Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-06-17
GLASS OF 1910
At THRESHOLD
WISCONSIN UNIVERSITY SENIORS
ARE READY TO STEP OUT
INTO THE WORLD.
MANY ALUMNI TO SPEED THEM
Milwaukeean Will Direct Class Play and
Several Cream City Students
Are in Cast.
WILL HEAR GERMAN AMBASSADORS,


The commencement exercises will be-
gin Friday, June II, with the annual
commencement concert given by the stu.
dents Of the school of music.
Count Johann Heinrich Won Bernstorff,
German ambassador to the United
States. will deliver the baccalaureate ad.
dress to the graduates in the gymnasium
auditorium, Sunday afternoon, June 10,
Count Johann Heinrich Won Bernstor1
is said to be one of the foremost figures
in German politics today. His policy,
different from that Of most Of his con.
temporaries, is one Of publicity in ali
matters and he has frequently been sub.
jected to bitter attack for his free ex,
pressions of opinion in speeches and
the press. He succeeded Speck Won
Sternburg as United States ambassador
about two years ago.
Monday, June 20, will be class day
with the customary class day exercises
including the ivy planting, senior play,
and pipe of peace ceremony. Tuesday
will be alumni day. and on Wednesday
the regular commencement will take
place. The exercises will be held in the
gymnasium auditorium In the morning,
Orations will be delivered by Burns 0.
Severson, Stoughton, representing the
college Of agriculture; Oliver s. Rundel
chett, Chicago, and Frank J. Shannon,
Oconomowoc, college of letters and
science, and William Fl. Witt, Marsh
field, college of engineering.
Officers of Class.
The officers of the graduating class
are: Francis R. Duffy, Fond du Lac,
president; Robert A. Fucik, Williams
Bay, first vice president; Leslie Is.
Weed Milwaukee, second vice president;
kemper Slidel, Milwaukee, secretary;
Charles M. Nash, Grand Rapids, treas.
urer; Harry Culver, Appleton, sergeant
alarms.
President Van Hise will deliver the
commencement address and confer the
degrees. The presidents reception will
follow, and the alumni ball in the even.
ing will terminate the commencement
week programme.
The play chosen for presentation by
the senior class this year is F. Anstey's
comedy, "The Man from Blankley's,"
which will be presented Monday and
Tuesday, June 2O-21, at the Fuller Opera
house, under the direction of Herbert
Stothard of Milwaukee. The cast in
cludes:
Springer of Milwaukee; r.. J. Jensen OF
JanesVille; A. N. Budd Of milwaukee,; j.; l.
Hensey of Jefferson; G. F. Watson Of Ash
land; G. L. Watson of Fond du Lac; Fl; Ii.
bier Of Madison; Marie Carey of Madison;
GERTRUDE Kennedy Of Higna1n6H AIMS Ienn
Alice Underwood Of Glencoe, III; Ethel ray
lor of Sioux City, la; Helen Fitch OF Sun
Prairie Gladys Priest and Kate DonaVan
| Of Madison.
The proceeds of the production will
90 toward establishing an alumni secre-
| taryship The plan of the alumni and
seniors is to hire a regular secretary for
O. term of three years, his duties being to
alumni as the alumni of many
other schools are organized, and to
| carry on the management of the
| Alumni Magazine. 1t is thought that
! ut the expiration of the three years the
| office will have become permanent one,
| with permanent means OF support.
Many Alumni Elected.
The largest gathering of alumni since
the jubilee is expected this year. over
| 100 former members of the university
| glee club, of whom there is to be spe-
| cial reunion, will sing college songs at
! the alumni dinner Tuesday night, June
| q, in the gymnasium. The classes of
| 1890 and 1900 are preparing special pro-
! grammes of original commencement
stunts to mark the tenth ana tWentletn
anniversaries, respectively, of their grad
| uation. The class of 1900, headed by
| committee of Chicago graduates, with l..
| A. Williams as chairman, and W. A.
| Morrow as treasurer, have been publish
| ing a four-page weekly to stimulate in
terest and promise a return of $50, over
| two-thirds of the entire class, to their
alma mater, during commencement week.
! A meeting of sixty alumni visiting
| committees that have been inspecting
| the work of the university this year will
| be held Monday, June 20, and will re-
| port at the annual business meeting of
| the Alumni association Tuesday morn
! ing. The establishment of the general
| secretaryship of the Alumni association,
| the revision of the constitution, and the
| election of officers and alumni visitors
| for the ensuing year will also be taken
| up at the meeting.