Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-07-06
Commencement at Orwell.

EDITOR CHRoNICLE-The Third Annu-
al Commencement Exercises of Orwell
Normal Institute, occurred June %, on
the Fair grounds. The day was a very
pleasant one. In addition to the enter
tanning elements within themselves,
Rev. DIR. Day, of Akron, to deliver the
annual Address, and the Gustavus C.
S. Band to discourse soul stirring music,
were procured for the occasion. The
exercises opened with music and prayer.
The salutatory address was most
eloquently delivered by Geo. NJ. Els
worth of Trumbull-Subject, "Culti-
vate the whole man." The conclusion
! of his piece was "a sound mindin a sound
body, to secure the great objects of life."
An essay on Books and their Au-
thors." by Miss Lizzie S. Pratt, o Orwell,
was well read-composed of excellent
matter, well arranged and may be pro-
nounced a good piece.
The Grafton of Z. =. Evans, of Hunts
burg, entitled "Onward Movement"
was an excellent production. Progress
sion needs the encouragement of con-
trasting past and present.
Then we were taken to "Cloud
Lands" in a well matured, well written
and well read essay by Miss Anna Gill
more, of Orwell.
Then came the master piece of the Oc-
casion-The Annual Address, by ReY.
w. +. Day, d. D., of Akron.
The laying asi lie his written address
was atoned for only on account of the
par excellent extempore one delivered.
The drift of his thoughts run in the
direction o~fcarrying, at least, the mental
vigor of youth up to old age. The DIR.
cited Humbolt, Wesley, and others, in
proof of the probability of such a thing.
And by the by, I think that when the
chair in the board of Bishops of the NJ.
E. Church-made vacant by the death
of Bishop Kingsly, is again supplied,
DR.. Day is tie man.
Rev. w. f. Millikin, next took the
stand and announced that the ladies of
Orwell, had prepared a sumptuous din
ner at the hall, to satisfy the well
sharpened appetites of the hungry null
titudes. We repaired to the scene of ac-
ton, and found that the dinner filed the
bill, Tor least our stomachs.) Taking a
stand point view from about midway of
the hall, 1 thought, however interesting
the balance of the programme might be,
we would not be prepared to appreciate
it. But a march back to the stand set
tied our dinner so hat we were prepar-
ed for the balance of the programme, |
which opened with an Grafton on the
"Policy of Honesty" by r. o.
Of Windsor, showing that the
Worlds theory and practice were at
variance. Miss L. V. Payne, of the
same place, led us through the successive
grades of inanimate and animate nature
to view the inscription of death upon
each, in an Essay entitled "Realm of
sour Nation was an Grafton
delivered by Viii C. Sloan, of Greene,
well digested, well arranged,
and delivered in an impressive manner.
Miss Stella Tuttle, of Cherry Valley,
in au Essay, entitled "Memory's Palace"
showed that its walls are sufficiently
eapacious to give space for the numerous
pictures of the mind, with a well-timed
suggestion that with care the selections
should be made to form the permanent
ones of the mind.
Gathering Fragments" an Essay by
Miss Jennie E. Day, o Orwell, exhibited
mental culture of no ordinary caste.
Last, but not least, on the programme,
was an Grafton by A. NJ. Allen, of Rome.
"Yar a Civilizer." L thought
he speaker would havea hard task, but
ne vents at it in a right good earnest,
,arried his points, and reached just con-
Illusions. closing up with a reference to
he war of the rebellion, civilizing some
our millions of human beings that n
neither law nor Gospel could reach -.
The performances throughout indica-
ed independent thought, good drill, and
promised much for the future. Four
Diplomas were awarded.
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