, 1864-07-01
soIREE AT THE TREMoNT.

ctse& In Bryan Efnll-Ornlioux-
- Con1eTE1DG Of DcEfccss
soIREE AT THE TREMoNT.
The seventh annual meeting Of the Board ol
Trustees Of the University Of Chicago. Was held
resteftay forenoon In the Genuenen'a Pariof At
the fremont House. The President and the TWO
Vice Preeadeute being nbeerr, Rcr. John G. Bur
rpuchs D, D. moved that William joiner, the Pre-"
stdent Of the EXECUTIVE Committee, take tie chair.
This motion Pryys1teds d. The Eseo1ds Of tos@s5
bs wss sapoapsa
noua1nste trustees to Gil vacancies in the Board aad
consider ne pfF9pztety p Of substituting Other
tion en- the Board, consisting Of Meesrs,: EFerts.
MoodTotth. Roc, Holden and Thomas.
E1 FL ~ tn5ines moved that 9 committee be ap-
cets ior the ensuing Year. This motion prevailed,
and Mese1s. Boone, Walker, Jones, McGasg and
| 5f4%m9n WI were dominated.
Ihe Iasally, through Rsy. 3. Burroughs, Z. ?
fIcslaent, Recommended that tbs degree Ut Bach
eao1 Of lay be conferred upon the following
graduates ss Of the Law{School :-GecrEe R. Archer,
7. Collins, John Ii. CoWpes. John Il. Griffith,
pag1d 4aga1s y, Gr1fath. John e 7; ha1pcr. John =.
On, 1Iex Il. HoWan. % bani s scpf1y & s{.6 e.
shtEman, John c. Smhll James B. Welch, Vim. F.
Mhitehouse. Benson Wood, Daniel Clayton
| The President also reported the recommend.
ton sbAt several gentlemen recalve the degrees oi
be found below. The report Of The Faculty was
lie report Of the Financial Agent, Rev. n. G.
following is The substance Of The report:
EARLY after entert og upon my duues Icommenced
the work. and by the eticienI nd Of Prof; Forey.
ast oi the state has been Tt1sted with tic follow
| lng retu)ts. Many who gave their notes years ago
are utterly unable to pay them. Others who hase
been rednced In circumstances are noT rccos oseriug,
and able and willing to paT In par, AID VIII in
time pay au. While there Ii another class WHIT
Ignore thel. obligations, the greater number, who
bic. The effort to collect has BEEN attended with
mnch. good aside from the amount Of money OBJ
It nas renewed tbs sense Of obligation to the
University which seemed to hnve died out. 1t has
brought several students into the University. Ar
| fangeneuts have been made for the definite pny-
] tntpt Of much Which might and doubtless would
have been lost without this effort.
preen; a;g snd p9ospee2e eondi6on of on county,
| We would submit whether this department 81 our
work should not be pressed forward with al dii-
Board, It was thought expedent TO attempt to put
In the foundation Of the main building Of the Uni
verify. Estimates were obtained, and hna1ly con-
Coliecuons were made from the county more
than equal 10 meet payment, 80 TINT the whole will
be paid for wheh completed and accepted. This re-
sponses made By our cdtizens. Subscriptions to
the new building was commi.tet especially to the
able hands u Prof. Mixer.
The new eubscription for building purposes
amoun's Ut The present time to more than 1000,
exclusive Of the I" Dearborn ToweE," which Il be.
Ing erected by tho muniacencs of ono Of our
II We include MI. Mixers efforts to raise funds
1or the Telescope. (which were secured raaiuiy by
twelve mUI,ha. or . LITTLE more, nearly 3I3d09o
have been added 10 the various funds OF the Uni
verify: Besldss, Ina many pessons haye given en-
object; so that those who best underatand the
workings OF all the piank and efforts, feel govd
degree Of confidence, that In the course Of few
months, II least 81, ,oN Mote will be obtained for
| this great work.
bnt one Of the more encouraging indications IL
the disposition Of some Of best friends to en-
dow tWo and perhaps more OF our chairs uf In
| etruc1ion. In two instances the promise Of en-
doHmeuts has been given, and the de,alls no doubt
q Ts Te sss %
chatre. besides the Presidents, In such UnlFet-
si,y shoosd be endowed. Tuition must be Kept
st1uctors. The position of the University is such
that 1t must be made The Cambridge Of the North
weat. We can SOC no other way Of having our
| + TO finish the entire buildings, place the te1e-
scoPe upon the tower. put the Libraries and pbl1o-
sophfca1 apparatus IN as complete order as posi-
| BILE. and pay Tor them As We 60, And also endpW
literally ut least four chars Of insrncuon. This
We are c}eaz IL the lowest point we should aim at
! or expect, and to this one glorious end We should
H. lS5<ss' and ss s's.'nnsa. o. which We can a'''
Receipt; ~ g
oasoo.oe0eote -""' a.,sooa4
The Board then adjourned 70 meet ut the same
coxWcrAExr.
