The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-06-22
ANNIVERSARY IS
BIC Event HERE
Northwestern College Founded 5O
Years AQo-Mdny Graduate
Degrees Bestowed.

The spirit that prevailed at the open
ing of the session OF the Wisconsin syn
cd was not subdned by the cold and raj
ny weather The large auditorium in
the gymnasium OF the Northwestern
College, where the grand concert was
given, was filled, in the neighbornood
OF 1000 attending. Orchestra, Ladies'
Glee Club, Male Chorus, Band and Col
lege quartet, ali under the leadership OF
Prof. Hans DeitZmann, Milwaukee, pre-
sented their numbers in mastery way
The violin s0lI Ct the director proved
pleasing The first excursion from Mil
waukee brought large crowd just IN
time for the commencement exercises
which began at 10 o'clock. The Rev. Ii.
Mousea of jefferson, gave the invOca-
tiOn.
Prof. AT Ernst, the Grand Old Man" :"
president of the college, conferred the
degrees and diplomas. The following
excellent program was rendered.
Overture, Might in Granada" N. w.
C. orchestra.
Hymn-Sung by assembly.
Engel Terzett from ELIAS"
Latin Grafton n-Patriam Maxine Esse.
Amandam ct dilligendam- R. Janke,
Lewiston, Mlnn.
Altniederlaendisches Dankgebet-N.
w. C. male chorus and orchestra.
I'll Ton 70 To1I fn
Americas Youths. Schweppe, St.
James, Mimi.
AmbrOsaendische Lobgesang N. W.
G. male chorus.
German n-"Vergissnicht, dass
du elm Deutscher bist"--H. NitZ, Dali
las, Wis.
TraumbiIder-N. w. G. orchestra.
Hymn-Sung by assembly.
Benediction.
March-N. w. c. band.
The twenty-three graduates are:
Leon DrOwatZky, Tomah; Theodore
Eggers, Watertown; Martin Glaeser, To-
NAH, William Haar, LOrettO, Minn.;
Richard Janke, Lewiston, Mimi; Aug
ust Kehrberg, MaTshfeld; G. Kobs, Taw-
as City, Mich; Kurt KOehler, Milwau-
kee; Edward Kolandes, Lakefield, Mimi,
William Lindloff, Millvill6, Mirn.; Har-
old Latzke, Beaver Dam; Albert Man
they, Watertown; Otto Medenwald, Pra-
rie du Chen; Henry Nitz, Dallas, Tex;
Cornelia Schlueter, Watertown; Alfred
Schweppe, st. James, Mimi; Adolf
Stiemke, Watertown: Victor Otto, Oco-
nomowoc; Arthur fischer, Chicago, and
Edwin Winter, Norfolk, Neb.
At 2 O'Clock Saturday afternoon, the
academic celebration was held. A pro-
cessl0n of the faculty, invited guests
and graduates preceded it. DR.. Arthur
Hoermann of Northwestern College, de-
liyered an able address, his subject be-
ing ''The Fiftieth Anniversary of Our
Alma Mater" Congratulatory address
ss were made by several Of the visiting
professors.
The Northwestern College board con.
ferred the degree of doctor of divinity
upon Prof. W. Krauss, Theological semi
nary, st. Louis, Mo-, and upon Prof. O.
E. Brandt, Hamlin, st. Paul, MINI. Prof
AT Ernst made the address. The faculty
of the Lutheran seminary at st. Louis,
No., had authorized Prof, DR.. Franz Pie
per to confer upon Prof. A. f. Ernst the
degree of doctor of philosophy.
Many gray haired ministers, retired
business men and farmers who were
graduated from Northwestern College
nearly fifty years ago met at the golden
jubilee celebration of the college. They
found plenty of of opportunity to talk
over old times when Northwestern was
one of the smallest of small colleges and
to meet and exchange remincences with
graduates of later days still in the midst
OF their careers and with young men
who left the college only few years
ago.
1t proved joyous reunion and was
the biggest thing of the kind in the his
tory of the Northwestern. 1t was big
affair in every sense; big with the feel
ing of chums and friends long separat-
ed; big in the plans for the future for
individuals and for the college,; it was
big, too, in the sense sof numbers, for
graduates and friends of the institu-
tion came from nearly all parts of The
middle west
Sunday brought the monster crowd
for the golden jubilee celebration, il be-
ing estimated that that there 1000 pe0-
pie at the college and on the campus
during the day, the weather being idea
for the occasion. Visitors poured into
the city via special and regular trains
teams and interurban Ten chartered
interurban cars we're run out from Mil
waukee. An elaborate program was
rendered of similar nature to that oil
the day previous. Over 1000 people
were served with dinner on SUNDAY.