Alma record., 1921-05-26
TWENTY WILL
GRADUATE At
THE COLLEGE.
JAMES SCHERMERHORN OF THE
DETROIT TINES WILL GIVE
ADDRESS.
Fifteen Complete the
kindergarten Course

The thirty-fourth annual COM
mencement program at Alma college
will open with the farewell commun-
ion service at the First Presbyterian
church on Sunday morning, June u,
and will come to a close on Wednes
day, June Is, at which time twenty
seniors of the college will receive di-
plomas, and Is young ladies will COM
plete the two year course of the Kind
ergarten department, which will be
discontinued after. this year.
Naturally the biggest feature Of
the commencement week activities
will come on Wednesday, June Is,
when the annual commencement ex-
ercises are held James Schermer-
horn, editor Of the Detroit Times, and
considered one of Michigan's most
able speakers, will deliver the COM
mencement address. Following the
address the graduates from the Col
lege will be awarded their diplomas,
and the fifteen young ladies finishing
the kindergarten course will receive
their state teachers certificates.
Awarding Of honorary degrees if any
are voted by the trustees at the an
nual meeting of June IA, will be made
at these exercises.
Another feature of the program for
commencement will be the baccalau-
reate address on Sunday evening,
June IL, at the First Presbyterian
church. The address will be given by
President H. NJ. Crooks.
At 900 a. m. Monday, June 13, the
final chapel service of the year will
be held. At that time emblems and
medals for orators, debaters and
athletes will be awarded.
Monday afternoon at 300 o'clock
the final kindergarten exhibit will be
held, as the department will be dis
continued with the close of the pres
ent year.
This will be followed by the senior
class play, "A Tailor Made Man." a
highly amusing comedy, which will
be given at the Strand that evening.
Tuesday at 500 a. M, the "a" men
of the college will hold the annual
"A" spread at Honeyoye creek.
At 900 a. M, the annual meeting
of the board of trustees of the col
lege will be held. The meeting is ex-
pected to be highly important one,
coming as it does with the close of
the endowment campaign that the
college has been waging in the state,
and some important matters relating
to the future of the institution will
probably be before the board for dis
cussion.
At noon on Tuesday the annual
Alumni luncheon will be held in the
college grove.
Tuesday evening the senior prom
enade and the presidents reception
will be held.
The twenty seniors who complete
their courses at Alma College June
Is, are William ID. Amos Of Plymouth,
Pa; Lyle ID. Barnhart of Berrien
Springs, Willard David Beshgetoor of
Alma, Virginia Blick of Detroit,
Horace N. Calkins of Sebewaing
Paul r. Cash of Alma, Harriet Emily
Davis of Detroit, Ralph M. Dean of
Vermontville, Allen T. Toilette of
Coldwater, Gordon French of Bay
City, Esther M. Friedrich of Cold
water, William y b. Hicks of St
Louis, Margaret f. Moore of Flint
Hartzell j. Lyon Of Rockford, Clair
A. Perrigo of st. Louis, Florence J.
Purdy of Gagetown, Andree Pratoucy
Of Perigueix, France, Johanna +. Rit-
ter of New York, Lee NJ. Sharrar of
Alma and Marion l.. Reid of Chicago
The fifteen ladies who complete the
kindergarten are Alice NJ. Ards of
Lake City, Kathleen b. Black Of Mil
ford, jeanette +. Curtis Of Yale
Gladys Edgar of Lapeer, Harriet
Brown of Milford, Vera X. Hudson OF
Middleton, Helen McConkey of Cold.
water, Pauline Swift Of Massena
New York; Fromilda Young of Hol.
land, Persis Robinson of Traverse
City, Harriet Davis of Detroit, Lulr
Stone of Detroit, Mrs. Nellie Anniba
of Alma, Annette McLaren of Alma
and Elizabeth Anderson Of Sault Ste
Marie.