, 1874-06-22
EDUCATIONAL.
Monrn o1ltia College.
Correspondence " the Chicago Tribune.


! MoNuourH, ILL.,, Juno 10, 1874.
The eighteenth ycar Of Monmouth College,
closed yostotday with the Commencement
claea. The city WA crowded With strangers. and
frou, 10 q. m. till p. m. Union Hail, vhoro tho
oxorciscs wore hold, was lllcd to its utmost Gu
pacity $4,000. Tho graduates numbered forty
twanty-eight gentlemen and twolvo 1adleB: ,Wo
giva the programme OF Commoncemopt-Day,
with tho degree wl1lcl eaoh graduate received
sttaolad to his or her na1no:
ealutatory--E1gabe uolbrook, d. g., Chester,
oration- hetetm~now Eaocts;d," 4. Morrow; Morrox
Easay-" Mind, Eu1ma Bcotwith, D. g., Monmouth.
., oraslon-" The Growth Of Ideas,' Joseph N. boyd,
= olstton|" II Future Perfection" Edwin D. orahnr,,
Sns1%1Sx; Il avo Learned" John p Gordon
Es.ay|"Tho Atlatakc Ruth A. Divcns, B. H., Alon-
osa'i1en%r9f;ry 1a1r.assy .p Religion" r. Henry Hume.
Grafton" Tie 1,ondugo Of Liberty" John O. uo1l1-
6ration2" Fsl!on. bit Not poaa," Dudley Jewell,
Essay~" Look x1ott," NJ Helen cowan. D. s., Mon.
oration-tvirLue and National success," Linus N.
LsHerty. .. A., Duck Greek.
Essay" Scattered Leaves, Ella Graham, D. s.. Mon
oration-"1t Is Finished" Albert 9. Mccoy. D. H.,
oration-" What vocatlon." Alexander ". Mccoy,
osston@s as' Individuality" Hugh II. s1opill, u. g.,
D4 ~; Ao Man MASTER Mary J. Mac1ln, h.
osatss@sw wsntsa--mon," !. Robert Mexico. d. B.,
ofa,ion--" Neutrality" 5nmes Mckinney, D. L.,
orat!on-" Inquiry" Il. Stewart Moolepal,an, .. A.,
Easay-" wutIng,' Mary E. Moray. D. g., h1on-
Poem" The Nill-Hiver Flood David n. Miller, D.
Esssy-"A Missing Link Satisfaction" Eliza IL.
oratloa- Yeneyaon for Old Age" John A. Mitch
u Sectional Prejudoos," Barr Parker, D. L.,
oration-." Obligations Of self-a1ado Men," ". T,
1EHs! Eass1 p n &} Ks'1 H. ,n. &: 1,.ns, Rankin D.
oration-." The Centennial" J. Scott Rydor y. g..
Oratou-" Tho poettcal Tendencies Of tho Ago," !.
ofsao9I a5olf.Dlsciplno," Ioaiis i. shuplor D. s..
Essay-"out Of p1aee" Frances Shelly, .. g., shau-
Or or.uon--" ucre,y," A. Wilson 9bompson. n e..
Essay-" Wanted" Loutaa Stevenson, D. g., Mou-
oration-" uoast-Power," Edward r. Welsh, 3. a..
osatioa-a Eyer rintaA'ng-1 Mover Finished" R. A..
Dissertation" Do Virute," Anna +. Willis, D. H.,
Monmouth.
oratlon-" Social Unity" O. r. Wlnb,gler, D. H.,
Monmouth.
0raion aud valadtc.oEy-"T Tho Earnest Man, +" T. IL.
Findioyt y. A., D4yton, Pa.
gentlemen aud two ladies'; that Of B. s. by two
1adies and eight gentlemen; that of NJ. 4, by
seventeen OF the classical graduates Of 1871; that
Of o. D. by the Rov. D. AoDill Eckmansvillo,
Q. The Rsv. Prof. ". A. Mehard, Now Whining
ton, Pa. and the Rev. ". J. Reid, Pittsburg, Pa.
The total number Of degrees conferred was
sixty,-of which, however, only tho three .. D. q
were honorary. The graduating class is tho
tue State, except tho class Of 1872 OF this col
lege.
THE attendance Of students tho past year has
boon 800. representing Illinois. Iowa, Indiana,
Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Now York, West
Virgiuin, Teunossee, Wisconsin, Ontario (Can.)
Kentucky, Texas, Minnesota. Colorado, Knusaa.
end Nebraska. The noxt colloge-yoar opens
Yue8day, Sept. I.