Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-03
CLOSING EXERCISES
AT KIMBALL COLLEGE
Commenced Last Sunday Clos.
ing Friday with ApprOpri-
ate Ceremonies

Il lut tNtulS tOnHtClfu WIN lut NOll-
mencement of Kimball college of the
ology occurred this past week, begin
ming with the baccalaureate sermon in
the First Methodist church, Sunday by
President Ii. j. Talbot and closing
with the alumni banquet last evening.
On Wednesday evening President
Mrs. Talbot gave a reception at theiI
home at Kimball college in honor of
the graduating class. Their rooms were
full to Overlooking with large num-
Der of appreeiative guests. The rooms
were tastefully and appropriately dec
GRATED for the occasion, the college Ii
brary being decorated in pink, the hall
in yellow, the parlOr and dining room
in the Kimball cOlors, purple and
white. Thomas AchesOn received the
guests while j. S. Van Wrinkle an
ounced the names to the receiving line
Those in the line were President and
Mrs. Talbot, President Carl G. DOney,
| of willamette University, and Mrs.
Doney, DR.. and Mrs. L. Sherwood, DR..
E. S. Hammond, Messrs. William Nichol
and Dow Dcl4ong, members of the grad
uating class, and Mrs William NichOl
and Mrs Dow DeLong.
Refreshments were served in the din
ing room, with Mrs j. D. Goltra and
Mrs. r. S. Wallace presiding at the
tables Punch was served in the IL
brary, where Misses Bostfofd and Mac
lean presided at the punch bowl 9th
ers who assisted the hostess in serv-
ing and entertaining tae guests were
Professor and Mrs. G. Ebsen, Mrs. R.
is. Wallace, Mrs. W. f. Kirk, Mrs. G..
H. Alden, Mrs. NJ. c. Findley, --4ss
Junia Todd Mrs, r. l.. Matthews, Mrs.
J. o. Hall, Mrs. l.. F Steele and the
Misses Avison, Garrett, Maclean, Bots
ford, Holt, Was,teIl, Findley, SpOOr,
and Messrs, Bailey and Green
On Thursday at P. M. occurred the
annual college communion service,
which is an occasion of great inspira
tiOn and spiritual profit to all connect
ed with the school
On Friday at 2:30 p, m. in the as
sembly hall of the college were held
the graduating exercises. The exercis-
es were witnessed by large and appre-
ciative audience. Those having parts
on the program together with the
members of the faculty and the grad
uating class, gowned in academic cos
tune, marched into the rooms to the
music of the professional played by
DR.. Fraak w. Chaee, Of the willamette
University school Of music.
A feature of the occasion was the
singing Of the Divinity hymn by Miss
Barton. The diploma of the college
was given to Messrs. William NichOl
and Dow DeLong who graduated in the
! English philosophical course, while
while Messrs. Thomas David Yarnes
and Franklin Merrill Jasper received
the degree of bachelor of divinity.
The annual banquet was held at Z
oiclocl, last evening at the Dilly
house. The tables were tastefully dec
grated with flowers in the Kimball
college colors, an individual bouquet
of pansies was 1t eacn place. Place
cards hand painted with pansies were
provided through the kindness of Mrs.
/ G. r. -bbott and Mrs. Z. Sherwood.
Covers were laid for % persons, to
whom was served splendid six course
menu. Rev. D. D. Fields acted as
toastmaster, and the following persons
responded to toasts;
G. 0. Oliver, "Our New Alumni; y
VIM. Nichol, "'Our Ideals; Y. d.
Yarues, "'The Student Pastor;P Mrs
ID. NJ. Jasper, "The Student Pastor 5
Wife," Dow DeLong, "Our Kimball
Brotherhood; j. NJ. Henson, Look.
ing Backward and Forwards" T. M
Jasper, "Kimball College and hel
Ahlmni;" Dr. II j. Talbot gave the
closing address. Mrs. II, Nj. Jasper
rendered n solo during the program, Al
tac close all joined in singing the Kim
han nollnop soup