Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-23
l36TH YEAR AT
OLD DICKINSON
Honors Paid to sos Graduates
and Students Who Served
in the World War


friends here, the One Hundred and
Thirty-sixth annual commencement ex-
ercises of Dickinson College proved the
most interesting in recent years 1t was
] the Victory Commencement and many
of the former students were still in
the uniforms they wore during the war.
The exercises came to a close at noon
to-day after three days filled with every
kind of activity.
On Saturday morning the Class Day
exercises were held, marked by the
usual Incidents A meeing of the col
lege trustees for the transaction of
business followed. In the afternoon
there were class reunions, the gather
ings of the classes of rs, '16. IA, and 'o9
being especially featured.
Elected to Memberships
In the afternoon the concluding meet
ing of the Phi Beta Kappa Society
was held when the following were elect
ed to membership for excellence IN
college work: Miss Marguerite A. But
Ter, Harrisburg; Miss Beatrice A
Carmichael, Strong Herbert G. Hamme,
Brodbeck Miss Caroline Hatton, Har-
risburg; Miss Elma May Houseman,
Carlisle; Miss Esther A. b. Pople, Har-
risburg; Fayette n. Talley, Port Norris,
n. J..
In the afternoon also meeting OF
the incorporators of the School of Law
were held together with fraternity re-
unions, banquets and the like and
brilliant reception at the home of Presl'
dent Morgan from to 6.
"As You Like 1t"
An interesting feature was the pre-
sentation in the evening in natural
ampitheater on the Dickinson College
campus of "As You Like IT. by the
Dramatic Society of the College under
the direction of A. S. Scribner. The
Junior Prom was held on the campus
beginning at 9 o'clock. There were
number of social events on Friday ana
Saturday evenings, conducted by the
members of the various fraternities LOT
their alumni and guests.
Yesterdays baccalaureate sermon by
Bishop Luther b. Wilson, OF the class
of rs of the New York Area OF the
Methodist Church was heard by rec
ord breaking crowd. Last evening on
the steps of "Old Wes,' from which
Dickinson and Carlisle men have gone
out to many wars, the SOS Dickinson
men who participated in the present
war were honored and tribute was
paid to the fifteen who made the su-
preme sacrifice in mastery ADDRESS
by Bishop Rogers Israel, class OF 81,
Diocese of Erie of the Episcopal
Church.
Secretary Daniels Address
This morning the commencement ex-
ercises were held featured by an ad-
dress by Josephus Daniels, Secretary
of the Navy. He was also guest OF
honor at the alumni luncheon which
followed. A number of degrees were
awarded this morning.
In addition the following secured
honorary orations for excellence in |
scholarship Miss Caroline Hatton, Har- |
risburg Miss Elma May Houseman, |
Carlisle the vaIedictorian; Fayette N.
Talley, Port Norris, n. j.; Mrs. Edna
Eppley Bagenstose, Carlisle; Miss Mil |
dred 1. Day, Harrisburg Miss Isabel
X. Endslow, Mount JOY; Sylvester M.
Evans, Kinzer. The James Fowler Rus |
ling Prize was awarded to Miss Elma
May Houseman, Carlisle, and the
Senior Patton Prize to Miss Esther A.
3. Pople, Harrisburg.
Degrees Awarded
The following degrees were awarded
Master of Arts-William Wilcox Edel,
Baltimore, Md. Alonzo S. Fite, Lam
caster; Thomas J. Frailey, Scranton
Merle 1. Protzman, Waynesboro; Daidi
p Rogers, Harrisburg Beatrice E.
Rupert, Carlisle; John w. Speicer,
Reading; William c. Sheath, Philadel-
phia John Mitchell Stevens, Cam
bridge, Mass Albert Strife, Chambers
burg.
Bachelor of Arts-Ada E. Bacon,
Glencoe, Md. Edna e. Bagenstose, Car
Isle; Paul E. Beaver, Altoona Anna
Mary Bell, Harrisburg Cornelius V.
Bubb, Glen Rock; Marguerite A. But
Ter, Harrisburg; Beatrice e. Carmit |
chell, Strong; l.. Esther Caufman, Car
Isle NJ. Clare Coleman, Punxsutawney
r. Ruth Collins, Clearfield; Marion E.
Grim, York Charles E. Davis, Whining |
ton, Del. Mildred L. Day, Harrisburg |
Isabel X. Endslow, Mount Joy; Syl- |
vester NJ. Evans, Kinzer; Thomas F.
Fagan, Chester; e. Ruth Fisher, Lam
caster; John w. Garrett, Jr., Waynes-
boro; Ethel NJ Ginter, Carlisle; Wal
ter j. Glowa, Shamokin Herbert G. |
Hamme, Brodbeck; NJ. Caroline Hatton, |
Harrisburg; Joseph F. Hilbush, New
ville Samuel H. Hoff, Lykens; Mari |
ette w. Holton, Pedricktown, N. J..
Elma May Houseman, Carlisle; Will |
liam G. Jefferson, Steelton; Lester F. |
Johnson, Rehoboth, DEL; CLYDE l. |
Kelchner, Berwick; William G. Kimmel,
Carlisle; Floyd c. Lepperd, Duncan
non; Richard w. Lins, Carlisle Cath |
crime Z. Lobach; Lancaster Edwin b. !
Long, Harrisburg; Marie L. Merrill, !
Skohegan, Me. Thomas c. Mills, Gin |
ter; Robert E. Minnich, Wiconisco Ed |
ma NJ. Myers, MELVILLE Ruth L. Mes |
ley, Carlisle Bessie c. Pengelly, Hazel |
ton Ira S. Pimm, Camden, N. J..
Esther A. B. Pople, Harrisburg; George |
II. Rupp, Shiremanstown Harry e. |
Simmons, Conemaugh; Margaret c. |
Spots Blain; William M. Stapleton,
Pottsville; Blance e. Stewart, Holli- |
daysburg John A. Strausbaugh, Han
over Emma II. Swain, Cape May City, |
N. j.. Fayette N. Talley, Port Norris, !
n. j.; Marlin S. Unger, Shamokin |
Samuel Watts, Belleville Esther S. |
Wengert, Harrisburg; Helen L. Wilmer,
Lancaster.
Bachelor of Science-Arthur w. AL |
len, Hazleton.
Bachelor of Laws-Louis ]. Cheslxey, !
Exeter; David N. Feldman, Philadel-
phia Max Fisher, Reading; Thomas ]. |
Failey, Emmitsburg, Md Herman ]. |
COLDER, Wilkes-Barre Edward Gold |
man, Atlantic City, N. J.; Joseph N. |
Gorson, Philadelphia William w. Jen-
kins, Scranton; Bernard l.. Lemiscb. |
Philadelphia Foster I Maryina