Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-15
COMMENCEMENT At BELLEVUE
Fourteen Young Men and Women Complete
Courses and Get Diplomas.
DEGREES CONFERRED ON THREE MINISTERS
Two Hundred People from Omaha At
tend the Exercises which
Mark Most Successful
Year of Institution.

Thursday was a notable day at Bellevue
college for the most successful commence
ment exercises in the history Of the in
stitution were conducted without hitch and
fourteen smiling graduates were sent out
In the cold, cold world to solve its COM
pick problem. The Invocation was pro-
nounced by Rev. Thomas X. Hunter, pastor
OF the Dundee Presbyterian church, in the
presence Of the students and friends of the
graduates. over 900 had gone to Bellevue
in the morning on special train ON the
Burlington.
President Wadsworth gave degrees to four
teen graduates and conferred the. degree of
doctor Of divinity on Rev. A. s. Clarke,
pastor of the Lowe Avenue Presbyterian
church, Omaha; Rev. A. a. Mitchell. pro-
fessor in the Omaha Presbyterian seminary,
and Rev1J. s, Forbes OF Adams Memorial
Presbyterian church OF New York City.
The graduates and their courses are:
Bachelor Of Arts-Charles Edward Bas-
kervite Albert Russell Everhart. Clara
msy Foley, Walter Cheston Clifton, Archi-
Edith Janet Wright
Bachelor oc Science-IsaOel, Cora Clark.
IIesrns. James Edwin Shelley, clifford
Bae6eior Of Philosophy-Lucinda Irene
Bradley, Harrison Anthony Trexler.
First Grade state Teachers Certificate
Lucinda Irene Bradley, Harriet May
Fletcher, Clara May Foley, Walter Ches-
ton CITIZEN, Stuart McKiveen Hunter, 'O6,
Grace Guilia Kearns, Archibald Manley
Smith, James Edwin Shelledy, Harrison
Anthony Trexler. Edith Janet Wright
Commercial Department-Leonard Fay
Brown.
Prizes for Excellence.
Prizes were given by DR.. Phpps Of $40 to
Miss Anna MeClelland for highest marking
in the study Of the Old Testament and IS
to Miss Elsa. Baker and Miss Able Robert
son for the highest markings in the study
OF the life OF Christ
Vice President D. *, Hot conferred
prizes for ,oratcrys, frst prize, so, being
awarded 10 c, &C.. Baskerville. and second,
"a - ?, Lindsey The first prize in decla-
mAsAsA. tl6, gas awarded to II. Hamlin, and
SECOND. SO 10 II. COLES The first prize in
singles afstennis was awarded to Miss Har-
riet Wright and for the men to A. r. Eber-
hardt = "ff
The academic course or Bellevue was in
creased from three to four years and
Charles B. Ball OF Coe college was elected
principal Of the academic department.
Regular summer courses viii be main
talned In the college beginning July Z. The
dean OF the women's departments viii soon
he elected. The regular normal course has
been established at Bellevue under the APP
prevail ~ the state department OF instruc-
ton. It's said this course will be made
equal to that at Peru and Keamey. School
viii reopen, september u.s.
Plsnssfor Central hall are complete and
show a building TO cost $4,000. OF this
amount 800 has been raised.
Meeting of Alumni
The meeting OF the alumni In the after
noon was repiete with sweet memories OF
the psst An inspiring address was given
by GedrEe Franklin Williams, 80. in which
he dwkiilsSpecially an Bellevue college and
On ne fnHttsr OF giving most advsntaseOu'