The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-06-05
COLLEGE CLOSED
YEAR ON MONDAY
EVENTS ON THREE DAYS
TAKE PLACE
SEVERAL NOTABLE ADDRESSES GIVEN
College Auditorium Is Filled At All OF
These Exercises-visitors From
All Parts OF The State

The thirty-third annual COM
mencement exercises of the South Da.
kota State College of Agriculture anu
Mechanic Arts occurred this past week
in the handsome group of buildings
located on college hill. In keeping
with the idea of the day that time
should not be wasted, the number Of
days used in the program of exercises
was much curtailed Starting on last
Thursday evening with the concert of
the Girls Band, the final reception
was held in the big armory on Mon
day evening AThe program of music
rendered at the concert on Thursday
evening was Of a much higher graue
than one would be looking for to be
1, rendered by young women who have
only been under training for five
months. The renditions were very
capably executed and the handling Of
the band by Prof. Christensen showed
that his ability as teacher had in
spired them all with perfect conf
dence. To the technical critic there
but to the average person, and they
form the great majority, it was a won
derfully we'll balanced we'll executed
and highly appreciated program and
entertainment. very good sized au-
dience showed their appreciation at
all times and the vocal numbers add
ed greatly to the pleasure of the even
ing On Friday morning appropriate
exercises We're held on the college
campus in memory of the gallant lads
who had paid the supreme sacrifice
in the great world war and had car
led the spirit of State College with
them to the doing of great deeds and
the living of good lives. In the even
ing of that day the literary societies
of the college joined in combined
program of exercises and conferred
upon the members Of the senior
classes, who belonged to these socie-
ties, certificates of membership as a
memorial of their successful college
life. These exercises were also at
tended by large number of people
On Saturday evening the senior class
presented the annual class play
Quality Street" By J. M. Barrie, the
cast being drilled and directed by
Miss Nellie Kendall of the college fac
ulty The young people taking the
parts displayed a fine discrimination
in their acting and gave evidence of
careful training at the hands of Miss
Kendall. 1t was q dainty play, well
acted and carefully produced. the
work an honor to those who took part
and testimonial of the ability and
patience of Miss Kendall as teacher
The baccalaureate sermon to the
senior class was preached Sunday
morning in the college auditorium to
a house crowded with an attentive
and appreciative congregation. The
churches of the city had given up their
services and the ministers of the city
were in attendance and participated
in the opening and closing exercises.
Music was furnished by the college
orchestra and an anthem was rendered
by the chapel choir. The preacher,
the Rt. Rev. William Proctor Reming-
ton, D. D., suffragan bishop of South
Dakota was introduced by President
Brown, and with an eloquence and d.
rectness that reached into the souls
of his hearers, delivered sermon
which will long be remembered by
those who were privileged to hear 1t.
The theme of Bishop Remington's
sermon was Faith" and he seemed to
desire to impress his hearers with the
belief that after the sum of all knowl-
edge that man can possibly attain, he
was then compelled to fall back on a
faith that reached beyond proven
facts. He showed how true faith leads
to perfect fellowship in the develop
ment of national life and how the fe!-
lowship through higher ideals and the
living of good lives means the accom-
plshment in our country of the best
things that man is capable of. One
chief thing that his sermon taught,
was the cheerfulness that is neces-
sary to make Christianity true and
substantial. In the evening in his ad-
dress before the Y. M. c. A. and Y. w.
c. A., Bishop Remington continued
the theme of Faith" and approaching
the matter from another side dwelt
on the province of faith in giving man
a vision of the future and an ability
to plan and do things that would be
impossible If actual knowledge were
alone to be relied upon. He told of
experiences in the war torn regions
of Europe that have led him to believe
that in living the true. life many of
the frills and ornaments must be dis
pensed and all men must get down to
the preaching and living of "The
Christ" He told Of the life Of service
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