The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-07-20
rFrom our own Reporer.l

College.
rFrom our own Reporser-J
IT.. .rru.l COMMENCEMENT of Western Reserve College
:, urd.o,, p.ssed off last week unusually spirited
s,nar s.btath afternoon the Baccsiaureate Address
was delivered by President HTcHcocK from tne too"
ing tex Jeremiah A." Wilt thou not from ms tius
cry unto me- Ny father, thou art the guide OF You'n
be Address was highly approp late and interesting full
of wisdom and it is to hoped that the good seed son
by the speaker in the of the Graduating Glass; for
whom it especially intended will be muitireo en
hundred fold.
Rev. Dr. KENDALL, of Pittsburgh delivered the Annual
Lecture before the Missionary Association OIL Sunday
evening choosing for his text portion of the 26h
of the 18th chapter of Acts: "And hath made OF one
blood all nations of men, for to dwell on all the face OF
the EARTH"
Monday and Tuesday occupied in examining can
didates for admission to the Freshman class
wednesday forenoon, H PrrKn, of HUDSON deliver
ed the Annual Address to the Alumni, which was fol-
lowed in the afternoon by the address of Dr. s. sRsLES
of Albany before the Phi Beta Kappa Society Dr. SsE
LEY is condeeed of the best students that ever grad
uated at this College, and his adirrss this occasion
fully sustained his reputation earned he retafore The
evening was occupied by the przs deeiamaons of the
Freshman aud Sophomore classes Much spirit was
evincsd by the youthful contestants and mani delivered
their deelamaons in style that would have done credi
to older aud more experienced speakers The successful
competitor for prize in the Freshman class was Ed
WARD w. STUART, of Milan, o., who pronounced Web
ste1s Eulogy on Adams and Jefferson. In the so2ho
more class the prize-bearer ALFRED W. NEWTON, o.
Norwalk o., who delivered Spartacus' Address % the
Roman Envoys.
Thursday was devoted to the speeches by the gradu
ate the comforting degrees and the Address before ths
Literary Societies by Or. ]. G. HOLLAND aud more
md r,o+sa dav dayFDed such
occasion commodious tent had been raised upon the
College Campus and TO- A. NJ, the exercises of the
day were opened. the following programme being OBJ
served: Bk
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
PRAYER by PREsID IDEST.ssi.F
MUSIC.
/. Saluta ory Grafton in Latin.
Edward Fl. Wright Hudson
.. orstion-Alexander Hamilton,
g. oration.-The Reformation in Germany England ant
Spain william L Chambertain Hudson
william H. Clark. Warren
MUSIC.
s. oratiou.- Mathematical Science,
: samuelJ. Tracy. Hudson
8 oration The Jury. .,-o.
Thomas J. McLain, Warren
g. oraion.-InAuence,
Henry " HITCHCOCK, Huc son
MUSIC.
o. oration-Iifs in Earnest, e
Edward B. Wright, Hudson
TO- CratiouThe Spirit that Scholar should Cherish,
Henry NJ Day, Cincinnati
II. colloquy.-The Powers that be, William I Chem
berlafn Hudson. Dominic, B. s. HiSiey; Captain
W. I. Chamberlain; Squire. W. H. Clark.
MUSIC.
t. Philosophical oration.--Ths Future Hsro,
Brainerd s. Higley, Twnshureh
I3 oration-Life's Lessons,
sHenry NJ Newton, Norwails
IA. oration.-Right Sowing,
william W. Andrexs, Cleveland
Is. valedictory Poem-Idols,
John F. Hitchcock, Hudson
- MUSIC.
DEGREES CONFERRED.
BExEDIcTIoN.