Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-10
74TH CLASS
FROM I.W.U.
ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT cERE.
MONIES STARTED - eAccA-
LAUREATE SERMON SUNDAY.

Mt. Pleasant, May THE seventy
fourth annual common cement of lowe
Wesleyan college was inauguratet
4 Sunday morning with the deliverance
OF the baccalaureate sermon by Presi
dent Edwin A. Schell, L. L. D., The fes
tivities will continue until Thursday
afternoon. The weather was perfect
Sunday and long before the hour OF
the opening exercises the college
chapel was crowded. War times were
reflected In the gnerous sprinkling OF
khaki among The somber academic
gowns of the seniors. Twenty-six sen
Tors were present to hear the charge
delivered to the class. Practically one
third of the class Is already In the
service of the country and not able to
be present. President Schell declared
in his opening remarks that only one
subject was possible at time like
this. "Those boys sitting down in the
senior class clad in khaki have given
me my subject. want every member
of this class to leave the hall 100 per
cent American. I want you to be the
standard bearers of democracy 1 want
you to realize and understand the
problems Of democracy and to be In
sympathy with the new age. This
great war Is only conflict between
autocracy and democracy; it is also q
finish fight between Christianity and
Mohammedantsm. Christianity first
gave to womankind the lofty position
that she occupies today. No nation
and no people but infidels and Moham-
medans could have treated women as
have Germany and her unspeakable
ally, the Turk. Christianity and dem
ocracy are synonymous. Anyone who
has good word to say for the kaiser
or the cause of Germany cannot be a
Christian-they must then be an
infidel."
The annual address was delivered
Sunday afternoon by. President Walter
A. Jessup. L. L. d., Of the State Uni
Iversity Of Iowa. President Jessup's
address will rank with the greatest
utterances that have been heard from
the platform Of Iowa Wesleyan
throughout the years. DR.. Jessup
chose for his topic Some Problems
Of Education In War Time" Clearly
he traced the influence and result of
an autocratic made education as it had
been applied in Germany. For nearly
one hundred years the German school
child has been taught that war is q
glorious thing, that all other peoples
are inferior and only to live at the suf-
ferance of Germany II permitted to
live at all. They have been taught
that the Hohenzollerns hold their pow
or from God and God alone. We in
turn have taught our children the
matchless words Of the great Lincoln:
Government Of the people, by the peo-
pie and for the people, Iowa Wes-
leyan was founded with the avowed
purpose of instilling spiritual life and
spiritual thought along with education.
How well the school has succeeded the
seventy-five years of It's history indi-
cate. There are four features of edu-
cation today necessary in great DEM
ocracy.-mental, physical, spiritual
and social. The true college looks aft
or all of these great features.
Monday the students finished their
final examinations. The board OF trus-
tees met In the afternoon in annual ses-
sion. Last evening occurred an ami
versary Of the conservatory Of music,
under the supervision of Dean A. Rom
mel, who is just rounding out forty
eight years of service with Iowa Wes-
leyan.
Today at s a. m. the Alumni asso-
citation held its annual business meet
ing and election OF officers in the col
lege library. The afternoon was de-
voted to the campus festivities, includ-
ing the weaving Of the colors, the
planting of the ivy and the May-pole
dance. The class play will be given
In the college auditorium ats O'clock
this evening. The customary Shakes
|pearian play is to be supplanted by a
more modern play, "The Lion and the
Mouse"
The program for Wednesday is as
follows:
$50 q. m.-Closing chapel exercises.
IL m.-Alumni luncheon, Hershey
hall. Address by Rev. DR.. f. E. Day
Of Ottumwa.'
3 .. m.-Commencement exercises.
Address by Dr.. Samuel Weir, "Our Ma
tional Destiny and the New Era"
Conferring' of degrees by President
|.Schell.
4:3O.p. m.-Baseball, Knox VS.. Wes-
leyan.
D. m.-President's reception to
alumni. trustees and visitors. Harlan
house.