The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-24
OVER 500 DEGREES
WILL Be GRANTED
WISCONSIN us GRADUATING
H.. CLASS IS IT'S LARGEST.
Bishop Fallows to Deliver the Bacca-
laureate Address Commencement
Speakers Chosen-Plans Completed
for Two New Buildings for the Col
lege of Agriculture. a~ "
Special to The journal.

Special to The Journal. be-,
Madison. Wis, May 24.-The ffty-third COM
mencement Of the University of Wisconsin viii
be held from Sunday, June II, to Wednesday,
June 20. About 450 students will be granted
the bachelors degree, thirty eight the masters
degree and twelve the Doctors degree, making
total Of over 500 degrees to be conferred, the
largest number ever awarded at any commence
ment here.
The exercises Of commencement week will be
opened on June II with baccalaureate ad-
dress by Bishop Samuel Fallows Of Chicago,
graduate of the university In the class Of 80.
Tuesday, June 10, is to be devoted to alumni
meetings and reunions. The University of
Wisconsin Y. NJ. G. A. clubhouse, recently COM
pleted at a cost Of 100000, will be dedica ted
with appropriate exercises Tuesday evening.
Among those invited to take part in the exer-
cises are Governor Folk of Missouri; Bishop
James ". Bashford, Wisconsin, '73; Bishop
Mcdowell, Robert Z. Spear, C. c. Kitchener and
E. T. Coleman. ~
The commencement day exercises will be held
Wednesday, June 90 The morning program
will consist of the comforting of baccalaureate
higher and honorary degrees, the commencement
Grafton and commencement address by President
Charles Il. Van Hise. In the afternoon or
chestral concert will be given by Bach's orches-
ira of Milwaukee, consisting of thirty two pieces
assisted by Miss Josephine Gamble, violinist of
Chicago. The concert will be followed BY Il
reception given by President and Mrs c.. r.
Van Hise at their home on Iangdon street to
the alumni and friends of the university. In
the evening the alumni reception and promenade
concert by Bach's orchestra will be given in
the gymnasium, to be followed by the alumni
ball.
To Test Butter and Cheese.
Arrangements have been completed for holding
monthly butter and cheese scoring contests IN
Ger the auspices of the dairy school OF the uni
versity. The purpose Of the contests is to de-
termine each month the relative merits of but
ter and cheese submitted for examination by
Wisconsin dairymen. The judges will point
out the merits and defects of these dairy prod
ucts submitted for their examination, and will
thus help those who participate in the contests
to improve their products.
No entrance charges will be made, but all
packages must be sent prepaid. After each
contest the packages of butter and cheese Will
be shipped to Chicago, where they will be sold.
ted to the maker. The scores Of those receiving
more than so per cent will be published each
month.
Some 25o entries have already been received
for the first contest. From present indications
these contests will lead those of all other
states. not only in the number Of packages to
be scored, but also In the quality of the prod
ucts. Among the experts who will act as judges
are Professor E. II! harrington, U. S. Baer, J.
G. Moore, NJ. Michels Dodge and others.
Two New Buildings for Agriculture.
The college Of agriculture Of the university
is to receive two. important additions in the
form of an agrOnomy building and an agr1
cultural engineering building: q, -, ~
l. tlVhe plans Tor both structures nave JUST Deen
completed and the contracts, which are about
to be made, provide for their completion before
the beginning Of the short course in agriculture
| next winter.
The new buildings will give great impetus
| to the work in agronomy and in agricultural
engineering. which has been somewhat handi
capped by lack of ROOM The two new buildings
VIII face the private driveway connecting
| the main agricultural building and University
avenue.
To Develop Farm Engineering.
The new agricultural engineering building will
| be 50x15O feet and three stories high. It IL
| to be constructed with reinforced concrete floors
| and piers. that it will be hreproof. The eX
| terror will be faced with dark chocolate-colored
paving BRICK trimmed with Bedford stone ant
| the building will be rooted with red tile.
The building will be placed between the new
! agronomy building and the main agricultural
| building, with the main entrance On the centel
| of the east 'front.'
The plans provide for four laboratories, two
| draughting rooms and two recitation rooms, be
| sides the offices.