable Work
in the History of the College The
Program as Completed.
Special to Times Republican.

of the founding OF Cornell College will
take place here. 1t is expected to be the
greatest week in the history of the coll
lege. Commencement exercises will be
held in connection with the celebration
and many men of national note are
coming here to take part in the exercis-
es. They include such men as Bishop
Andrews of New York. Secretary Shaw,
DIR. Buckley. Congressman Hepburn,
Governor Cummins DIR. Spencer, Chan
ceilor Day of Syracuse, Bishop Mellow
ell and many others of equal note. The
full program is as follows:
Friday, June 10.
7;45 p. m.-Recital of the school
of oratory.
Saturday, June II.
800 a. m.-Meeting of board of
trustees in mphictyon-Aonia hall.
q: p. m.--Anniversary exercises Of
| the academy.
400 p. m.-Reunions of the acad-
envy literary societies.
7:45 p. m.-Concert of the conserva-
tory of music.
Sunday June IL.
| 1915 a. m.--Procession OF gradual
ing class, faculty. trustees and dele
gates from Day chapel to auditorium,
| in academic costume.
Anniversary sermon by Bishop Ed
ward Gayer Andrews. d. D.. LII. D.,
New York City.
| 1880 a. m.-Contemporaneou SER
vices in Methodist church.
Sermon by Bishop Joseph f. Ber-
ry d. D.. Buffalo. N. Y.
| $3.50 p. m.-Commemorative love
feast in Day chapel, led by the Rev.
Amos B. kendig. d. D.. Boston,
Mass.
| 7.45 p. m.-College auditorium;
address, 1.-The Christian College" by
Bishop William Fraser Mcdowell. PHI.
D., d. D.. Chicago.
Monday, June 10.
1000 a. m.-Business meeting of
the alumni. Art studios open lMon-
day, Tuesday and Wednesday,
| 1:30-5:30 p. m.-Reunions of col
| lege literary societies: 1903: SO
3:3O-5::3O Amphictyon, Adelphian,
I
/ 7:00-S:30 p. m.-Reunion of old
seminary students; reunions of college
| classes.
8:00-10:o0 p. m.-General reception
| for all alumni, visitors and friends
of the college in the literary society
halls. The trustees and faculty with
their wives, will receive.
Illumination.
Historical Celebration.
/ 100 a. m.--Procession from east
front of college building of students.
alumni, clergy, faculty, official guests
! and trustees, in academic costume.
/ Words of welcome by President
William f. King, and introducing Hon.
| William L. Johnston, president of the
day.
Historical sketch of seminary and
early college, 1s53-1s6s, by Professor
Stephen N. Fellows. d. D., of Iowa
City.
Historical sketch of the college, 1863
1903, by Professor William H. Norton,
A. NJ, class of 70.
! Some striking statistics, by Dean
Hamline II. F'reer, A. NJ. class of $50.
Short addresses by Mrs. Olive p.
4
M. Fellows, A. NJ, San Francisco, Cal,
| "reminiscences.
The Honorable Mathew Cavanaugh.
NJ S., Iowa City, the first graduate
class of '5S.
Colonel Harry III. Rood. A. NJ, Sec
rotary of the board of trustees thir-
| ty-tive years
The audience, rising. will join with
Ia x,,, y.NNt,.
Old Cornell" Horace G. Lozier.
| 1880 D. m. - Procession of students
and alumni in the order Of classes.
Judge Charles A. Pollock. A. NJ class
of rs, Fargo, N. D., presiding.
Brief addresses:
On behalf of present students by
Royal Jesse Smalley, class of 05.
! On behalf of the alumni. by Con-
gresham Eben Viewer Martin, M. A,
class of 10, Deadwood, S. u.
"A Seminary Student of Earlier
Times in Methodism." by the Rev. Jas.
NJ. Buckley, D. D.. New York City.
Roll call of classes 1s5s-19OS, by
the Rev j. Burleigh Albrook. A. M,
ID. D., class of 10.
A member selected by each class will
respond on a very brief sentiment Or
sentence.
$3.50 p. m:--Athletic events.
7:45 D. m-"Fear Not, Ye Q Israel, >
1 Buck; William G. Shirer, A. B. class
of '03.
Poem. Adele Stevens WEIGH, M. A,
class of 10. Des Moines.
commemorative grafton. by the Rev
erend George Elliott, ID. d., class of
10, Detroit, Mich.
900 p. Naturalization.
Wedne sday, June IS - Jubilee Day.
IA. m.-Procession from east front
Of college building of students, alum
nj, clergy. faculty, official guests and
trustees in academic costume.
Greetings by:
/ Vice President James r. Harlan, A.
M, class of 80, on behalf of the fac
ulty.
/ Captain Erastus r. Soper A. NJ
class of '6s, on behalf of the board OF
trustees.
Responses by:
The Hon. Leslie NJ. Shaw, LII D,
class of IA. secretary of the treasury
Appointed by President Roosevelt as
his representative.
Governor Albert b. Cummins, on be-
| half of the state.
Dean Marion Talbot. A. NJ, of the
| University of Chicago. on THE Higher