Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-04-02
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Collegiate and Seminary Departments of
the University at Lewisburg, at the close
of the Winter Sessions. We hear them
well spoken Of, but there was not that
large attendance of literally educated WIS.,
tiers which the Instructors desire, and
which is essential to stimulate teachers
aud pupils to the highest attaiuments.
The exercises in Defamation and Compo-
siticn were attended by interested crowds,
as usual. We copy the names of the Es-
sayists at the Seminary-also of the Ora
tors-with their subjects.
SEMlNARY-Mn'y, Taes'y, d Weany.
i.llc is Real. Ana SPnArr, Lewisburg.
What Pity! MARY E.JlNEs, ,CentrevilIe, Pa.
Virtue the Palladium of Liberty.
5. SALoME LEFEvEE, Lewisburg.
Pictures III Mcmory'S Gallery.
MARTHA Il. TucKEH, IcwiSburg.
High Aims and Expectations.
MANY T.. WALLS, Lewisburg.
Lent no, Given.
CoR~rIra W.LrNcoL~, Boston, Mass.
LErIrIA BkLL, Jefferson, Pa.
Thy Son l.ivelh. GussIK WoLrE, Lewisburg.
Tnc Lost and the Living.
AMANDA kiSrours, Indiana Co.Pa.
Castles IN the Air. Lucy Bliss, Lewisburg.
Ny Native Land.
ANALY misunderstanding.
The Practical Character OF the Age.
SALLIE L. CuANBERLIN. LcwiSbury
The Souls Errand.
HaRnIET {. Mason, Newton Centre, Mass.
SInbcdmS aud Shadows.
Many l.. KINcAID, Prone. Burmah.
Go Ahead the Talisman OF the Times.
CLAN, f. lIooD, Jersey Shore.
Enuce into the new Ediiice of the University
Female institute,
JENSIx NJ. Bk,vEu, Lewisburg
The Present the Infancy OF Eternity.
ANNE CARPENTER. Jersey Shore
SENIOR ACADEMIC-N2naay Ece'g.
The Duly of the American People.
A. G. TucXER, Lewisburs.
Political Corruption.
J. 4. MoRRIs. LewiSburg.
Public Opinion. II. BHAr, Philadelphia.
Chance Poem) J. d. BUGLEss, Philala.
Man, Creature Of Anticipation.
w. II. CoSARp, Montg. So, Pa.
Calumny. W. r. M'NEIL, Russelville, Pa.
The Lover of Truth. w. II. JoSrs, Philada.
COLLEGIATE Tuesaay Zee.
The Revolution of &c, worthy of Common
ration. .. p C"AaBERLIS ,LewiSburg.
Philosophy OF Progress.
II. l.. ArKISsoy. Philadelphia.
Varieties Of Human Greatness.
GnASvILLE MALcoM, LcwiSburg
The Field of Battle.
A. s. FURMAS, Mitchell's Mills.
Partnership. r. T. CRAwFonn, Seneca, Ill.
The Age OF Chivalry. (Poem.)
Tuos. =. CoULsroS, Philadelphia.
The next Commencement will present
the largest number of Graduates of any
year since the establishment of the Insti-
luton. 1t is expected that it will be held
in the new and spacious Hall, so feet
square, and that the President elect, DR..
Loomis, will occupy his chair on that oc-
,asion.
ssaSomc of our literary Instructors,wc
understand, have felt called upon to publicly
xpress their disapproval of that usless old
nstom of sneaking thief. fashion, among
lccent people to disseminate "burlesques
,pon public literary performances. Bur
esqucs are always questionable, and often
.urtful and malicious, while those getting
hem up, printing or circulating them, may
DC indicted for libel, at common law, and
punished Even when Gas is generally the
,ase) no harm is intended, but only a
,rainless, scryile compliance with silly
,ustom, for little sport among students,
,till they ipjurc feelings, and degrade
when they might enjoy enough
proper amusement-perfectly harmless, at
obtrudins stale, borrowed,
nnappreciated witticisms, personalities, or
Iibels, upon strangers.
We can assure our friends and the pub.
c, that We never-for money or anything
,lse-abused their kindness by printing
,r knowingly allowing the printing Of such
hings at the CHRONICLE office. Some
lines when there was no other Office in
own, it has only verified the provcrb that
"a fool and his money are soon parted"
10 see the cost and trouble incurred by
sending some distance to get done jobs OF
hat kind, which do no good but much
harm.
The excuse, that "it is no more foolish
han the Presidents popish hat and the
Professors monkish gowns-d.cy keep up
me college CUSTOM and zee, another"-
however true, is not valid. Let the stu
Tents be wiser than their predecessors. !
Let all practices-however hoary with age,
,r endearcd by association-which are re- |
pugnant to good taste and an enlightened
public, and opposed to the better genius
If our ,go and people, be abandoned, and
sink among the effcte and obsolete relics
If the dark ages together.
re. Prof. CURTIS Lecture on the Life
md Genius of S. T. Coleridgc, the Poet
md Philosopher, was finished production
md listened to with deep interest by
arge audience. The Lecturer father was
IN ;rt;r.ta porson,, and literary friend