Commencement - June 1898

Date
Wednesday, June 15, 1898
Speaker
R. C. Barrett, President of the Board of Trustees
Events
  • Baccalaureate address was held on Sunday, June 12, at 4:00 PM.
  • Band concert was held on Monday, June 13, at 9:00 AM.
  • Class Day exercises began on Monday, June 13, at 9:30 AM.
  • Cadet Battalion Drill was held on Monday, June 13, at 2:30 AM.
  • Physical culture exercises began on Monday, June 13, at 6:30 PM.
  • Anniversaries of the Literary Societies were held on Tuesday, June 14, at 9:30 AM.
  • The Alumni Program was held on Tuesday, June 14, at 2:00 PM.
  • The Alumni Business Meeting was held on Tuesday, June 14, at 4:00 PM.
  • The Alumni Banquet was held on Tuesday, June 14 at 6:00 PM.
  • Commencement exercises began on Wednesday, June 15, at 9:30 AM.
    • Safeguard for Democracy, by Brayton Sweet, Webster
    • Gethsemane, by Jeannette Sloss, Reinbeck​
    • Sunrise or Sunset, by Wesley Wiler, Cedar Falls
    • The Line of Least Resistance, by Alda Potter, Bellevue
    • Policy of Richelieu, by Guy E. Green, Coggon​
    • Charles Spurgeon, by Dora Larson, Audubon
    • The Uncrowned King, by Edna Poor, Independence
    • Ethics of Personal Liberty, by Charles Kamphoefner, Burlington
Highlights
  • Rifle exercises were incorporated into the battalion drill for the first time at I. S. N. S.