The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-06-10
STATE COLLEGE
COMMENCEMENT
LARGE CLASS is GRADUATED BY
INSTITUTION ON THE HILL
THIS WEEK
PROF. JOHN c. Written GIVES ADDRESS
Former Student and Instructor De-
livers Able Address to Graduates
"Details Of Commencement

S~ixty-seven students were gradual
ed from the various departments of
the State College this week. The ex-
ercises began with the joint program
of the literary societies on Saturday
evening and closed yesterday with the
usual commencement day exercises.
The following degrees and certif-
Gates were conferred:
The degree of Master of Science was
conferred upon three graduate stu
dents, Henry Shea, Edward Binne-
wies and Sam Sloan, all of Bookings.
The degree of Bachelor of Science
was given the following: Jens Boil
and, Pierpont; Florence Caldwell,
Lacy Caldwell, and James Culhane,
Bookings; Hazel Cooley, Garretson;
Alex. Culhane and James Culhane,
Bookings; Lillian Drury, Chamber
lain; John Freeman, Lead; Harry
Gardner, Sturgis; Gladys Gilbert,
Bookings; William B. Graham, Free
port, Minnesota; Ruth Hale, Caring
ton, North Dakota; CARROLL Iverson
and Carl Johnson, Brookings; Patti
Jones, Whitewood; Dallas Keck, Frank
Kremer, Ira Lanphier, Arthur Lynch,
Bookings; Jessie Nixon, st. Paris,
Ohio; Florence Nord, Miller Pilmer,
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Pennsylvania; Earl Series, Salem; and
Walter Wornson, Brookings.
The students receiving the degree
of Pharmacy Graduates were ten in
number, Walter Abbott, Tyndall; Ora
Colliton, Bookings; Elene Cannon
att, Brookings; Ben Haugen, Hart
ford; VIM. p. Loesch, Oldham; Guy
Little, Hazel; Harry Randall, Airing
ton; Bruce Clark, and Clarence Tolag-
son., Bookings.
Diplomas in Music were given Julia
Fryer, Carol Green, and Fern Waffle,
and certificate in music to Esther O..
Johnson.
Certificates in secretarial work were
awarded to Elva Feuerhelm, Olga
Hough and Floyd Nelson.
Steam Engineering certificates were
given to: Walter Bittner, Elmer
Davies, Harry j.. Doonan, Oliver Erick-
son, Adolph E. Forsberg, Joseph Ed
gar Graham, Paul Quincy, Elmer E..
Johnson, Alfred M. Johnson, Albert
Leis, Louis Arthur Olson, Morris Mes
ney, Philip Molskness, Thomas j.
Prieheim, George Ruml, John Schmidt,
Harry Schmitger, Willis C. Stone,
Philip Sundet, Peter S. Tschetter, Ed
ward J. Waltner.
Certificate in Three Months Cream
cry Course were given to: Elmer Fri
month and James Greig, Fred E.
Jacobson, Harvey l.. Laude, Ray Spen-
Ger and Peter B. Thomson.
The weather for the most part was
decidedly unfavorable, but large
crowds attended all of the exercises
and there were quite a number of
alumni and old students here during
the week.
On Sunday morning Rev. O. o.
Smith, pastor of the First Congrega-
tional church of Pierre, delivered the
baccalaureate sermon at the college
auditorium. Rev. Smiths effort was
an able one and it was enjoyed by a
large audience in spite of the threaten
ing weather. Mr.. Smiths subject was,
"The Key to Power" which he said
was education, and the discourse was
very appropriate to the occasion. In
the evening Mr.. Smith gave an equally
good address to the Christian organ
izations of the institution.
Monday evening the graduating class
presented their play at the opera
house down town. The play was
Bernard Shaw's You Never Can Tell"
and it was well staged and we'll acted
out by the young people. Each mem
Der of the cast took their parts in a
very acceptable manner. but John
Freeman and Miss Florence Nord are
deserving of especial mention. Miss
Nellie Kendall, the director, is to be
commended upon the success Of the
presentation.
The cast was as follows:
Mr. Valentine .JOhn Freeman
Mr.. Champion Mile Pllmer
Mr.. McComas ...... Carroll Iverson
Philip Clandon ........ Arthur Lynch
Mr.. Behun ........... Ernest Potter