Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-07-15

back with pleasure and profit 70 that Institution,
aud love TO return ai every anniversary. He had
seen the College IN a great many aspects he bad
been member vheu there were momenious inter-
esis at stake, and tho work which the Faculty and
Instructors Of that time had done, had proved a
great work for The College. Tie was GLAD 70 see the
present evidences Of prosperity IN the institution,
and the spirit Of the graduates
Rev. Mr.. SHAW, Of Bedford. said no supposed
the College was like tho jacknife which was
still the iamo knife, although Il had bad new
blades and a new handle, through al the changes
which had occurred since he was connected with
IT,
II. P. BRowN, ESQ, Of Ravenna, 7, marked that
no wondered that those that were called upon
to speak, found no thoughts which would force
an utteranco, for there we're thousand things that
came to his mind be came year after year to
these classic grounds. lie thanked God that the
young mon who we're coming up to take the places
Of their fathers, were endowed With such eternal
and immutabe principles which they have ex.
pressed in yondsr tent to-day.
lie took HE diploma 10 an old log school house,
and could feel thankful be had lived in this land
Of free schools snd institutions.
Dr.. LoRD Of Columbus was called for. Two of
the graduates to-day had been pupils Of bis for
which be could feel heartily thankful. Although
physician, ho had boen through most Of his life,
a teacher, and be took great interest in all edo.
catonal Institutions, both common schools and
higher academies and colleges Young men and
boys very generally superadd to their common and
high school a regular collegiate education, for
which he was glad and thankful.
Ex President PIERCE (of the College, not at
Washington bad been laboripg hard to bring
himself into sympathy with the College and the
graduates They had been there four years aud
much had been done, but this fact brought up re-
membranes Of his FIRST four years Of administra-
ton At the close Of his lrs four years as Pros-
deut there was one graduate, that was Brother
Sharp, who was equal to about dozen common
graduates. When bo went to tho College in 1884,
it was in deploripg aud discouraging oiroumstan-
ces. So much so was this that il was customary
for students to inquire on Wednesday night "Win
Prof. Walker hold faculty meeting io-night2"
for he was The only Instructor. The speake gave
serio'humorous description Of the state of the
College in its early years. In s35, there were "a
students in tbs College. During four yenrs, he
raised with tho help Of Mr.. Cox, large amount
of money, $4,000 of which was given by Msssrs.
Perry and Woddell, of Cleveland. Taking these
things into consideration he did not think he was
very much behind the present President
Mr.. SHARP (alludod to above,) simply related
the old fable Of the hare reproaching the lion with
producing only one young at a time. "Yes." re-
piled the lion "but is not that one lion ?" This
alusion to President Pieree's graduating class was
received with shouts of laughter, and the oompa.
ny left the tables for the tent to listen to Dr. HoL,
LANDS address.