The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-06-17
FARGO COLLEGE NEWS

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One Of the finest comnencent weeks
in the history OF the college came to q
close last wednesday. There were
twelve graduates, constituting one OF
the largest classes the college has
known. The roll Of graduates Is as
follows:
Miss Francis Anderson, Moorhead.
Hubert Beard, Fargo.
Miss Ella Beckman, Moorhead.
Miss Clara Blanchard, Thief River
Falls, MINI.
Miss Edith Conn, jamestown.
Miss Alice Crandall, Michigan City,
N. ID.
Francis Leslie. Michigan.
Miss Janet Sandy Fargo.
Miss Margaret Sandy, Fargo.
Miss Margery Powell, Montana.
Miss Lucy Torson, Moorhead.
Albert Sonquist, Fargo.
Of these, two will be with the COLI
lege next year, Miss Conn as librarian
and Miss Beckman as instructor in
preparatory Latin.
Wednesday morning, at 10 o'clock,
the commencement exercises were held
in the First Congregational church.
Faculty and students appeared in cap
and gown. The address of the morning
was by DR.. James L. Gordon of Win
nipeg, on the subject, The Power Of
Personality. It was splendid adj
dress, and one which will long ring in
the ears Of those who were privileged
to hear II. Musical numbers We're
furnished by Misses Stanley and
Beard and Professor Orr. DR.. Cree
gan conferred the degrees, and also
awarded diplomas to the conservatory
graduates, as follows: June Merrifeld.
Lancetta Steele, Lenora Schwartz,
Pearl Heath and Ethel Joslyn. Teach
err diplomas were awarded to Mabel
Brown, Inga Lee and Edne Wilke. The
graduates of the department of public
school music are Margaret Newton,
Alta Ashelman, Imogene Nichols, Pearl
Guerin, Anna Tomlinson. Shirleigh
Rushing, Latty String, Margaret Kerns,
Ragnhild Larsen and Maude Hausken.
The honorary degree Of doctor Of di-
vinity was conferred on Rev. James l.
Gordon of Winnipeg, Rev. ]. M. Wal
tiers OF Fargo and Rev. G. ID. Hail. the
Indian missionary
At the studio tea, which took place
Monday afternoon at the college Ii
brary, at which students of the art de-
partment, together with Miss Hill,
were hostesses, a class of work was on
exhibition which elected warm admir-
alton from the host of visitors, who
thronged the room all the afternoon.
were given OF work in let
tering, illustration work in color and
In ink, in applied design, in tooling
leather, stencilling and wood blocking.
There was composition work in ink and
color, borders and landscapes, surface
designs in wall paper and decorative
designs in flower. bird and fruit sub
5ects and symbolism. Water color work
has been taken up, as also figure work,
charcoal studies, free hand prospective,
pen and ink studies and instrumental
drawing. One feature OF the exhibit
ton was a house, built from an origi-
nal design. Six rooms were furnished
In miniature The exhibit was a rev.
citation to many OF the class Of work
being done in this new department Of
the college. This year all the lettering
on the diplomas issued to the grad
yates Of the college was done under
the direction Of Miss Hill, by Miss
The last event of commencement was |
the dinner, served in the basement of |
the First Congregational church by
the ladies OF the church. There were |
over 200 guests, and they were able to
enjoy themselves in much greater COM
fort than has been possible when the |
dinner has been served at the college. |
The alumni reception and reunion |
was held Wednesday afternoon in the
college Y. W. G. A. room. Among the
the alumni who attended commepce-
ment were Miss Pollock and Miss Best, Il
Guy Vande Bogart, Reverend Juell |
and wife, Miss Thayer, Miss McKim,
Miss Taylor, Miss Frederickson, and /
Miss Clara Emerson. After the serv-
Ing of dainty refreshments the follow
ing officers we're elected for the COM
ing year: president, James w. Poll
lock; vice president. Miss Ella M
Beckman; secretary, Paul e. Simmons;
Treasurer. Gladys Taylor. The alumni
now number about seventy 1--we.
Several OF the faculty left the city
his week: DR.. Stratton will partici-
pate In the fourtieth reunion OF his