Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-10
BELLEVUE ALUMNI AT FEAST
Follows Annual Commencement at
Which Fifteen Graduate.
COLLEGE SOON TO BE DEBT FREE
President StoOkeY Says Very Few
Days VIII see 1T in Position to
Continue Work Upon
Endowment.

Seventy-five of the alumni OF Bellevue
college sat down to their annual banque
board in the college commons Thursday
with the fifteen new-made members Of the
association, the class of 1911 as theil
guests. This event, followed by the pres
dents reception at Rankin hall, marked
the close of a brilliant commencement
week, packed to the brim with the vari-
ou1 class and school activities.
Degrees were conferred In the morning
upon class OF fifteen graduates.
DR.. ]. M. Patton of Omaha was toast
master. OF the class OF '01, he has closely
followed the college in every branch OF itG
activities since his graduation and has
been for several years a trustee.
The address Of the evening was given by
the Rev. George r. Lunn, D. D., 81, pastor
OF large church at Schenectady, N. Y.
and prominent in the Empire state as one
OF the most progressive and radical mer
In the clergy. His address was largely
along personal lines, some OF his remem.
ORANGES OF "Old Elk Hill'' as he knew IT,
but he closed with q stirring call for men
o. the hour in every occupation.
Bellevue Raising Money.
DR.. stookey took occasion to make clear
some matters regarding the financial condi-
ton Of the college. Two years ago Belle
vue college was $4,000 in debt. This fact
alone was sufficient to make it impossible
to secure endowment funds from the large
eastern philanthropists, who as a rule con-
dition their donations that the institution
first get out OF debt. A movement was
then set on foot to accomplish this object
and has been strenuously carried on up to
the present time. II had been hoped that
the announcement of the clearing up OF
the debt could be made on commencement
day, but this was impossible. However,
$50, 900 of the debt has been pledged, besides
a very substantial sum toward the pros
pective endowment of 100000, and DR..
Stookey announced that with the CO.
operation of the friends OF the college a
very few days will see the college free OF
debt and completely on its feet. That
accomplished, the speedy endowment of the
college is absolutely assured. The college
board OF the Presbyterian church has
granted Bellevue 5000 toward the clearing
up Of the debt and 5000 for the current ex-
penses Of next year.
welcome 10 New Glass.
w. A. Kearns, O8, secretary OF the
Young Mems Christian association at Ere
mont, extended the welcome TO the new
class and was answered in well-chosen
words by w. e. Dysart Of speriOr.
Dr. Charles Kimball Hoyt, who occupies
the chair Of literature in the college de-
livered an address which treated OF Belle
vue's future in glowing terms.
The Wadsworth loving cup. presented
each year to the class that registers the
largest attendance in proportion to its
number was won this year by the class
OF 'O7, q representative OF that class &C
cepting 1t from the hands Of last years
holders, the class OF 'OS, with the cutomary
ceremony. Bellevue alumni. for local in
stitution and not a large one, are excep-
tionally widely scattered, and the cup Il
one OF the incentives that brings a large
number back to commencement every year
Last year, when Bellevue was at a finan-
cial crisis, $4,000 was raised by the alumni
association at their banquet in fifteen min.
utes.
Rev. George +. Williams Of North Platte
was honored by his alma mater. Bellows