Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-06-17
18TH COMMENCEMENT.
AT STATE COLLEGE
Two Hundred and Twenty-siX STU
dents Awarded Degrees-Dr. f..
\. Bryan the Speaker

Two hundred and twenty-six stu
dents received degrees for collegiate
work at the twenty-fifth annual COM
mencement of the State College Of
Washington yesterday morning. The
college of science and arts gradual
ed 46 college of agriculture 80, col
lege of home economics %, college
of mechanical arts and engineering
81 school of education ! s, school OF
music and applied design =, school
of mines and geology 6, school OF
pharmacy "a, college of veterinary
science %, department of physical
education and athletics 3. Five re-
ceived masters degrees and two re-
ceived degrees in mechanical engin-
eering.
Damon Garfield of Seattle was
highest honor student in the gradu
ating class for scholastic work. while
six more were honored as next high
est in scholarship as follows: Miss
Florence Evans of Vancouver, Buell.
j. Felts of Spokane, Herbert M. Nc
Gee of Newport, Ernest Hix of Spo-
kane, Hershel Cooper of Hunting
burg, Ind, and Ruth Newland of
Ritzville.
Harland f. Burgess and Edwin j.
Franzen, both of Palouse, received
commissions as second lieutenants
of infantry in the Officers Reserve
Corps of the army of the United
States for their distinguished work
in the r. o. T. c.
Chester E. Obenland of Pomeroy
was awarded the $50 prize for the
best work in the pharmacy course.
Miss Marcella Kartheiser Of Spirit
Lake, Idaho, won the prize of $3.50
for the best editorials submitted to
the Evergreen during the year.
The short story contest resulted
in the following awards: Miss Mar
ion Kells of Pullman, $50; Weldon
Williams of Vera, second prize of
$25; Miss Ethel Bogardus of Spo-
kane, third prize of SIS; Miss Emma
Howard of Colfax, fourth prize of
$40.
Certificates of recognition for
achievements in agriculture by men
throughout the state were awarded
to Albert A. Kelly of Spokane,
Frank NJ. Rothrock of Sprague and
Alexander Todd of Pullman.
The commencement procession to
Bryan hall was led by President e.
o. Holland, followed by Dr. E. A
Bryan, commencement orator; w
A. Ritz of Walla Walla, president of
the board of regents; Vice President
o. l.. Waller, regents of the college,
the college faculty, the alumni of the
college, with the candidates for de-
grees bringing up the rear
The address to the graduating
class was delivered by DR.. f. A.
Bryan, for 20 years president of the
State College and now commissioner
of education for the state of Idaho
DR.. Bryan took for his subject The
Foes of Democracy" a summary
of his address will be published in
The Herald next week
DIR. Nader Heads Alumni
DR.. F. F, Nader. 'O1, director of
general college extension at the
State College, will head the alumni
association as president during the
coming year as a result of the an
nual election of officers for the as
ISOLATION held Wednesday in connec-
tion with the alumni day festivities.
First vice president will be Fred
Salt, II, of Spokane; second vice
president, w. F, Talley, II, county
agricultural agent of Walla Walla
county; third vice president Mrs.
Nora Green Buck, 06, of Portland.
Ore; fourth vice president. f. Ben
ton Stookey, 10, county agent for
Thurston county, Olympia; fifth
vice president. Lloyd ellis. 81.
Washtucna.
Oscar Barbee, '16, a member of
the state experiment station staff at
Pullman, was elected a member of
the board of control for the four
year term. p. II. Dirstine. '16. head
OF the school of pharmacy. and Geo
H. Cannon, Is. assistant cashier of
the Pullman State bank, were elect
ed to represent the alumni associa-
ton on the State College athletic
council
Wednesday was the largest gath
ering of former graduates in the
history of the college. with ESQ
members of the alumni association
in attendance.
Miss Leila Hunt of the class Of