Commencement - June 1896

Date
Wednesday, June 17, 1896
Speaker
Henry Sabin, President of Board of Directors, to the Class of 1896
Events
  • The baccalaureate address was given by President. H. H. Seerley on Sunday, June 14 at 4:00 PM.
  • Class Day exercises were held on Monday, June 15 at 9:30 AM.
  • Exhibition drills were held on Monday, June 15 at 3:00 PM.
  • Anniversaries of Literary Societies were held on Tuesday, June 16 at 9:30 AM.
  • Anniversary of the Alumni Association was held on Tuesday, June 16 at 2:00 PM.
  • Alumni Business Meeting was held on Tuesday, June 16 at 4:00 PM.
  • Alumni Banquet was held on Tuesday, June 16 at 8:00 PM.
  • Graduation exercises commenced on Wednesday, June 17 at 9:30 AM.
    • Music by the I. S. N. S. Cadet Band
    • The Vanity of Earthly Glory, by Owen J. McManus
    • The Unity of Thought, by Lena Wing, Ireton
    • A Martyr for Liberty, by John J. Lambert, Cedar Falls
    • "Row Us, Row Us, Gondolier", by the Cecilian Glee Club
    • The Metamorphosis of the Myth, by Inez Croasdale, Little Sioux
    • Industrial Servitude, by J. Edward Johnson
    • The Law of Self Sacrifice, by Edward L. Hollis, Hudson
    • The Philosophy of Literature, by Bertha C. Morrison, Cedar Falls
    • Benedict Arnold, by S. T. Walker, Batavia
    • "The Red Scarf", by The Minnesingers
    • Benediction