, 1864-06-24
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY.
An1nAl Cannsheenent E1srelses-Baeealaq-
reate Asdstss--Gsnferring ef Degrees

~
reate Aadstss-Esnferrinx af DexrseS,
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The Anniversary a,,1 f,,r,,n ,..,. ~. r.,,.
-, ~ Naa.sFa aaa Domm Enjoyment Exercises
-, onl'etS''5 "efs aeo d. tot
oeauu.al s1nee o. Evanston Yesterday, eonmenc
nr 9sGsx ths = ~ A. TINT h9nr tho
LIGHT Gusrd Band. marched 10 the Vii. "a cbr,.h
W. nnh,,. - .sses ~ .us s1A1e caafea
1seanr pp,s y "o's1 - a'~ oec'p'eo o7 6eF'o.
The e1erc'ees were opened with 1nusic by th.
Band, Alter which Rev. Nj. Crockef addressed tn,
Throne Of Grace in An elooueut and sonro,r,. -.
pfasef. foho"1nR 1Ms came mnElc, and then the
masters' orailon. BY Jan'es William Hany, A B..
TLacon, end William Anson Spencer, L. B., chap.
A 49, ~ -, .s .o
! Inc Eos'efe' ofauohe were eHo'fs aitogethes
appropriate to the occasion. excellently y well de
| tbnt ,ha nr..snre rnon onr ro1n,nn, ,....,ts
-,',;.s,.r. ~. -. -. -. to'ea'' Ane
ihsip, aadr.sses ~ sue ib VT az taken q
| .oe1E2 aoa1s 1ssses. s DON Mt!e me fectptents o
h14uhome LEY u99uetc 40 tneJ !els me sage
lhe eanapat1s r.. s t11 me oeefee OF = T.. Fred
cnsh,uv snrt,"er 1ef f1snt 1a.tt s11sas ~, hnko1
George Eseston sai suoMb4dgs, % I'd lteut. 1aath III
n,,e asrs sel1c d sne.s Commands Ia the
"f Ihe Mas1efs orason oi M snsnes sne
nious r. r. -. o. .ne aasfets biblical Institute.
~ hts snhsecr sThs 1nen a. ~ ess, a1a9nnc4ng
K Ktaaer 5se ss;d. 0ea 1's 1oe period Dr.
fA'u'e' eau, rx
1hh .hs foA TIL F1saop. :
Inc progress OF deattny Ia marked by pe1ioda,
fel'oss 1 @ ats Illustrated By the lives Of great men
ana 1ho 0ccuHtnce Of remarkable events Some
tines single individual has given character to An
PC; bnt frequently. espec1al'y as society has
s4esntso agss have given character to In
nen OF 1el7t multiply. and the great1ess OF the
distinguished lev IL relatively iessened 1t Is not
tfat the teeals are less 1ofty, but that the sur
% la% at,If fha5
Iets spDarrnt. Instead OF having here and there
soMta,5 Et.pt oak ton es1ng above bushes of pigmy
-. ~ nase tall forestz, and every tree has
fo1m iof ~ largest Development.
=, ~ 1nsIly ooaai o. the lgeh century As bril-
Ilaut Peilea o. 1he worlds history. What ad-
Mh.t inSa.,nn nave oesn made stnce It's beg aning
snoesl meat cnanRes hAvs taksn place upon the
eo1 Maat ssFolnttous n the modes
a4 IL sshst oin-tnn. IT, e aonsnt ana action! Bat
seeured And even se. hsmsn11 IL ssaan15y noI - IL
,.s =, 9.. set gp9n ~ inquest career ofpro-
It, =; 49, ~. nnu oulseyes vt the very mid
..r., n,t,n sith ! R,ar. n5 q tae necessity Of
pthns r.1 uoa15 500 monster evil which
,,lsa uus sh ua sinee. tnonsh containing within
nrnudi1 md sssf..t,s Inn.s ,hs oi osfosr1am, was
lnns5n. 5 a'a usnA4o' 1a17aten1ng. continental e1-
mh.t....
m seG ~; .y oh nave been hitherto thought
mn n1inion heresffsr Tha tasfe E1u be b9t
81. Rehellion iii stand Inc ne a M%sesn sla!ehold-
n a.... ~. e.Auu ~ On tae page OF hiato-
I'M tret 1st NIn rseste WIN appeaf
ee5sIs H. e = ~ ~ Iodsy We Ana our.
s'1x aaat,nr W. ~. ~ o4re sren 4os
.n,aiI 1851 " ."s s.o4 Q! Time; ont borne
.ness -. a.gns x ehe 1usa!oE LetzSnt tethAps tho
1hut .is,s IL "s alS assemo,ea may prove
fhe n.1,on hnt of pSe np nos pn's In tho h1sro-
imsnoaen mel tu participate % 70 The festivities OF
lte1tI5 ann,setc4ly. ana Iolly recognising the
s6 claims M %a1sa %,Ges "a,
III c.nLt5. n ia5t' We Inigat ourselves be
.,s snS WIZ .h a e9s anan tfeason I'VE d,o
IN ,naa 1as e ese,y oas
la5 INC assncEss Q! our eounIs1s welfare
Ls. e. hul. .aen. pe toouxn1 s1anse taot speak
r. i, On a., anss oeeason ~ eannot content fheneeves
with ne foutine Of schoasuc pesstntrtes aud the
!oimaity o. Classic otanons. Mere entertainment
IL ISo tfas1As r. OBJECT Tor n earnest hour. We
eash have an Important work to % In LIE, and it
II tcf1ftAnt 10 turn. II possible, even moments OF
.e1 eation into hu11l'art4s for accomplishing our
I'VE mlstion. N accordance, thereiore, With the
htsheI deslens Of literary institution, II will be
the pnrpthe OF the remarks which follow to COM
mend q few Of the personal charoctetistics de-
nanted BY the period in xhlch We live, and which
deteIs to be especially cultivated BY The youth of
II is proper OCCASIONALLY to remind ourselvea
| that country j. nothing apart from tte tnhabl.
