Alma record., 1919-06-12
Gift Announced at
Alma Commencement
President Crooks Told of College Having Received
$4,000 From DR.. and Mrs. J. H. Lam
caShire of New York.

in writing or speaking, such ability
rarely belongs to the man of few
books. Your mind must find renewal
in incessant reading. ! would
emphasize associations with men and
women of all kinds. Persons of ideas
are not all educated, and, ! regret to
confess it, some (alleged u educated
people do not think.
THE transforming world will call
for transformed purposes. Each
achievement must be followed in your
life by new purpose grown out of
a new idea. II your purposes at
forty are those you have at twenty,
you shall not have grown. Your
minds would thus have become fos-
silized. Renewal of your minds, let
me repeat, will come with new ideas,
new associations, new purposes. And
renewal of mind saves from conform
alton 10 dead past and assures
Transformation to a living present
and a preparation for a future Of
growth"
Monday afternoon and evening the
class day exercises of the kinder
garten department and of the seniors
were held, the exercises of the X. G..
girls being held in the afternoon.
Both exercises were highly pleasing
to those who attended, especially
those of the kindergarten girls, which
displayed an evidence of considerable
work and practice.
Monday morning a memorial serv-
ice was held in the Alma college
chapel for the honored dead Of the
college, who died in the service of
their country, during the great world
war.
Following the opening musical Sc
lection of the service, Professor j. T.
Ewing, registrar read the names of
the remembered dead The list fol-
lows; Soldiers-Harry J. Leonard,
ex-'05; Frank McCurdy, ex-'12; Paul
Omans, ex-15; Corp. Eliud Sanchez,
1s; Dwight Won Thurn, ex-1s; Ed
ward Foote, ex-'20; Ralph Sawvel.
eX20. Sailors-Ensign Ammi w.
Lancashire, eV-'06; Frank Sullivan,
30. Red Cross nurse-Edith Platt.
ex-1S.
This was followed by an address in
memory Of the honored dead by Rev.
James NJ. Barkley, president Of the
board Of trustees Of the college. The
address was a most impressive one.
calling attention as il did to the fact
that these men and this young lady
had kept the faith with a heroism
that was sublime. in aiding in max
ing a world safe for democracy and
IN destroying autocracy.
Tuesday noon luncheon was held
at Wright Hall for the Alumni and
old students of the college, who were
guests of the board Of trustees. A
number of old men. particularly
those who had seen service in the
war, were called upon for short
talks on their experiences.
In the afternoon the outdoor ex-
erclses Of the gymnasium class was
held under the direction of Mrs.
Beardsley and in the evening the
annual senior promenade and the
presidents reception called the at
tention of the college and its friends.
The final event of the commence
ment week were the exercises of
! Wednesday morning, when sixteen
young men and women received their
diplomas, and ten other young ladies
graduated from the kindergarten de-
partment of the college.
The commencement address was
given by Nolan K. Best, A. B. editor
Of The Continent, of New York. the
subject of the address being "The
Virtues of the Marshes of Glynn." "
Mr.. Best called attention to the
beauties which the poet had found in
the Georgia marsh lands. which to
the ordinary observer were nothing
of interest. Their simplicity. their
candor were appMd to people by Mr..
Best, and his comparisons brought
out plainly that simplicity is the dis
carding of things which may be
questioned and the seizing of those
things which cannot be brought into
rquestion. Candor he mentioned as
one being oneself, striving for real
tiles, and 20 assume nothing which
had not been attained To be moth
ing-with-holding" as were the three
million American young men, who
obeyed orders no matter what they
were, happy because they had given
up TO one ideal, making life simple
and harmonious. In closing he men
toned the dawn Of the new dav.
coming with the end of the great
world, the duty of the young in aid
ing to make the new day, the golden
age Of man, that all have been
dreaming might come true.
Following the address degrees
were conferred upon the graduates
as follows and the diplomas pre-
sented by President II. NJ Crooks.
Ii. d.; Emberson Ardis Of McBain.
A. b.; Howard S. Burtch Of Howell.
A. b.; Ellen l.. Doty of Breckenridge,
A. b.; George l.. Fitch of Marlette.
A. b.; Erma Gates Of Bay City, A..
b.; Grace j. Gillard Of Alpena. A..
B.; Beatrice Koepfgcn Of Cass City,
A. b.; Mildred McConkey of Cold
water, A. B., magma cum laude;
Stephen Nesbit Of WINNING, A. B.;
Iva +. Num- Of st. Louis, A. B.,