Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-06-26

evening II favorable word IL received
from the Deputy, AZ expected.
commencement at Pella.
The following account Of the Com
Imencement exercises at the Iowa Cen
trail University, at Pella last week we
find In the Democrat over the sigma
turs Of its regular Pella correspondent !:
The first attempt at regular College
Commencement Of the Baptist Society in
| the State OF Iowa has been successfully
held this week at the Central University
| in this place.
The commencement exercises opened
Sunday morning by Baccaiaureate SER
mon from the President of the Institu-
ton, Rev. L. A. Dunn. That it was an
excellent production is needless to say.
Mr.. Dunn's subject was Culture, the aim
Of the discourse being TO awaken deep
or interest in the matter of Culture gem
orally, and especially to direct attention
To the importance of sustaining those
| Institutions which aim to cultivate the
moral as we'll as the intellectual in man,
heart as well as mind. The President is
simple in his style Of speaking, with apt
| illustrations, and a warm earnestness,
which goes straight to the heart of a
hearer.
In the evening of the same day SER
mon was to be delivered by Rev. NJ. IL.
| Bixby, A. NJ, of Providence Il. l., but
owing to sickness in his family he was
prevented from being present. Rev. I.
J. Stoddard, returned missionary from
India, presided over the meeting, which
he opened with few remarks in relation
to tho work. Mr.. Stoddard announced
Rev. Hertszog, of Monroe to deliver the
sermon. Mr.. Hertzog, although, as 1t
were, unprepared tor this, preached an
excellent sermon which was well appre-
ciated. At both these times the Chapel
was crowded to It's utmost capacity.
| At9 o'clock on Monday the examina-
| ton Of classes began, closing at half past
three. The classes i'm the different de-
partments, exhibited a close application
TO their studies during the Term.
On Monday evening Junior Exhibit
ton took place In the college chapel. The
room was crowded TO OVERLOOKING, and
the heat was oppressive but all were well
repaid for all This by the exercises in
reading, defamation and essay.
On Tuesday morning the Annual
Meeting Of the Board of Trustees was
held, and the following officers elected |;
| President, l.. A. Dunn; Vice President,
u. IL. Scarf Secretary, A. IL. Vierson !
Treasurer. J. Is. Cotton. Miss NJ. G,
| Manning was also elected member Of
| the Faculty.
At 10 o'clock A. M. same day, Rev. A.
| N. Reed. A. NJ, of Muscatine, delivered
sermon i'm tho NJ, f. church, the Col
lege Chapel being incapable Of holding
| the audience.
At II m. all paid respect to the memo
ry of a fellow student who died last Sun
day--Mr. Jno. Morgan. A large congre-
cation followed him to the cemetery
where he was buried with Masonic hon
| Ors.
On Tuesday afternoon at 9 o'clock p.
| M, was the meeting of the students for
| the organization of the Alumni.
The trains OF the ID. V. for that day
| had brought in numbers Of the former
students Of the University, who all came
| to this meeting. What time there was
Of shaking hands, laughter and renewing
Of old acquaintancesl Although it had
been several years since they saw each
other, they had net forgotten that their
happiest ,noments had been spent to-
gether in this college,. In the absence of
Col. Ryan, II, G, Curtis, Esq, presided
Several fine addresses were made by Rev.
| +. Adkins, A. NJ. of Iowa City; Rev. w.
i. Brown, A, NJ. ofOttumwa, and others.
On motion an Alumni was organized.
In tho evening the Church was filled
| at An early hour to overlooking to hear
the lecturs before the Literary Societies,
by Hon, J. NJ. Beck. Chief Justice of this
State. The Societies are three In number,
The Adelphian Society is composed Of
gentlemen in either preparatory or col
| legiate classes. The Zatalethean Society
il composed OF ladies' either preparatory
or collegiate. The Young Americas Is
Nh undergraduate Society, composed of
gentlemen. The members Of the differ
ent Societies were all attired in their gay
est store clothes. The gentlemen with
clean shirts, hair combed q la apollo and
boots BACKED to lustrous brightness,
while the ladies dressed in white, with
their auburn locks hanging in curling
rjpglets over their shoulders, ribbons
and bows. and havinga hint of musk and
altar With them. At last when the Judge
arrived, he was greeted with warm 9p.
plaHse by the clappipg Of hands. Mr.. J,
Custar, the President Of one OF the Socie-
tics. introduced to the audience Judge
Beck, when another storm OF applause
, greeted him. Acknowledging it with a
bow, the Judge begun with his Lecture.
The topic was the Progress Of the Nine
tsenth Century" We have no space to
give long notlce OF the lecture, Dut Wall
content ourselves with saying that it was
an able effort, mastery and we'll worth
hearing. The closest attention was given
to him from beginning TO end.
II 1.-THE days here mentioned were holt
days. Wednesday proved to be the chief
Holiday, As early as o o'clock q. M, a
large assemblags was gathered at the coll
lego, and Ut about 10 O'clock large pro-
| c0ssion WAS formed. This procession
was composed Of the Pella Cornet Band,
Officers OF the University, Faculties,
Board Of Trustees etc. Then followed the
| Alumni, then the Students and lastly
friends OF the University, making quite
large procession, and while the Band
played some of Its lively airs, they
marched to tho NJ. 4. Church, whore the
Examination Exercises took place.
In all there were some fifteen graduates
from the Academic 70 the Collegiate.