, 1864-02-17
ST. MARY'S OF THE LAKE,
ThiId Semf.Auuual lE1amination-Ad-
dress by DIR. MeGovcFu-Exerc{He

The Third semi-AnnuAl Examination OF Stn-
dents Of the University Of St, Mary's Of the Lake
sFas held lAat evening In the new building lust
completed. on the corner Of Wolcott and Superior
STREETS. The large audieucc room was well filed
BY The students and their friends. The chairs In
front were occupied BY the Bishop OF the Diocese
Rt. Rev. jamcs DuEgan, D. D.; the Vicar Gen
era1 OF the Diocese-Fezy Rev. Dennis Dunno, D.
D; the Principal Of the Unsverslty-Rev. j. Nc.
Mullen, D. D.; The members OF the Faculty, and
several OF the Parish Priests Of the Diocese.
Address.
The exercises were opened by m address to the
Board OF Trustees und Faculty Of the University,
delivered by Aer. James McGovern, D. D. h
spoke IL followa:
Hight Red Psssidtnt and Genisaen Qf tie Board:
1he ocrns'on Which has called Us together this
eyentLg: forms new epoch In the histosy Of our
institution Of her kind IN our city or State, We
hare been htr pass through cries OF ylc1ssnndes
which. ttthef nave thrown obstacles in her ad-
progress, nor deprive her Of true and well founded
glory. AT length the fast increasing patronage
Thseh hoMed in, Il not only Gom our own State bas
yCrsts. not IN rae, but In reality, con1d only
be supported, but becaue a dcsuand' 1n the great
westein Il metropolis. Iehold your noble and gen
cIops project 1calze5l By adding this to the
Other Guiidf1 &c belonging to the Gnfyerslty, you
h1Fe eDsbled the Faculty TO uli1e with the collie
gate coufft, the del artmctts OF Divinity L3w
b. Ills late xu:cc4sful eFon ron hare extended
tie sphere u tauence o: youz instituuon, 10 al
most t9trJ detastnent Of knowledge. You have
enabled the Alumni of II. Mars, who may hsvr
MINCED his lore o: st1Iy snd bo1ho<,ds nair.h
within hsr Et1s. 10 grow up cEd:r heE toftertng
sarr, xnd neEe7 te separated IRON bis " Alma Ma
eultehfentd mt1ds.
IgladIy ayau self gentlemen, Of expressing to
clergy oi his diocese, who have not only been in
cres6irg in manifestng their ATTACHMENT to this
institution, but barring at'er geosEusly eons1l9at
upon their people to mako their offering to the
same object. The establishment OF the The3logi-
cal Department haa made tho UnlycFsity In 4 spe-
they TO zee so forth their companions In altes
life. their brothers and co-1aborcrr. In thcr Ain-
poTtsni misffon.
therefore may be permitted to repeat, gentle;
men, lint this IL a great event in tho cousse 0!
hertfIste Of action, she viii 10 able 10 advance
sroV,h 1 ne efsheir presperiy, and scastn whon
9ts s0ns aSd her % ss S IL .ad side Il
generations ns they pass.
After music BY the Great Western Band, a de-
batc was announced On tho question" That 1T
crature offers moro ample field for efficiency aud
more extended eeopo for the Development and
perfection Of human greatness than warfare :
The affirmative was taken BY ". s. OtBrien, and
Daniel scu1]y; the negative by u. Murphy and J.
G. Higgins. The discussion took wide range
and the subject WAS pretty thoroughly exhausted
bT the four speakers. They all manifested con
siderable degree OF familiarity with historic lore
and loeislical positions. They spoke well. avoid
Ing alike shcepishncss and supcraoundant action.
Rhetorical essays in Greek, German, Latin and
French followed, tho cssa5ists aequittinss them
Ill las So nE