The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-07-06

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GRADUATING CLASS.
Sixth MONTH, 1872.
Being present, BY invitation, the writer pro-
poses only TO give what was to be seen and
heard, and finish each exercise by . few re-
marks on how II appeared to the writer.
The exercises held this year in the grove
adjoining the west side Of the College build
ing, neat platform had been raised two or
three feet and covered with carpet, on which
near each front end were two tables support
ing very One bouquets Of rich flowers, shells,
~. Across each END Of the platform and
along the west side Of it seats were arranged,
and ct each end Of the platform were occu-
pied By the officers Of the College, on what |
was well arranged both for effect and con-
vsnisucs. On the south end were frst. Presi-
dent Joseph Moore, Piofs. NcTaqgart and
osksrs. On the west side Of the platform |
facing The east, sat the Graduating Class,
hereafter named and on the north end o
the platform sat the Nation &nd Supsrin-
tsndent Carpenter and wife.
The students, officers, and visitors assem-
bled quite punctually At O'Clock. The rresi
dent Moore came forward with . roll Of pa
pers tied With blue ribbon, deposited them on
. table near him and took his seat. The
audience, students and visitors being seated
on chairs and benches immediately in front
Of and east Of the platform, and north and
south Of the platform were seated also large
number of visitors. The exercises COM
menced after few remarks by Pres. Moore,
announcing the purpose Of the gathering.
The number Of graduates were IA young
ladies and gents. The gents were in dark
dress usually worn by young gents Of tho
period, and presented genteel appearance.
The young ladies were all dress cd in white or
nearly white material. al except one wore
little decolstte with some transparent ma
terial covering neck and arms, and looked
symmetrically neat, in the total absence o.
al paniers, trains, furbelows and other mon
Atrosisies.
First. Exercise BY Hutd Woodward, o
Amo, Ind.-Subject Something New.
The subject was treated with much origin.
atty. We will give brief synopsis: The
trials Of childhood receiving the many bumps
in trying to find 'somthing new : Of print
tive races of mankind; building the Tower
Of Babel; trying to climb up 70 find Some
thing new
In more modern times, yotaries and wor-
shippers of fashion were trying to find some
thing new, and only changed . fold. piaitt,
or rufle, &c., believed they had something
new. The mechanic often after months Of
labor and thought, hslisyes he has got some.
thing new, but perhaps, finds his ideas artici-
pated by scores Of years. The world, in fact,
Il employed much as til, Athenians thousa nd
and more years ago, in either hearing or tell
ing something new. It was astonishing how
. few original ideas, BY change could be
made u count up. Few men had more than
ten such original IDEAS, Formulation showed
that more than three million changes could
be made out Of them. Hence the world was
really employed more than any thing else In
wrinRing out, as it wsre, the different changes
on the ten original ideas. Reading occupied
about fourteen minutes.
Ats:14, Walter B. Wright, Richmond, Ind.
commenced. His subject, ''nestny ;" spoken
without notes. Tho young gent spoke with I
little hesitation at times, and with manner
that indicated attention to his n emory rather
than to his audience. quite pardonable in on
% young. Spoke Of the three great aims o
life, Wealth, Fame and Happiness, and III
necessity of energetic action to attain either
Said no mute Miltons' nor inactive Napoleons
ever succeeded in life. His address ended q
s:32, when Matte J. Binford, OF Carthage
Ind, commenced with Limits Of the Known
and Unknown.
She spoke Of the progress Of Science an
Art; said, from the advances already mad
in the last quarter Of . century We ccul
hardly conjecture tbs attainments of the fu
ture. Man often is mystifed by what he sect
both In the material and moral world. "Wt
should evip' or wickedness be suffered to r.
main in this world? Sermons often unin
telligible to childhood, things were spoken an
never explained We were busy searchin
into the unknown-"the resurrection of on
bodies," how much of il 10 utterly unknown
close to the whole occasion. Tho large cor
course of intelligent people assembled wei
al impressed with the elevated and elsva
ing character of the performances just vii
messed.
spirit Of investigation. She ended at 9.3
when W Macy Hadley OF Mooresville, Ind
gave an oral address ON popular Ignorance
His manner less stiff and more energeti
something of the incipient lawyer. He spoil
almost too rapidly to take many notes-sou
Of his conclusions would not meet our pea
mems approval, when be said it seemed a.
man was made to becestroyed, = saying, ais
that man alone could not succeed. WhetL
he meant without Divine assistance or ID
man, like Adam, naeded wife was NOT 9
planned. He seemed 10 think better Ii,
was coming as betoksnsd BY arbitration bel
used between nations 10 settle difficult
which once were only decided by war.
Ats.4s, Anna E Grove, OF Hamilton, MIN
gave IN addrs son ''Ths TRUTH Her mi
was modest, delivery unaffected and simI
natural She said, Supposed TO Truth stan
Falsebood. Falsehood was fast, Truth v
slow and sure. Her composed tone n
quiet evidence that she believed what I
said. Some men become 20 debased -
boast Of falsehood and Of cheating.
spoke Of the difficulty Of finding always vi
the truth really ID. Are We free from %
dslusioni Spoke Of. The various pops
dslusions-planting SEEDS during particu
times of the moon. &C., and concluded
saying ~ Pontius Plate did of old. wha
Tsuth3 An important inquiry truly
Savior said n am he way, the truth and
life. Christianity i supposed BY sons 4
Q delusion. but that supposition Waa indee