The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-29
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world, its motto has ever been:
Fiat JUsTICIA MAT CGLUM."
The address was well received. and
its conclusion was a reminder to the
company that the groaning tables of
rich things were next 10 order to
receive their attention, and the sym
pathetic crowd did ample Justice. 1t
was indeed feast OF reason and
flow Of soul" interspersed with an
excellent variety of the substantial
prepared by the chef de cuisine Of the
affair During the hours that were
around this festive board.
number of toasts were offered and
responded to. The Press" as given
by one of the members, was beauti-
fully pronounced, and called forth an
elegant response. The banquet dis
patched, the party returned TO the
halls, and didn't 90 hone till morn
ing"
AsBURY.
Ga Friday, as on the preceding
day, the entire time was taken up in
class examinations, which passed off
and profitably to all. The
young men as a general thing were
we'll prepared in the studies they had
conducted during the year. to undergo
the final test, and acquitted them
selves with honor, and reflected
credit upon proud dina Mater. The
hour appointed for opening the eve
uing's exercises of the Phi Gamma
Delta Fraternity (seven o'clock was
early, but rendered necessary by the
large number Of performers and the
class of performances that had been
prepared. The doors of the college
were thrown open at half past
six O'Clock, and very soon
crowds Of ladies and gentlemen
began fioekiLg IN; and by half
past seven the Chapel was completely
filled. 1t was one of the finest and
largest audiences we remember ever
to have seen assembled on such an oc-
casion. Aud still-with the complacent
assurance that there is always room
for one more, still kept crOWding in
until even this trite saying was dem
onstrate Z to be false, filing all the
vacant room with extra chairs and
seats. Unfortunately. the weather
was excessively hot, but with good
ventilation of the Chapel, and free
use Of fans, the ladies kept quite COM
Portable, and enjoyed this occasion
more than almost any exhibition of
the kind during the year We here
present the programme 10 full, from
which it wilt be seen that six per-
formers contested for the houors of
the evening. The following is the
PROGRAMME.
Music. Invocation. Music. Poem.
by j f. CARROT. Quincy, ILL., Music.
Thesis, " The ExcelIency of Misior
tune by. G. ID Jones, CovingtoD.
Ind. Music. Special Oration, g The
False and the True" by Louis Nahm,
Louisville, Ky Music. Dissertation,
Talent" by W. e. Ricketts,, Wal
drou, Iud. Music Dissertation,
Genius" by Nc. Blakely, Russell
Vile, Ky. Music. Philosophical
Grafton. Lite's Battles-Lost and
Won" by j. b. Sargent, Oakland, Ill.
Music. Benediction. Music.
La performance of the character
Of this one it would be next to i'm
possible to discriminate directly In
favor of any particular one, aud we
will simply in a brief manner mentiC 4
the characteristics of each performer.
j. Is. Garrett, of Quincy, Ills, the
first to raise his voice before the audi
ence, made happy impression. He
was entirely calm. and spoke DELHI
erately, and was distinctly heard and
understood from the campus outside
of the building, where a large number
of persons, unable to effect an en-
trance, stood, eagerly drinking in
every word that fell from the speak
er's lips.
q. ID. Jones, of Greeneastle, had a
spirited but too lengthy recitation on
the excellency of misfortune, and sug-
gested some good ideas. His per-
Torrance was we'll received.
To Louis Nahm, of Louisville, Ky,
must be given the honoTs of the even
ing, by common consent and the APP
plause OF the audience for his impress
sive manner and truly eloquent flow
of words in The False and the
True" Not only did he speak ike
an experienced orator aud a finished
scholar, but his argument was sound
and able, and his touches of pathos
carried the audience away with him.
He is a credit 10 Phi Gamma Delta.
the excellent rules of which guided
his footsteps for the best; and to
"old Asbury," who fitted him to be-
come u man among the proudest men
of the nation, and knew himself to be
their equal.
w. r. Ricketts,, Waldron, Indiana
on the subject of " Talent" rehearsed
well written argument In favor of
constant application to useful employ
J., -. - I
as we'll as profit than in idle afHuence.
The dissertation by Me Blackey, of
r ssellville, Kentucky, on Genius. !"
called up many of the circumstances
arising in the history of our nation.
illustrating the sublime genius of
those who lived IN former ages. He
took hold of the subject in manner
at once ereditable and pleasing. and
handled it 10 a manner that displayed
that he was master of his work. His
performance was spoken Of by the au.
dience ID terms of the highest praise.
The Philosophical Grafton" Life s
Battles. Lost and Won" By j. ID.
Sargent, of Oakland, Illinois-was In
every way fit to be classed with the
best. Its arrangement aud workings
showed great care In preparation, aud
revealed many good thoughts, and
pictures of such exquisite beauty, as
convinees us he has Imaginative fac
ulties Of the higher order. That his
performance was able all recognized
to certainty, before he had spoken
twenty words. He was loudly APP
plauded. At the conclusion the ben
ediction was pronounced, and the
large crowd dispersed for their homes
and the various ice-cream depots; a
large proportion of the crowd to the
latter, which were flooded with
beauty and fashion from all parts of
the State until a late hour.