The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-06-18
NINETEEN FINISH
PENIS COURSE
BIG AUDIENCE ATTENDS COM
MENcEMENT EXERCISES.
ADDRESS MADE BY PROF. JONES
HaVerford Scholarship Won by Lin
neus McCracken and That of
5ryn Mawr by Bertha
McCracken,

McCracken.
/, The annual commencement address
to the graduating class of Penn Col
lege was delivered in Penn Auditor
ium this morning by DIR. Rufus NJ.
Jones, Professor of Philosophy in
Haverford College, Haverford, Pa,
and famous teacher, author, and lee
turer. A large audience heard the
address and witnessed the commence
ment exercises.
Promptly at 10 o'clock the college
orchestra, under the direction OF Prof
]. Worth Allen, Struck up the Trium-
Iphal march from Aida" and the grad
uating class, headed by the school
faculty and the speaker of the morn
ing, marched down the auditorium
and took their places on the platform.
The Invocation was pronounced by
frof. G. M. Case and the orchestra
rendered Gems of Ireland" by Bow
man.
Prof Rufus M. Jones, who delivered
the address, is probably the most
distinguished member of the Friends
denomination living today. He is a
renowned instructor, has written sew
eral books, and is much sought after
as lecturer. He took for the sub
ject of his talk, "TIe Making of a
Life" and delivered a masterful and
eloquent address.
Following his address the orchestra
played a selection and DR.. David M.
Edwards, president of the college,
presented the graduates with their
diplomas. DR. Edwards then made a
brief talk in which ne outlined the
successful accomplishments of the
school during the past year and made
announcement of TIE class honors
conferred upon the graduates by the
faculty.
The Haverford College scholarship
was won by H. Linneus McCracken
and the Bryn Mawr scholarship was
awarded to Miss Bertha McCracken.
These two scholarships are awarded
to the honor members of the class
and represent the highest achieve
ment in scholarship. The Haverford
scholarship was awarded jointly to
H. Linneus McCracken and Jens p.
II, Jensen, who were tied for highest
scholarship among the young men OF
the class, but Mr.. Jensen was unable
to accept and the entire scholarship
went to Mr.. MCCraCken. High non
ors for the class went to Miss Bertha
lMcCracken and Miss Mary Kissick,
while honors we're accorded to h.
Linneus McCracken, Jens p. II. Jen
sen and c. Ernest Clarke. HOnors
for meritoriOus work in oratOry and
debating during the past year, which
applies to the entire school, went to
Franklin Marshall David Gill and
JenS p. f. Jensen.
The graduating class of 1914 num-
bers nineteen, twelve young ladies
and seven young men.
Personnel of Class.
Bidwell, Floretta Irene Phi. B., X.
F. D. No. 2, Oskaloosa, daughter OF
Mrs. Lena Bidwell
Clarke, c. Ernest, s. b., IndianOla,
Iowa, son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. E.
! Clarke.
Fleener, Nita Fay, Phi. B.. 424
North Third street, OskaloOsa, daugh-
ter of DR.. and Mrs. J. E. Fleener
Hadley, Arthur w. Phi. B.. 522
North c street, Oskaloosa, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Hadley.
Hort. Lillian ". S. B., Beacon, Ia,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Hort.
Jensen. Jens P f., Phi. B., Den
mark, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederik
Jensen.
HAYS. Irene Lillian. Phi. S., 528
North Third street. Oskaloosa, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Anna Hays.
Kissick, Mary F., Phi. B., 3O1 X
avenue east, Oskaloosa, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Kissick.
Lee, Rosa F., Phi. B., South Hall,
Oskaloosa, niece of DR.. J. w. Morgan.
McCracken, Harlan Linneus, S. B.,
Richland, Iowa. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. II. McCraCken.
McCracken, Bertha. S. B., Holguin,
Cuba, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. f. II.
McCraCKen.
Mortimer, Franklin Spencer, S. B.,
Walton, Wis son of Mr.. and Mrs w.
w. Mortimer.
Peckham, Letha, Phi. B.. 1901 North
Market street. Oskaloosa, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. II. N. PeCkham.
Rosenberger, Elizabeth May. A. B..
Muscatine, Iowa. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. N. Rosenberger.
Ruby, Glenn D.. S. B., 704 North
Market street, Oskaloosa, son of Mrs.
Arilla Ruby.
Snyder, Helen, Phi. b.. S13 East
High avenue, Oskaloosa, daughter of
iMr. and Mrs. B. j. Snyder.
! Victor, Ora Belle, Phi. B., 63S North
Market street, Oskaloosa, daughter
of Mrs. Emma Victor
Venable. George Lyle, S. B., 649
North B street, Oskaloosa, son of Mr..
land Mrs. FRED l.. Venable. Took last
year of work in Chicago University
: school of Medicine.
, Westrope, Vera, Phi B., Whittier,
J Calf, daughter OF Mrs. Belle Tufts.
Took last wear OF work in california
University.
What Teachers Did.
!, Hinder direction of o. III Johnson,