The Oxford falcon., 1866-08-09

.hst svenifnl interval. in Wkich all Of
you were participants TO q greater or
.sss szsss:, much that ySz ks5 pc,
viously acquired vas lost sight Of aad
loTgattsh, Those to whom has been
eOnfded The management ef the Uai.
Versisy, bath Trurtees and Eacnlly,
appFeciating your pecuiiar diaadvan.
iagea, and earnestly desiring % assist
yoaiB overcoming them ssfar a. prac.
iisabls. without ehanginR The estAb.
lishsd curriculum of s,u3y, or intoud.
ing to lover the standard Of scholar.
ship. ondeayored 10 provide special
means Of Instruction adapted 10 ths sz-
igsnev, and Of which Won have bed ,he
benefit But forget B0t foF . m0lneai
that the extent to uhich v0u will be
pFo6ted By thsse means. II not dsBeai-
ing eutiFely, certainly does for the
most part upon yourselves. Property
may Be iaheFitsd. o. obtained as the
result Of the labor Of others. but
kn0ulsdge can only b acquired bg the
personal effort Of him who would
possess it.
There is notbiag. perhaps, Of which
youth are 50 frequently reminded IS
If the VaIua Of tine, and yet nothing
II Hhlsh notwithstanding these admO.
BitiOns. they continue to b so pFodi.
gal. To oil Of wa the proper I'm.
Proysment Of time Is important. not
0nly as determining VOuF reputation
and relative status - stsdenss here.
but as iOreshadOWiag aud sha2ing your
future career t; bal to thase Of you
who have attained en- age when under
ordinary circumstance you would
have completed ySsF esllegs sssFse,
but who, by the un,0ward events slla.
ded 70, nov md yourselves far IN the
background, the value Of time Is BE-.
yOnd al computation. To cheer aud
slimul-ts you 70 is diligsnt improve
mens. ! might refer yOu to reores Of
instances Of those much further al-
Vanesd in years than yourselves, and
iaboriug under far greater disadvanta-
esa who yea BY an invincible energy
Vi purpose, surmOunled ell obstacles.
asd slasd egt in history Is the senii-
nels Of progress to mark the palh-
way Of successive generations. Bat
u these men, hous and minutes were
the golden atoms of Immortality that
we're gathered up and boarded With
more then = TuiseFs care. II you Do.
sire to attain their emiUenee. yOl have
bat to emulate their example. and to
ad0bt as youY motto With reference to
these precious. Resting hours, that sig
nifeant and solemn sdmonifiOn which
il inscribed upon lhe dial-plaie at one
Of the leading universities Of the Old
World-"PsTiaat e imBatGHfRr y
The fable Of the tortoise and tie
bare is intended to teach she value ol
perseverance,. and yOu may rest assar.
ed, my young friends, tbs. success in
life depends infinitely more upon az
tFaOFdinaFy application than upon ex-
traoFdibaFy gifts. Be not discouraged
By difficulties that present themselves
in yOuT path, hoWeveF formidable thew
nav nppear. for it viii generally Be
bound that they aFs aagniiied by your
appFshensi0Hs, as the f0fms Of objects
are distorted when seen through .
mist aud ven have but 10 % reaolale-
y forward to hEd that they will van.
isl or Tecsds As y0u approach. WbO
hss n0l been impressed With this
Ihought iu jourueying through amoun-
tsinOas district, snd especially By rail.
say! Hills mount on hills. and cir
cling ridges hegirt The hOFizon. seem.
ing to preclude tbs possibility Of fur
her advance, bur still tbe fiery couner
noVes on drawing after bin bis pOn-
ierOus train. ike the iHyoluti0us %
zone colossal serpsnt.-now winding
.hroHgh some u4rFoW ueuIe.-uDW TTs-
10 the darkness Of some
raHuing tunnel-ghsn emtryi1ga again
Hto The light o. day, and paating up
one steep ascent; the psnoFama.
nsanwhils, ever changing Ike The
hItiDg heures q huge Kaleidoscope.
-ths vaEquisEed genii of ths moan
ain SILL Facsdiug and leaving one af.
ss another Of The eutrancss 70 their
IiroHg-h0,ds ungusrded. uasil e. leng,h
.hs sumsnig-poias Is gained. and The
.Ti==PPhssll 60 & sa=assTisE ssissszs
pes laundering % its tHiit descent
into smiliag wales and fertile 6slds
beVsudl
Bat above ard be5oud eli tsmpora.
y success o. intellectual .riumnhs you
may aohisre here Or elsewhere, Iet in
,sgFity Of character b rgizsd as .hs
pols star & yOuF destiny. This, tits
true. will ua1Fd yoa no sxsmptiou
fFom ths Poisoaou tongue e dslama-
tiou, ioE g. thai mighty wizard has
sazEht u, Hho, with almas The taush
e inuPiFztis1. hss revealed he d.
FFzgity as wsll Is illastraisd the aia.
city and CORY og mua.
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Aa1a aaalt - eazals gaaEzaT.n
AID a. there ever Aage baen. 60 ghsFs
ever VII b, sayioas and maliguas,
ustaFas VIC. Witho1i uscaaaFily bsina
eoFFuP, thsmaelEsa, have zee Q very
imPsrfset sPPlseiaiiol e shs valus q
ohaFaeteF. aad rseklassiy assail th,
oharaciaf uf othaFa ui.ngat knowing A
caring vhsthef their assasatio1s e.,
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