Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-06
Letter from a Madison Lady University
Commencement angerbund-Fest
walls, Shows, &c.


Mr.. Cover Ali Good morning,
friend Herald I Yes we are up for all
day. Have put the finishing touches
to our slumbers-"forty morning
winks" and all. For long time we
have been modestly tranquil, content
to take the crumbs from our richer
and more fortunate sisters tables
Now we set forth our own little
spread and ask you all to participate.
Gilmore has worked Boston into in-
sanity over q Peace Jubilee, imagin-
ing himself an Orpheus setting wood
and iron to harmonious measures.
Chicago has had the Opera, all the
straw berries, and everything else.
Neighboring colleges have had their
annual festivities, and their contents
gone forth to rusticate. Now Madi-
son thinks it is her time to speak, Gin
a still small voice." to the outside
world, just to remind them that she
is not stated with the luxury Of her
own beauty and lost In trance.
Some days ago had, had you gone
along our streets, you would have
noted the diciples of the Paste Pot
busy at all the fences and corners,
and if'you had waited long enough to
see the many colored posters up, you
would have been duly notified of all
l am going to tell you.
Principally, they informed you of
the annual Commencement Exercises
of the University, the grand North>
western Sangerfest, and mammoth
circus whose coming is announced
by gorgeous pictures whose brillian-
cy puts Titan and Prang to shame.
Who, / pray you, would not live in
Madison this week? The shop,keep.
or pricks up his dropping ears, and
thinks he will not settle with his cred.
itors for forty cents on a dollar. The
larger beer vendors dream only of a
"golden age" and of King Midas.
Strange structu1e s and frames meet
our gaze at the street corners to day,
and tomorrow, behold them magicr
ally transformed into leafy bowers
and fowery devices, so fair that Ma
ture, herself, turns green with jeal-
ousy. The streets are hung with
leaves, and temporarily planted with
trees, until, with Macbeth, we imagine
that "Birman woods do come to Dun.
shame" Our Teuton citizens, esS
pecially, are lavish in their decora'
tions boquets, wreaths, notices and
devices ornament their houses, stores
and particularly the beer halls. Upor
one we noticed the following lines, as
example:
"Gibts Elm Paradies auf Erde
So list hisr dies Fsradies"
Sunday afternoon President Chad
bourne delivered the Baccalaureate
Sermon, taking for his text the words
taken from III Peter, G. 1: 5, 6, T.
"And beside this, giving all diligence,
add to. your faith virtue; and to
virtue knowledge; and to knowledge
temperance; and to temperance pa
thence and to patience godliness and
to goddess brotherly kindness ; and
to brotherly kindness charity"
Monday the Examinations were
continued at the University and il
the evening Prof. Haven, of the
Michigan University, delivered lee
ture on dreams and Dreaming,
giving no consolation to those WHIT
are always having strange dreams o
white horses and raw meat, but Civ
ing credence and place only to dag
dreams which wrought the plans o.
all the mighty works of men, and
sent his audience home. after ar
hours pleasure, gauging their genius
by their day dreams. Tuesday after
noon the six young ladies, who have
completed the course at the Female
College, read their essays in the As
sembly Chamber, before large and
interested audience. We could but
wonder at the narrow mindedness
that, in this civilized part of the
world, separated the commencement
Of the young men and women.
On Wednesday,, the young gentle
men of the law class and regular
course held their exercises, which
passed off very smoothly and inter
ested all the listeners, many of whom
had personal interest in the class
In our opinion, Mr.. Frankinbergel
was the most attractive in the man.
ner of delivering his ideas, and hs
received the applause and floral gifts
of the appreclative audience. The
day finished by pleasant reception
of all the friends of the University
at the residence of the President
The only sad feature of the closing
year is, that with it terminates the
connection between the University
and its revered President, though
he kindly consents to remain until
another can be procured, and report
says he may yet change his mind and
stay for many years.
And while Philosophy and Law
are making their exit bows, the cur
tain rises on Euterpe.
The members of the Northwestern
Sangerbund arrived on Wednesday
afternoon and gave their first con-
cert that evening, which, in consider
alton of the imperfections of arrange
ments, was very good. The audience
was small, and the Governor and May
or being absent, the reception speech
fell on the Postmaster, who was so
remarkably noisy, that one was
strangely suspicious that be had
proved himself an apt pupil in the
art of drinking, s'the national bever>
age" which was the subject of his
remarks and for the introduction and
free use of which, he particularly
eulogized our German brothers.
The Assembly Chamber was hung
with colors, and over the clock was
the word "Welcome" in German.
Thursday morning the whole COM
pany of singers rehearsed for the
afternoon, at which time came off the
concert of the season, opening with
the Overture to Robespeirre which
was remarkably we'll executed, and
followed by choruses by the whole