tants. In vaff might We boast Of our broad
| 14kes and r.vers. ii the land did not contain i
people competent to profit By tho advantages
cap numbcr HE spre sfncs tha mnunts;ns # ~,
contipent wers broucht forth. eince mr. rive-,
have to the ocean Moved. and dnsinp wh,ch on,
| nyafrira hsye riofrt IN fey4f7ttVy ~ Amae;as
xsx mt e4rnt when on,v inh.h,tAd Z. .ha.Ia
tna1 t,ihrs TIE ms,e,io1 c,nre. W -. nyo.s
Ea-. r.s.ed ~ .aa,. .-h G"1Is " sue Gounnea
-, n.s ,hat " Thea. a.1 Mha
sa-sI rnn,. th.,- tn..e,rs Ss,a uuse m ooaes sSak
tbeir srp1e.s 4onn1 sra nnie " II
| .re~ e.is.@d ' ~AI sA' eaA' p4oea eoas 1"e1
@e rIsin, crr..ce.. sov ,7r ,,n,+--.,
e+1n9tareG T.aI snS -. "{ es{sSn Mt.n nc 1nun1
enHEo.sneo men: e., ana tne oniosloh Or Chr1suaI
/
~ ~. sdsn,td ,o1h. - Ss-X W." ~ w. pIe,Aenc'
thsf ~. o11"ne ~ ~ taat mAJ ate
S1uy ~ T,9oas With
one i Gnahla elG WeIo9 kaIn notnlne. Ihe pf1nc1
tse nisrS ot .bs e4es1est natons Of antaaisy
~ ~ aa ne Gstant 11asL III Mnete prong Hine
van ana maeAlneent baoJ Ion once stood the cen
1ess and the ornament Of vast empires; the sam
Euphfatet which Natesed the then fertile and pop
nlous plssns .. Ase!na, y now Wlnds ,ta eo!itar
Tsy % thFoneh 9eseTts :e Of bat7ennsss and amid r.
lea and Rrest 6ngs inhabited them, but dety1n
God the3 1ell beneath hls cure to an exten
whieh has b:otted out boIn them and their de
its reInotest cataract flows down ~ 1t did Whe
ths p Jfan:os were on1lt and when tho gran
sttnGsusss o. n. 6es an6 haa!oec cast thar ehat
Egypt are only 70 oe ionnn IN soef Wlndtn
soees. moastn soasal4a ns no men iof noe
1 1on e,ss anH toe ing h o. s,sts ae m an
lhr fn1ted AfAopons o1 Atnens Sill looks dow
upon " wasefs a u tns me-, f1,eaa, ne e1Pause
ne o,o ane nRon .ne n p.ans s o. ureees
EN- lnooes ssesce 80 eensains y, no nsn Wonhy oi tn
.selent e.9f!ss o. .oal e!asse lang. ana It's mise
40 ID Rme h. II a k1ass 70
,be Tber axs m ~ od IN, ns W.. faln F. an
~ .,,an ~, .ie na u1ea IT, ssese1 a1o spone
: 10 the pitiini position. Of beias held snbiect
p11ssiy dosai1sf'sa sas power of iolsisa sa by
Tat the GREATNESS. of o1r conn.rv nav ha .,
than snhemrr.1 neeJ men M, oni.J ~ oo
bnr fo5 io.a,1t r9s1 hst ho, oay aot soaa! a
vic eenns1 1o n,,s-nt - e a.,
w. tmno,1an1 1h,I othe,s - 1ten.re ~ anecaa ~
1hrm and rnnseonen'Y " t,Rf tps 70 q sT
nadti should cultivate thoss ehsracieris.'cs 1he
sas s.ssn,4 to es aos
! Eoue Of {hoee charsctetIstcs viii now be consii
!, | e,ed.
paclty TO perceive quickly and Judge correctly {
he na,u1e and claims of any cnrcnmstanees
which we may be placed. This remark indicate
greatest failure in education comes from Ito il;
bility or tndeposition Of youth toperceivethe In
ror..rce OF Their aunny hours, and the essential
I The grave responsibilities OF life, So. n attt
yease, men who ars not quick perceive rtlatipn
And 10 discern duties, ere liable distressing an
, rutnous failures. It was at this point tha: mau
xen in high position ers found sadly waning,
the earl stages Of the rebellion against ar
es,e 3hs. had zen
II the rage Of party strife, bat It had alWays bee
8 followed BY peaceful results, They hnd hear
j. prasilgs about the dissolution Of The Union. hf
y they had learned 10 REGARD them a. the 1nsre.
: | moonthine They had beard threats md Tsno
. | fnce but had slgays eeen one nsT7v ~ fso ntths
!. back down. Hal]ucinatA6 fhensrlTes a. liz ~ -
: ,oes that 1b{uee would continne ss thev IA hss,
the7 could eyen ],aten IN the snonr,1rx ~
= On ;be doors Of Coucress and fheI ieleratad ~
y that nonored place fnch men A. T,es.M ~
Tonmbs Hrerktnridge and 1sg nsv,s 4xam 4hs1 IN ha
1zene nrnxei1iv rnncec.srn G5 hst.t. "Ien tae
oegous ecbeme Of eccesaon. Even n 1hst 1.ta =. o
l
Tn4d hsS ,,ss.5 ss'a. e a.Aseuxe auu tolesla
= 4Io9 nnG pAeeeN 1"u!. Wotulueat members OF IN