The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-06-19
COLLEGE ALUMNI BANQUET
Reception and Banquet rendered the
Graduates Of the University
Wednesday Night.

Graduates OF the University
Wednesday Night.
One of the most pleasant features
of the annual commencement ex-
ercises is the reception and banquet
that is usually rendered the senior
class, and this was held Wednesday
evening at 6 O'Clock in the basement
OF the Methodist church, a fine
spread being served by the Ladies
Aid Society of the church. The fol-
lowing is the menu:
Compotes au Natural
Consomme Imperial Bread Sticks
Queen Olives Cardinal Radishes
Fillets of Pike, Hollandaise Sauce
Sliced Cucu,nbers Saratoga Chips
Fillets Of Tenderloin Beef,
Mushroom Sauce
Riced Potatoes Asparagus
Lemon Ice
Fruit Salad
Maple Ice Cream Assorted Cake
Coffee After Dinner MINIS
Gathered around the table were
about forty members of the
alumni, including Or. Nicholson
and Rev DIR. Rice, who we're guests
OF honor of the association. There
are now ABOUT 100 members of the
alumni association of the college
department proper. The officers OF
the association who served during
the past year were President,
Lauritz Miller; vice president Miss
Edith Noble; secretary. Miss Jessie
Walrath; treasurer, Lewis Shuster.
After the inner nan had fully
partaken OF tile excellent viands, the
intellectual department. was RECALLED
with some very fine toasts and
responses from the members of the
class. Lewis Shuster was the toast
master Of the evening and his intro
auctions Of the speakers was done in
q way as to add to the merriment ]
OF the occasion.
To DR.. Nicholson was accorded the
pleasure of presenting the class of
1908 TO the alumni. In the course of
his remarks he paid a very high com-
pitment to the seniors for the general
all-around ability of the individual
members. adding that its member
ship was composed of....three:young
men who had won honors in the
intercollegiate and Interstate ora
torical fields, viz: Burton #. Tanner,
James e. Crowther and John V.
Dobson, and further that nearly half
OF the seniors had decided upon
their futare lives, which they inten
to devote to the volunteer missionary
service Of the Acknowledgement.
The welcome to the Glass of 1908
was extended bv Lauritz Miller,
whose cordiality was warm in bring
Ing these young people into the
alumni home OF the institution,
who, hereafter, are to. be counted
among the boosters for the Univer-
sity. Miss Vina Baker responded to
the welcome OF behalf of the class
and her words conveyed the idea
that they were proud indeed to be
attached to that honorable body of
young men and women. Her visions
of the future we're bright and cheer
ful ana fail OF optimism for the
members of the class.
William u. Mallory. OF Lennox,
gave q very entertaining ADDRESS in
the "Reminiscences of College
Days In which he carried the
alumni members back over the scenes
OF. their college days when they we're
on the. treadmill OF EDUCATION and
some OF the other features that took
place during their home at Dakota
WESLEYAN.
Owing to the latsness of the hour
when the program had been reached
at this point 1t was necessary 10
adjurn on account OF the lecture of
DR.. Rte. Under thuse circumstances
the addresses of Carl Ruth Of Cleye-
Iind, Ohio. on "The Pencil Pusher"
and. Miss Ruth Youngman on "rhe
Wesleyan Way were omitted.
The record OF 1908 tor the ~receotion
u new members was broken over u, y
other year, when the class of %
members was received into the
Alumni. The membership Is scrattered
to the four corners Of the world, and
tnese will receive additional men,
bers when TIE young people of the
1908 class go to the foreign mission
airy appointments as they expect to
do IN the course Of six months or a
year.
This morning was held the annual
meeting of the alumni association,
when the following officers were
elected: President, Lauritz Miller;
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