The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-06-05
COMMENCEMENT
AT ROLLINS COLLEGE

The twenty third annual commence
ment Of Rollins College is now a
thing of the past. 1t marked the close
of very successful and satisfactory
year and also marks an important
march OF the institution to a secure
position among the great educational
centers of the land.
1t will be interesting to review the
principal features of this important
occasion. First, came a reception by
President and Mrs. Blacklnan on Sat
urday afternoon from 4 to O'Clock
a. the presidents house in honor of
the college graduates. Like all func-
tons at the presidents house it was
elegant and enjoyable.
On Sunday, May "a. the baccalau-
reate sermon was delivered by Presi-
dent Blackman. The subject was
strength and was presented in his
characteristic strong, scholarly and
intellectual manner. A touching fea-
ture was the tender reference to the
member of the class that had been
Claimed by death--Miss Isabel Gaines,
of LeeSburg. 1t was indeed a men,
cradle Sunday
The annual recital by the school
CT expression was given on Monday
right. 1t was a musical and elocu-
tlonary entertainment of the highest
order.
On Tuesday night the graduating
exercises of the academy were given
This was a new feature Of commence
Ii ent and was decidedly pleasing.
People have learned to look for
V ard to the annual concerts on Wed
EC sday nights as the opportunity of a
lifetime to hear the best to be had in
lousic. 1t requires the best musical
ability to meet the expectation of the
Iublic and Rollins never disappoints
the most exacting and this years
concert was particularly brilliant.
After the concert came the presi-
dents reception at Cloverleaf cottage
" hich was as usual most pleasing
function.
Thursday was commencement day
proper. At ten o'clock Lyman Gym
nasium auditorium was we'll filled and
the exercises were opened with pray
or by Rev. Fred r. Marsh. Then fol-
lowed BeethOVen'S concerto allegro
conbrio by Miss Leeper and Miss
O'Neal in the orchestral parts at sec
end piano. The address of the acca-
son was then delivered by Rev, Geo.
l.. Hanscom. His subject was Man
hood and he handled it most ably. It
was admirable both in point of mat
tel and delivery. Following it was a
quartet by Mrs. Cornell and Misses
Leeper, Douglas, and O'Neal. Then
came the presentation of diplomas and
certificates by President Blackman.'
The college graduates were first call
&c to the stage. These were Jessie
Alma Conklin of West Palm Beach,
of the classical course. and Margaret
Lord Burleigh, of Tavares, Henry
James Buttram, of Holmes county,
Leon Burger FOOte. Of New jersey
and Ida Serena Lamson, of Winter
Park. The name of Isabel Cromwell
Gaines, of Leesburg, appeared with
the class on the invitations, but she
died on March 5th, to which Presi-
dent Blackman feelingly referred. He
read a letter from an aunt of Miss
Gaines who is a teacher in a mission
airy college in Japan and presented
each member of the class with a Jap
anese momento as a reminder of their
departed claSS-mate
The academy graduates were then
called to the stage. There were Misses
Margoria Blackman, Marie Gutinrez,
Sallie Harrison, Agnes Hill, Emma
Hudson, and Messrs. Devol Gates,
John LaMontagne, and James Long
mire. Following these were the grad
yates from the business college con-
sisting of Albert Mason and Angel
EalOnline from the commercial course
end Misses Katherine Horton and
Elizabeth Green and Messrs. George
Merrick, Frank Townsend and Charlie
Cleveland from the stenOgra phic
I, course.
When the graduates had retired
from the rostrum President Blackman
called Rev. Hanscom to the front and
announced that by vote of the trus-
tees the degree Of doctor of divinity
was conferred upon him. He is a
graduate of the University of Maine
end has held a number Of prominent
pastorates in the north and is at pres
emit pastor of the Union Congrega-
tjonal church of Jacksonville.
Then Professor Frances e. Lord