The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-18
PENN COLLEGE
COMMENCEMENT
BACcALAUREATE SERMON BY
REV. fairy r. KEATS.
SENIOR CLASS OF NINETEEN
Big Audience Gathers at the Aude-
forum Sunday Afternoon and
Hears a MasterfuI Sermon
by Distinguished Friend

noon with the annual baCcalaureat'
sermon to the graduating classes o
both the college and academy deliv
cry in Penn Auditorium at O'ClOcl
by Rev. Harry X. Keates, of De'
Moines. A big audience gathered IL
the tabernacle for the occasion. Boil
graduating classes marched into thu
auditorium just before the opening
number on the program and occupied
the front seats. The nineteen mem
! bers of the Senior class of the col
| lege wore the customary caps ant
gowns.
Rev. Alfred Cave, pastor of the
| Congregational church, pronounced
the invocation and the audience, lee
by Prof. Howard l.. HoCkett, sang
Praise God From Whom All Bless
| ings Flow" Rev. Alexander Meier
ran, pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, read the scripture lesson, at
ter which Rev. Clement ID. Loehr
pastor of the First Reformed church
led in prayer. The X. of p. Glet
Club, Prof. Howard L. Hockett, drec
tor, rendered selection in their us
ual excellent style.
Rev. Keats, who is general superin
tendent of the Evangelical and church
extension work of the Iowa Yearly
Meeting of Friends and formerly pas
tor OF the Friends Snurch in Des
Moines, delivered masterful sermon
and was accorded the closest atten
ton of the audience and graduates
throughout. The audience was dis
missed with the pronouncing of the
benediction by Rev. j. M. McClelland
pastor of the First NJ E. church.
Thirty-three young men and womer
this morning received certificates o.
graduation from Penn Academy a
the annual commencement exercises
of the school held before a large
audience in Penn auditorium. The
class is the largest ever graduated
from Penn Academy and is peculiar
| ly distinctive because of the fac
! that the boys in the class Out-numbel
the girls, there being eighteen yOunt
men and fifteen young women, where
as the girls in preparatory schoo
Sraduations usually Outnumber thu
! boys considerably.
! Promptly at ten o'clock the mem
bers of the class, headed by the sChOO
faculty, marched from the college
building to the auditorium and tool
| their seats on the platform. AS i
| customary, the exercises employed N
outside speaker. but were rendered
! by members OF the graduating class
| The program was opened with thu
rendition OF the Pilgrims Chorus,
| from Tannhauscr, by the Penn Col
! lege orchestra, under the direction o
! Prof. J. Worth Allen. The invOCa
| ton was pronounced by Rev. J. NJ
! McClelland, pastor Of the First M. f
church. Another selection, III TrOva
tore" Verdi, by the orchestra follow
ed Miss Eva Rae Marshall read al
original essay, Music Reaching tn
Masses" while Mr.. Roy Woods fol
lowed with u similar production, Ca
Murder be Lcgalzed." Both wer
given in splendid fashion and SHOWED
careful preparation in the writing
A violin duet, "Salut D'ArmOuT,' Ed
gar. was rendered in pleasing styl
by Miss Cordclia Barnes and Mis-
Zelma Shafer. Miss Mildred Noe
read an essay, The Need of Voct
tional Education for Girls" TIL
"fasces" was presented to the thir
year class of the academy, thrOug
it's president, Miss Vera Stribling, b
the president of the graduating elias
Mr.. William Bruff who made shOr
talk in turning over the emblem, an
told how the class of IA had endea'
ored to carry out the standards tina
went with it. Miss Helen Ham;
honor member OF the class, rendere
1.-THE valedictory, and a cOrnet SOLE
1.-The Last Rose of Summer" fantasi
was played by its composer, w. PER-
lKissick.
The diplomas we're presented t
the graduates by the principal OF tn
Academy, Miss Cora NJ. Mattisol
Each member of the class came 10
ward as the names were called, r
ceiving the diploma, and made a
knowledgement. All were hearth
applauded by the audience as the
were awarded the precious doc
ments. The class song was sung
the entire class with cOrnet and ,
lano accompaniment. The song, bot
| words and music, were written by
member of the class, ~. Perry HI
sick. The audience was dismisse
with the benedictoin by Rev. DaV
NJ. Edwards.
Two scholarships are awarded
I Penn College each year to the tV
graduates of the academy RANKIN
highest in grades throughout the e
I tire academy course. The four-ye
( scholarship this year was won
Miss Helen Irene Hanna while q
/ Ione-year scholarship was awarded
r Miss Mildred Noel
4 The officers OF the class were; Pre-
r ident, William Bruff; Vice-presidel
r Mildred Noel; Secretary, Zelma Sh'
). err; Treasurer, Ralph Fisher. i
s iclass flower is the purple Iris, I
IS class colorS purple and white, a
a. the class motto, I'VE Conquer for t
a Right"
/ Personnel Of Class.
IS Aldrich, Rachael d., age Is yea
If and months. daughter OF Mr.. a
g Mrs. S. s. Aldrich, n. +. ID. 3, Osl
e. loosa. graduates from the CLASH
course. Jean Ingelow, Die Germ'
la
~ Barnes. Cordelia. age Is years a
i'd months, daughter of Mr.. and M
Of r. H. Barnes. sos south A street.
is kaloosa, graduates from sclent
70 course. Girls basketball, orchest
d. Jean Ingelow, Die Germania.
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