Iowa
Old Press
Daily Citizen
Iowa City, Johnson co. Iowa
June 16, 1892
Commencement Hop.
The Commencement Assembly given by the class of 1892, under the
management of Messrs. Pierce, Sties and Bolton, was held last
evening at the Armory hall and proved to be one of the events of
the season. The Patronesses of the evening were Mrs. C.A.
Schaeffer, Mrs. C.D. Jameson, Mrs. T.C. Carson, Mrs. Emlin
McClain and Mrs. C.B. Wilson. The city boys and charge of the
floor, that honor falling upon Messrs. H.H. Carson, C.W. Cammack,
W.S. Hosford, and H.W. Dakin. Committee on arrangements was
composed of Geo. W. Sties, F.G. Pierce and Ralph P. Bolton.
Programmes were issued at 9:30 and the celebrated and popular
Italian orchestra furnished sweet music. From 10:00 until 12:30
light refreshments were served in the north balcony. Among the
guests from outside the city we noticed the following ladies and
gentlemen:
Musser, Muscatine; Misses Morse, Independence, Iowa; McCune,
Getchel, Clapp, Des Moines; Wilcon, Rock Island; McQuiston,
Muscatine; Pratt, Wichita; Graham, Manitowoc, Wis.; Wakes,
Boston, Mass.; Hedges, Marengo; Pierce, Marshalltown; Lake, Des
Moines; Bray, Grinnell; E.R. Meek and wife. Messrs. Harbeck,
Clarkson, Dietz, Mozier, Davis, Williams, Tucker, Wright,
Rothrock, Till. Others present were Misses Jewett, Bloo,
Schaeffer, Bacon, Cox, Moore, Edwards, Cook, Butler, Close, Home,
Dey, Clark, Ashley, Morrow, Sortor, Lutton, Culver, Easton,
Ewing, Coldren, Dey, Patton, Morrison, Gilchrist, Hutchinson,
Startsman, Hanke, Hess, Coorer, Denter, Harney, Etsel. Mesdames.
Clark, Hosford, Greer, Watson, Warren. Messrs. Morrison, Clark,
Greer, Bray, Orton, Close, Butler, Powell, Ingham, Gilmore,
Coldren, Carson, Chester, Jennings, Carson, Cammack, Coldren,
Carson, Lewis, Chantland, McChesney, Breene, Reno, Coast, Carson,
Clark, Woodbury, Simon, Reimers, Holbrook, Wakes, Holbrook,
Wakes, Holbrook, Atwater, thomberry, Wieneke, Cook, Kahlke,
Elliott and Griffith.
To-Day's Fire.
During the thunder storm this afternoon lightning struck the barn
of Patrick Murphy, near the glucose works. The fire alarm was
turned in, and the firemen and apparatus were soon upon the
scene, but the barn burned so quickly that it was too late for
them to save anything. Jas. Aldous, who was near the place when
the barn was struck, removed the horses which were in the barn at
the time. About one ton of hay and four pigs were destroyed in
the flames.
While a horse belonging to Lem Hunter, of Scott township, was in
the field yesterday during the thunder storn, the animal, which
was a valuable one, was struck by lightning and instantly killed.
R.L. Dunlap returned yesterday evening from a business trip in
Stewart and Shelby, Iowa. He says that crops in that vicinity are
good, corn is all up and the farmers have nothing to compain of.
Dubuque, Ia., June 16 -- The storm was very severe in this
locality Monday evening, and one life was lost. George Schirk, a
farmer at Cottage Hill, Dubuque county, attempted to cross the
Maquoketa river in a wagon, when the wagon box was swept away and
he was drowned. His little boy reached the shore in safety with
the horses.
Locals.
-T. McGuire left last night for St. Paul
-Dr. David Stewart is in town today
-J.W. Schenck, of Downey, is in the city today.
-Chas. Pickering, of West Liberty, is in the city today.
-Dr. Reonstein of North Liberty is in the city today.
-Ben Weis. of Cincinnati, is in town today on business.
-Chas. Allen, of Port Byron, Ill., arrived in the city last
night.
-Miss Mary Kus is celebrating her fourteenth birthday today.
-Charley and Fred Bailey returned from Cedar Bluffs last night.
-R.C. Grimm is in the city, taking a short rest from the road.
-William Hunt and J. Donovan returned from Des Moines last night.
-Herbert Till, who is now practicing in Chicago, is a
commencement visitor.
-Miss E.A. Waters, of West Liberty, is in the city attending
commencement.
-Mr. Hess' residence on Burlington St., is beginning to put on a
homelike appearance.
-Chicago has an ostrich harm, the only one in the United States
excepting in California.
-A new residence is under construction for Mr. Flannagan on
Davenport street near Linn.
-John Breese and wife accompanied by Mrs. Goodren left last night
for a visit in Lima, Ohio.
-William Wolfe, formerly a S.U.I. boy, is in town from Le Mars
during commencement.
-J.M. McClelland, of Mt. Pleasant, is in the city today and will
remain during commencement.
-John Shalla of the firm of Lichty & Thomas left for Tiffin
this morning in the interests of the firm.
-J.W. Walson, of Downey, drove up the horse, "Red Downey,
" the standard bred son of the great "Red Wilkes."
-Steven and Lovell Swisher who have been attending the Bankers
convention at Davenport, returned home last night.
-Masters Eddie and Herbert Lodge will spend their summer vacation
in the country, learning to bear the toils of the granger.
-Will Danner and family of Louisville, Ky., are espected to
arrive in the city tomorrow to spend the summer at their old
home.
