The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-20
Commencement Exercises to- Be
Held Friday Morning, June
~, in College Auditorium
DIR. LUCIUS H. BUGBEE
TO DELIVER ADDRESS
Growth of Institution During
Past Three Years 10 Of = ,
Special Importance ~

The third regular year of the
State Teachers College viii close.
with the Commencement exercises
to be held at 10 o'clock on Friday
morning, June End, in the College
Auditorium. The speaker Of the
occasion will be DR.. Lucius Hatfield
Bugbee of the Hennepin Avenue
Methodist Episcopal church, Min
neapolis, Minnesota. The Baccalaur-
cate service will be held at the, col
lege on Sunday afternoon, May 28th
at $3.50. The speaker will be Rev.
Lester p. Warford of the Presby-
terrain church of Bemidji, MINI. To
both of these functions, the public
is invited. 49,.
The following students are men,
bers Of the graduating class: Eliza
beth lnez Baney, Lima Borchert,
Anna Brundin, Cora +. Dipwiddie,
Mary L. Dinwiddie, Alice Feliman,
Helga Gerdlund, Bertice =. Green
field, Agnes Hamilton, Laila Jerdee,
Bernice In Ketten. Agnes s. Larson,
Mildred McCleary, Margaret Mos
effin, Esther Marie Olson, Alice
M. Peterson, Theresa Peterson, Ella
Ramstad, Malvin 0. Skarsten, Ida
Steenerson, Dora Young.
Special interest attaches to the
closing exercises of the tnird year
OF work OF the State leachers Col
lege, not only because Oh the ex-
celIcnt class that is to receive d.
plomas, but also because OF the fine
growth the school has had during
me three years of its existance.
The total enrolment at the end OF
the tlrst year in the adult depart
ment was 1873 students including
the first summer session OF 1919;
the total enrolment for the sec
ond year was 43O students includ-
ing the second summer session; and
the total enrolment for the pres
ent year is $50 students including
the third summer session. The e.
cmentary department has had \
corresponding growth and develop
mcnt, the enrolment during tho
present year numbering 1873 child
rem. =
The present indications are that
the coming summer session will be
much larger than ever before. In
order to properly provide for n.y.
ing accommodations Tor the stu
dents who desire to enroll, it will
be necessary for the citizens Of
Bemidji to provide rooming and
boarding facilities as fully as pos
sible. Those who would be able to
provide accommodations should re-
port then to the Dean Of Women,
Mrs. G. b. Thacker, Maria Sanford
Hall. ~ :;
The physical development Of the
school has likewise been slgnltlcant.
The two buildings are already IN.
adequate for the needs Of the SCHOOL
in it's regular year, and 1t will be
necessary to increase the facilities
during the coming summer session
by the use Of large tent with a
seating capacity Of 500 to 60O:
The development of the grounds mas
made much progress. Last year tne
campus, in the immediate vicinity!
of the buildings, was graded and
seeded. and this spring has been
planted with appropriate trees ana
shrubbery which, in a short time
will add much to the general ap-
pearance of the College. Work Is
now rapidly progressing in the de-
velopment Of athletic grounds on
the lake front. Three tennis courts
will be laid out for use Of the sum
mer school students, and as rapidIlyy
as possibly a running track, tootpall
field. a baseball field, and hockey
field will be developed. The. m
provement of the grounds is under
the direction of the State Landscape
Architects and Engineers, Morell
and Nichols, Minneapolis. Wnen
complete, the campus of the stare
Teachers College will be one OF the
most attractive sites in Northern
Minnesota