Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-28
REV. LARRABEE
IS CHOSEN DEAN
CHICAGO RECTOR SUCCEEDS VERY
REV. }. G. H. BARRY AT NASHO-
TAH HOUSE.
HAS NOT YET ACCEPTED
Board of Trustees Makes Changes in
Faculty at Episcopal In
Stitution.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES HELD


cial. Rev. Edward Allan Larrabee, rec
tor of the Church of the Ascension At
Chicago, was elected dean of Nashotah
house at the meeting of the board of
trustees of the institution held Wednes-
day evening to succeed Very Rev. :. G..
IL. Barry who leaves June 10 for his
new charge as rector of the Church of
st. Mary the Virgin in New York. Faith
er Larrabee has not yet decided whether
he will accept the deanship.
Fir. Larabee High Church Member.
Rev. Royden X. Yerkes who has been
an instructor i'll the preparatory depart
ment of the seminary, was elected to fill
the chair Old Testament, succeeding Rev.
II. T.. W. EoSbroke, who leaves to be-
come professor of Old Testament at the
Cambridge Divinity school at Cambridge,
Mass.
The Church of the Ascension in Chi
cago, of which Father Larrabee is now
rector, is one of the wealthy churches
of Chicago, and ranks as one of the
most extreme among the high churches.
Father Larrahee holds the degree of NJ.
y. from Racine college and the degree
of bachelor of sacred theology from the
General Theological seminary at New
York. He has been rector of the Church
of the Ascension since 1884. He was
rector of St Johns at Quincy, Ill, from
1876 until 1879 and of St PauI'S at
Springfield. Ill, from 1879 until 1884
The degree of B. u. was conferred this
morning upon Rev. Fosbroke and Father
Larabce.
One Large Benefit
The only large benefit received this
year by NashOtah house was that from
the late Miss Frances Donald of Balti-
more, Md, the institution being her re-
siduary legatee. Though the amount
will undoubtedly be q large one it Is
not definitely known how much will ac-
crue to NashOtah house. AS the estate
is a complicated one it requires much
time for its settlement and no plans are
being formulated for the expenditure of
the portion that will come from it.
Rt. Rev. William Walter Webb, bish-
op of Milwaukee and president of the
board of trustees; Rt. Rev. X. II. Wei
Ter, bishop coadjutor Of Fond du Lac; Rt.
Rev. John Hazen White, Michigan City,
Ind; Rt. Rev. c.. c. Grafton, bishop of
Fond du Lac; Rev. b. Talbot Rogers of
cine; Rev. William Poll, Waukegan, H.;
Rev. Edward A. Larrabee of Chicago,
the new dean; Rev. j. II. Mckenzie,
Lima. Ind; Very Rev. j. G.. II. Barry,
Nashotah; Rev H. w. Hermann, Syca-
more, H.; Rev. c. 3. 3. Wright Of Mil
waukee, and Rev. James Francis Kieb
Of Green Bay attended the board of trus-
tees meeting.
Ceremonies Are Impressive.
The commencement services at Nasho-
tab this morning were of the usual dig
nifty and impressive beauty. The day
opened with early requiem mass i'll mem
DRY of departed alumni in Bishop White
hall, and at 1880 o'clock the long pro-
cessiOn of bishops, faculty, visiting clergy
and seminarians passed through the
clOister to the chapel of st. Mary the
Virgin, where diplomas were conferred
on the members of the graduating class
and mass celebrated with musical
setting of unusual beauty.
The procession was led by the thurifer.
followed by the crucifer and in turn by
the students of the preparatory and SEM
mary departments, the members of the
faculty, the visiting clergy and bishops,
Rt.-Rev. William Walter Webb, bishop
of Milwaukee, closing the procession.
The rich vestments of tn ebishops, the
hues of the doctors hoods worn by the
faculty, the snowy cOltas of the semi
narians made a brilliant line of color
against the background of the blue lake
in its cup of green.
Chanting in Gregorian the procession
al hymn, ooh What the JOY and the
Glory Must Be- the procession entered
the chapel, and Very Rev. ]. G. Fl. Bar
ry, the retiring dean of the institution,
conferred the diplomas upon the mem
bers of the graduating class, William Jo-
seph Henry Benson of Savanna, Ill,
Charles Edward Huntington of Fond du
Lac Wis, Charles Daniel Meyer of
Of Philadelphia, William Edward Spen-
Ger of Pomona, Cal, and Hubert NJ. st.
G.. Walters of Los Angeles, Cal.
Bishop Webb then read the bidding
prayer'-a traditional part Of com
mencement at NashOtah
The service of the mass then proceed
ed, the student body singing the introit,
"Eaude Domino" in Gregorian. Gou-
mods mass, ''Custodia Angel" was sung
with the exception of the credo, which
was Cramer in e Flat. The mass closed
with the Addition AntiphOne, 20 Sacred
Banquet" sung in Gregorian, and the
occasional, as always, was Nashotah's
own particular hymn. For Thee, Oh,
Dear, Dear Country"
Dean Barry acted as celebrant of the
mass, and the sermon was preached by
Rt.-Rev. John d. Mccormick, bishop
coadiutor of western Michigan.
Many Graduates Present.
Commencement, as always, brought
to NaShotah a large number of her sons,
returned for the great event of the year
at their Alma Mater, which is always at
her lOveHeSt at this season. The grassy
slopes are covered with the poetic mar
cissus, and beds and borders are ablaze
with tulips and early iris, and the fine
old trees are wearing their loveliest garb
of tender green.
Barry Leaves June Is.
Dean Barry leaves June 10 for his
new charge in New York. The Church
of St Mary the Virgin, of which he is
the rector. is considered the most beau
tiful church in New York, and is the
largest and most important high church
parish in the country. 1t has a cOmmu-
meant list of between GOO and 700 souls,
and the church has a seating capacity
of 1900.
The Alumni association of Nashotah
house at its annual meeting this morn
ing reelected Rev. j. T. Rogers of Fond
dU Lac as warden; Rev. s. w. Day of
West Allis, secretary; Rev. James f.
Kieb of Green Bay, treasurer. Rev.
Spencer Dayton Of Oshkosh and Rev.
James p. Cox of Sheboygan were elect
ed members of the executive committee