, 1865-06-30
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
se,eatk AbnzM CaHnensenest Exercises
Cenlelring Of Degrees and Diplsmas,

e Sss osegpy The position vscated By Dr.. Smith.
S 5say her ;sss declared da' elected md
Ths Bo..d then proceeded to y ths elsesn of
term ezptes With The year closed BY the meeting
" III III following are the retiring trnstees: Hon.
Wm: B. Ogden, ch'esEo; Hon: J; r. +; Doolittls,
j. Wood~erth. chiesse; .. Valeottne. Esq,
ReT. Ja,nes Prat1 b. B.. also 81 New YORK.
for tes S9ea oq ase W Jc.is of aon. " osdsn,
Hon. ]. Il. Woodwork, D. Valentine, Esq sDd
H. A. Tucker. Efq., hnd the election for the esae
4. ". u ainer, ai b. D.. os Springfield. and 4. J.
Hon. ], +, Ecsmmon moved thst the position Of
Jnas Benedict E:a npen The bS.s b. DE- dss;ssed
absent from the arrual meetings Of tbe Board for
ores two sears, md that Henry F1rnhsm, Esq,
BE- spPontH %,4s, e .Ss eqsd bst e pses
e. Edwards, Of 81. Joseph, Michigan, be declared
vscant under the tame tu'e. Carried.
ThS; e.: e. %ssss ss ss. ,s. s
Executive Corm.uee tol the ensuing ycar. Car
s3ed.
The Chair sppo.nted the following NJ the Com
mitlee: Z. r. Thomas, E. B. MccsEe. ]. q.
woodwerth, James z. Tyler and Charles H
PFoitesor Burroughs, Of the Univessity, report
cd several ramcs to the Board, az those chosen BY
the faculty to receive diplomat
he Board fhen adjourned 10 attend 10 h- m.
nual commencement e1ercdses OF the Unlyersiey
in Bzyan HALL and IN The evening 10 be present 1t
thc levee given BY the students ut the College
Tae ncxt sess1on Of The Board for the tzansac-
tion oi business Will be held this morning 1t 10
o'clock, IN Ftslor No. ]. fremont uoree.
conEScEHKFT.
1l,n ,orn,,st o+rra1 enrrronf rnFnenf eyeyrJse@
Of the UniveIsify wcIe held yesterday afternoon
In Bryan Hall. The attendance was fn1l and
Mighty respectable, many d,stlnsuished citizens
Of the students, including m.uy ladies.
The time Of commencing was delayed nearly
IN hour; the interval vas taken sdvantay Sc @! ny
md e1cbspge greetings with their friends.
II wss IN exciting lime, ard the lace Of every
siudcnt was lighted up With annatson, In a lit
Tie while senne II then. Al least, were TO ap2ear,
ence and deliver maiden oratton. How great
might ee their suceeas. no one could venture to
oe
sanSe, % Il mo our Courts Ct fsW, and moi anfreqncety
s rs'h M s:n s
thtse candidates Tor e.oeutionary honoss, BE-
,Sfs Sc he stood fef to 10 t;ss ,sfe ~1 i59
cne una:cnstomcd 10 speak, even though he
hss prepared Himself beforehand. snd knows that
be won't e1e-k dox1; II is no Joke, We say, 70
brekthiug from 20 many e1pectant faces, and, a.
lhe rarson tatd, those who telnK otherwise b I'd
bs tier ascend the t1strum and " 1t on. Esen
x.fsrs ~ eSn,s snd when
'Htro sLd H.ro Worship he said once
tta. he worked himself Into = furious fe.er,
ant t1embitd like "gujlty thing surprised VI
him dlr.ns the ce1ver5 Of tht lectures, even when
he hsd becou ''reed to the ettuatioD,H bat be
| wtnt stumbling on painfully to the end Of them.
