, 1866-07-03
EDUCATIONAL ANNIVERSARIES.
Commencement Excrcsaes al Hon
mouth College. Ill fsvck River seus-
lnarY, H., aud cornell College, iowa.
Correspondence Of the Chicago Tf1bunc'I

commencement ExcrclaeR al bton'
mouth College, Ill , fsvck River Seus-
mary. III. natl cornell Colleges Iowa.
Correspondents Of The Chicago Tr1bunc,l
Mos,,orzu, H., Ju9e93.
'3Ionmouth College ranks among the first
of all Western colleges, and certaiuly u
second to none in our own Stlte in the tho
o,lghpcss OF its course Of training, its instruc-
lion, and In the number Of students In at-
tendance.
The exhibitions Of the lower classes com-
:r,encet nearly. two months ago, the sub.
.upior {sclepslhc) leading OF, followed at In,
tervals OF two weeks by the sub-Freshman
and Sophomore classes. Of whom it is only
now necessary to say that they all gave good
pron1so Of what he OF size could do when the
eyeutful day came Tor them ''to hare. a
shecpskin too,' We say Lie or she, for, one
of the special features OF this college Is that
ladies are, admitted to all It's privileges on
| nany We noticed hive awaited themselves o.
ihc 'entlie ianE c}assieal eourEc win honor.
| Eut it Is Of commencement week proper
wish TO speak.: Tbs began on Sunday, the
9th instant, With the Baccalau"cate Sermon
by the President, d. a. Wallace, D. D.. iOl.
lowed, In the evening, by the Annual Sermon
bctorc tho Students Christian Association.
These were both delivered In Hardin Hall,
which was crowded to ovesllowing, aad were
and power. Ths ANNUAL Sermon was by Rev.
II. i. Fiudicy, o. Xeria, Ohio, who. by the
way, was y. p.'d by The college III honog
Of Lis fine effort 1t. thls time and Lis
well known WORTH. LIE selected as bis lcNt,
with thy might.H
Monday and Tuesday were occupied with
the FINAL examinations Of the gear by the vis.
iiins bonrd, from whose dreaded search none
save the seniors were tree. These arc tho
tests OF eacl Students proficiency in TIL
Studies OF the year md Of bis fitness to T:sss
. to the next highest class. Tho Board aec:s.c.t
satisfied with tic work Of tho past year, and
! | few men left with blank faces when tic merit
roll was read OH Thursday, to toll over the
On tle evening OF the same day tho cx
hiLliiou oftle Junior Class took place. nar
din Hall was lensely packed with students,
, townspcople an1 str,ngcrs, and the sopho
,norek lad theiE hanls lul! with. their iutic!
: aS ushers. The performances were al GOOD
: Tho chief fault that was apparent being lacl
: Of vocal power. The aruustic properties Q
:. ttc hall are not, however, first class. Il !
. would be allowed to particular1zc when al
: were luerito1lpus, lwould mcutton an oratio1
is By Il. 6. Phelps, Of Monmouth. on Under
New York, on ".Justice mny sleep but rerc
dies Us among the best. The forNer va
c~pellaily we'll delivered. "A poem By :
N'Lean, entitled ..ARothcr Laurcl." WAS ais
written in pleasing style and wen delivered
will, a. oratien BY D. G. Bruce, of Jane
:. ;rd one by I'.eD: Rarclay;.cf York, New forI
ss,sd W.l sTp5ssI F st the s;n, 3D. 81 M
d contained some beautiful Thoughts.
r, On Wednesday, Ut : p. III, tue crow
~ again assembled to attend the D
,1' txuGiaf J federation : and the Alum
= Exercises. These consisted of an sssa
:. = Which I iaiisa 10 hear, bnt IT was said TO
81 very fiuc. An eloquent historical d!scour
N was tlcr delivered by Rev, Marvin Aiorriso
he former Professor Of Mathematics IN the e
Il lcse, ara wel-known as ons , Of u ths dl sdlt9
III st,1tfor, published in Philadelphia. This w
- tnllowea by . s'mcmoriaI DISCOURSE in ho
~ or Of the students of tic college fallen in t
h. late war. by Maj +. ". McC Claushty, Of Cart
IA, .ace, Illinois, and was tua ef the most e!oqre
he pleasure of hearing. The Major Is himself
Iat alun,nus Of the college, and from bis tlie
,,f at this time, his alumni mates may Tell
ne proud OF him. In the evening, Rev DR.. ke
in Of PiltAbure, Pa, delivered the annual Q
for a.sss teforc the students and friends. :, :,
or. HOn Thursday came the last and crowni
rs glory. Tie students and alumni, the facul,
4. -uficcrS md 1liari.aEfr5 or the college nsse
lot blrd in the chapel at nine u. nj. When. af
d. tlc usual college worship, the merit roll
are the year was read, giving general satisiactt
ex Ms it seemed. The procession was then tor
,ar Cd in the campus, and all marched down
css Hardin Hall, beaded by the B1rlinst
lis |tband. ( The, procession, was headed By
"a f'faculty and hoard Of trustees, then the c
nto lese, in the order OF classes, then the q
iii deny and the alumni, and reached altoEet
Gar fully half mile in length.
