Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 June 1916 — COMMENCEMENT WEEK AT ST. JOSEPH COLLEGE [ARTICLE]

COMMENCEMENT WEEK AT ST. JOSEPH COLLEGE

Has Drawn Many Visitors Here From All Parts of the Country. The annual commencement functions at St. Joseph’s college, one south of Rensselaer, were held this week, closing this morning, and were attended by scores of friends and relatives of the students and faculty. Visitors came in Saturday, Sunday and Monday on every train, and scores also came via automobile, some of the latter having come 200 miles or more. The Rensselaer band gave a concert out at the college Monday evening from i till 8 o’clock, just before the play “Henry IV,” given in the large auditorium in the new gymnasium by the Columbian Literary society of the college, which was largely attended and greatly appreciated by the visitors. This is the 25th anniversary or silver jubilee of the institution of this college and the commencement functions are being attended by many of the former students and friends of the institution. Rev. Father Augustine Seifert, for many years president of the college, is here from Maria Stein, Ohio, and Rev. Father Berg of Whiting, for several years pastor of the Catholic church at Remington, is also amohg the visitors.