Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-07-01


- HeAhkAoEAAAr Arih HaEON OoL1EGE.-
Tue commencement exercises at Kenyon
tiOFegs THIs7TyCar were OF marKed interest,",
and drew, as usual, large throng of visit
Ors. ;;ManyOf the old graduates, ,togethef With
nahsfOas IN dhdsrgFaduates whose course had
!. been been Interrupted by the necessity Of the
times. a9cked back to testify their love for
Kenyon and its many associations. The ven
arabia sfOrm-Of-B -Bisbee- -AfeFfvaine; together
with the number Ofs6aibe q & eieFey men who
were present, added dignity to tbe-s0ch hsion,
saiIst the many fair f9lims, thst dleb the
e 1iiege walks relieved the usual sch dlastic
quiet Of the place esJq bTe79
The exercises Of the week we're begin on
the. evening of the 28d. By an address bslir-
e.-ed BY Rev. H. N. DAyJDs Bg yIln91., be-
tors the Phi Beta Kappa Soeiety.a The Rev,
gentieWan's address vas an Effort Of pro-
found thought; severe and close ih5its train
OiIsasOning, but illumined by the bril- Iliauee
Of a chastshed imagination. 1t was ah in Z
tsllectuaI treat Of the rarsstk hind ~
On the afterHOon. Of "Wednesday, Rev. NJ
Thompson, of Chicago, addressed the alumni.
This was followed, in the evening, BY an
Oration delivered by Rev. Mr. Lightner, be-
fore the Literary Societies Of the CollIge.-
On Thursday morning, at 3 O'clock, tho pro-
,ssion formed in front of the College build
ing and prOceeded 10 Ross ehapeIs The exer- :.
cises we're begun. BY prayer from the senior
Bishop, which was followed by music and
the oratlon of the graduating eIags. The
speeches we're all of high erder 1.sx hibit-
ing that literary exeellsnce for which Ken
yOn graduates are noted. While we eOngrat-
ulste all the gentlemen. of the class, We have
space only to aIlude briefly to the ValedietO-'
~ .0ratiOn Of Mr.. Edwin L. stanton, of
Washington City. Its object was TO show
the true relation of individual greatness Ito
social progress. The leading thought that ALI
progress however ftful and convulsiEs il may
appear to superficial observation, isrbdt the
unfolding of latent principles whose laws of
development are suseantihla Of tbea fullest
gen6rJT8Gnon-Was worked odt- IN b mdster=
ly manner. The close Of the speech ad-
dressed directly to his classmates was exs
eeedingly touching, fali Of those many allu-n
siOns that come home to none but a Students
heart.
Upon the cenclusioh Of the library exer-c
cises, Professor Ben. L. Lang presented the
class With their dspiomAss thus comforting
upon them the degree Of Alb. The degree
Of AM was then, conferred upon al. N
Whiting, NJ. Trimbfe, Nv. MO1ger, J. Hold
kinson, Robt. McNeiIy and Rev. Fl. Harvey.
At sthes clOssl Of the exercises Bishop Mo-
lIlTainei introduced to the Faculty and Stu
dents of the College, Charles Short, Esq, of
Philadelphia, as their future President. This
gentleman, whose reputation for scholarship
and executive taient Is extenEive, had been
elected few days previously to fill the i'm
portant position of head Of the College! He
Wss received by the audience With the warm
est applause, and in a few words of graceful
acknowledgements, EXPRESSED his deep inter-
est in Kenyon and his appreciation Of the
responsibility attaching 70 hisneW position.
We feel confident that President Shorts con-
neetion with the 6bliegs Ein de much 70 pre-
serve the reputation which, in the abseHce of
q President, the Faculty have constantly en-
deavored to sustain. The friends OF the in
stitution will be Fsjoiced to hear that the va
caDcy caused by Lorin Andrews death has
at iast bsensflied By gnsTsg faedLfof the
Dosition DELFA.