Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-06-12
sTuDENTs Of UNIVERSITY OF
IOWA TO GIVE "As YOU LIKE
1T" THIS EVENING
SPLENDID ADDRESS
Archbishop John J. Keane Of Dubuque
breaches BaccaIaureate Sermon
Urges Graduates to consecrate
Themselves to the Good OF Human
ity-ottunwan in Class Play.

Iowa City, June 11.-(special.)-
This is class day at the University of
Iowa. The festivities opened early In
the morning, with class of '06 break
fast in the university armory, followed
by dancing until noon. During the
breakfast hour toasts were responded
to by Miss Mary West, Sioux City:
Miss Mildred Price, Iowa City; Fred
Moore, Harlan, and Miss Lois David
son, Estherville.
Early this afternoon the class day
program was presented on the cam
pus, and later Governor A. B. Cum
minis reviewed the university battal-
ion.
Beautiful Memorial.
The class day program included two
| special features. One was the planting
of Ivy to Chamber about the old capi-
tol, in memory of Miss Elizabeth Jane
Ogden of Williamsburg, a member Of
the graduating class, who was recently
drowned in the Iowa river; the other
was the presentation Of a beautiful
class memorial to the university. This
is marble reproduction of Winged
Victory" sculptured for the class in
Italy The presentation speech was
made by Hiram T. Price. Of Iowa City,
and the response by DR.. B. F. Sham.
baugh Of the faculty.
Other numbers on the program were
as follows: Poem, Miss Frances A
Carroll, Harlan; prophecy, Miss Sarah
4 A. Ruby, Lake Mills: history, Miss
lAugusta Brown, Wall Lake; presi
dents address, Orina P. Davidson, Bur
Hngton.
The Class Play.
! Tonight, the class play, Shakes
peare's "As You Like It." will be giver
by the largest cast and in the mos
spectacular way that any class play ir
the history Of the university has
known, Frederick Cooper of Ottumws
taking the part Of "Orlando." The
players and their roles follow:
The Banished Duke of Burgundy.
.... Fred Moore, Harlan
Frederick, His Usurping Brother.
i .... Nathan S. Bevins, Hawkey,
Amiens. Jessie Shrimplin, Mt. Ayl
Jaques Loren G. Atherton, New Sharon
LIE Beau. -. Harry e. Dow, Denmark
Charles, the Wrestler.
..... Royal F.. French, Humbold
S1lvius ...................
-. Wilbur e. Coulter, Burlington
. Oliver ........ William Nealy, Lisbol
William $500. William Healy, Lisbol
Jaques. Carl G. Fritzel, Conra,
!, Hymen Observation-Disclosures.
verna May shedd. Council Bluff
/ Frederick R. Cooper, ottumw
Rosalind Marian Stookey, Leo
Adam ......I. A. Burkheimer, Cresto
Gala $500. Sadie Jacobs, Burlington
Touchstone Leslie McAuliff, LeMar
Phebe Edna Pearl Stone, Burlingto
, Corin George S. Banta, Mancheste
+ audrey ..........
Joanna Gleed Strange Sioux Cit
Court Ladies, Courtiers, Foresters
; etc.-Edith Burge, Iowa City; Oliv
| Chase, Waterloo; Jeanette Jam
| son, Burlington; E. w. Tuppel
: Usage; E. r. Blakely, Corydon, an
) Edward ]. Ruff, Wilton.
5 Baccalaureate Sermon.
Archbishop John ]. Keene of Dl
buque delivered the baccalaureate se
mon before the graduating class of tn
!; !; State University of Iowa Sunday afte
! noon, preaching from the text, job
viii, 12-'T am the light Of the worlt
He that followeth me walket
not in darkness, but shall have th
light Of life"
Among other things in his able an
! eloquent discourse, his grace said:
Religion is not mere poetry, a me1
dreaming of humanity. 1t is realit
the great reality, the summing u
: and end of all realities Religion
the linking of our life with God. 1t
not mere discretionary annex or a.
cident Of life 1t is the very soul an
essence of life, the means and way I
the very end for which life has bee
given us. The most unreasonable of a
q men is the man who is not religion
He is SO immersed in other things 6
4 to be oblivious of religion. He is S
! taken up with the accidents of life 6
: to neglect its essence. Religion
not the renunciation Of all things fl
God-it is the lifting up of all th',ee
t God-the beginning and end of a.l
. Science of Religion.