The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-06-11
DEAN c. S. LEWIS A SPEAKER
Testimonials and Prizes Are Presented
to Graduates by Bishop Webb and
Graduates Are Greeted BY Large
Company Of Friends Alumnae Meet.
From Tuesday IS Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
hemper Hail closed for the year to-
day and the annual commencement ex-.
ercises were held this morning. The
perfect summer weather made the ann
|ual exercises one Of the most notable
commandments ever held at Kemper
Hall and great crowds of former stu
dents and friends of The school came
from Chicago, Milwaukee and other
cities to attend the closing exercises.
Bishop w. W. Webb of the Milwaukee
diocese came to confer the diplomas
and other testimonials and there were
many members of the clergy from this
and surrounding diocese present at the
closing ceremonies of the year.
All the traditions Of Kemper Hall
were carried out at the exercises to-
day There was the usual number Of
beautiful flowers in the buildings and
the grounds were most beautiful in
their summer dress. The class of 1914
contained among its members four
young ladies from Kenosha and this
made the annual commencement Of
special interest to the people Of the
city and very large number Of them
were present at the exercises today.
The annual commencement address was
delivered by the Very Reverend @. S..
Lewis, Dean Of All Saints Cathedral
at Indianapolis and he gave a very
thoughtful address. to the young women
urging strongly the great duty Of the
educated Christian woman in the
world.
The annual commencement exercises
began in the gymnasium which was
filed with friends and relatives Of the.
graduates and students of the school.
The program opened with an overture
played by Earl G. Blair after which
Miss Dorothy Candee Of Kenosha, a
member Of the class, sang E1The Lark
Now Leaves His Watery Nest by
Parker; The Rondo brillante by Mohr,
was played by Miss Florence Wheelocl1
Of the class Of 1913, ard Miss Mildred
Smith of the class of 1914 after which
Helen Buckley Lee of Chicago, sang
three songs.
After the address by Dean Lewis
the Kemper Hall song was sung by the
members of the. student body after
which the members. of the audience
joined with tile students in a process
sional to the chapel where the testi-
monials and prizes were presented to
the students by the bishop. Following
the little service at the chapel the
members Of the class gathered on the
campus and the class stone was laid
and the class tree planted and the
exercises closed with benediction by
the Rev Frederick w. Maryon, Rector
of the school.
| At the close of the formal exercises
there was the usual commencement day
luncheon, the Mother Superior enter
tanning a large number of guests.
The members Of the class receiving
| diplomas follow: Misses Dorothy Can
dee, Eleanore Cecile Casey, Bertha
Belle Head, and Caroline Willis, all of
Kenosha; Beatrice Clarlssa Evans OF
Grand Rapids, Mich; Virginia Wash
ington Hill, of st. Paul; Laura Frances
Hull Of diego, New York; Marguerite
Irene Schaad Of st. Paul, and Mildred
Smith of Longville, La.
| The closing event of commencement
week took place this afternoon when
the annual reunion Of the Kemper Hall
Alumnae, was held and many of the
! former students returned for this
meeting. The meeting took place. at
four O'Clock and it was followed by
the annual luncheon at which many
prominent members of the alumnae
made addresses.
The commencement exercises marked
the close of the most successful year
in the history of Kemper Hall.