ruiycft.ty. were net deferred from amnslng them
| selves In The meanwhile by any pro.pect or tcia
ktrd. but kept Up ruIniEe IRE Of talk and Feeog;
oficeEs and members Of the Faeu y came along
the corridors and entered IT TIE hal. Which It 6id
Ter which they Ill assembled to the Pat orm. and
Rev. Dr.. Burroughs took The chair By virtue o,
bis office Al President OF the Ua.Tersit5.
prsy u rom Dr: B,i.ey. Vhen he Bind struck II
again, and heyalced the frkt orat1op, which va.
delivered by Mr., Edward q. Beebe on @'lndi
stEns of the De1youtnczs to which we nave al
lndcd, bnt tpeke hls piece with drmne.s, self
potEe:sion, and refined modesg. rare com
and seli.seitsnee. Distinguished ibis composition,
t tIns. ~ h;nstT IL to OBEY hls % esn $50 SOU, i,
st ees II II md sa1SD' ,na ~ T.. ansiep
ruth VI d every principle II bis own Intellect
TIE past IA. coed enough for the past
and what geod II had oeqne;thsd 70 u. wsehgult
tested it. and proved It to be good In lhe ctnclb,.
Of cur o~n thoughta. But nothing was to b
tsken On sulhonty, Is such, or authority claim
ipr the right to d1c:ate whRt8 & MIN shoud he1levt
OF d!sheueTe, or how he should conduct himsel
in The battle OF HE. We were born into the pres
ent, md must live IN ,he present. Each 2 M =
,t vas the a more M oris'naI Be- wonld become. Iadi
yldu.,ity E4t the great modern tdes ty,rJ u Y y
society. As Edsy se5 aza ia, :5n,iiui,a | Eer
but the lenRthened shadows Of Rrea1 men,
sects md parties were the births Of lnatTtdns
mlrde. The only reason Why there were 80 MN,
weak, watering, undecided Heu-m.n who alWaJ
followed the heTd-Eas oecRuse theT were sfrEt
q ,ne,r osn thoaEh
There Ind been enough Of such- America Va
| Wattipg for her indfylduaae-her men OF powe
snt cenins whe saould oPen before ssolss hsr Esa
dlstirc'ive individual Character to the Aue1,c
peopie-to 1awR end literature, art End science
Eoin!e ard Esnners. The time was coming whei
Amtrica n Nould no longer tske her cues from for
| eifn source: but would bc and act he1sel[ Tn
oIatlun wss we'll delivered, exceeding chas c IN,
tcrfe as aCouposlti0u, ano worthy OF much eide
head.
II. c. L. Hoesetter. Q! Chicago. pronounced
| fbe next orafiun CT "'thc Progress OF SeItnce.'
II wss Ielsousl1 delissteo. II not very nervou.
! 10 that Of the ptey1ons speaker. 1t was alto
gefhes m olJectirt prod oducs,on-touched not 1t Il
upon The boundaries Of thought-but went IT.
! wsf without SO much ne fu.pecnng, apparently
that there WIS aneh a thing as thought in tht
mind Of nsn. The theme On Individually VII
full Q! thought, and vice admoniton-thls, or
lhe 1-o.rcek OF Sc1e1ce, Was full Of A'ElitcIlnI
eentrallties" II showed that the speaker hae
dcne hts best to culeEate his facalties-and ths
xss no small hing: But II Is pity hs esano
vasuy improve the oratory.
