Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-06-07
SCHOOLS WILL CLOSE
Commencement Exercises of DecOrah
Schools This Week and
Next.
CLASS PLAY THIS EVENING.
High School This Week, Luther Col
lege and Immaculate COncep-
tiOn Academy Next
Week.
Decorah High School.

DecOrah High School.
The annual festivities CT the COM
mencement season in Decorah will
commence this Wednesday evening
with the class play "The Bachelors
Romance" at the Grand opera house.
The rehearsals for the pay indicate
that 1t will be one Of the most sue
cessful in the history of the school,
and that the big audience that will
pack the theatre will be delighted
with it. The cast of characters, etc.
was printed in these columns last
week.
Tomorrow Thursday evening the
graduating exercises will be held at
the Grand opera house, the program
printed last week being carried out.
The commencement address will be
delivered by DR.. Frederick E. Bolton
OF the state university. The grad
yates are Harry Void, Sigurd Ham
son, Edgar Engle, Florence Miller,
Ruth Kennedy, Anna Peterson,
Aagot Borge, Emma Jewell.
Friday evening at the high school
building, will occur the annual re-
ception by the Junior class to the
graduates, teachers and board Of
education.
Luther College.
commencement week at Luther
College begins on the 18th inst,
with an open air concert by the
Luther College Concert Band in the
evening, examinations throughout
the day. Sunday the 18th. the bac-
calaureate &ermon will be delivered
by Prof. B. Harstad of Parkland,
Washington, who is taking the place
Of DR.. H. G. Stub at Hamline Sem
mary while the latter is raising the
endowment for the college. Monday
morning there will be examinations,
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reception to the senior class and
faculty, and Monday evening the
grand rehearsal for THE Messiah"
Tuesday evening at the Grand opera
house. the great oratorio, The Mes
siah" will be given. Wednesday
morning at the college auditorium,
the commencement exercises will
take place. The speaker and the per-
sonel of the class is not yet definite
ly determined. Wednesday evening
the festivities of the week will close
with an open air concert by the
Luther College Concert Band.
In this connection it will be good
news to every friend of Luther Col
lege to learn that the work of rails,
ing the quarter of million endow-
ment for Luther College is progress
ing very satisfactorily, with every
prospect of success. Started with
the offer of $4,000 by j. J. Hill of
st. Paul, DR.. Stub has given his en-
tire attention to it for several
months. and is meeting with excel
lent success. Here is an instance of
the manner in which the friends are
responding. In one South Dakota
charge come years ago everything
the people planted was destroyed by
the grasshoppers. When President
Preus a couple of years ago asked
them to help with the funds for Lar
sen Hall. they responded with ST.
700, which he thought very liberal.
DR.. Stub has just asked them for
help on the endowment, and they
gave him $4,000 in three days. With
such enthusiasm and liberality the
great endowment Of $25O.O0O.O0 for
L. G. will not fail, and the institu-
tion will be placed upon a solid,
substantial footing.
Immaculate Conception Academy.
AS announced last week. the COM
menoenent exercises of the Immacu-
late Conception Academy will take
place next Tuesday evening, June
18th. when the following program
will be rendered which will afford an
interesting evenings entertainment:
Program.
ntdu1uS SeleCte0
C0ra Broghammsr.
Warner-BlOw Balmy Breeze. -.
'...... CnOTuS
Piano.. Oehler Violin-R. Dinger
w HtSus s.... -.
-. l.. Rastetter, M. Hutchinson
Operetta.
Spring NJ. Carolan
Sunbeams, Roses, Apple Blossoms,
Violets. Daises. Dandelions. But
tercups, Fairy. Blue Birds. Robins,
Black Birds. Frogs.
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