, 1866-07-14

II bis Senatorial colleague did not do latle.
Time proves all things. We will try md hold
fast that which is good and right and true.
and trust In God. Then the outcome will be
glorious and impartial freedom, the rich re-
ward. H. B. C.
COMMENCEMENT AT BELOIT.
A Baccalaurcate Strmon-InterestfnE
Preliminary Exercises The Prize
UeclamntioNs-OFder Of Commence.
Ment EIerctscA-Beloit Co o.ltse 1l tie
Nar-A Memorial Edllco to be
Erected.
Correspondence Of The Chicago Tdbune.1
BELo1T, Wis, July 12th, 1885.
The Commencement Exercises at Belost
were opened as usual by the Baccalanreate
sermon, which was given by President Cha-
pin on Sabbath afternoon, July 9Th. It vas
m excellent presentation of Christian faith
as the true foundation Of thought and char-
acter.
In the evening the Missionary Society were
addressed by President Mcrriman, of Ripoh
College, His theme, emissions and Money!"
was handled in wav which secured the at
tentiop. II not In all cases the assent of q
large audience.
Monday was devoted 10 the examination Of
candidates for the new Freshman Glass.
Twenty-e{ght have thus far been admitted,
md several more are expected at the COM
mencement of The next term, making the
largest class which has ever entered the
College.
On Monday evening, Rev. Geo. Dufleld, Of
Galesburg, addressed the Archaan Union on
''Biography," performance full Of thought,
facts and ianeies, entertaining ns well US in-
stluctiye.
The prize speaking By the members Of the
Freshman and Sophomore classes called to-
gether large audience on Tuesday afternoon.
The following was the programme:
FRESHMEN.
eass Joes q Scpjana Dow, xi,ns Grove peninE
AiiSd Hsinss, 1iu,on. Iowa. "'l''s
i la.ssS : Richardson, Do:eoc: III WEBSTER
' tasrles L. Lyman, aaqaoEeis, iowa. n''2ens
Equal RlsLts for Sumner.
Ao'on' Icy oS: SsnnsEs Sss5 Siss;e H.
A0o?Ss hsias Eugene Ii:os, y;5 na''''
Last D,Js Of ,a nercalassam: A,heIstone. II
AtSktr GaulUel , HEZtys N0CkfofQ+ Ill.
Ofthese speakers, Nr. Haines WINS prevent
cd from appearing by sickness. The rest did
well In various styles Of oratory. The prizes
in their respective classes were awarded to
Mr.. Lyman and 3{r. Dixon.
Tnesday evening as occupied by the Alum.
N nv ~lahI {sr{ Ss pleasant st Poem on
Of 1860, md well thought grafton by Lewis
o. Thompson of 1865, on Christiatity, the
growth Of forty Centu1ie5.H
On Wednesday, Commencement day, the
weather was. as on the previous days, c1-
cecdiDgly pleasant, though warm enough to
enable the great audience to enjoy the arbor-
spacious Congregational church, with the
Tefresbment OF Its elevated position and the
green grass and trees by which 1t Is surround
cd. It was remarked by manY that there Is
no better place for q commencement In the
land. The graduating class numbered seven
which have yet graduated. The order Of c2-
crcise6 was as follows:
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
Sa1utatorg oratlon In Latiu-Ni!ham Fisk Drown,
Deloir.
Oranon = Disbanded Armies james Stewart
Norton, Aliens Grove.
otatlon-t nme au Old Word that has Slipped
D.stineai-hed oiation-The EDUCATIONAL Iuau-
epee Of .he Modern Religious Sovel-Gi'best shep-
aeq; Cnn:on. att,
Albert Isaac Church, Poplar Grove, lllinol..
Ossineuished grafton - - sol1darlte- Thomas
ward George Nesha!l, Galens. illinoIs.
01alion--ifotessn,ljm in Romanism-Ertdesfe
eas; 19soaea2 FoP5 SsT x Kan
ners--Jerome Desn Davis. Duntee. lliaois.
