Lewisburg chronicle, and the West Branch farmer. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1849-1849, 1849-09-05
LewiSbnrg-tJh University Examination.

Low 1OUuIk OMvVloAty AsNUAsAsss~sASss'
[Cohre.pondencs Of the Chronicle
Mr.. Editor: Al your request. ! will
give you q few first impressions" Of
your UNIvERHrY. whose fame is so firmly
established. and 10 slowly but substantially
extending
And first, was disagreeabIy disappoin-
ted in not finding some means of getting
across from the Canal to your Borough.
Have you not enterprise enough to get up
an omnibus or something else tif nothing
bu, ,ruck.wagon) TO take over passen-
gers and baggagel II all find no better
means than | did, summer visiers will
hardly trouble your truly delightful Bor'
ough more than once.
A walk up the neat board-way through
or by the primitive grove which surrounds
the College plot, is indeed beautiful. and
reminds one strongly Of the academic
groves SO of the deligh, Of classic writer's
And il the Academic Department be so well
arranged and stately building, what may
not be expected Of the Collegiate was
happy 20 see that the foundation for
part of the Main Edihce was being laid
also that living stream Of pure wnler has
been brought, running. TO the top OF the
bill from a spring below the road near the
river. This will be Of grea, utility, and
may be rendered also ornamental.
found the Examinations Of difIeren,
Glasses, going on OF The same time. As
far as am competent to judge, am sat,
isfied that the Teachers are determined to
give thorough instruction, and that most
OF the scholars are inclined TO receive it.
| mus, say iha, ! am perfectly satisfied
that no institution in our State will turn
out better pupils than this. if subsequent
instruction be on a par with the present.
Several hundred volumes in the Library
among them man. choice and elegant
works-give as much and varied reading
rs The student need desire now. was
glad to learn hat the Library is constantly
enlareng, aud that the Phlo.ophicn! Ar-
paraius (of which they were disappointed
this session. will be forthcoming at the
next.
But the close oi the Session-ihe fore
runner of the Commencement 70. 20
be held came at last. and with it many
spectators. among them many Of the pupils
who had passed single sessions here. The
singing, by Prof. Looms' cholr,wus indeed
beau ifnl PARTICULARLY the numerous female
voices which fascinated NY attention. II
those bachelor tutors Gnu long teach such
lovely choir-and SO many Of Ih-m-
without bring taught one lesson in return,
give them Up as confirmed old baeh's.
Teaching vocal Music is indeed good
feature of your Institution. but would
pr po-c q greater variety N tho public
specimens.
The Composi'ions. Several Of these.
read by young gentlemen, we're decidedly
good, and worthy Of public attention. bu,
unfortunately Me room was 30 large and
full tina, could not hear several Of them
at all. The young ladies' compositions were
read by the junior teacher and better under
stood as wholo. |, is no. my opinion alone
when say, that as class the ladies' COM
positions were decidedly the best. There
were seine beautiful produc,ons-gems Of
thought, from pures, hear's-worihy Of
publication in any paper or magazine in
our land. (H you could. Mr.. Editor, you
would do well to in,er, one or Two week
in your columns If original malter.) There
was sameness about them, which il ex.
changed Tor more variety and vivaci,y,
would prnbably make them more accept
able rs whole to audiences.
The Defamation exercise received lis
own praise in the attention paid to it. The
calm dignity Of the first, and the native
ora,oricnl powers 10 the last speaker, |
particularly recall. Desnosihencs is ev-
Idenlly not so much their raIIern as Cicero
but hen the young men ge, out Of Latin
and further in the Greek, they will hope
think more Of him whpse three rules in
speaking were, 'aciion action, action :"
You have. indeed, uoble literary en-
terprise under way-one which will re.
dound to the credit Of its originaiors, and
be useful TO the advancing cause Of ednca.
ton. Levi ~isburg may well be proud of
her University. | wish it the uimos, sue
cess e,fo perpstun."
Ia much haste, Yours truly.
Srpt. 1, ls49.
tloAxEp-the man that came 10 Lewis
burg 10 COAX her citizens 10 vote against
their own candidate! Also the man who