Leander Clark College - Cardinal Yearbook (Toledo, IA)

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q fp ffrsx li Tak vii -an 5 f f hwflg?Q3rA,..4:f.11-..l.,.:L.Lfa.Qi1L.Ar:fai-11:J' lzillrgnii ally an address on world peace. Following this the diplomas were presented to the class by the president. The Alumni and varsity base ball game was the feature of the afternoon. As usual it was a most interesting game ending by common consent with a 1-1 score in the twelfth inning. Following the game the president gave a reception on the campus to all visitors. A short program was rendered by the musical or- ganizations of the college consisting of solos and glee club numbers. The last act of the class was Contrary Mary a three act comedy staged in the Wieting. Mrs. Riggs had the direction of the play and it proved a complete success. Each member played his part to perfection and their ability proved that they could adapt themselves to all circumstances. Among our visitors we were honored in having two of the oldest graduates, Dr. W. T. Jackson of Mount Pleasant, 1864, of the iirst graduating class, and J. A. Shuey, of Red Oak, 1865, the only graduate of that year. The commence- ment With the inspiration of the presence of men and women who have gone out from our halls to lives of great usefulness, never. fails to awaken in us all a stronger desire for success in attaining the ideal and a greater love for our Alma Mater. as f f sole T

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. I , H an , H , y , ' e Q3 ily-it Ct t - - of study by taking supper in the open. At eight o'clock the crowd returned for the evening entertainment by the Y. M. C. A. This proved very enjoyable to all. Worthy of mention are the two sketches, Pyramus and Thisbe and School Days, with Curtis Mowbray as school master, and the music by Prof. Foltz. The observance of May Day is a beautiful custom and one worthy of com- memoration each year. The two Christian Associations feel very much en- couraged and satisfied with the interest and appreciation shown by the town and college people, as well as the splendid financial support. Commencement The Commencement is the one all college season. It is with much pride and overflowing enthusiasm that students, alumni, faculty and friends join to celebrate the graduation of a class from our college and the close of another year of her history. The nineteen-fourteen commencement began on Friday, June the fifth and ended with the class play June the eleventh. The several days were given over to the contests, exercises and reunions of the different departments and the graduating exercises. The baccalureate sermon was preached by President Drury on Sunday. This was the first public appearance of the class and one long to be remembered. On Tuesday the Seniors took advantage of their op- portunity to exhibit their long hidden talent for wit and humor and to pay all personal and class obligation incurred during their school days. But the best and the climax to all was the commencement day. From early morning till late at night it was a. grand, busy occasion. The class, composed of seven from the College of Liberal Arts, two from the Music department and two from the Commercial College, was the center of interest and at ten o'clock a large crowd was gathered at the church to witness the graduating exercises. While a processional ma.rch was being played by Miss Lucille Baldwin at the piano, the procession entered. President Drury and former President Book- walter led, followed by the trustees, the faculty and the graduates from the dif- ferent departments. Rev. W. F. Cronk, of Des Moines, read the scripture, and Dr. W. T. Jackson, '64, gave the invocation. The anthem, Sing Alleluia Forth , was then sung by the choir composed of the Misses Kepler, Lichty, Sones and Carlton, and the Messrs, Foltz, Oldham. Mathers and Yothers. The program had its main feature in the address by Rev. Lewis Bookwalter, D. D. of Kansas City. Mr. Bookwalter was head of the institution from 1894 to 1904. His speech was a powerful production in which he deplored the use of the nation's resources in maintaining costly armaments for use in war when arbitration was the only way in which disputes should be settled. It was essenti- BQIG

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