Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1865-06-30

CoMPLIMENTARY.-The Students OF
the class of 81 of the o. w. University,
ON Tuesday, gave asubstantial and elegant
token of their esteem to Prof. w. ID.
GOODMAN, which was alike lattering to the
recipient and creditable to the donors. It
consisted of a beautiful service of silver
-water-pitcher, salver and goblets, upon
which was engraved the inscription Pre-
scented to Prof. VIM. ID. Goldman by the
class of 81, o. w. University S. G..
MCCULLOUGH, in behalf ofhis class, made
the presentation in the following feeling
speech:
Professor Goldman Dear SIR:
90 behalf of my fellow-students, men,
bers of the class of "'67," permit me to
tender you this set of silver, as Indicative
of our appreciation of your past services,
and as an expression of the feelings of es-
TEEN and regard sustained for you by us.
During the relationship as teacher and
pupil, which has existed between us for
the past two years, your conduct has ever
been characterized by that faithful and
efficient performance of duty-that on
siderate regard for the welfare of others,
and that affability of department, which
is so we'll calculated to command the re-
spect and win the esteem ofau with whom
it comes in contact. Our misdemeanors
ana uGlllQuGHClGS ndNG ever D6Gn HE
with a spirit of forbearance and lenity.-
We trust that these faults, numerous
though they have been, may not obliterate
from your mind the remembrance of what
little good you may nave discoveredin us.
So pleasant have our past relations been,
hat as we take a retrospective view we
find them unmared by a single disagreea-
BILE recollection.
And now, sir, as the hour draws nigh
which is to sever the connection which
has hitherto bound Us together, we feel de-
sirous to manifest to you our sentiments
in a form more tangible than mere words,
and to express our unfeigned regret at
your approaching separation from us.
We tender you this set of silver, not
with the expectation that its beauty or
inherent worth will render it valuable in
your eyes, but with the hope that the as
sociations connected with it, and the mo-
tiyes which point us to make you its re-
cipent, may cause you to place a just esti-
mate upon 1t.
Accept it with the assurance that how,
ever durable these articles may be, YET
they are not more so than our esteem-
May it ever be to you and evidence OF
former DAYS of usefulness and duty.
My classmates, one and all, unite with
me in expressing the wish that in whatever
field you shall hereafter be called to labor.
prosperity may await you, that abundant
success may bless your efforts and that
happiness may crown your days.
And though we may never again be
permitted to assemble within these halls
and meet you in your present capacity, yet
we cherish the hope, that when earth's
pilgrimage is DER, not one of our number
shall be found missing from those grander
halls of the Great Teacher on high.
To which Professor GOODMAN re-
sponded as follows:
Mr.. Ne uHough, and gentlemen Of tie
Glass of 81:
I am quite taken by surprise with this
expression of your Kindness. The. feel
ings that rise in my bosom are all too
strong for u~tterance. IF / could do it, |
should select the best words in our Ian
quage to express my high sense of your
Kindness and my appreciation of the
character and sentiments of the class.
Our intercourse has been uniformly
pleagant. and your diligence as students,
YOUR courtesy as gentlemen, and yourfaith-
fulness to the moral obligations of life