class was not going out into the “wide, wide world” but out among the alumnse. "We hope,” he said, “to be able to keep up the reputation former graduates have made; we are glad to be received by you and accept most thankfully your welcome unto vour ranks,” GRADUATION EXERCISES OF THE CLASS OF 1903. First Honors—Arthur Roscoe Denningt.on, John Bechtel Lan dis, Edwin Ray Norris. Isaac Charles Palmer, Harry Edwin Stitt, Robert Leßoy Streeter. Second Honors—Robert Randall Baillie, Elmer Henry Beckert, John Shreiner Cochran, Sterling DeWitt Fowler, Ernest Stewart McLarn, Helen Dale Musser, Joseph Marcy Nelson, Arthur Samuel O Neill, Frederick Robert Shaffer, John Hotter Snyder, Floyd Hamilton Taylor. Music, overture. “Italians in Algeria” (Rossini) ; invocation, the Rev. M. Deniston; oration, The Jury System. Elmer Henry Beckert: oration, College Life, Arthur Roscoe Dennington; music, selection, Mr. Pickwick” (Klein) ; oration, Unmen tioned Heroes, John IToffer Snyder; oration, “The Respon sibility of the Press. David Benjamin Tuholski; music, selec tion, The l iinceof Pilsen ’ (Luders) ; valedictory oration, Flioyd Hamilton Taylor; music, (a) Ballet Music from “Faust" (Suite n) (Gounod), (b) “Sizilietta” (Blon) ; com mencement address. The Hon. Hampton L. Carson, Attorney General of Pennsylvania; music, serenade, “Love in Idleness” (Macbtth) , eonfening dgrccs and awarding prizes: commence ment hymn; music, march, "Hiawatha” (Moret). Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Science, Course in Agriculture—Fred, Parmenter Dodge, Shingle House; James Joseph Markle, State College; Harry Camble Neel, Dravosburg. (Presented bv Professor Frear ) Honors. Order of Exercises.
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