Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-10-05

their gifts aud labors a. money providers,
and not for proficiency in DIGGING after
Greek or Latin roots. There were some
30 GRADUATES, about AN eq ual number from
the Collegiate and Theological depart
ment-, the latter GENERALLY eyincing the
best training The -illv custom Of io-sin"
b,Iuets of flowers to Collc-iatc graduates
is somewhat i'll vogue. 1t Is NO indication
of merit, but of favor, often purchased 10y
money, or by neglect Of study to win Il
reputation IL, a ladies' man. Some Of the
best, most worthy speakers, got the least
ily"rS, or nrnc-thc floral showers being
in truth just about in inverse ratio to the
merits Of the recipients. Requiring much
practice TO make perfect, some girl@ made
mos, awkward throws, from the galleries,
and, exposing their ignorance OF the laws
Of wcight and impetus, hid their erins Oh
faces in modification. One un!ucky cata-
logue Of "posics' fell into the bosom of
practical old gent, who kept it and put it
on its travels around the platform, for cy-
cry man to make 4 nasal extract Of It's
Swcets-thus ab>tracting all the poetry Of
the public Offering, even if the unhappy,
snuticl-at thing. ever reached the '.manly
youth aimed vt by the far donor In
spite Of this ridiculous farce. and certain
~ublimatel squallings in lieu or singing,
there wa, some very good entertainment,
rclishcd BY as largc an audience as could
convene in 4 spacious house Of worship
The last cycnin. of the feast, with You
devoted to the Presidents open house, Is
here 4 general gathering Of alumni and
friends. who express their views and feel
ing in short addresses. &c. -All ran thus
enjoy the public festivities, while private
unions are arranged 10 suit the taste and
convenience IF the many hosts and guests.
Madison University, projected n 1917,
was designed primarily to remedy the want
Of educated ministers amon- the Baptists
OF this State. Vt that time, they humble
red 2SO00 members, lani 81 0op in '60l
OF their 30 preachers now about 900
only , west of the Hudson River had
received liberal education Brown nj
vcr~ity was the only elevated institution
Of learning controlled by the dcnomina-
tiun, which mow has 80 or 30 One Of
those plain, uucduca,cl, piou~, effective,
jealous, pioneer pastors and eyansellstS-
Frederick Freeman by namc--visited lia
milton this year from his Ohio home, and
gave us, in artlcss style, the plans Of the
thirtccn who, frs; contributing s each,
founded tho Society which instituted the
Seminary. llasc;il and NeEdrick first
taught the young men who cauc together.
When the boarding house was needed, IA
thcr Freeman and wife agreed this was
the great cause Tor al! their contributions
that wear; silver and gold had they none,
but Mrs. F. thought they could spare her
best cow-which was driven TO Hamilton,
and did good service. They first USED the
upper room OF al Old wooden building
then put up the stone structure now used
as an Academy--then, they bot the h1II,
with 10 acres of land, CON the y by W.
slone Of which are the University build
lngs, Professors houses, Cemetery, board
ing-house, Ar) aboundins with suitable
building stone: here large stone build
lnS was first erected, then a second and
now third College edIilce Is gong up
90 by 10 tcet,) Tor a Chapel Society
halls, commencement room, &c IL Is 10
be done by next year 5 anhi'er'aFies-
and the old Hall, with It's multitude ot
varied associations 10 De converted INTO