Philosophical loratior-DeniAls of1he sup,rna'u-
Orat,ou-Auc,ept and Modern Civil Engineering
j. Fran kitE Pierce. Mlln aakce:
O1suon-Poe.rf In n!story-WalteF Wells cns-
ora1oamrtae'lcal Courses Of Educatioo-Dextcr
c.cnn Gsss s'c14 E9'cmA Plea ior fools-~ill'am Fisk
I' Sraron % Brs,t.h Ministry and sefo.m-
william Henry Fitch: Roeki9ta Iilinais:
,cs"s1dnoy shcpaed. a Sir u aaEee. Ike ' ANS ~ N''''
Cntseisn''-uenry 1s'eot Wright, soIh Ia:s,
Masters oration-chr,s iaui,y the war OF For
y CenluEie=-Lcw1s Q. Thompson, W"o lstocl,
OIstlou-A Man and therefore sehola Vale
d1ctoT. Addscss-Gso. sparhavk Bascom. III 'ee-
An especial Interest was given to the czsr-
clses BY the iact that half OF the graduates
Ead done good service In the army of the
country. To the same cause In part must be
ascribed The remarkable mnnlineas Of thought
aud action, and the direct and effective treat
menL OF present md practical questions,
which characterized thc whole.
A peculiar feature OF the occasion was the
presentation by the Trustees of tho following
report upon the war record oi the College,
which had been made 10 them, and was, by
their direction. read from the platform by
Professor Emerson:
EELoIr COLLEGE II TUE WAR.
Az The wfr Wa ono which Appealed 10 the scholar
and the Christian ah we'll na TO tie patriot II could
but bs fes n M American Chr1:.isn COLLEGE, such
fri Hnff al HVaf m nd n faA n VFnS
spon.e In the Institution.
For The stesistics We arc mainly indebted 10 The
record, which has been continually Kept by the
.ympalhg Of the resident me'.bcTs ot The college.
Delotl College was represented Ia thtrLy-fse WIS
constn reeiments Or basterlcs-commencIng with
tcry, and ending with The Ff.yih11d Infantry; and
II tairy Illinois enctng, Us
the Illinois roll commenced, With the Fiat Cavalry
Huudrcd md ForIy.si1rn. BesIdes ttcae We w-rs
represented IN two regiments from Minnesota, 6re
ftum loNn: two from Kansas. Two from Missouri.
Pennsylvania, four from New YorS. enc from Con-
neciicu', and two from Ma.tachpsetts; alec ln the
regular marin re aaa .hs
Positions u connection with larger Branches Of the
service OF tha coontry-in alf, more than ona hun.
dfa different organizations -
This was followed by the announcement,
by the President, OF resolution Of tho tr1s-
tees, inviting the Alumni md friends Of the
college to unite in the erection OF q memorial
elidce, which should preserve at once the
library, Is the most yalnnbla of material In
struments Of education, the memory OF Its
patriots, as most cherished possession, aud
itself most important lnstrumcataiity for
the education Of comm: generations. II is
proposed 10 rinse shares Of one hundred dol
lars each, to represent each son Of the college
who had gone TO the war. Amounts, when
paid, to be invested In United States bonds,
and those not paid at once to bear interest
eoun1 f1 That ~ 1fY,1fad EfafHS Snrnr1k1eg
Subscriptions may be made to lien. J. L.
Pickard, of Chicago, chairman OF the COM
mittec, or 10 President Chaplu, or Rev. r.
c. Prettbone, the agent Of The college.
The commencement dinner In the afternoon
WAS, as usual, pleasant and enthusiastic re-
Union. The Alumni, rc..ufOscel by, tie new
class, low number ono huud1ed md fourteen,
and probably no college can show more
loyal body OF SONS; aud friends present from
I'LL parts Of the land entered very heartily
into the spirit Of the occasion. At the close
the effort proposed In the morning was iliti-
ated by the Hon. Mr. Pickard, the Chairman
orthe committee, who took a share for "thc
.eon Of Beloit who has been longest in Libby
Prison" Ho was followed by q subscription
Of five shares by William A. Talcott, Of Rock
ford, and I've from Mr.. Il. L. Culver. OF CHI.
cago, and others TO the amount, in all, of
twenty y-one hundred dollars.
Tha festivities Of the occasion were pleas
antly closed by the Presidents levee in the
evening, and the friends Of the college went
to their homes thankful for the past and
hopeful for the future.
Iowa Forever.
From the burlington uawkeye, 18th inst.f
III these golden harvest days II denizens Of
cities OF towns hnEo the blues, let them go.
out into the country. If they have an eye
for what is beautiful-for fields Of waving
grain and luxuriant gfass-an car for tho hum