Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-08-18
s-The following was the Order OF
Exercises on Commencement Day:

AcThe following Was tuo O'oNA "
Exercises on Commencement Day:
PRAYER, by President MALcoN.
s,lu,a,o1y. EDWARD G. TAILOR.
l. Aspirations oithe Soul,
WV. A. AxDkRsoS, Bioekley
Immortality Of Character,
CH.s A. DKIrz, Philadelphia.
3. Power of the Human Will.
J.MusrIH FlxN, Philadelphia.
l. Intrinsic Power Of Superior Intelligence,
IuA FosrkE, Letrisburg.
s. Vengeance of the Future,
RoBxnr LowRr, philadelphia.
6. Changes of the Earth,
Epwrx X. PEcKExs, Scranton.
!. Power Of the Antique,
JAuxp H. PrrKRs, PrioeJurg.
S. Providence in Physical Science,
EpwAnp G. TAYLOR, Philadelphia.
6. Christianity, the Worlds Only Hope.
SAMukL w. ZslGLrn, Philadelphia.
Valedictory, RoBkRr LownI.
Confering Of Degrees.
Rev. j. Newton Brown, Editorial Secre,
tary Of the American Baptist Publication
Society, Philadelphia, the honorary de-
gree of Doctor of Divinity.
John F. Fr.zer, Professor Of Natural
Philosophy and Chemistry in the Univer-,
si,y Of Pennsylvania, aud Justin X
Loomis, Professor Elect Of the Natural
Sciences i, the University at Lewis sburg,
the honorary degree Of Doctor of Phi
losophy.
Rev. Anson Tucker, President Of the
Female University at Indianapolis, Ind,
d. Awl, NJ. D., of Shirleysburg. Pa, Rev.
Andreas Wibere, of Stockholm, Sweden,
and George Taylor, Esq, of SIa'eford,
Pa, the honorary degree of Master of Arts.
Messrs. Castle, Barnhurst, Ide, Pome-
rene, Fish, Linn, and Lyons, of the gra-
duates of 1851, the degree Of A. NJ. in
course.
Messrs. Anderson, Dehz, Foster, Lowry,
Peters, and Taylor, the degree Of Bach
elor of Arts, in course; and Messrs. Finn,
Peekens, and Ziegler the degree Of
Bachelor Of Philosophy in course.
After the eonferring of degrees, it was
stated that the General Agent, Rev. A.
X. BELL, would make speech "not
down in the bills Mr.. Bell then an
nouuced that the Board Of Trustees had
appointed Building Committe, composed
of Messrs. Hayes, Miller, Cameron, Frick,
Moore jr., Grocer, Jayne, Bucknell,
Johnston, to erect the remaining
ty Edi6ces, now necessary, not only for
public exercises, but for study and dormi'
tories for students. They had concluded
to let the same to the lowest and best bid
der, as soon as the sum of sc, 900 for a
Building Fund was secured. The Bull
dings might cost s25, ,0OO-possibly even
s3O,OOO-but no debt would be incurred
10 their construction. Some s. or Sc, 900
we're already subscribed. Lewisburg and
vicinity we're assessed for $4,000. He
wished to see how much could be raised
to-day, and started the ball with q. $500
subscription. The Senior Class pledged
$500 provided the enlarged Chapel were
completed in time for them to graduate,
and 500 at any rate. The Alumni,
800. Other classes, and individual stu
dents, also pledged $40 to 800 each.
Mr.. Watson President Of the Trustees,
$500, and several other handsome additio-
nal subscriptions from citizens of Lewis
burg and other friends from this and other
States in attendance, swelling the whole
sum raised to over 1000, were annouuc-
ed. The subscriptions made by individu-
al students particularly, testifcs their ear.
nest attachment to the Institution.