The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-22

of the school On West Eighth avenue.
There will be a piano recital also on
this date which will take place at the
chapel. .,.-......
of the commencement week is the
senior play which will take place at
the chapel Saturday evening May 80.
This is always a great event as the
members of the faculty are depicted
in burlesque and the play is an orig
inal one with the class.
| Sunday morning at II o'clock the
baccalaureate sermon will be preach
ed in the college chapel by President
Norman PlaSS whose retirement will
take place at the end Of the present
school year. DIR. Plass will take for
his subject Conformity" Sunday af-
ternoon at 4 o'clock, DR.. Charles M.
Sheldon, who is known as 1.-THE col
lege PASTOR will deliver an address
before the Christian associations of
the college. He will take for his SUBJ
ject 1.-The Permanent Factor in Re
ligion.' This will be an outdoor meet
ing and will take place on the campus
However, should the weather inter-
fere the meeting will be transferred
to the chapel.
The graduating exercises for the
senior class of Washburn Academy will
take place in the chapel Monday morn
| ing at 1920 a. m. Robert Stone who is
| a graduate of the academy will deliver
the commencement address.
| The only other event for Monday
will be the spring oratorical contest
which will be held Monday evening at
eight O'Clock in the chapel. The college
offers two prizes for the first and sec
| ond places in this event and there are
always several of the colleges best or
| ators entered.
Tuesday of commencement week will
] be a day full of events Tor the college.
C1aSe will hold their ola &C
day exercises on the campus at ten
| o'clock in the morning. On this occas-
| ion the senior class always fires its part
| ing shots at the faculty., and lower
classes. The exercises eliminate in the
| planting of the ivy around some of the
college buildings which Is done with
| one of the senior class delivering an
Grafton for the occasion. Ludwig Kat
| terfeld of the senior class will perform
| this duty at this time.
| In the afternoon at two o'clock the
| annual meeting of the board of trustees
| will take place in Boswell memorial
! The Tau Delta Pf, the honorary fra
i ternity of the college. will hold a meet
| ing in Carnegie at 4:3o p. M and at six
| O'Clock the alumni dinner will be
served in Carnegie hall.
| The annual commencement concert
| which is considered one of the leading
| musical events Of the year will take
place in the chapel at eight O'Clock
| Tuesday evening.
| The commencement proper which is
| the big event of the week will take
| place In the chapel Wednesday morn
| ing. An elaborate program has been
prepared for this occasion. DR.. Charles
Herbert Small of Cleveland, Ohio, will
deliver the commencement address and
will take for his subject THE Power
| of Personality" The degrees will be
| conferred by DR.. Plass. Dean d. L.
| McEachron will assist in comforting the
degrees upon the graduates of the Lib
eral Arts department who will receive
| degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bach
| elor of Science. Dean E. D. Osborn will
help confer the LII. D. upon the law
graduates. Dean Klingenberg will as
| sist in presentation of the diplomas te
the fine arts graduates.
| The weeks events will conclude
| Wednesday evening with the annua
reception to President and Mrs. Nor
man Plass at Carnegie library.