The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-23
OberlIn commencement Kxercises.
OBERLIE, August q, 1855.


aberIIn commencement Exercises.
oBERLIE, August u, 1855.
EDrroRs LEADER /: The Phi Delta Society
is the junior of the Phi Cappa Pi, by two
or three weeks. It was organized in the
fall of 1889, and called the Philomathesian.
In 1s4l it was changed to the "Union So
ciety, and in 1854 it received its present
name, in full, Philo-dialectic. II 1T
chartered in 1s4s, aud reOrgsnizessety, hav-
is now smaller than its sis' thirty. but its
ing membership plumber Sl9j So more
"y II The other. The members
- esnior Glass leaving this yssffss ago with
which we're diAniSs, the farewell address
thA gwen by Mr.. Kincaid and the res
ponse by P. Il. Kiser.
The Phi Delta has not the reputation for
ready and brilliant speakers which belongs
to the Phi Kappa Pi. 1t aims rather at
careful polish of the thought and express
sion and thorough scholarship. Its weekly
exercises are such as to favor this result,
here being more writing and less speak
ing. Hence in this years anniversary,
while in rhetorical finish and grace of de-
livery it was perceptibly behind the
others, the orations were more various,
showed a wider range of thought, and COW
cred more ground.
~ThOPrOgramme gives US the following
names of annual officers just elected
Corresponding secretary-M. N. Lin
coin.
Treasurer. NJ. Geery.
Board of Directors-P. II. Kiser, E. P.
Boise, R. ]. Winters.
The exercises of the twenty-sixth Auni-
versary, held yesterday, were presided
over by Mr.. Kincsid, and were as follows
PsATER.
Whittier we Drift,
P.H KIssr, GnAdsnhuttOn.
a.B Fry, Brighton.
R J. Winters, Townsend.
AIR Castles.
O.. G. FAirchild, Oberlin.
Cheek,
W. h. Morgan, oberlin.
-usIn.
II. Fad JuItlhes the Means.
J. =. Hudson, obsrlia.
The Catholic Church,
7. Hall, Oberlin.
MUSIC.
BTNEDIoTIoN.
Mr.. Kissr's delivery was the best of the
afternoon, and his Grafton we'll and fOrcibly
written. He spoke of the almost inevitable
tendency of nations in peculiar directions,
illustrating it finely by reference to the
waters of the Atlantic, which tend toward
the Gulf of Mexico. He concluded by al
luding to the dangers of our cOuntry's
tendency toward license in the nome of
Liberty.
Mr.. Toys subject was rather didactie for
so long q poem. 1t contained many vslus-
bic and finely expressed thoughts, and be-
fore q more select audience would have met
with more attention. If Mr.. F. had spoken
with q little more variety of manner it
would have been better.
The uses, causes INC limitations of free
dom Of opinion were we'll set forth by Mr..
Winters.
Mr.. Fairchild led US into quite an unac-
customed train of tn ought. lie spoke of
The nature of "dsy dreams" at some
length, as simply the action of Imagination
without reference to probability referred
to their universality, and their usefulness
as incentives TO vigorous exertion. Mr.. F.
is not q prscticed orator, but his style be-
came the character of his composition.
",Cheek was stated and proved by Mr..
Boynton to be convenient, useful, necessary
to success in life, in short "the Archime-
dean lever which moves the world" Mr..
B., without sacrifice of dignity, contrived
TO maxi himself very amusing.
Nj. Morgan's Grafton was on the duty Of
all to understand thoroughly political
science-the danger of leaving the manage
msnt of public matters to protested politi-
clans.
MI. uudsonJ for q novice, succeeded re-
markably well in metaphysics. He has
about the true idea of sight, and his sdvo-
cacy of his proposition failed only in being
q little too sweeping. The means does Justify
the end but that end must be carefully
looked to.
Mr.. Halls Grafton was the most interest
ing, on the whole, of the entertainment
He showed up we'll the true source of the
power of the Catholic church organization,
and the need of organizing more firmly in
opposition TO it, 80 that it may be met on its
own ground.
The music was of an almost unheArd of
variety and excellence, for the occasion.
No less than thirteen performers took part
in it, and every piece was of an entirely
different character. The "Tramp Chorus"
by Bishop, was particularly good.
The Creation " was we'll performed last
night to q tightly packed house. The whole
was q complete success. Some of the
choruses were almost overwhelming in
grandeur. We may speak more at length
about this Grafton at some future time. It
will be given again on Thursday evening.
D. F.
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