Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-06-26
COMMENCEMENT WEEK
Last Week Busy One for Both
Faculty and Students
thursdays Banquet
TRUSTEES ANNUAL MEETING
The Weeks Exercises as Gathered ty
the Records Special College
CORRESPONDENT.

On Wednesday morning occurred
the graduating exercises OF the acad-
emy in the chapel Those to receive
diplomas from this department were
Myrtle Black, Ruth Bristol Edith
Harper, Beryl Englis, Ruth Mathews,
Mabel Murphy. Gertrude Whitney,
John Finlayson, Adelbert Lindley,
Lloyd Rix
The program as rendered, assisted
by music department, was fine The
orations showed careful and painstak-
ing work, while the delivery OF each
was good
Adelbert Lindley, the hrst to ap-
pear. spoke on the subject "Wil it
Pay This had to do with the pres
ent liquor problem OF this country.
"Ester-a sketch by Myrtle Black
was an interesting story OF times OF
this Jewess and her influence The
subject OF Ruth Mathews essay was
Hurry. the Scourge Of America.
Miss Mathews, in very interesting
manner, pointed out the trouble this
sort OF fast living causes humanity.
Edith Harper dealt with the problems
of The Juvenile Court" The "Wom-
an in Music" Gertrude Whitney in
dicated the Importance of woman in
this vocation. The paper was we'll de-
veloped and interesting. The last
paper by John Finlayson on "The
China of the Future painted from the
terrible condition OF the China of the
past to the rapidly progressing China
of the present. This oration showed
much thought and labor on the part
OF the writer
On Wednesday evening after the
last prayer service of the year was
held the Senior Promenade with il
Elimination of the campus. This has
become an annual feature Of com
mencement week and a very pleas
ing one Music was furnished by the
Alma band and a delightful time had
by all
Thursday morning took place the
exercises OF commencement proper
IN the college chapel. The room was
beautifully decorated with ferns, flow
ers and evergreens for the occasion
while long streamers OF the college
colors also added to the decoration.
At ten o'clock the exercises began
when the board of trustees. faculty.
alumni and graduating classes. led by
the orchestra marched from Wright
Hall to the stage prepared for them.
The house was filled with an apprec-
iative audience.
The exercises were perfect in every
respect. The orations and ESSAYS
were the result OF long and patient
work and the delivery of each was
pleasing and interesting. Miss Bagley
was the one to receive the honor OF
the valedict Dry. Her address to
President Bruske, Trustees, Faculty.
Student and TO her class expressed the
appreciation OF the class of '07 for all
that had been done for il and a char
acterization of the work done with
the final farewell OF the graduates.
Miss Bagley's address was full of in
terest and appeal.
Immediately following these exer-
cises was held the commencement
banquet in Wright Hall. This is one
of the important occasions of COM
mencement and was no less so this
year The dinner was an excellent one
and we'll attended, over one hundred
and fifty being present
After dinner the following toasts
were offered:
To the Alumni and Alumnae:
Here's to the Oldest grads
They are gay as the youngest lads
There arc no fies-ihere are no fads
In the Oldest grads Of Alma.
Response
William Winton, 04
To the class OF 1907:
"We'er the class of naughty seven
And we proudly number seven
And our purpose is 10 leven
All the world with Alma"
Response
Earl Casterlin
To Alma Mater:
when she reaches twenty FIVE
May her friends be all alive
And her foes may she drive
Before the face of Alma"
Response
Prof. Mitchell
To the Church:
I'VE will never be left in the lurch
So long as we stick to the church
She will always save on the topmost