The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-07-07
PROF. ". A. SCOTT SPEAKS
Crowd Which Tested the Capacity of
the Opera House Attends Closing Elk
ercises of Popular Commercial Col
lege Friday Night.

coming 2S the close OF the most sue
cessful year in it S history the College
of Commerce of Kenosha held it s sew
enteenth annual graduation exercises
at the Rhode opera house on Friday
evening and Notwithstanding the fact
that the weather was hot and sultry
a crowd which tested the capacity Of
the big theatre came to pay tribute
to the members Of the graduating class
and listen to the splendid program ar
ranged by the graduates and the mem
bers of the faculty. The opera house
never looked prettier. The Parada
had held the boards at the theatre un-
til late in the afternoon and after the
close of the matinee the students and
their friends had taken over the big
theatre and arranged beautiful decora-
tions. Palms and ferns covered the
stage converting it into a summer gard
en- while the boxes and the arches of
the stage were hung with festoons Of
class colors, crimson and gray and ban
ners of the Racine and Kenosha Col
leges Of Commedce occupied con
spicuous place in the decorations
The class flower, the marguerite, had
q prominent place in the decorations
Many Of the former students Of the col
lege Of Commerce came from other
cities to show their loyalty to the
school from which they had received
diplomas and congratulate the large
class on their successful graduation. 1t
was one of the largest classes ever
graduated from any institution in Ken
osha and nearly all of the members of
the class went out this morning to ac-
cept positions in this and other cities
The class of 1910 was one of the
best classes ever graduated from the
college and one of the most loyal.
Many of the members of the class have
been very active in the various or
CARNATIONS allied with the college and
this added interest to the closing ex-
ercises.
The program was opened with music
after which the invocation was given
by the Rev. E. T. FarriIl, pastor of the
First Congregational church and after
a song by the Glee club, Emory E.
Holderness, president Of the class gave
the annual welcome to the audience.
Alvin Nielsen was the next speaker
and he spoke on the subject "Advant-
ages of Course in Business" He
spoke of the possibilities that were
opened to the young man schooIed for
business life and found something de,
cidedly practical in the work done by
Colleges of Commerce.
After violin solo by Miss Elsie
Kark of the Racine College of Com
merce the annual graduation address
was delivered by Prof. William A.
Scott, director of the Commerce course
of the University of Wisconsin. Prof.
Scott spoke especially of the great
work that the Colleges Of Commerce in
the cities as we'll as in connection with
the state university were doing.
The Glee club gave another song
after which the class history and prop
hecy was read by Miss Nettie Hartnen
after which the diplomas were present
ed to the members of the class by Prof.
OTIS L. Trenary.
The program closed with selection
by the Glee club after which the mem
bers of the class and the members of
the faculty held an informal reception
on the stage.
1t was announced after the com
mencement that there would be no
change in the teaching force of the
school for the coming year
The full list of the members Of the
class is as follows: