New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-09
COMMENCEMENT AT OBERLIN.

GRADUATION EXEECIsEs IN THE LITERARY AND
THEOLOGICAL MISUNDERSTANDING OF TIE
AIUAnI-soMETHCSG ABOUT THE GRADUATES.
lPRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.l
OBERIIN, Ohio, Aug. 5.-Finer weather never
smiled on College Commencement than has favored
Oberin to-day. The late rains have laid the dust and
the cool breezes from Lake Erie have rendered the air
delightful. More than hour before the time for be-
ginning the public exercises the large church. holding
5000 people, began TO I'LL up. and full to over
flowing Promptly at the hour OF nine, the venerable
ex-presdent the Rev. Charles G. Finney, opened the
exercises with prayer President Flnney though in
his s2d year. straight arrow, and there little,
except careiulness with which he moved about 70
suggest he had lost great extent the vigor Of
his earlier years. when revival preacher in Central
New-York and in the city, he seemed second Whit
field The choruses given by the Musical Union
were rendered with a precision and effective
ness The Conservatory Of Music connected with the
college gives very thorough instruction In vocal and in
strumenta music and the large numbers OF cultivated
musicians here and their constant drill throughout the
year enable Oberln 20 give at her anniversaries, very
high order OF chorus singing This feature has received
more and more attention from year 60 year. Twenty
two young men graduated from the Literary Depart
ment OF the college to-day and eight from the Theology
cal The college gown discarded here. Each graduate
appeared in dress, such his taste suggested
and his means would warrant. There not
a failure from the beginning TO the end. The
orations averaged about six minutes in length. The
delivery good, and the pronunciation, though not
fastdOusly clear and accurate, furnished less than
dozen errors from score speakers This tina.
under the training here good habits have been formed
One Of graduates from the literary course was lady,
and she came forward and read her own essay Years
ago-why it was knew not then and know not now
ladies were permitted to read their own essays but
they were read by one professors The change
Tl,o Fol1o ia ordp of AZ
the college commencement:
Enthusiasm for Literature william g. Ament, Owasso
Mich Is Culture Opposed 20 Efficiency Cyrus G. Bald
win DAYTON; Lesson French History, Samuel j.
BRYANT Vermilion Modern Art. Samuel 3 Cryer NAYS
VILE Ky; History and Christianity, Wallace c. Fagley,
Bethel; Hamilton and the Constitution, Alex MADDEN
Euclid; Influence Of Novelty, T. Bronson Jewell. ODER
lin; TIE Fatalsm Of Evolution, Albert H. Kennedy,
Brunswick Development OF the Individual, Robert
Leonard. FindlaYi What shall Dot Henry f. Mark
ham. Oberiin Ritionalsm J. Milton Merrill, Colamer
the Pulpit ana the Bar, HAZE Glddnss Parker, Ripley
The following is the order OF exercises at the com
mencement OF the Theological Seminary:
The Limits Of Church Fellowship Josiah BlAckman
Blakely, heenah, WIS., Tue True Test OF Religious sys
TENS. Bertwell Nelson ChamDerln, Garrettsve James
Braiuard Taylor Lew Judson Donaldson, Heers Cor
ners. Ind The Heritage OF the Church, Jacob Frank
Ellis Wheaton, III The Union Of the Divine and the
Human IN the Scriptures, Thomas Havodydd Griffith.
West Winfield, n. Y; eau Science Dispense with God
Walter Osgood Hart Wheaton H.; Responsibility Of
Leaders, Henry Marsh. Olvet. Mich; The intermediate
State, Wallace Taylor, Findlay.
MEETINGS AND ORATIOSs
At the Alumni dinner Prof. j. NJ. Ellis presided and
short speeches were made by President Farehld the
Rev. c. Z. Fisher c. W. Clsbee OF Mch the Hon. James
Monroe OF Ohio Elisha Gray Of Chicago and the Hon.
John sherman. From these speeches, and other trust
worthy sources 10 ascertained that the annual
come OF the college Is $1,000 that expenditures
amount 20 $4,000 the deficit being lup by contr
buttons from friends OF the college that the salaries
per annum follows President 81 coo; Theological
Professors si4OO College Professors. s.2o1i Instruc
tors and Tutors $50 to 9O. s..e-t any lie Ok build