The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-06-07
S. SENIORS RECEIVE
DEGREES WEDNESDAY
AT EARLHAM COLLEGE

Commencement exercises Of the
class of 1922 were held on Chase Stage
at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning, So
seniors receiving degrees. President
Henry Churchill King of Oberlin col
lege delivered the address on the sub
ject, Reverence for Personality"
Dr. King, who is prominnt along lit
erary lines and who has attained dis
tinction in the educational world, took
as the theme of his address the fact
that personal relations form the main
part of human life. He emphasized
the need of respect for personality and
for other people to be shown in our
personal relationships.
Following the invocation by DR.. j
j. Rae and the address by DR.. King,
Mary M, Sewage sang group of solos
after which President David NJ. Ed
wards conferred the degree upon the
members of the graduating class. The
| honorary degree of Doctor of Laws
was given to Timothy Nicholson.
Announcement was made of the sen
! Tor class gift which is a continuation
of the policy inaugurated by last
years class of giving an endowment
| insurance policy. The benediction wa.
pronounced by Dr. R. w. Stoakes.
Among those who received the de
! grees were: Bachelor of Arts, Ruth
Blossom. Richmond; Dewey lookout
| Losantville; Park F. Kirk, Spiceland
/ Mildred E. Klute, Richmond; Lillian
E. McMinn, Richmond; Agnes E. Nicer
hoff, Richmond; Louise Meerhoff
Richmond; Mildred Mendenhall. Win
chester; Leslie T. Pennington, Spice
land; Charles K Robinson, Richmond
Elsie May Smith, Richmond; JOSEPH
Stamper, Richmond; Robert s. Swain
Richmond; Arthur S. Thomas, Rich
mond; Luella Winslow, Carthage.
Bachelor of Science: Logan E. Kee
Tor, Richmond; Dolan Loree, Rich
mond; Clara A. Pierce, Richmond.
To Present Pageant.
The second presentation of tn
Earlham historic pageant took plac
this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock as tn
final event of the Diamond Jubile
celebration. The finale brought to
close the most successful celebration
ever promoted in the history Of tn
college, and the entire program COY
ering the four day period is indics
tive of the growth of Indiana.
The entire student body in takin
part in the pageant, which mad
! such a strong impression in it's frs
staging, is expected to be dispense
, by Thursday. bringing to a close tn
seventy-fifth year in the history of tn
Quaker institution The same st,
J dents who appeared in the productio
{ Monday evening again played their r,
| spective parts today. Great credit
: due to the coaches of the various ep
sodes which go to the making up {
, the complete pageant, for their III
firing aid in directing the rehearsal
/ of the scenes and to those who hay
: been in charge of costuming and othe
3 phases connected with the promote
; of a dramatic production on such
grand scale.
| Although the lighting effect is or
r important feature of night perform
| ance, yet the presentation today We
a none the less impressive. The seen
S beauty of Chase stage and the uniqu
0 costuming were important contrib
: tons to the success of Earlham
greatest pageant and dramatic pr
/ duction.
/ Four hundreds alumni, old studen
t and friends of the college attended Il
y Commemoration DAY banquet held
/ the large tent east of Parry Hall fro
$50 to 1890 o'clock Tuesday eve
ing. Royal ]. Davis, editorial writ
on the New York Evening Post, act,
s as POSTMASTER and ably sustained h
reputation as postmaster at the he;
l. of banquet table.
a The wit and droll humor of Mr.. I
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