| The ei3th annual commencement exercises vera
held IN Bryan Hall yesterday afternoon at half
past O'clock. 4 procession was formed at 1ne
Court House 1t o'cioc., consisting Of the Presi.
deut aid Fneultg, members Of the board Of Trus-
tsee y a..d stndents Of The University. members Of
members Of other educctiona! and scientific bodies
| The procession, mxrshaIled by Col. T. Il, Tucker
and escorIs d By the Great Western Band, marched
/ to Bryan Hall, where as many OF the gentlemen AZ
| con}d be accommodated took seats on the plat
io11n; ~ Thess var good attendance IL the hall,
evident interest, The proceedings we're opened
| with an overture, aEti=tlcally performed by the
hand, afler which prayer was offered By Hev: ]. 4.
cent ones; and pra, cd tsFre1ily that the Divine
cure Eop;d le extended oy.r thofs In the army
fighting ,he ba1tlee OF tie Unio3.
elias. fo1lHs cd:
"onein1'ity Of Thought" :" BY Edward H. Bebee
| q & Chisaeo Nss an essay not remarkably spark
ling, but AboLndtnR in good scnee ind correct oed-
ntionf. Be depicted t0rc,bly the straits to hich
modern authors are reduced In the attempt TO
gave rapid HE etch Of authors IN past ares. and
naot them out to be set Of plagtArIsis, each
copying nom he one preceding him: he spoke
11sl atomic constituents Of matfcr-causbls Of
endlett combinations. but bot suscepti ba Of crea-
ton: Ae came sery nssr to tie draniton Of Dion
| boufclcauH, though wtihota hitting it-"OeIztral-
| Ny-Fhy-5t IL tAklns the tdesa Of other men and
altering them NC ch AZ that they are not recoq-
nizen. Ar. 1sebse has evidently = leaning To-
ward The exact echoo Of metaphysics. and ~
stqdeAt In the srpihs Of the German philosophy
might achieve an honorable place. 6peaktnS
L! chronological >, his organ Of comparison ls fuil
and aree. HIS language was wen chosen and liz
telEposs+ss,on rcn.arEable, but he lacked energy
In ds!i.srs and vas slightly monotonoas:
Cbtrago, wss not Insensatc production, but deli
vesed With 50 much poupoaity Vi et5le as to be at
timts postise;y dispeasing: The necessity Q, in
at thG Ha3ur 9i 4 yliogiem whose minor WAS un-
ss9ptiata, az Whuse eTpo was therefore detective.
e Tss hoTsg, os INT Of good sense II bis
of1wo ,honsands ,esrs ago and confined himself
10 %. dSnsin s Sf oden sn hhisto A. parallels
siHft ~ drew forth loud plsndits he SAID: We
portion ii ihey aTe Wiling, but " Whole % natio9
anyhow. Il bus eaaslon 6s accepted Is an indes
of us neutIa'tt. le 1a one ot decided uempera-
| chosen, and unwilling to temposize where prin-
c!pte IT involved, as confident that the right will
always eventually trtnmph- he was r.pturously
- 'tTLe Palladium Of Lrberty, " by Joeeph RoBtev.
OF Leuiestilc. hE.. vas q very judlcioas effort al
| EXPRESSING the VARYING phenomena of the human
! MIND. In lis yttws aud proCucrs Of ptate polity
The spcaa er ID one who, to judge from his oratipn
le hhbtual!y comprehensive In his range OF ideas,
ard happy In Ats elimination OF principles from i
comparison Of fscts aud SITUATIONS. His lansaa2e
vas eelect and bis delivery Of the best order Nj.
| NhwleY wll mike good orator, one OF the first
order: Hs las much improved during the past
year. hit effort Of twelve months sgo being far In
| ftf1or TO the present. We must not omit to teIf
I Whist IN bis opinion s the Palladium Of Liberty:
:" The b bic" BE showed graphically and rapidly
| how the introduction Of the Book Of Books has
| bten e0temporzneouB with or Immediately fol-
lowed By The march OF civil and religious liberty.
| peAted applause.
The preceding orntious were BY members of the
irpior clats. The seniors followed; nrBt in order
was 1t What is Gue EoQuenee ~ By J. F. Bonded,
! Of Chicago. This Was not strictly an oration
marked BY the display OF originality or blllianc5,
Int 1t was repiete With sound good sense, and q
vein Of high thought which showed the careful
| and well dlgested Its contents. His sentences
| we're well rounded, and bis tones explicit, bat
there was too much Of rhat universal Gown ward
| Cadence, which ia By eome considered the fitting
close oi every phrase Mr.. BonHed wants llttie
E1oFe ebll1ty Of voice md little less active dis
! plny OF the hrnchdal nexors to make successful
orator. Yet he has within hin the materials OF 3
ing clasa than The exhoztiye pathetic. IFS pow
| err OF analysis and dennition appear to be aboye
The average Of scholastic attainmept but he pos
eeesee lar moft Of energy and ability than be Ia
capable uf inprc+slne On othe.s. He WIS enthu-
| form.
'.An in Wosahip,'' by James a. Nets, Of Brook
| lt+1r EnDyF Fk1fk f4nzA