Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-06-08
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
Series of Important Programs Lead
up to Graduation Day in Dali
las College.

Commencement week at Dallas Col
lege will draw to close tomorrow
with its two most important events
the graduation exercises in the fore
noon and the Alumni reunion and
banquet in the evening.
The exercises of the week thus far,
have been uniformly quite successful
and have served in an excellent man
ner to display the advancement of the
college during the past year in its
various branches.
The Philadelphian Literary Society
gave its open program in the
college chapel Friday night. A goodly
audience was in attendance and the
heartiest appreciation of the excellent
work of the young men was evinced.
After the program, the members OF
the society and their friends proceeded
to the Hotel Gall where the fifth
annual banquet of the organization
was held.
The Philadelphian banquet has
always been, since it was first insti-
tuted, one of the events of Importance
in the school year, and Friday nights
banquet set record of excellence that
surpassed that of all previous years.
Toasts were given at its close by
representatives from the Faculty, the
Utopian society and the alumni of the
college.
The Utopian- Literary Society. In
which the feminine half of the student
body is represented, gave its
program Saturday night. The various
parts Of the entertainment were well
worked out and did great credit to the
ability of the members Of the society
in preparing and carrying out an
attractive and enjoyable literary pro-
gram.
Sunday was a day Of especial i'm
portance, being the occasion OF the
Baccalaureate sermon, the farewell
meeting OF the Christian Associations
and the sermon before the Y. M. ano
Y. W. @. A. In the morning anc
evening, the congregations of the
Methodist, Presbyterian and Baptist
Churches, united with that OF the
Evangelical Church, which was
crowded to overfowing at bott
services.
DR.. @. A. Mock, president OF thu
college, preached the Baccalaureat'
sermon and Rev. N. s. Reeves, OF tn
Presbyterian Church, gave the invo
cation, Rev. Spahr, Of the Methods
Church, conducted the scripture read
ing. Taking for his subject "Christial
, Optimism" DR.. Mock preached in hi
usual quiet, yet direct and impressiv
style, a sermon the soundness o
, whose doctrine and the simple trutl
, of whose principles will be lont
remembered by all who had tn
r fortune to hear it. Musical number
we're given by Professor H. Fl. Dunkel
berger and Miss Georgia Martin.
The farewell meeting OF the mem
hers of the Y. M. and Y. W. @. A. wa
> held at o'clock in the afternoon an
! consisted of review Of the years worH
D a short and beautiful song servlc
and number OF brief addresses.
y The sermon to the Christian assoc
+ ations was delivered in a masterl
8 manner by Dean Henry ID. Kimbal
g Phi D., LID, of the Willamette Un
8 versity. Special music was given b
/. the College Quartette and beautift
J. vocal solo was sung by Miss Winnl
]. Kelly.
Judge Earl @. Bronaugh, came u
from Portland and delivered tn
address before the literary societie
last night, taking for his subject, "Tf
Value Of the Small College to a Con