The Oxford falcon., 1866-08-09

ssnss Il the 0mniscieut judge.
The time may soon come when my
efieIal connection with this UNIVERSE
~ shall cease. and when | shall be
no longer The citizen Of State
amoagsi whoss people / have lived
Cor a quaFieF Of a century, and the
remarks that ! am now making may
perhaps be regarded ss vaiedictory.
Bot should this view ooEur.-eGl,5a.
nos aaimuns, psMfa5o. and never shall
I cease To cheTizh an earnesl end afec-
lionale interest in Jour welfare. my
Young friends. and IN the welfare u
an institution with which ! have been
50 long and 50 Intimately con
nectfd; and never, tll lifes laa
pulses bea,, shall ! or can / forget
the tender aasoeinlions and slreng al-
tachmsEss which bind me 10 : State
in which 50 mach oE my youth and
manhood have been passed.
Gentlemen of lhe Board Of Trus-
tees. sad indeed will be the hour
that shall separate me from you with
whom / have heen 80 long officially
associated. That Official life, ex-
tending thFoBgh a period Of perhaps
some fifteen years, has been % me
and I believe 10 all Of us. one Of IN
all0yed satisfaction. and is, and ever
will be. fragrant with the most pleas
ant memories. in al Of our delib-
eFaliOBS differing as We OheD did in
opinion, / remember nol a solitary
departure from an elevated ard
ehivalrous courtesy in debate, nor a
single incident TO mar our fFaternal
fellezshipP. Qf the mesurs q sec
cess that resulted from those deliber-
atoms, itbecomes not us 10 speak.
We have each Of us, however. with
IN our own breast, the assurance thai
we have been animated BY an afec-
lioDale devotion 10 the interests Of this
institution, and have labOred with an
eye single to is welfare, and il Is
no mean tribute 10 our zeal and per.
seyeFenee that Il stands to-day the
pride and boast Of the State. second
10 none with reference 10 its equip
mehis and its capacity for useful,
ness, which were Of 50 rare a char
acter as 10 excite the wonder and ad.
miraiion Of the invading foe, and %
stay the uplifted band Of var whose
fury spared bul little else. Those
happy reunions which we have been
accustomed 70 look forward in pleas.
ing anticipation as golden hours
snalehed from the jarring scenes Of
life, wi!l occur TO some Of Us perhaps
10 mOre-but the recollection Of them
will survive, aud ties that have been
there ssIliai1iiissd3 ssIliai1iiissd3 will be seEsFsAA sTilsz
by death.
Upon yOu. gentlemen Of the FaeuI
", u mus, for the mos, part depend
as TO the extent to which the capaci.
" fog usefulness possessed by this
University shall be made available 10
the instruction Of our youth. The
position which you occupy here is one
Of pre.emineul dignity and responsi.
biluy, for whilst the shallow ami con.
ceited pedagOgue may properly con
tlaae 10 bo aa object Of derision aud
merrimeut. the vocation Of The teach.
eF, IN the proper aeceplalion Of she
word, has gained largely upon the
public favor. and IS Justly regarded d
one alike honorable and benefcisnf
To be entrusted with the culture
and development Of an immortal
mini-iO inscribe eh4racteFs upoa
the blank page Of nature thas esa nev-
or Be etfaced,-lO be instrumental il
the fOFmalioR Of habits lhat mus
make or mar the destiny for time and
tor eternltyl--lO be plseei in posi-
tlon TO seaps the future Of those %
on whom the welfare Of @ mmuniiies
Or ~ iale Of nations may dep-ud;
surely this IS a mission gTaad aud
holy, requiring rare eBd9wmenls Of
head and beart.
To show that y0u are capable q
governing OheFs By frsi gaEsrning
yOurselves,---la administer disciplIn-
wrh frmRess and ys, Wilhoai harsh
ness,-iO bleed sHavily Of manuers
with dignity of department, 30 as q
invite confidence and freedom Of in
ierconrse, and yes 10 Fepress famili-
aFIiY,-,o inspire y0uih Wilh are
slseet tor y0aF OPACITY % HHpart IN
strueli0n, and with confidence in their
capacity 10 receive Ito discipline
lhe saesal - eell ss ~ inaalia-s...s
faculties By fostering q love Of thoss
manly virtues that sxalt and enoble
our naluFes-lO teach the Great
Author Of our bsinr.-in shou. ts
point 70 brighter worlds. and lead
the way'-lhess are some Of The
qualities and quali6caii0as, The dn-
ues and responsibilities, pertaining 10
the Otice ct instructor Of youth.
ii was because of your supposed
fitness for the positions yuu oceupy,
hat you. gentlemen, were selected
oy Tie Baard fuE your respective
ehaiFa Il n dus. however. both {.
I yourselves ahd TIE Bard to aais
thal although predicting he nos
hoaorabls lesiimaaials q eharaclal
and asholashIp saaae gyoa ue knew
were eamParatvelY inexperienced i
the Particular deparimsnl b uhiel
Tou wafe asiEns, and We knew FsF,
her has Is he perfoFmanea cf vuur
anIiaa ven nsrh Is rnh7aefeH - ~