Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-18
GOVERNOR COMES
ASCLASS TALKER
George A. Carlson, Executive OF state
OF Colorado. to Deliver Augnstana
commencement Address.
WEEK Is TO BE MADE BUSY ONE
Seniors OF Local College Are Prepar-
ing for Exercises, Social Parties
and Alumni Meeting.

Graduation, clad in its dignified caps
and gowns, has come again to Angus
tana college. The school is all prep
aratlon for the exercises of next week
when large classes will be graduated
from the college. conservatory, COM
merclal school, and theological SEM
mary. The last few days have been
busy ones for the undergraduates eX-
aminations being daily routine for all
except the seniors, who are exempt
from the finals. Friday will be the
last day of school and next week will
be taken up entirely by the ceremonies
of commencement.
Sunday evening the first event OF the
final week will be held in the school
chapel when DR.. G. A. Andreen, presi-
dent OF AuguStana college, will deliver
the baccalaureate address to the grad
uating classes. Each day throughout
the coming week programs will be
given in honor Of and by the seniors.
Thursday morning the class of 1916
Will receive the award for the compile
ton of the collegiate courses. Glass
day exercises which are always antlc-
ipated with much interest by both un-
dergraduateS, will be observed Mon
day evening. Members of the senior
class will take part in the program
which promises many original fea-
lures. The graduates of the CONNER
cial department will receive their di-
plomas on Tuesday morning, when C..
Petrus Peterson of Lincoln, Neh, will
deliver the address.
To Hear Music Editor.
John G. Freund, editor of The MuSi-
cal America, one of the leading must
cal journals of the day, will be the
principal speaker of the commence
ment program arranged for the grad
yates of the conservatory, the eXer-
cises to be held on Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Freund, who comes from New
York, is a scholar of music who has
earned a high place.
Wednesday will be the seminarians'
day, mission exercises to be held in
the morning, DR.. L. G. Abrahamson
and Rev. Sigfrid Blomgren to be the
pincipal speaker. Rev. John A. Eek
strom of Worcester, Mass, will deliver
the address in the evening when the
graduating class of the seminary will
receive the coveted certificate. The
class of 1916 is large one and a
number of the graduates are planning
their life work in the mission field.
| Governor George A. Carlson, chief
executive of the state of Colorado, will
be the principal speaker on Thursday
morning, delivering the commence
ment address of the college class.
Governor Carlson spoke at the col
t lege last year and those who heard
him will remember him by his forCeful
presentation and attractive platform
/ manner.
| Alumni Dinner Fund.
| The class is one OF the largest in the
| history of the school. At $3.50 in the
afternoon, the Alumni association of
Augustana college, will meet for its
annual business session in the alumni
| hall. Denkmann Memorial library. Of
/ fcers will be elected for the coming
| year and other business will be trans
acted, and at O'Clock the annual
dinner will be served, completing the
/ festivities OF the busy week.