Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-06-16
ALUMNI AND FORMER STUDENTS

ALUMNI AND FORMER STUDENTS
At O'Clock Wednesday evening
occurred the banquet in Wright Hall
of the alumni and old students. This
was attended by about forty old grads.
and former students.
After many happy greetings of class
mates of former years, dating back even
70 the first class i'll 81, the party were
shown 10 the banquet room, where
dainty refreshments were served 10y
members of the Y w. G. a.
VIM. Winton, '04, acted as toast
master, and those TO respond were Ira
NJ. Hatch, IS, of Chicago; Rev. Louis
s. Brooke, SO. of Howell; II. n. Ronald,
'O3 of Alma, and Rev. w. II. Long, of
Ludington.
Sympathy and consideration We're
usurped by selfish desire on the part
of the old students TO be talked 10 once
more by DIR. Bruske, and even after his
strenuous duties day and night the past
week, he was compelled TO say few
words. He said he was glad TO welcome
a member of the first class III Alma
College, Mrs Dr. Buck, nee Stella Allen,
of Capac, who registered the opening
day in the class of 81, and also Ira NJ
Hatch, who came all the way from
Chicago 10 represent the class OF So, ano
TO prove his loyalty 10 his Alma Mater
Alma College through all these years
has had a healthy. steady growth, unit
now il has reached condition finan
cially where the balance comes on the
right side of the ledger, and future
efforts will tend 10 its enlargement anc
Improvement. He also told of that most
loyal friend. Mr.. A. ". Wright, who
besides what he had already done, was
to gift the college the sum of - 900 foi
next year Concluding, he urged al
who have the interests of Alma College
at heart TO bend their earnest efforts
toward the enlargement of her student
body and her interests in general.
The occasion was indeed a pleasant
one from which the benefit was mutual
ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT
The exercises of Commencement day
began at 10. o'clock, the chapel being
packed 10 its utmost capacity long
before the exercises began The chapel
and stage decorations were fine, and the
unusually large number of graduates
made a very imposing scene. The class
of 05snumbers eight five boys and
three girls. Following are the members
with the degrees conferred: ]. Earle
Weber, b. S, Linden; David a. John
son, A. B., Tustin; J. Norman King,
A. b., Fairgrove; o. Charles Chapman,
B. S, Holt; Levi J, Butler, b. S., Caro-;
Miss Carolyn Hastings, PHI. B., ST.
Louis Miss Louise Strange, b. S;
Grand Ledge, and Miss Leola Lauder.
bach, PHI. B., Cass City
After the delivery of the essays and
orations, DR.. Bruske conferred the de.
grees and presented the diplomas 10 the
graduates. In all there were forty-twC
graduates. eight from the College, twelve
from the Academy. seven from the
kindergarten School, thirteen from the
Commercial department and two from
the School of Music
DR.. Bruske also presented the debating
cup TO the team which represented Zeta
Sigma in the inter-society debate. The
team consisted Of Messrs Casterlin
Weber, Gaunt, Soule and Himmelhoch.
This trophy remains with the Zeta
Sigma society for the coming year, and
will be put up each year until one society
wins it for three consecutive times,
when il viii remain in the permanent
possession of that society.