New-York tribune., 1870-08-13
OBERLN COLLEGE.

The Commencement exercises Of Oberlin Col
lege held last On the afternoon Of the pre-
cedng dayithe OF t25 900 was raised by subscription
among the Alumni for the Alumni Fund On Wednesday
evening large audience listened to an address before
the College Literary Societies. by the Rev. Leonard
Bacon ID. D., Of New Haven. The speaker dwelt upon
the scientific and practical improvements Of this age
and then urged the importance Of progress in moral
and spiritual things commensurate with that OF the
material world. Commencement day was bright and
cool. The streets filed with throngs OF people, and
the venders OF lemonade and cider in the booths around
the square did thriving business At nine began the
graduating exercises Of the college department. before
that time the church was filed TO overhowing with the
5000 people who be crowded within its walls while
another thousand scattered about under the trees
around IT, The platform, elegantly decorated with ever
finguished visitors Of the Musical Union, with Prof
George W. Steele at their head. The famous Mendelssohn
Quntette club furnished music The order OF exercises
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In the afternoon the graduates OF the Theological De-
parmen oraons and received diplomas Anson
H. Robbins OF Emwo0d, Ill, spoke upon "Untruth In the
Pulpit James L. Todd Of Tabor Iowa, on Temporary
Truth :" Richard Winser Of Boston, WHO will enter
the conflict !" Albert A. Wright OF Oberlin who Is
the Free Mani" and Charles l.. Wright, on The Mission
Of Calvanism."
The trustees Of the college, at their annual meeting
Gently made several important changes in the faculty
The resignation Of Charles II. Penfeld, Professor OF
Greek rendered a short time ago, accepted, and
Prof smith, who has occupied the Latin chair has been
appointed TO the Theological Department The Greek
ProfessOrship will be filed by Prof g. w. shurten late
Assistant Professor OF Greek and Latin. The
Rev w H. RYDER OF the class OF '5 has
been invited to the chair OF Latin. II was also de
oded 10 endow two professOrshps in the Theological
Department. one of which will be occupied by Professor
Smith and two in the College Department, one OF Eng
lisb literature and one OF elOcuton II Is yet deter
mined To whom these positions will be offered.