The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-03-20


day in his dazsling gcourse-wheu the mantle
of darkness shall have been thrown on all
around-when all visible things have fallen
Into the utter depths Of chaos, miugling with
horrid appeals and dying groans in one com
mon ruin--even then that immortal spirit
shall move onward and upward in glory, till
''the last, faint, Pickering pulse Of time"
GESrIExES OF the Pm SIGMA SeeIErY:--
Again ii is our pleasing duty to welcome you
to our anniversary occasion. 1t is no formal
ceremony, required by College etiquette,
through which we would go but believe me.
gentlemen, and Ispeak for my society, we
extend to you the hand Of welcome, with the
heart in the open palm. We welcome you
as co-workers in our great and good cause |;
as co-seekers after the same matchless gem,
that by its brilliancy has lured US on, one
and all, in its pursuit. Many have been the
victories achieved by both, and when the
laurel wreath Of triumph crowned the victor,
not a single hand from among the conquered
has ever wished TO pluck solitary twig from
the CANDY cbaplct. Your society, gentlemen,
has met with the most unbounded success.
The Goddess of Prosperity has smiled be-
nignantly upon you. You have taken high
stand, and my most sincere wish is, that you
may never fall from the proud elevation you
have so worthily and honorably attained
We are proud of you as a rival, whom it
were, indeed, an honor to overcome. As
fellow-aborers, VIC respect you; as oppo-
nents, we honor you, but as fellow-students,
drinking from the same classic fount Of in
struction, wandering hand in hand meath
the same classic shades, bound together by
the links of friendships never-rusting chain,
we iope you. Obi may it be ever thus =
not one rough wind to disturb the unrnf1led
surface of friendships placid ocean--not one
dark cloud to intervene and shadow the &C.
uial sunshine. May the green bay-trce ever
flourish, untouched by the blasting Simeon
or the withcring hurricane. May success
still continue to follow in your wake, and
crown your efforts as they deserve. And |
will conclude, gentlemen, by truly Wishing
''That the Eagles proud flight may ever be thine,
Upward and onward, and true to the line"
FELLow-MBxBBRs OF THE lIERMEAS Socr-
rrY.-This is a glorious day for us. We
have met together after years struggling
and battling, to celebrate our anniversary
'Tis day of which we should justly be
proud; It's day we should reverence as the
greatest epoch of time, not only for being
the day of our celebration, but as being the
birthday of the greatest hero to whom
nation has ever given birth. Go with me
back some seven or eight years. We see a
young and feeble society, counting but eight
members, struggling against the mighty odds
of strong and vigorous opponent. Slowly
and painfully do we see her climbing up the
rough and rugged mountain side, reduced in
finances, few in numbers, and Of feeble move
ments, yet still We see her climbing on. The
dark shades of adversity gathered thickly
around her; the storm-king of calamity
roared his fierce thunders in her ear; the
wild whirlwinds of misfortune shrieked their
shrill music, threatening to sweep her into
the yawning abyss below, but still we see
her climbing on. And noW, she sits in proud
grandeur, and quatfs from the sam. bowl
with the prosperous antagonist who led the
way. Side by side they stand upon the lofty
summit as twin sisters of Eloquence. Oar
predecessors having elevated our society to
this proud position, it is our duty to uphold
and sustain hcr-and whatever be the fate
that befalls her, let it also be ours. Let us
shine with her in her glory, or fall with her
In her ruin. Let us grasp the standard of
truth and right with firm and unfaltering
hand. and we have but TO do to eonqaer.-
Let us be like the waves, many--like the
ocean, one. But would not have you like
the wases, turbulent and unquiet, but, indeed,
like them to become the purer by your own
action. But, above all, should we remember
that aUnitcd we stand, divided we fall." Let
tis, indeed, be United in principle, feeling and
purpose. Let no petty discords avail to balk
us in our praiseworthy endeavors When
working together, how much better it is
done; we then are struggling for one and all.
"How well he guides the flaming brand,
Who battles for bis native land"
Great glory awaits us-we have but to
stretch forth our hand and it is ours. Why,
then, should we hold back when the goal for
which we are striving is so near at handl-
Let us push on; adversely may assail us
there may be mountains to climb, rivers to
cross, deserts to travel Ger, with no oasis to
relieve us on the way. Great chasms may
yawn at our feet. but all perseverance will
overcome and crown us with rich and indy
ing rewards. Then let us struggle shoulder
to shoulder, to achieve that success that un-
ion must ultimately lead to, and prove to all
the verify of our motto, "ADiieitid SeHpi-
terna Coajuaeti."
LADfEs.-FoIlowing in the footsteps of my
predecessors, it now becomes my arduous,
though not unpleasant duty, to address few
words solely to you. When God created