The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-24
oBrRL1S. wednesday Evening, !
August 22d, 1855. J

For two weeks the coming event mas cast
its shadow before, aud on Tuesday morn
ing 10 day !, the first of the Commence
ment days proper, the opening exercises
the Concis ad ClerWm, preached BY
President E B. Fairfield, of Hillsdsle,
Michigan. His text was sLst your Ouver
sAsion be as bscometh the gospel" aud the
general subject suggested thereb7-the
duty of Chrissisn citizens in matters per-
tanning to civil government, In the course
of his remarks he alluded 10 the theory
advanced by General Cox in his famous
"Oberlin letter" arguing fOrcibly and con-
vincingly against its truth. The address,
was well received and is everywhere spoken
Of as a masterpiece Of logical argument.
At two O'Clock in the afternoon took place
the Thirty-Second Commencement of the
Ladies' Department. It is the pleasant
custom here for the ladies of the depart
ment to assemble a. the College Chapel, and
move in long procession, two By two, "clad
ali in white" with the excellent and POPu-
lar Principal, Mrs. NJ. P. Dascomb, at their
head, across the green lawn of the college
square to the big church, where the exer-
cises are held. This year it seemed as
though this attractive feature Of the usual
programme must be omitted, for the morn
ing broke under q stormy sky, and the
clouds lowered oninously, and the rain
dripped drearilY for all the dark hours till
noon. But the sun came out at last, the
clouds broke, and at two all earth was
smiling but the more pleasantly for her
recent ftfulness. The ladies fell into line,
and The white robsd procession of one hun
dred and ninety girls wound it's usual way
to the church, drifsed in, like snow wreaths,
filling tie spacious galleries and high
ranged chsir-seatS, whence they smiled
benisons down upon their fair sisters who
were to take leave of them to day.
The following is the
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
Music Music
Life Hills,
Fanny N. Burnen, Milwaukee, Wis.
Ella C. Chamberlain. Flint, Mich.
Emma Q. Chamberlain, Fine, Mich.
~ INV ~ III AANA
Seeking Fruit and Fin ling none,"
Azure ia d. Chapman, Kingsville.
[. Fannie Dudley, Bath, New York.
Elizlbe h W. Fuller. Brooklyn.
"Ibe heart hnowetb its own bi terness,n
Sarah &. Furnas, Troy.
Ouhsrius C. Clifford, Greenwich.
.rwh Ihsll decide when 'Octsrs dis+g oeP
Charlie W. Haynes, Oberlin.
Iou's M. Jarvis, Madison, Wis.
~ Eliza E Judssn, Aurora
Julia Q. Jump. oOeriin.
{ Satisfied a. last,
Mary H. Lsdd, PsAchsm, Vt
Not convinced,
+ ~ SIaude M. Lite. Kewauee, III
. MUSIC.
! Emma Nash, willOushby
! Aaoas D.,.w 49,.
4 Tbs MarAhs snd Films Of life,
! Mary E Reeves, Newark, N. Y
VI" Lo-aa s-ami,h, oberlin
: Human GeOmeny,
. saEbh a. Dt-tle1 ODtflA1
MUSIC.
9 May A. Tyler, Medina
a Sara E. vists, Obtrliu
: Emily Ward, Ksllsy's Island
: Mary 4. Wood, Elyria
: Mary NJ. Wright, Bergen, n. Y
uUsIo.
a Presentation OF Diplomas.
q BESEDIoTIoE.
8 We shall attempt no separate MENTION
critical or ~lsudstory, of these various eff
forts. To aelect any for especial praise
. would be inVidious, where all were 50 sue
: c%essful, and bright eyes and sweet voices
SO disarm q critic better used to the stOnto-
, risn tones of stump-orstors, that were
there anything with which to find fault he
would fail to note it.
; Let US remark upOn q Characteristic OF
the class which we hear Everywhere COM
: mented upon. We doubt if any class ever
! left the Ladies' Department, whose per-
! sonsI appearance surpassed that of the
bevY of fair girls who took leave Of US to-
3 day. As they descended the stage in sin
. gle file, and stood awaiting their di-
!! plomas, the group presented was one ofun-
common beauty, and won the admiration
of every on-loOksr.
Mrs. Descent presided at the exercises,
? ? and introduced the essayists in a pleasant
! and interesting manner.
Professor FAirchild, in the absence Of
President Finney, caused by ill-health, pre-
|, sented the diplomas to the new-fedged
+ alnnlHG with a few remarks characterized
by the c~Ommingled grace and dignity
which LEND SO great a charm to all he does.
The music of the occasion, furnished by
semi-chOrus under the direction of Prof.
J.P. Morgan. with G. W. Steele as organ
!, ist, wa splendidly rendered.
Immediately after the exercises q very
pleasant affair came off at the Hall of the
College Societies, in the shape of = recep-
tioh rendered to General Cox by the PM
Delta Society, of which he was a member.
The present and past members of the So
ciety, with many old alumni and citizens,
and a bevy of ladies, were presented to the
General by Colonel G. W. Shurtlef, also an
old Phi Deltan. The General was after
ward Introduced 70 the audience collec-
lively, and nIudo . peculiarly effective lit
tie speech, which was enthusiastically re-
ceived.
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