Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-07-18
Commeneement nt Mestern Reserre

we therefore avail ourselves of the report
of the Herald: b.. -s.FF. .E-.s.
Thursday. July l4Lh, was gala day In
the beautiful town of Hudson. The re-
cent rains have re-clothed the. country
with the freshness Of Spring, and the fine,
spacious College grounds OF the Western
Reserve were never more inviting on
Commencement Day. The patrons and
friends Of the Institution from city, and
town, and country round about, gathered
early to enjoy the "feast of reason" and
we venture that no assemblage in the
land this season has better illustrated
American intelligence, thrift, taste and
beauty, The exercises were held iu the
large, partially finished edtfice of the First
Congregational Church of Hudson, which,
when completed, will do great credit to
the Society and the town, Its capacity
was taxed TO the utmost, yet many were
excluded for lack ofroom. The platform
was occupied by the College Faculty and
Board of Trustees. President Pierce,
and DIR. Aiken, OF Cleveland, had seats
near President Hitchcock, who fervently
invoked the blessing of God on the Col
lege, the Graduating Glass, and the Cour-
try. After music by the splendid Light
Guard Band of Detroit, President Hitch
cock announced the following
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
sALUTATORY IN LATIN,
Theodore Y ale Gardner, Cleveland.
0RATI0N-The Tendency to Extreme Opinions
in our Republic,
John LedIngwell Ewalt, Warren.
ORATI0N-The Relanon OF Liberty To Law,
Charles Long Cutter, Cleveland.
MUSIC.
"nATI0N 1"'"''-"t a"d Ps5ogFssg, sog5esi 1, ,,,,..
oRATION-The Dying of Nation begins at
the Heart,
= Newton Tracy Blakeslee, Chagrin Falls.
0RATI0N-Liberty Pr0mJtive Of Eoquence,
Edward Porter Williams, Cleveland.
MUSIC.
0RATI0N-The Strength which Interest Adds
to Conviction,
Richard Lloyd Williams. Youngstown.
ORATI0N-CultiVatiOn of Mind Superior TO
Mere Acquisition of Knowledge,
Henry Martyr Wright, Hudson.
0RATI0N-0ur Common JOYS and Sorrows,
Martin Luther Brooks, Cleveland.
MUSIC.
0RATION-The Love of Truth,
Harlan Page WelOn, Euclid
PHILOSOPHICAL 0RATION-Natural and
Political Rights,
William Henry Gaylord, Cleveland.
AFTERNooN.
GREEK ORATTON-Edward Porter Williams,
Cleveland.
oRATION-T The Essence of Politics is Com
PROMISE" Theodore Yale Gardner, c levslaDd-
MUSIC.
PHILOSOPHICAL GRAFTON ----Ameriea' s
Contributions TO Civil Liherty,i
Samuel Eladsit Williamson. cleveland.
COLLOQUY-N. T. Blakeslee, NJ. l.. Brooks, s.
NJ. Eddy ...-.
MUSIC.
GRAFTON WITH THE vALEDICTORT AD-
DIRE ESSES-Inner and Outward RefOqm Con
trasted, George Trumbull Ladd, Painesville.
MUSIC.
DEGREES CONFERRED.
BENEDICTIoE.
ADDRESS BEFORE tbs LITERARY So
FRoF. HENRY B. SMITH, D. D., New York.
The close attention of the discrmina-
ting and apprecistive audience through.
out the exercises,was ayerdicgtO be proud
of by the class. All seemed imbued with
the spirit of the stirring times, which
evokes great thoughts, and heroic actions
The topics OF the orations in the main
were born of the crisis and they were
discussed with an intelligence, ability
vigor, clearness and correctness of con
clusiOns, that gave assurance that our ed
Ucated young men will prove faithful de
tenders and conservatoTs of Liberty and
Union. In matter and manner there was
no Sophomore display, but manly exhi
oition of cultivated talents alike crafty
ing TO President, Faculty, and People. L
was the universal remark that the class
stood first among the graduates of the
Western Reserve College, and we are SURF
every Cevelander present cherished {
just pride in the rank awarded each .
the six representatives of the Forest City
And we know that the young men wht
| give such promise of usefulness and hon
or to our country, felt great satisfaction
that they had stood by home Institution
that under its present efficient head ant
management, and unembarrassed pecu
MARY condition, needs only to be sustain
ed as it merits, to ere long become il
truth what it should be-the Yale of thu
West.
DEGREES CONFERRED.
The Degree of B. A. was conferred upol
Newton Tracy Blakeslee, Martin Luthe
Brooks, Charles Long Cutter, Samuel Ed
dy, John LefingweI Ewalt, Theodor
Yale Gardner William Henry Gaylord
George Trumbun Ladd, Harlan Pag
Welton, Edward Porter Williams, Rich
ard Lloyd Williams, Samuel Eladsit Wi
hanson, Henry Martyr Wright.
The Degree Of n. a. upon William Poi
Ter Blakeslee, Harvey Coe CLARK, Horsc
JnO. Clark, George William Knapp, Il
oius Russell Landfear, George L'Hon
medieu, Henry Varnum Noyes, Edwi
Lester Webber, William Young William
Edward SayIe Watterson..
| The Degree of Doctor of Divinity WI
conferred upon Rev. W. H. Goodrich,
Cleveland /; Rev. J. B. Bittinger, of Sc
vFickly, PeDnsylvauia and Rev. Il
Storrs, of Cincinnati.
The Degrees ofDoctor OF Law was co
I ferred upon Professor H. B. Smith, OF o