Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-08-27
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tifal.
In presenting the diplomas to the class
who came upon the stand for that purpose
President Finney addressed them in a few
kind words Of farewell exhOrtation and ad-
vice.
ADDREs5 BEFORE TIE SOCIETIES.
In the evening the Rev. Or. J. P. Thomp-
son, ofNew York city, delivered the annual
address before the College Literary Societies.
He spoke in the First church to large au-
dience. The lecture was an able review of
Buckles theory of progression in science and
civilization and the defence of the theory of
renovation. TWAS too sbstrusely intellect
usl to be universally popular, and, indeed,
it tasked any mind to follow completely the
thread of his mastery argument.
ExERcIsEs OF THE COLLEGE GRADUATING CLASS.
At nine O'Clock on Wednesday morning
the church was crowded to its utmost ca
paeity, and the usual throng that overhowed
the church, ohatted on the steps, wandered
through the yard, meandered along the prin-
cipal streets, patronized melon booths and
auction sales, went buggy-riding, climbed
the stairs of Tappeng Hall to the tower,
talked politics, shopped and girted. The
more fortunate ones who found sitting or
standing room within were the recipients Of
an intellectual feast. The exercises Of the
forenoon we're even unusually good. The
class was small, but they furnished us with
good mental pabulHm. Here is their pro-
grsmme
MUSIC. PRAYER. MUSIC.
Oration-Pandora's
Frederic D. Allen, Oberlin.
oration-Our Pioneer Thinkers;
William N. Ampt, Germantown.
Orof lob NJ
Essay-Over the Wall.................
Frances A. Lord, Fayetteville, New York
Oration-A plea for the Inanimate, .....;.;.;....,
OrlsndoP P. BrOekway, 9th .. S. Cold Reg't
Oration-Human Chemistry........
Edward P. Church, VermontUlle, Michigan.
Muse.
Oration-Science-The
J. Miller CHM, Houston.
oraiion-What Next. f......Janes A. Hoyt, O6eriin,
Oraton-Spirit Of the
aM. B. Lukens, Deersvllle.
Essay" Pluck the Flowers of the Day. ,'..........
NJ. Joanna Morgan, Oberlin.
Oration-Our Political Problems, ms,.......--........
Norris Morey, Brsnt, New York.
Oratlon-Courage.-.-..
Abdiel G. Parsons, Oolebrook, New Hampshire.
MUSIC.
Oration-Ths Two Civilizations
Lew c. Payne, Oriskany, New York.
Oration-Popular Condemnation .....................
Henry G. Sheldon, Greenwich.
oration-Getting the Range.
Essay-Love Of Country .........
L. Geraldine Plumb, Oberlin.
Orahon-The Outcome ..................
William s. Tenant, Camden.
Oration-Th Law Of Political Development.
Warren F. WalWorth, Euclid.
MUSIC. DEGREES CONFERRED. BESEDIcToS.
In presenting the class with their diplomas,
President Finnsy referred to their history.
116 persons have been connected with the
class at different times, seYenty-Rve entered
college, and nine have connected themselves
with the class since. OF these only eighteen |
graduated to-day, ffteon gentleman and |
three ladies. Thirty-nine of the old msm-
bers have Joined the army; Of these six have |
fallen, and six to-day receive diplomas. |
Twenty three have left the class for other |
reasons, nine of whom Joined other classes. |
Such is the glorious record Of the elass-more |
than half its male members of the old timo |
now serving in their oountry's cause, Presi- |
dent Finney spoke highly of the orderly con- |
daet Of the class, referring to the fact that |
none Of those before him bad ever given any |
trouble to the Faculty. He reminded them |
that the eyes of many were on them, that |
they go forth in a critical time to fill imp0r- |
tant posts, and asked them to bring back |
good record when they came back to Oberlin. |
The address was brief and effective.
After the class had left the stand, Presi- |
dent Finney summoned the following persons |
to it and conferred on them the second de-
gree, that of Master of Arts, with few TT |
ting remarks:-E. C. Barnard, H. S. Bennett, |
A. Il. Brown, T. C. Garner, P. C. Haynes, ]. |
E. Miller, W. g. Fox, J. S. Laird, D. B. |
Smith, G. W. Walker, and Miss Mason.
Among those on the stand to-day, I no |
tieed the Rev. Mr.. Wolcott, and Prof. Thome |
of Cleveland, the Rev. NJ. E. Striely, of |
Syracuse, the Rev. ]. B. Walker, of Michi- !
gan, Senator Parish from Sandusky and |
Colonel Shurtleff, Of the 9th United States
Cofored Regiment. The audience separated
at about half after twelve.
The report Of the exercises in the Theo-
logical Department is necessarily omitted
till our next issue.