Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-14
GRAND ISLAND COMMENCEMENT
MOST Successful Year Closed with
Notable Exercinep.

Notable Exercises.
Grand Island college has Just closed
what by many was said 10 be the hszt
commencement in years. Among those
WHO returned to the college during corn.
mencement week were DR.. Heurnap =,
BENSON. Rev. Elisha jackson Of strorns.
burg. Rev. Aldo Strubel of Sigournev IA
Miss Julia Porter OF Sutherland Neh
Miss Bradburn OF Broken Bow. Measrs
Northrup, Friend, Jerry Warren Rohort
Moore. Will Eloe and family and Mrs
Fitzsimmons of Paxton.
The play given by the Dramatic club
on tuesday of commencement week was
great success. The drama presented
was Dixie In which Robert Taft was
the star In the title part, though ali the
students who took part did splendid
work. The other parts We're played nv
charles Black. Ethel Gordon, Josephine
Miller. Rdth McCoid. Muriel Miller ana
Frank Weiland
President and Mrs. George whes,on
TART gave their annual reception 70 the
senior class, faculty. trustees ana stu
dent body on Monday Afternoon. Tune ?
Assisting Mrs. Taft in receiving vers
Mrs. George Sutherland. Mrs. Forrevt
hinssoury and Herman BENJAMIN, the
president Of the senior class. Mrs viii
lam Eye and Mrs. ). c. ". Morrow
served the refreshments. assisted BY Jo-
sephine Miller. Ethel Sheaff, Margaret
heHae and Ruth candee The reception
rooms and halls were decorated with
palms and asparagus Germs and pink
peonies. Over 200 were present.
The trustees prize in oIatory was given
TO Earl A. Everett the winner OF the
state oratoricai contest. The Patterson
prizes for defamation and oratory were
won by Belle Bran Of Cairo and Ken
dali Taft OF Grand Island
The Ladies quartet OF the college very
aeceptably furnished music for several
of the commencement week events. The
quartet Is composed OF Lillian BENJAMIN,
first soprano; Ona schaper. second So
prano; Alice Lindberg. first alto, and Mrs.
George Taft. second alto.
The students and members OF the fac
ulty have now scattered" for the yaoa-
ton. Prof and Mrs Kingsbury. FTof.
and Mrs Morrow and Prof. Whitman
have all gone to the University %: Chi
eago for summer school work. Prof
Kingsbury will not return as he has se-
ceDted a position at the University OF
Ottawa at Ottawa, Kan. DR.. Sutherlan nd,
former president OF the college, will
occupy the chair Of philosophy and edu-
ca ton which Prof. Kingsbury's removal
leaves vacant Miss winifred H,shes
will teach the coming year in her nome
city OF Ottumwa, Ia. and Mise Jennie
Hale OF York. Neb.. will be in charge OF
tie normal training next year.
The members Of the college graduating
class have all but one secured positions
for the coming year. Herman BenJsmin
win be principal OF the high school at
Polk, Neb Guy Carlson viii teach at
Iroken Bow. Bliss Springer viii tea IN at
Independence, Ia.
The alumni at their business meeting
voted TO raise 1900 or over next year to
apply on the salary Of a new professor.
The new members elected 10 the board
Of trustees were: William Andourg
Polk: Victor Nelson. stromsburg; +. NJ
Hallowell. Keaney; w. II. Thompson
}. b. Lesher. W. ]. Fowie. S. n. Wolbach
Elmer Williams and I. c. Gilbert. Grand
Island; z. c. Warren. Reynolds; Rev. J.
| a. Maxwell. Omaha; Charles Mcdonald