Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 June 1904 — CLOSE 0F THE JUBILEE [ARTICLE]

CLOSE 0F THE JUBILEE

Wisconsin University 'Graduate* 88S Student* —Alnmni Reception Followed by a Ball. Madison, Wis,. June IQ. —Yesterday was the closing day of Wisconsin university’s jubilee week, and was given over principally to commencement exercises, which were held at the armory. Exactly 335 students received diplomas, and others received higher degrees, making 361 in all. The large number of degrees conferred was a striking mark of the phenomenal growth of the university since 1854, when only four students were graduated. The first speaker was ex-President T. C. Chamberlain, of Chicago, who was followed by Dr. William Peterson, of McGill university at Montreal. A musical programme followed- and then came the conferring of degrees. The alumni reception at the gymnasium at night was followed by a ball, and these two functions were the closing features of the jubilee.