The Illio . nts in attendance during the years 1868-1892 received their belated diplomas. The commencement exercises proper began with the ambassadors salute of nineteenguns, which was fired by the battery as the procession began to form in front of the by the band, the long procession then marched to the auditorium, where the addresswas delivered by Count Johann von Bernsdorff, the Imperial German Ambassador to theUnited States. When the exercises in the auditorium were completed, the new alumni,diplomas in hand, marched back to the front campus where President James delivered as
The Illio . nts in attendance during the years 1868-1892 received their belated diplomas. The commencement exercises proper began with the ambassadors salute of nineteenguns, which was fired by the battery as the procession began to form in front of the by the band, the long procession then marched to the auditorium, where the addresswas delivered by Count Johann von Bernsdorff, the Imperial German Ambassador to theUnited States. When the exercises in the auditorium were completed, the new alumni,diplomas in hand, marched back to the front campus where President James delivered ashort farewell address. To mark the conclusion of their college life at Illinois, the graduates then formed in acircle in front of the library, and with tear dimmed eyes sang By thy rivers gently flowing,Illinois, Illinois. When the last words of the chorus had been completed the circle wasbroken up. Each graduate was claimed by his friends. Another chapter in the Universityshistory had been written. L. W. =fi l 43 risk* ^?1 1 F S g/linois « =fi CLASS E S Us
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