Mr. LeW1s G. Jones delivered an excellent ora
ton on American Lttelat1re. He eaid thai It hat
been urged sgainst rs that We were nation Of IN
tel1ecfuAl 1mlta.orr-thtt We had NO distinctive
literature, nor att. that We had copied very tong
There was truth in thit, and mora of II thsl
enough oft We now wanted originality. NJ
more tGptd stud-lno mo1e poetry whore Peeae1l
aa 4see ill.,
The scenery and culture Of Americf. We nnstEt
no more a-postoxtug Of Europe. tvas nata,a
but We Lad borrowed enough. We must 10;
produce for ourtelves. 0ur physical growth hat
| hentoforc abeorbed the ener9l.s Of orr citzenz
contemplation. But We bad not been who'll
unp1pductive. On the contrary, wa con-,
present to he wGr!d an array q great nam=s 4 y
aosa R.ncro. 1 sra Mo,1ey md Goope,
Irving End Adrms, md fxeEld.n Mt Edwards nee
fear Eo comparison with the highest authors 9
& letter.. IL Wad no an e
pratst with auy expression. from pantes' he'll. G
lukewsrnrese-he d,d not desire 1t to be tAd TIT
sohnR esa rood foE ~ hpescsa5e1e W
nothing too high for an Ane racan 70 aspire TO- Il
c1tcifm b ufed freely tut hone stiy; sod # wonl
E41d Pr 20 enc to rsaede aes '9a
wItteft Indulge 10 these cs5t. We we're gaining
as Ne progressed in nato!nal wealth and strength
when We should have literature "a oriGina
| u the toi. and phenomeua Of the Climate. Nj
Jo1eA il evidently eubnored Of literature, and
men. ns hss got hold Of the right notions a
to the character and growth Of llterRure--sn
his prstion wze, on tae whole. mere thsn ordlnd
riiy c1edlsaolc, althoueh II was deIve'ed with
! little too much ostentAu,n-
III. Maaety'e Grafton On *t.he Duties Of on
Young Men, xas plain. but stirring appeal I
ssosd1ct sd @ tie enselsss win sh,!iiy .nd in!ssdty
The manifold walks Of life. Nj. ". L. Pierce. {
Hyde Park, delivered bh liant hliAngua Oh tt
coud ss the tutjeet matier, and thou'd he 10
pIoved. There were many CLEANS Of talen, in l.
which augu,ed well ior tnta:s perform snces;
seatr. ri I'D M .ot 9ake il hsl1 Dc type., nor sud
cic1fiy ilu.t.ate The any Trtces aud Tongue
that conpote tie wteteEn popalation., L II q Pr
NC suf3eet soe, Tea tfe11sa. "oaa ehn@ mn ~
fenersl:ties In It, 70 that in casting up what
rmoun'E to, one can come 10 no "e4l Defined cst
The ORATORS On the 4'Genius Of ATt," and o
"Sscrtd Poeuy," we're amcng the best Of the e,
trcIef. TIE tormtT was 6e'Wered by James 1
Roe, Of BclviaeYe, and the lnltsr by !. How,ey,
wheeling. II ere were imsetna ion an tsal Ia
| ept In these ptTfo.manc-e; and they Gesergt
a more tlhr passing notice.
MI J. Il, Howell OF Eureka. pronounced th
concluding Grafton On the rrsdnate.' list tn
| bu' iect WIS the st Conditions o. Sucees$n It va
pfeteutitu. effort and lacked 1og1cal teqaenet
Itseemed ii II The feurepcas had teen dug ffor
ftoIes OF library books, and then Rhntl "a pei
neil into the oration. 1t ran from ore thing /
smother, ike .st tr ceniection shop, The1
were many good thlDFs In It itla true, but 1t fall
cd becsnse II wal patchwork. and tended 10 d
lbtogs in gspe1n3, and nothing In particular.
The eame geuucmau addressed the :LsW Stu
! dents, but from the position IN Lwhtch he place
h1nseIi on The p.atfcsm, It Nas eifaenlt 70 catch
I word Of ahAt he said. lie then came forward an
spoke tbe parting words to the Professors OF th
| University.
I The Niete1't Grafton WAS delivered BY Loh
S. Msbie, A. B., ot Belviaere. It was vesF Wei
s1sone hnd Common place. The President, !
conclusion give paterpal address, to TIE Gtlts
alins Cllte, alter which the Deetces were ccl
| ferEtd, aid each went uway we'll satisfied, on th