Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-13
PARSONS GRANTS
DIPLOMAS To IS.
THE 3sTH ANNUAL COMMENCE
MENT THURSDAY-MR. FOSTER
PRESENT KEYS.

Fairfield June 1.-THE thirty-ninth
annual commencement of Parsons col
lege occurred Thursday forenoon at
Barhydt memorial when thirteen
young men and women received diplo-
mas from that institution with appro-
pirate ceremonies.
The chapel was crowded with
alumni and friends of the college and
members Of the student body. Just
previous to the commencement pro-
gram proper the formal announcement
was made of the election of DR.. Lowell
NJ. McAfee to the presidency of the
college. This was followed by the in
stallation Of President McAfee, Hon.
Rollin ]. Wilson, secretary of the
board of trustees of the college, admin
istering the oath of Office. T. D. Fos-
ter of Ottumwa, president of the board
of trustees, in most impressive ad-
dress. delivered the keys Of the college
to the new president and the response
of DR.. McAfee was well chosen and
forceful.
James Millikin university, delivered
the commencement address in which
he pictured to the members Of the 1914
class and their friends the ideals of a
well rounded womanhood and man
hood, in which the example of the
Christ man should play a prominent
part.
Degrees were conferred upon the fol.
lowing members of the 1914 class:
Bachelor of Arts-Martin Edward
Bredberg, Lyle Monfort Cassat, Nina
Evelyn Fulton, Kenneth Bailey NC
Afee, Zua Christel Richardson, Glen
Joseph Schillerstrom, lone May Writ.
Bachelor of Philosophy-Ruth Lee
Courier, Carleton Nicholas Waters.
Bachelor of Science-Ruth Eliza
beth Grimes, Homer Leroy Rogers,
Alice Eleanor Sawyers, Clarence Paul
Slater.
Diplomas In music were given the
following:
Soloists diploma-Chloe Irene Dem
ing, Leland Russell Holgate.
Teachers certificate-Pearl Bernita
Allahan and Era Laura Shores.
Honory degrees were conferred az
follows:
Doctor of Laws---Hugh Lincoln Coop
er, New York City, N. Y.
Doctor of William A. Writ
of Fairfield
Doctor Of Divinity-Rev James W..
Bean of Hastings, Neb., Rev. Samuel
Light, Conrad, Neb., Rev. w. Williams
of Clarinda Rev. Willis Wadsworth
Montgomery, Gainesville, o.
The honor scholarships were award
ed as follows:
The Horace B. Silliman scholarship
to Lawrence r. Taylor.
T h01 IN, IN
Ralph Thomas Case.
The Eliza Matilda Foster scholar
ship to Pearl Bernita Callahan
The musical part Of the commence
ment program was especially enjoyed
the popular Barhydt quartet having a
place on the program.
At the close of the program nearly
two hundred former students, with
the members of the board, faculty and
newly made alumni of the college were
served with an elaborate banquet
furnished by the ladies of the First
Lutheran church. Here toasts were
given and former commencement days
discussed and the spirit of dear old
Parsons" was revived again and again.
It has been announced that Parsons
college is to be the recipient of an
other most handsome gift from the
Parsons family whose generosity to-
ward the institution founded by one
of their number has already been the
subject Of much comment In this sec
ton of the state as well as elsewhere.
The gift this time will be $4,000
new building devoted to bible study. A
very great effort is being to induce DR..
w. e. Parsons, former president Of the
college, to return to Fairfield and take
up the bible study professorship which
will be established with the new build.
ing.
APPAAOOSE co. FAIR
ASSO. HAS $4,000
Centerville June 12.-Stockholder
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