Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-05-24
COMMENCEMENT
OPENS ON JUNE IS
Program Out for State Univers.
ity Graduation Exercises.
MAY FETE TO BE ELABORATE
More Than 500 College Women Will
Take Part in Spectacle on Campus
on Friday, May 24-Gorgeous We
netian Night Follows.

MadisOn.-The nearly complete
programme for annual commence
ment week at the state university
is announced as follows:
SUNDAY. JUNE 16.
D. m-Baccalaureate exercises at Ar
mOry.
MONDAY, JUNE II.
10 q. m-Ivy exercises on upper cam
pus; $3.50 D. M, class day exercises, ar
mory; p. M, class play, Fuller Opera
house; II p. m, Pipe of Peace ceremony,
lower campus.
TUESDAY, JUNE IS.
10 a. m-Annual business meeting
Alumni association, university hall; 1 p.
m. to p. M, alumni reunions; $50 p. M,
alumni dinner, armOry, p. H., repetltloh
of class play.
WEDNESDAY. JUNE 10.
8:45 a. m.--University procession, upper
campus; 80 a. m, commencement eXef-
cises. armory; 2:45 p. m, concert by
BachS orchestra, armory; p. m TO D p.
m, reception by the president at his
house; 8 80 to 10 p. M, alumni reception
and concert. followed by ball, armory; mu-
sic by Bach's orchestra.
The programme in detail is the follow
ing:
CLASS DAY EXERCISES.
Address of Welcome ...............
Il. u.
Ivy Planter. Elmer e. Hughes, Rewey
Ivy Grafton. Sidney Baker. Madison
Ivy Ode. 49,. Adelaide Evans, Evansville
Farewell to Building. .....,....,.
...............H Hal r. Martin, Madison
$3.50 p. m, Armory hall.
Music-Piano solo ..................
............ .Lauri B. Johnson, Madison
Glass History-Mary B. Bunnell, Madison
Roman j. Heilman, Madison.
Glass Day Grafton.
w X RraeSch ShphOVp9n
Vocal Solo. Agnes Ell. Davis Madison
Junior Response .............
....... Harold r Janisch, Waterloo
Glass Statistics. Carl Neprud, La Crosse
tlesvile. Okla.
Presentation of Memorial. ............
...............A All. Schreiner, Westby
Acceptance of Faculty. ..............:
Farewell Address 80.
.... Harold G. Eckhardt. Superior
p. m, Fuller Opera House.
CLASS Play ..........
Alice Ringing, BaraboO, chairman.
Roland p. Coerper, Hartford. manager
IL p. M. lower campus.
Pipe Of Peace Grafton. -. $500.
James H. Weir, Mukwonago
Junior Acceptance ................:.
Alvin G; Refs. Eyan aTsls Ind.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
President c. r. Van Hise, presiding.
Armory.
Engineer Orator. Fred B. Sheriff, Madison
Letters and Science Orators ............
Verne Bonesteel. Huron, S. d.
Rae +. Bell. Madison.
Agricultural College. f. A. SeatOn, Madison
Law School. Donald S. Holmes, Madison
Participants in the May fete OF
the university, which will be held on
the campus on May "a will include
more than 500 college women. The
event will be the most elaborate OF
it's kind ever presented by the univer-
sity.
The fete is termed "The Spirit OF
Spring" The cast of the entertain
ment includes 800 women and the
May pole dance will have 100 parti-
cipants A Persian sun dance, in
which 112 girls will take part, will
represent the colors of the sun and
will be one of the prettiest of the
pantomimes. Thirty-six women will
dance the CHERRY Blossom" and the
Greek Spring Dance"
At the close of the group dances q
grand ensemble will be held in which
the entire student body will parti
cipate venetian Night will fol
low the May fete. Hundreds Of
canoes, decorated with red lights anC
Japanese lanterns will gather neal
the shores of Lake Mendoza, where
the university band and musica
oI,,bc will he anchored On RATS