, 1872-10-10
WHEATON COLLEGE.

|o1Hp5 GE1On OF the CoIeHe.T0TVoI-
Pre- esentation to Prof. blanchard.
TO the Rastor ef The Chicago Tribune:
sm: Last Saturday, to the friends Of Wheaton Col.
ege, Of the days about which Cicero writes to
AtzacIs wl1en he says: En- hoe die ctdru dnni mono,
oss:" Frm this day you wI1 remove tho peg of ths
year.
At about O'Clock p u., the massive stone tower in
front Of the main college buildng,-which had slowly
and At h'ng intervals, crawled heavenwszd IN the
months mud years tha as-reached its anal e1e-
vion, and the Last stone lowered into it's niche
A. an elesation Of 93 feet above the surrounding
the ga ious old Stars and Stripes upon mast hsore
p1sphr I'd for the occasion and the old bell aoo4 %
give pt see 70 one Of ,eneslys best ring out ~ ~ea
u rs cracked and comparahvely-feehle utta1auceR
would permit tho joy Of the great OCCASION But bei-
nes zas not adequate to the present needs and af
the VIC sk finished, repeated cheur1 burt fortS
from he company present. in which Hero remember
Cd the work accomplished, the workman, Prtxident.
The: company then gathered into the hall. md.
Pzes1. !ants The latter Of Which, without Ia:
d.y; b:ea he ecene q busy p1epa1atioa ~ '''"'
mr. q. 4 Fischer, the new Treasurer Of the Col
partnl ent had had cer.ain om{nous whtsperinrs o.
gethez and took into their contdance tho students
nd e me that we're not s.9dants; and the resnt
tfal h.tls took theiE appropriate plaess leaving rooa
BOOK @tth 5eaasn paipas; sea eo@poted nass H.
furnis things Of tho room itself, Wills ths very
n:f ''fi Plato the a'et a.. which s;as sss ' e.
INTO asa t.b.s. iss5sS s'essasS
BLANC hard he datc and he Initials of Maas11 sehaaz
snd iast VIM h.1e done he painting On tie building.
1nto this unfamiliar familiar place tho sston1she6
aos sss odsss n -
Il eoao tn1 70 os aaes @
Mr DEAR PazsroESr: 4 fex & he 1nmates .aa
unsngy to 5ald up and defend dscnsag MN t no prs -
sumption to Asd in the fulhment of tbs Sculpture hist
be vatesed have procured aad devoi1ed upon 1ns th
beautiful s9d :sst te1sn T
and e.e5nsl Il this md succeeding generations.
oszis IN ts daso1t, ~hsle yeu may I'D % rest aod
1efreehment when md wearied with The PER-
ess 10 M and so my as
fabled Fountsan Of Youth to inspire nsw thoughts
and young to enrich the minds and odd to
the intellectual furniture Of many succeeding genera
tons Of Seniors that than occapy these chnGs. And
when tho time shall come, como it must to all Of u.s.
earthly tabe1nace. may It be, Is doubles It wi Be-,
to open them In farer mansions "eterna1 and in thu
IT, beauty md wtere happiness Is allowed Vim no IN
8redient Of sotTuw.
The President replied IS follows:
J%7E7113 tch0 hHEE td8GsfQu
11ish<d This o5es:
There must surely be something In the worlds pro-
verb that 1t never rains blessings but poura" Tho
shouts Of the young men are dying our eazs over
The completion Of our beautiful oolegetowe1 and now
tnd this Office where meet our Seniors, costly fur
nshed and tsstefuy adorned And the naafk1 Il
light fingers remind me that wheaton College is nfe
The Carbon Of Eden in one particular: II waa not
made perfect and complete Till WOMAN put her hand
10 it.
sssR es7s saoe no md
md SIRE am that this object Is well worthy your
md Affection and the ladies especially sy wall cara
!or College which, from the first Opening, has cared
Tor them. And occutH to me- to ssy that God nsrer
,as set up N institution for onr race, from Eden
lo7u, but woman bsd her place in 1t aud Satan never
,stab1ahed institution college, convent or army,
nut she excluded.
I again thank you for this agreeable surprise, xnd
,ray God usy bless you all.
After the Presidents renarks the company iucclud-
ng the members Of the Faculty aud their wives, and
he members Of the Lades' Advisory Board with their
nsb7nds, adjourned to the and beautiful dining
all, aud took tea with the Steward and Matron, Mf
nd M,B- Bsseu and their family o1 about fifty sto-
ents, ons-hAt-of whom are young ladies, who roo,n
4 the College building.
The present attendance Of students Is about 1bo,
nd new arrivals occur almost daily.
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