The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-17
WELLS COMMENCEMENT
"a CHARMING FESTIVAL
Minneapolis Girls Take Part In Quaint
Customs and Year-End lGaiety of
Noted Eastern School.

Wells college. Aurora, N. Y, has this
week observed is thirty-seyenth COM
mencement. Among the. members of
the graduating class are Marian E.
Martin and Milicent Hosmer OF Mime
apolis, and Edna Ruth Spicer, formerly
Of this CITY,
The, first occasion of interest was the
banquet Of the Phenix literary society,
held on Saturday evening, June 8. At
this time the former members who have
returned for commencement were in
troduced to Phoenix hall in its new fit
tings. On Sunday evening the baccalau-
reate sermon was preached by President
village which, was prettily decorated
with daisies, the college flower The ser
vice opened with an anthem by the col
lege choir, Gave Verum' by Saint
Saens.
J. The concert by the Glee and Mando-
lin clubs was given on Monday after
noon and in the evening a recital by
Miss Marian 2. Martin, graduate in
music, assisted by Mrs Isabel Bouton
herself with great credit.
The perfect wea ther of the week con
tinued thru Tuesday, which was "ivy
day. The ivy planting took place in
front Of the main building. The
students. proceeding in line on each
side of the building, marched from the
back campus down the lawn that slGgfs
Wells They carried a chain Of
daisies and formed a large "W.'
Laying down the chain, which left a
HW' in daisies on the lawn, they fell
into a double line leading toward the
college hall; the seniors walked thru
the lines singing their class song, fol
lowed in turn by the juniors, sopho.
mores and freshmen. When they had
assembled around the entrance, the
Burgess, of Engllewood, N. j., made a
brief address Of welcome. This was
followed by the singing Of the ivy
| song' and the ceremony of the pre-.
sentation of the trowel, with re,
spouse by member Of the junior class
| The Ivy poem was delivered by
Helen Hawks of Goshen, Ind. l.. ~.
Nights Dream ,, was vas presented on the
evening of class day in beautiful ,spo,
south Of the college buildings on the
edge Of a grove and under large oak
tree. Mendelsohn IS music was rem
dered by the orchestra. It was truly
an enchanting scene. Oberon, Titanis
and the attendant fairies came running
from all directions out Of the wood:
and ravines and Wove their fairy maze!
/
Bottom the Weaver were acted will
surprising art by Mary L. Allen o.
Circleville. Ohio, and Marian E. Martin
of Minneapolis.
Commencement day, Wednesday, wa
mgnalized by the dedication of Zabris
kie hall, the new physics and chemistry
building, the gift Of Mr.. and Mrs
N. Lansing Zabriske. A long line O.
guests Of honor, trustees, faculty, alum
nae and students marched from tn,
main building across the campus t.
Zabriskie hall, where after the presenta
ton of the keys by N. Lansing Zabris
kie and their acceptance by Presiden
Ward in behalf Of the board Of trustees
Emerson, Ph.D; dean of Dartmouth
jerks, LID, Of Cornell university.
The commencement exercises followe
!, in Music hall, at which the address wa
: given by Professor Edward G. Moore
ID, Ph.D., of Harvard university
His subject was fThe Unity Of Trut
and Life. - --s F. s...G'~ -.
At the close of the exercises an
nouncement was made by Presiden
Ward of numerous gifts which the co
lege has received during the yea,
among them a gift of $4,000 from n. /
: Zabriskie; the property Of Glen Par
T. lying Immediately north Of the eollee
: association, and $4,000 by Andre,
q Carnegie, to complete 100000 endov
r. ment. which has been obtained With
the last, year. ;s.c- y. ~. T.. f.. ......
III : Among the alumnae present on th
occasion was Mrs. Ebert L. Carpente
+ Of Minneapolis, who is also trustee {
the, college, r, .r...:., ~ ~