The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-08-03
Faycttc correspondence,

FAyETTE, July 25th, 1859.
Mr.. Editor The third week in July, A. D..
1859, will not soon be forgotten by the people
Of Tayette and Northern Iowa. The day in
which is first conceived the plan of any great
object of public interest, is, indeed, a more
important day than that in which that object is
first presented to the world yet how often much
longer than the conception day, does the day of
presentation remain in the public mind.
Upper Iowa University was conceived in the
minds of its noble founders in the spring or
summer of 1857. The basis was so far estab-
'lished and the plan 20 near perfected in the
summer of 1858, that it receiveda ''local hsbi-
tation and name !" but not until July 2lst,
1859, was it christencd, Invested Of its swadling
clothes, and publicly presented to the world as
an organized and efficient University, through
the medium of its first annual commencement
About ten or twelve hundred persons were here
to witness the exercises, including over thirty
clergymen, and doubtless twice that number
would have been in attendance had it not been
Tor the rain.
The examination Of classes commenced on
Tuesday morning and continued through two
days. They were passed ,ocl, Exhibiting energy,
perseverance and diligence on the part of both
Professor and student and were entirely salts
factory to the examining committe, whose Re-
port will appear soon. No department was neg
lected that another might excel, and whether in
English branches. Mathematics, Natural Sci
ence, Ancient or Modern languages, or in the
finer departments Of Music, Painting or Draw.
ing, marks Of the same steady, rigid applica-
tion5And careful insfai.ction. -ssaF.aoAsss-
The annual sermon was preached ON Tuesday
morning by Rev. A. Bronson, Of Prairie .du
Chief. On Wednesday evening Willard Mer-
rill, Esq, also of Pr. du Chen, delivered an
address before the Philomathean Society-a
fine, charming and truly noble production. On
Thursday, the great day of the feast, at 81
A. NJ, Rev. Thos M. Eddy, of Chicago, ad-
dressed the Aonia and Philomathean Society.
1t was an effort fully worthy the well-ear
reputation of the author, full Of richness,
thought and energy, and in a most happy man.
ner showing the wide difference between real
and imaginary greatness. At eleven O'Clock,
after SOLEMN and impressive charge by Rev.
Mr.. Eddy, Rev. Lucius H Bugbee, A. NJ,
delivered his inaugural address N the first
President of the Upper Iowa Universisy. 1t
was solid, matter offact production, yet 80 fine
the arrangement, so beautiful the dicton and so
earnest and impressive the manner, that the
most fastidious could not but be pleased
The commencement orations and essays came
of at 211aa P. M, and those young ladies and
gentlemen whose lot it was to appear on that
stage, truly did themselves and the Institution
honor. All, with perhaps one exception, were
we'll written and we'll pronounced, and to some
this remark will prominently apply but I
will not particularize. s .~ -
Music was interspersed by CowLE's Brass
Band from West Union. The exercises of the
week were indeed Literary Festival, one not
often met with in the west |; and one, too, that
we, of Northern Iowa, can call our own. The
number Of students during the past term has
been limited, owing to the stringency of finan-
cal matters, but it is to be hoped that the pres
ent glorious harvest after pouring scores of
of dollars into the pockets Of our
citizens. may also be the means of sending
scores Of students to the halls of our Univer-
sity. The fall term begins on the 18th of Sep
TENDER. BY economy, from $25 to $40 will
pay the entire expenses for one term, and what
young lady or gentleman is there who rates she
value of education below its cost at such
terms Z