The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-06-17
OVER 800 HAPPY
ALUMNI REUNITED
STATE COLLEGE HOMECOMING
is PRONOUNCED A HUGE
SUCCESS BY ALL
ELECT OFFICERS At BUSINESS MEETING
SpIendid Ovation Given to Prof. r. E.
Kerr and to Former President
Or. r. L. SlagIe

The Homecoming was success.
The register in the registrars office
at State college shows over three
hundred names of alumni and form
er students from all parts of the world
who were here this week helping TO
make the 1920 Homecoming one of the
brightest spots in the history OF the
college and the city. Prof. Shirley
p. Miller, who supervised the entire
celebration that will always give
glory to his name, and Prof. A. 5.
Harding, president of the alumni as
sociation, both expressed their plea
sure and gratitude for the superlative
manner in which the reunion sue
ceeded. The weather has varied from
extreme torridity to shivery coolness
with large quantities OF both rain and
sunshine, but it interfered very little
with the program, since the new arm
ory afforded ample space for all
events which could not be held out
doors. The rains and the bad roads.
however, did keep a large number Of
alumni from attending the reunion.
From the beginning of the program
last Saturday evening, the program
each day progressed with increasing
success until its elimination last even
ing.
Tuesday was alumni day and on
that day the fun most nearly ap-
preached hilarity. 1t also furnished
some Of the most solemn and touching
scenes Of the week. At the meeting
in the morning Prof r. F. Kerr, dear
ly beloved by every alumnus and for
mer student since the beginning Of
the college gave a short talk after
which the alumni gave him sincere
and hearty ovation such as must have
made him feel well repaid for the
many long years of service he has
given to State college Dr. h. l.. Slagle
former president of State college and
loved by all the alumni who knew
him and there were many, made a
splendid speech and was accorded a
similar ovation. Mrs. Clio Plank Sin
clair, an elOcutionist of note and one
of the early students at State, gave
some excellent and well chosen read
mgs.
An impressive memorial service
was held for the alumni who have
died since the last homecoming, led
by Prof. Harding. The audience re-
mained standing in sad and solemn
silence for full minute after the last
name was read.
At noon the parade formed and
marched around the campus, begin,
ming with the first class Of '88 II
! moved on all the way down the line
to the freshman class of '23. The
/ parade was over two blocks long. A
/ picnic lunch in the armory followed
! Various class stunts took place during
| the afternoon, the most interesting
being a satirical reproduction Of the
| senior class play, Sherwood" by the
/ freshman class.
! Following the commencement exer
! c-ses Wednesday, the alumni held
! their business meeting at which they
/ elected the following officers for the
coming year: Ben Schaphorst, -
Brookings, president; George ROskiC
'o2, BroOkings, first vice president
Jacob O. Wickre, 'O9, Langford, sec
ond vice president; Leonard Ladd, ~
White, third vice president; Prof II
B. Mathews, '92, BrOOkings, secretary
treasurer; Earl r. Series, IS, Brook
jngs, assistant secretary.
An advisory committee Of five was
appointed to promote the general in
terests of the institution in every way
possible. Annual dues were raised tC
81 and life membership fee fixed a
$25.
The big alumni banquet was thu
feature Wednesday afternoon am
broke all records for attendance
over two hundred and fifty ticket
were sold for this affair which lastet
from 1:30 to 4:30 p. m.
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