The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-30
CLOSING EVENTS
OF PENN's WEEK
REV. ROBERTS TALKS AT COM
MENcEMENT DINNER.
THE ANNUAL ALUMNI BANQUET
Accommodations of New Quarters APP
preciated by Guests-Scholarship
Awards Announced--New Mem
bers of the Faculty Chosen.

Penn was equipped this year al
never before in having an ideal place
to hold their Commencement ban
quets. Instead of being compelled
to entertain at a down town hotel as
in previous years, the dining room Of
the girls dormitory was used. The
room is capable of accommodating
two hundred people and was taxed tC
its limit at the Commencement Day
dinner.
The Alumni Banquet.
Thursday at five O'Clock occurred
the alumni banquet at which time
from seventy-fve to eighty alumni
were present. Although the out of
town guests were scarce this year the
town people responded and one of the
best meetings in the history of the
college was held
A program of impromptu speeches
was given and Irving c. Johnson act
ed in the roll of POSTMASTER. The
following program was carried out:
B. B. Watson of New Sharon spoke
on the subject of Dollars and Cents"
Mrs. Rosa Dye Piersel, The Last
Word"
Mrs. William Berry, "Skyscrapers.'
Miss Letha Peckham told How it
Seems to Get Back in the Old Town"
Roscoe Coffin of Minneapolis, spoke
on 1.-THE North Wind"
William Mather told "Why Am At
tending Penn"
Commencement Day Dinner.
After the Commencement exercises
Friday the Commencement Day din
ner was held and over two hundred
people were present and many others
turned away Rev. Richard Newly
of the Friends church in Des Moines
was present and acted as POSTMASTER.
The following program was given:
Edgar Stranahan-"Penn College"
Mrs. Jas. A. Devitt-"A Woman's
Opportunity For Service"
Miss Grace Kitchener responded for
the Senior Glass.
Rev. Richard Roberts, who reliver-
ed the Commencement Address, made
few remarks of commentator and
appreciation of Penn College and its
spirit.
Scholarships Awarded.
Each year scholarship is offered
by Haverword College to the young
man of the Senior Glass of Penn who
shall be chosen by the faculty as the
one best fitted for the honor In
similar manner young woman is
chosen from the Senior class, who is
entitled to scholarship at BryR
Mawr College. This year the Havcr-
ford scholarship. was awarded TO
Duane McCracken, and the Bryn Mawr
scholarship to Helen Hanna. Presi-
dent Hadley made this fact known in
Chapel recently, when unfortunate
~ neither one of the winners was
present. Mr.. McCraCken left on Feb.
% for Camp Dodge, and Miss Hanna
Both young people are universally
liked and are perhaps more truly rep
resentative of their college than any
others who could have been chosen.
Both ranked high in scholarship,
while in Christian character, in par
ticipation and proficiency in college
activities and in responsiveness to
the ideals of the college, they were
among the leaders in the school.
Faculty Changes.
Prof Fred w. Emerson has been Sc
cured for the Department of Biology.
in place of Professor Hawk, who plans
to continue his graduate study next
year.
Mr.. Emerson graduated from Earl
ham College in 1913. He has done
graduate work in the University of
Chicago, and for the past four years
has been head of the Department of
Biology in Friends University, WITCH
tia, Kansas Professor Emerson
comes very highly recommended for
his scholarship, for his success as a
teacher, and as valuable member in
the community.
Prof II. Linneas McCracken, class
1919, has been secured as professor of
History and Social Sciences in place
of Or. Ewing, who has resigned Mr.
McCracken won the Hayerford schol-
arship and spent the following year in
study at Hayerford For three years
past he has been professor Of History
and Social Sciences in Hastings Col
lege, Hastings. Nebr., which position
he has filled with marked success. In
a recent letter, DIR. Case said, Il am
delighted to hear of McCracken's
election. You got the best man !
know OF for the pace" Mr. McCrack-
en- has had notable success also as
instructor in Public Speaking. This
year his teams won both sides Of dou-
BILE and triangular debates--four vic
tories by unanimous decisions.
Further announcements about the
faculty for next year will appear
later.
Penn News Notes.
Raymond Remand. Penn II. who is
in the heavy artillery and stationed at
Fort Sill Okla is In town attending