The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-08-07
Wash1ngton Colleee. 1.d.

we referred, on saturday, to the COM
mencement exercises ut Canonsburg
:. College on Wednesday last. On the
day following, commencement occur
red at Washington College. AS at
Canonsburg so at Washington, a young
soldier boy carried off the first honor of
the class. His nameis Edward Corries,
of Morengo, Illinois. Rev. DR.. Wilson,
once Pastor of the Second Presbyterian
Church here, delivered the annual ad-
dress to the two literary societies. The
Grafton, delivered by Mr., A.W. PAUL,
of Wheeling, one of the graduating
class, is thus spoken of by cores
pondent of the Pittsburgh Commercial !.
The next speaker was A. w. PAUL,
Wheeling, West Virginia. Subject,
"The Classics" His Introduction en-
braced remarks on the characteristic of
lineage, Us one of Enquiry. We should
rejoice it is SUCH Falsehood and error
must fall as long as truth remains not
unsought. Yet there is danger from
pride Of intellect. 1t is fashionable to
destroy. 1t is easy to tear Gown, We
not fools. We should not discard with
out examination the authority of their
teaching. The past is entitled to con-
sideration. The study, of the. class
les has been time honored
method of education. There is
danger of their depreciation in
this unitarian age. What are it's
claims? They are the repositories of
influence which must not be lost. The
question is not what purposes it sub
serves, but what ones it does not fur
ther.1T The analytical and inductive
powers of the mind, the taste and inn
Rgination, and the disseminating facul-
Ties receive a constant discipline not
afforded by any or all other studies,
The ancients exceeded all succeeding
ages in works of art. The subject mat
. ter as we'll as the style of their master
pieces is well worthy the labor bestow-
ed upon them by the learned of every
land. But they need no eulogy at our
hand. They will speak for themselves
in the hearing of ages to come. This
Grafton was well written and showed a
maturity of thought unexpected in one
of so youthful appearance. 1t was
clear and logical in it's arrangement
and harmonious in the connection and
unity of. its parts. = 81
The third grafton was delivered bv T
II. Blackford, Martins Ferry, O.; sub
Ject-" Limits oflearning" The speak,
or was afraid the world expected too
much ofiyoung educated men, It for
gets they have just entered the courts of
learning. They cannot boast when the
greatest have always held themselves
in humblest estimation. The amonnf.
of civilization extant in the world seems
1ncalculably great. Behold what Won
ders the geolog1st, the astronomer, the.
physicist, and others have explored -
Yet they are insignificant in compari-
son with what remains. Mystery limits
inquiry In every field. Humility and
Z renewed diligence are the lessons we
should learn. The Grafton was deliv-f
cred with n homely vigor which made
his Ineligible thought quite forcible. /
The writer in the Commercial inciden-
tally adverts to the lame manner in
which the Greek and Latin salutatorv
was delivered, and rather hints that au-
diences on commencement occasions
would much prefer to hear orations in
their mother tongue. And SO thew
would. The practice of Grating in Greek
and Latin is species fpedantry-use-
less notwithstanding.
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