-Miss Bealer who has been spending several days visiting at the
home of J.H. Thornberry, left yesterday afternoon for Cedar
Rapids.
-Workmen are already working about Joe Edwards' place, on the
corner of Dubuque and Burlington streets. The carpenters have
begun the erection of a barn in the rear of the lot.
-Gov. Boies came in this morning to attend the meeting of the
Board, of which he President ex-officio. The graduates enjoy the
distinction of having his name appear upon the diplomas.
-Wm. Gardner's barber shop was very nicely decorated yesterday in
honor of the graduation of the Laws. The Laws showed their
appreciation of Mr. Gardner's enterprise by greeting him with
cheers as they passed his shop.
[transcribers note: I believe the 'Laws' are the Law school
graduates]
-Funeral services of the late Edward Elwood, of North Liberty,
will be held in St. Patrick's church tomorrow morning. The
deceased was 73 years old. The remains will be interred in the
cemetery in this city.
The Class of '92 of the collegiate Department Graduate
After Four Years of Labor.
The thirty-second commencement of the collegiate department
occurred this morning. The audience room was well filled and on
the stage sat the faculty and members of the Board of Regents.
The University band furnished an especially prepared programme of
music. The exercises were opened with invocation by Rev. T.R.
Evans, followed by music. The first oration was delivered by Miss
Katherine B. Barber. The subject was "Social Hygiene."
"The Growth of the Federal Principle" was the subject
of Harry S. Richard's oration; and the subject of Miss Laura
Clark's was "Choosing" which she treated in a very
charm, novel and original manner. After the music by the band,
Miss Julia E. Rogers spoke, taking for her subject, "No
Blesse Oblige." The next and last speaker was Julien C.
Monnet, the subject of whose oration was "The Skeptic
Scholar."
[transcribers note: this article went into great detail about the
commencement oration topics - I did not transcribe all of it-
interested researchers should consult the original paper]
CLASS OF 1892
*graduated with honors
-Bachelors of Arts-
George C. Cook
Millicent M. Cuplin
Milton T. Eudaly
Charles J. Flynn
A.K. Gardner
E.H.H. Holman
*Milford H. Lyon
Perry T. McVey
*Howard M. North
Joseph W. Sueppel
*Bertha M. Wilson
-Bachelors of Philosophy-
*Katherine Barber
Florence E. Brown
*S.G. Cartwright
*W.T. chantland
*Laura Clarke
Leah M. Gaymon
Harry E. Kelly
*Julien C. Monnet
Sophia Moore
I. Edwin Munger
Arthur E. Myrick
Frank Nelson
Fannie D. Patton
*Harry S. Richards
*Julia E. Rogers
Perry L. Sargent
*G.E. Shambaugh
*George W. Stiles
Frederick A. Stowe
William H. Walker
-Course in Letters-
*H.S. Hollingsworth
Joseph Mekota
F.W. Meyers
Frank G. Pierce
*B.F. Shambaugh
*Marie D. Thompson
-Bachelors of Science-
*Nellie W. Ankeny
William A. Ferren
Edward L. Kahlke
Aggie E. Otto
Frank Russell
D.T. Sollenbarger
Albert F. Weiss
William R. Whiteis
-Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering-
Robert M. Cannon
Fred George Ray
Sam Ver Veer
----
F.E. Lodeman, H.F. Rall and Mary M. Patrick, who is at the head
of the American college for girls at Constantinople, were grated
the degree of Master of Arts, and G.L. Houser and Miss Lida B.
Stebbins, that of Master of Science.
The president announced that the Board of Regents had conferred
the degree of Doctor of Laws on Eugene Wambaugh. It was also
announced that Miss Bertha M. Wilson had won the Holbrook prize
of $25 for the best essay. E.H.H. Holman, Kate Barber and Geo.
Cook, were mentioned honorably.
With the benediction, by Rev. T.R. Evans, the Thirty Second
commencement closed.
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[note: the following list of Law School graduates was very
difficult to read so errors very possibly have been made in the
transcription]
Law Department - Class of '92
Harry J. Able
H.D. Allen
W.W. Artherbolt
H.J. Baird
D.G. Baker
H.C. Baker
J.A. Baker, B.S.
W.G. Bale, A.B.
John Blim
R.P. Bolton [or Boiton]
E.E. Bowen
W.R. Burnham
O.L. Campbell
J.E. Carpenter
Alfred Chasity [or Chasiry]
W.F. [Che ????]
B.O. Clark
F.J. Cochrane
S.H. Coleman
Phil S. Cory
John Culligan
G.G. Davis
T.M. Dougherty
W.L. Drew, B.S.
J.H. [D ?????]
T.D. [Ev ???s]
E.J. Farlow
R.C. [F ????]
Simon Fisher
C. ?. Flynn, A.B.
L.H. Foller, B.S.
Matthew [Gl ???ck]
C.W. Ingham, B.S.
J.C. Hawkins
W. Hazlett
B.J. Howland
W.H. Jennings
L.D. Kemmerer
J.P. Kennedy
L.M. Kratz
Hugh Lawson
J.H. Lloyd, B.S.
A.K. [Lu?kin]
C.B. McCrary
J.E. McIntosh
M.C. McMorrow
T.F. Maguiss
L.M. Marits
F.M. [Ma ??berry]
W.C. [Ma ???]
Ira D. Orson
W.H. Park
F.K. Reynard
K. Rominger
M.S. [S ?????]
Jos. [illegible]
J.H. [illegible]
J.D. [illegible]
C.A. [illegible]
F.C. [illegible]
Frank [illegible]
4 completely illegible names
[transcribed by S.F., June 2004]