The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-07-21

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CoMMFNcEMEEr OF THE WESTERN RE-
SERVE CotLr1E.-The annual commence
ment exercises Of the Western Reserve Col
lege at Hudson, came off on Thursday last.
tu order to accommodate the great number
Of persons present, the mammoth tent, CO.
pable OF sheltering two thousand people,
was brought into requisition.
The programme of exercises was as fol.
lows:
Honors-Salutatory Grafton by Edward
B. Wright, Hudson; the Philosophical Ora
tion-The Future Hero-by Brainerd 8.
Hipley, Twinsburgh; and the Valedictory
Poem-Idos-by John F. Hitchcock, Hud'
son.
Oratione were delivered by the remainder
Of the graduating class, to wit: Alexander
Hamilton, Geo. H. Christy, Kinsman; the
Reformation in Germany, England and
Spain, VIM. |. Chamberlain, Hudson; Char
ucter Us. Reputation, VIM. H. Clark, War-
rem; The Jury, Gilbert H. Carpenter, Ak
ron: Mathematical Science, Sam'l J. Tracy,
Hudson The Triumph OF Principle, Thos.
]. McLain, Warren; Influence, Henry v.
Hitchcock, Hudson; Lie in Earnest, Ed.
ward B. Wright, Hudson; The Spirit that q
Scholar should Cherish, Henry NJ. Day, Gin.
cinna,i; Life's Lessons, Henry NJ. Newton,
Norwalk; Right Sowing, VIM. w. An
drews, Cleveland.
Colloquy-the powers that be, William
H. Chamberlain, Hudson; Dominic, b. 5.
Higley; Captain, w. l. Chamberlain
Squire, w. H. Clark.
After the degree Of A. B. was conferred
by the President upon the class, the FacuI'
", Alumni, and invited guests led by LIE
lends Band marched to the Orchard Table
where after the repast, short and polntec
speeches were nude by President Hitchcock
President Day, OF Cincinnati Female Col
lege, Judge Hitchcock, of PAinesville' Rev
Mr.. Darling, Hudson, Rev. DR.. Clark Guy
aHota Falls, Rev. Mr.. Phelps, Painesvlle
Rev. Mr.. Shaw, Newburgh, o. P. Brown
Esd Ravenna. and DR.. Lord, Columbus
The closing epeech at the table, was
very happy familiar talk from Elk Presiden
Pierce.
In the afternoon the audience again as
sembled at the tent, and were entertained b.
an address delivered, on invitation Of tn
College Literary Societies, by DR.. Holland
Subiect-"Art and Life''-art as an expires
eion of life, and life as the end of art. Th
address, which was On hour and twenty min
u,es in length, was one OF great beauty
strength and truth'ulness.
The day closed with q concert at nigh
from Leland's Band.
The following gentlemen compose tn
Faculty of Western Reserve College:
President and Professor Of Christian The
ology-Rev. Henry L. Hitchcock, D. D.
Lecturer in Chemistry and Natural Histe
ry-J. Lang Cassels, M. D.
Professor of the Greek and Latin Lar
puapes-Na,han p. Seymour, A. NJ.
Professor of Intellectual Philosophy or
Rhetoric-Rev. Henry B. Hosford, A. M.
Professor of Mathematics and Natur
Philosophy-Charles A.. Young, A. M.
Instructor in the Grammur School-E
win 8. Gregory, A. M.
Tutor-Edwin w. Childs, A. B.
Instructor in the German Language
d. Tremelin, Ing.
The STERxER Sex Us. THE WEAKER VI
sEL.-On Sunday evening last, quite on
ci,ement was created in Campbellsport by
Mr., HARRISON and a Mrs. KELLY. L
facts, as we uOueT6LdHu thCiH w W. wv NN~
these: 1t coming to the ears OF Mr.. Har
son that Mrs. Kelly had made his wife
subject of some very severe remarks, In II
chivalrous spirit Characteristic OF Congre:
men and other notablee, he thought it
cumbent upon him to have "ze grande sn'
faction" Accordingly, he went to
house, and doubling up his fists, proceed
to whip her in the most approved style
striking her in the face, and dishsurng
countenance to very great extent. Hal
son was arrested for assault and battery
the case tried before Justice CoNANT
Wednesday morning, which resulted IN
being bound over in the sum OF $l5o TO
near at the next term of the Court OF Cc
mon Pleas. Whatever may have been
proyocation Mr.. Harrison acted very I'M
creetly--his wife's good name may be
to him, but there is another and more
tlemsnly mode of redress provided for
against those who seek to tarnish it.
should recollect that woman, although
may be sunken to the lowest depths OF
relation, bears resemblance to his mot
snd should be treoted with more detere
than q man, as ,Osn as shielded from insu