The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-08-04
.iesMT.I UNION
CORRESPONDENCE.


- CORRESPONDENCE.
S& Mt. UNION, July S6.dS70s u
Du4nethe- past three weelSs tI,e Eeashef'
Norns4i &nlh6 n stftntea has Been in session
in this piaee SGhisisa netr irstitutioBde gned
for the beneatpf teachers; but towing 70 tie fat
of lis being the first meeting of the assoeiatiens
there kezs ~ lescheEs fre@ aas;esd pEeseH
lures Of tle coarse. and can tesltfy te thezr YALE
ue inppins Of Instruction 20 TIE teacher-
The exaniinatiops elbset Tuesday neon, and :
huge sign VI felief peAt Up 4rom the breasts ef
the hitherto tfemhiihg students as aae last aues=
| ton was aske and answered. on, these exam
nations are terrible thingsi 49,
And now commences IN earnest the final prep
arations for commencennent. The committees
appointed by the societies for decorating the
literary halls are busily engaged tearing down
old fixtures and putting up new and the much
abused Juniors are making themselves useful rs
well As ornarnsntalS by eonsffacting lie ktsge
and seats in tine grove near by.
On Wednesday, evening the Trfennial Reun-
ion Of the AlpnsBt ives heldsn the Geliese HAL /;
about seventy of the, old graduates graeed the
rostranl on the occ asi0n1 The exercises con-
sisted of toasts, responses and speeches; and
closed with a gensFal class meetiag' in which
each one took occasion to tell his or her expert
ence since leaving tier aEtha rfstes; and judg4
ing from the nninbes Of college scrapes CON
Gessed to by some of them, enr. worthy, profess
sors must have had something OF q tinaein keep
ing them in Subsection. Themeetlng lasted nm
til eleven O'Clock, when each one departed on
his way rejoicing feeling that here was one
more bright spot passed over in the journey Of
life sea-s5T FSsl .ss..-E -tsss4-fJr
Thursday morning dawaed at last, and the
iong -looked-for CommencehenT had arrived
The exercises of. theday commenced at few
minutes after O'Clock q. m. The programme
was as fsoalItoW;ssa DIE h9I2BIHA 25yaIajb.
Greek salutatory--J. e. sMurdocks Newark,
Latin salutatory--H. u. iKallenbaugh. Ma
The The American can star IN History ~
PhiiosophicaI t0rafIon n--Persevenence is Gee,
nius-T. ia armstrong Sssth benton, ,-yzo q =,
What we celebrate~Liilie Davidson, Mt.
onaSR' Iiae fot ri pumTpo@se1 n @ {. FsIcohsr. wsils-
vilIs Natures 1 rempseAl5Aelb8Bie 5Aelb8Bie Rolisr Beaver
iia Tia Fo6hdRtion - Gafaher LaeeyTifie, O.
s9>stp9R Music.Eo9 aai[sTfsSfk
The Golden GateszMaEysI Iambls4on. Flush
The Morning Y P. ,Holtz n FEaiyView
H. gfInterceptious-S. Hambleton, Flushing. o.
The Open se'rss=sMf Music &: :haesion' tF'E'st'e.
Lethe-J +, Jordan. Relsord.. O 1s,sgs,,l .,
+ Human elieaee71 Il. i iKailenbaugh,i Ma
KIN &inshsss an Elsm'ssnl su's 81
lson Aapieten Il nsss;eb ss;.bi'ss ia,l.is.,li ,,'od
Theory ees Political 5Eaanil,riuipT W.
Ths &ah ior ss KINNEY. l s.y Canton
1Tolsrauseef opinieeyF. D Lewis. Aurora, o.
r<.fN
" saitS a'e ,MIsiels% - - w ~ o. 40
Bellies Lettres oration-Gonseryation Of Gem.
trsl koreeszsB Z. King; Canton. .0st,.4 gz.a i
81 Struggles tfsr . W. Roach, aa LimAsiIle, e.
Liberal Tendencies OF the AGES. n. Gress,s
AdapasEille sWy Na.o e, Lsa tsisJ 10 I7satss=
saiutary a AchieyemsntsMA b. s:,,ua stutzman. "a =
ESmithyille;O % IgITJTF0s, I
sy after Day Giants-4J Taggartyz W oost0r,
Z 8 .Iuild Thyself TOwssTy. H. WeaYeFs En-
Aspirations-G w Yohe. Canton. o.
,.,1 Unity g OF Hidden PoEers-Ri 4 Wilson, Mills
axaledictddrEs BI TSsSas. afarcnaibbd Pa Il
g ,Conferring Degrees and Benediction.
The class acquitted themselves with honor to
the institntisn aud all concerned dR J. E'Ks
At about Iulo1clnck the exStcises adjouTned
from the Hall 10 the groves lut Dame Nature
frowned muchly thereatI .aHdsafter four or I've
orations, we adjourned to meet again in the
College Hall at :30lp.m Dinner over, and the
remainder, of the orations delivered, the exer-
eises Of the day, were conc iaded, with the An
nual Address BY 5udgs Stewart II baltimore,
MarylandIlis' arii saa nj z1fd'ygs sHisff = seei
The contest between the Literary Societies
in the eyeni4grNas q success ineyery partieu-
lar. The capaeians hall was crowded to over
fowings and the perfornaPees Npre skeeilept< 4
It is estimated that between three and four
thousand people were in iattendaneed during sthea
day and evening; and, had the weather been
favorable I have no doubt there would have
been at least two. thousand more. But it has
passed with its exceffeneies and its defects as a
day. long to be remembered in the history of
Mt. Union College. ryrro FRED.