rirs At 1Q:30 nl1werc in their seats, aru
performance commenced, opening "1a
ink znlutato.y, hy Miss Anna Allen, Of AE1ot
,ro, who took the flrst honoEs OF tae seaeas !,
course. Tie Latin oration by James I: y
a1T T. fet, Of Blooming gt1n, Indiana, who carried
mnt tue SECOND classical honor, was very beal
cry ful-tl,e subject being fiYu'ss 1fttr"a-;
n Everlasting Resi- An essay. ent1,
usnntsd Hearts was 5aaa u "'ns hss q
nnc rlctci the entire classical course, and,"a
lore ancst ti,ished production. =,
al But we can only stop 70 mention an ora
nos BID. D. h.-6t Chicago, on "a
,nsi- Nc.ds,.' and one by Jos. G. Gordon, OF sus
,iIr Vile. Illinois, as especially we'll written
iii spoken with oEatortcal grace hnd po"V'
;. in wese good aud dess ring Of commence. a !.
rus An essay. entitled "Nrecss anu knaH.' =,
Mis- May beek~h ~ ,Sss ~ %fi1sa IF the ~ niece
i1 !, beauttsrl;ana oriefnats. Thg1M orast3n
so!. vaIsdic{orY was:by Thomas Shaw, Of r.
- IN The subject, .stShat l. il Worth y pil
20 spoke in clear stra,:a!totmaGn no to';nc! a af
, ms andiluce, yet sud The .uqd.lyrs Tor Als G
S ~ nateS: S:Fnh!t1ic aarnestness oi tsns hsa'
,saSt TIC BIZ eseutnt tioni 81 degrtes folio Eed, =
nm tj,c exercises OF the day were closed oE
dis. M lnurdlc1ion OF pr. Wallace. In the &c g,
Ana. the students, alumni and friends aSSsm
= at The college toE the. final reunion; 1na
IL. ire wss .Gfitilant1t' lighted up. the 80
,Hirai halls thrown open and decorated. asd
ont evening passed most joyously. In the e.
Aus all who could gain entrance asSGHI,e sh;ch
~ ~ -TdoN harptas res popdedfo. The studsr
''ssI. tLc Freshman C1nss presented Dr. q
rrrr: Ewit4ra sp.codid -Bibfc as their PsFtInsE
toid him. as lie leascs the COLLEGE TO dssos; ss
and wtole attentim to tns shengTsa, aT a,,s se i
1,ssnyy 'prcshyieJian Church. and about -
.,,nr,, 1clock the last 2ood.byes were SAID 2:
~, dispcr. cd to leave for home on the MOI
rnoy-t-1uu- the college year OF 6b was ose!"
rscr. t.cozopcuccl lor some twens yrttse.osa sasn
IT, .t1Tcducat cfimen ind wpMeu, who 20
- S".% .,c. aGonr to Ynrk. And With adecllr cher
;, 1--we for tlcir alma -Hattr, Monmouth Co
tot 10 .--st .-=----- ..t
risy OF ROCK TsivER SEMINARY.
,cars, il correspondence 81 The Ch1caro TFoun
$ 81 xsek sad fssa ~ pE:.sa9e sas q
better ding The anuual examination and exlt
'rriol: of ihe Eock River seminary. :, The exc 9
o and throuc hosit were verS interesting md /: =
q vii! I'd tLe best evidence lat The Aea!l
ajarcd thornncb and successful Instructors. I
ly, re- snrs Williamson, md Slatteson, and ahf
1as he ceplrrts, slss Young with thclr c9rI5 e..
assistants, nre cmInen,'y 'ao wor,Sy ,hsn u s M
c Lon- a. Fnt.m,f conld hnve heard the p
part al nntl accurate answers ~ .1 ;Hn t1rre i
zrshaa ttoHs propounusu uA ~ LIZ" wv T,t,p rnn
,'clork cxanin1lton, "nnout uc uta;;t, ~ hntN
c tralu Of the faith!uincss az nnu ao.M, ~ sfn;ir
Inn. crs and stndtnss. IVY Sva's ti,si or hi,
trough qNd caMrE:c: ahu slPat " 'e"s
ii @ W. Yllc iutefcst:of the exercises wns
Il In | nnhnnrfd liz nlitct addresses 70 t0e st0