The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-15
College Holds Com
mencement
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make 1t SaIe lOf HuIHdH pC4hS "
live; to make the world safe and
healthy for children and provide the
education they need. If democracy
has failed it has been thru failure
to provide economic security.
For the solution of the worlds
problems, the speaker commended In
telligent thinking on the part OF his
hearers. The world has looked In
vain for a new political Moses to
lead US out of the wilderness, ne
said. For a goal he commended the
christian ideal of life. Where de
mocracy has perished, there also
christianity has vanished, the audi
ence was told.
The class address marked the prin-
cipal part of the thirty-ninth an
nual commencement exercises of the
college. The graduation program
was opened with the organ process
sional by Prof. Otta Holtkamp as
members of the faculty and gradual
in gclass, all in caps and gowns filed
into the church auditorium.
The opening prayer by Rev. Z. ).
Mullet was followed with a vocal
number by Prof. R. A. Lantz. In
the presidents annual statement, DIR.
L. l.. Ramseyer, head of the insti-
tuition stated that the student work
project program would be further
developed next year. BY means OF
this program students may earn part
of their college expenses. The presl-
dent also stated that new additions
would be made to strengthen the
faculty of the institution.
Degrees were conferred on the fol-
lowing:
Bachelor of Arts-Kenneth Alter,
Girard; Virgil Basinger, Col. Grove;
Fred Baumgartner, Jackson, Mich;
Paul DetwiIer, Souderton, Pa; Yer
non Gerber, Pandora; James Ehrman,
Amherst; Gladys Florip, Detroit.
Dorothy Green, Holcomb, N. Y;
John Gregg, Genoa; bonita Hartzler,
Goshen, Ind; Cyril Kinsey, Lansdale,
Pa; Battelle Masters, Amherst;
James Miller, Bluffton.
Pauline Miller, Pioneer; Rollin Mos
er, Dalton; William Meyer, Quaker
town, Pa; Evelyn Mullett, Nappanee,
Ind; Ronald Nurmi, Painesville; Rob
ert Oyer, Bluffton.
William Ramseyer, Normal, ILL.,;
Anna Ruth Steiner, Pandora; Kenneth
Slower, Willard; Alva Tetlow, Seb-
ring; Helen Thutt, Elida; William
Tisdale, Amherst.
David Van Eman, Elgin; Donald
Wenger, Bluffton; Ruth Whirledge,
Syracuse, Ind; George WINNER, Hat
field, Pa.
Bachelor of School Music-Janet
Bigler, Bluffton; Helen Breese, Vene
docia; Ruth Burtchin, Lima; Esther
Ramseyer, Smithville; Isabelle Ste
wart, Findlay; June Bachman, East
Peoria, Ill.
The following degrees will be con-
ferred August IL following the sum-
mer term:
Bachelor of Arts-June Bachman,
East Peoria, ILL.,; Andrew Shelly,
Pennsburg, Pa; Orrin Zimmerman,
Bluffton; Paul Fawer.
Bachelor of School Music-David
Jones, Venedocia; Herbert Jones, Van
Vert.
Robert Oyer, member of the class
who is convalescing following an OPP
Grafton for appendicitis was unable
to attend the commencement eXer-
cises.
Two members of the graduating
class, Donita Hartzler and William
Tisdale, were elected to Pi Delta,
honorary scholastic society, it was
announced by Dean j. S. Schultz.
The benediction was pronounced by
Rev. H. T. Unruh.
Following the graduation exer-
cises the commencement luncheon was
held at Ropp hall with Rev. Paul
E. Whitmer of Pandora as toast
master. Speakers were Rollin Moser
representing the graduating class,
Miss M'Della Moon from the faculty
and Armin Hauenstein from the
community. Luncheon marked the
close of commencement events.