Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 June 1896 — St Joseph’s College Commencement. [ARTICLE]

St Joseph’s College Commencement.

We acknowledge the receipt of one of the elegant, but not gaudy steel engraved commencement programs sent out for the first annual commencement of the St Joseph’s College. The graduates are ten in number, as are given in the appended class program. The program for the commencement is as follows: Monday evening, June 15, Merchants of Venice, by the Undergraduates. Tuesday morning, June 16, Solemn Pontifical Mass, Rt Rev. Joseph Rademacher, D. D. Bishop of Ft Wayne. Sermon, by Rev. J. F. Delaney, Wtw grist Patrick’s, Ft Wayne. Tuesday evening, June 16 Exercises of Graduating Class, and Conferring of Degrees. » CLASS PROGRAM. Music 1 Salutatory,. .... .John C. Wakefier. Class History...... James J- Belsner. Lotin Address.. .Joseph R. Wechter. Music Class Essay Nicholas H. Greive. Greek Essay.... Christian F. Daniel. German Address Joseph Abel. Music Class Oration..... .Thomas Conray. French Addresfc .... Barthalomew F. Besinger. * Music Class Poem.... James B.Fitzpatrick. Valedictory . 7.... .John F/Cbgan-