The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-06-13
GO MMEN CEMENT WEEK
Exercises at State College Keep stu
dents and Faculty Busy
THE EVENTS WENT Off SMOOTHLY
And Participants Are to be Congratu
lated on the Success OF Years work

alumni banquet. The weather the
past week has been very bad, but in
spite OF this there has been the usual
large crowd at all Of the exercises. A
large number Of visitors and relatives
of the graduates, as We'll as old stu
dents and alumni have beeuin the city.
The graduating recital Friday even
lng was given by Miss Ruth Wescott
assisted by Miss Lotto Underwood
reader. and H. H. Louteuback; bari
tone. The program was varied and
thoroughly enjoyable to the audience.
1t was one of the pleasant events OF
the week.
Following is the program:
Sonata, op 26..........Be Beethoven
Andante con Variazioni
Schero
Marcia Funebre
RondO-AllegrO
II Reading ................ Selected
Miss Underwood
III Ca Slumber Song, op. l2tNo IS
.................. Schumann
90 Germany, op. %, No. &c..
.................. Moszkowski
(c) Moments Musicals, op. 94,No.
1.......,.......... Schubert
" (a) Evening Star "Tanuhauser"
Observation-Disclosures. Wagner-Listz
(bD Polonaise op 40, No. L..
................... CHOPIN
Y Vocal Solo. olO...............S Selected
Mr. LoudeubaCk
VI Concerto. op. 25..... Mendelssohn
AllsretO
Andante
Presto
2nd Piano Loudenback
The final contest between the Mil
Ionian and Athenian literary societies
was held at the chapel Saturday even
ing. The decision Of the judges was
unanimously in favor of the Milton
ians. This contest was the last of the
five held during the year TO determine
which society would have possession
of the faculty trophy for the coming
year, but was not the deciding one as
the Athenians had already a majority
of the previous contests. The repre-
sentatives of both societies did great
credit to themselves and their societ
les. and demonstrated thevalue of
the literary training received in this
way
Following is the program:
Grafton. Miss Florence West
MiltOnian Literary Society
Grafton. on............M Mr 7. Z. Griffith
Athenian Literary Society
Essay ay..........,.. Mr.. Fred Matheny
Miltonian Literary Society
4 Essay ay..............M Mr.. Olaf Bergeim
Athenian Literary Society
Reading. ....... Miss Nellie Kendall
MiltOniau Literary Society
j Reading .......... Mr. Herman NageI
Athenian Literary Society
Rev Frank Fox D D., of Sioux
Falls, delivered the BacCalaureate ser
mon at the NJ, f church Sunday
morning, DR.. Fox delivered d very fine
sermon, full OF helpful advice to the
young people who are about to take
up the more serious duties of life. and
he was listened to with close atten-
tion throughout
The sermon to the college Christ,
ian associations was given Sunday
evening in the Presbyterian church
by Rev. J. S. Butt, and was replete
with wise counsel and an earnest plea
TO become Christians early in life.
Mr.. Butt has been located at Groton
Tor d long series Of years, where his
n work in and out of the pulpit has been
of the same earnest kind The writer
well remembers his work as a pioneer
u In South Dakota, when he came here
Il as student from the theological semi
nary and was not an ordained minist-
\ er This was over twenty years ago
4 and we find that like old wine he
has improved with age and that he
still retain the same earnestness Of
purpose and the enthusiasm that char
acterized his early ministry.
The annual commencement concert
was given at the chapel Monday even
Ing by the teachers certificate piano
4 class,assisted by Frances J. Haynes
baritone; Carl Christensen, violinist
4 and the Thalian Ladies quartet. The
piano class this year is composed of
Misses Mary Hess, Ida Nicholson and
Cecile Welch. The evenings enter
tlanment was one of the most delight
iul OF the week. and the equal OF any