, 1874-10-30
Able Address by tho Hon. William
B. Ogden,
Practical Topics Which Should Be
Taught at Universities.
Discussion Of tho Questions o
Transportation, Etc.
mr.. Ogden Elected President Of the
Board Of Trustees.

LNSTfklI1AA1VNo oE NEtstlA]1.1sl 0ANh3"'* |
tmneA.uH1Ea AT Mconat1oRa HALL.
Tie xercaea attending tho ceremony Of tho
ii,stallat lon Of tho Rev. Lomuoi Moss. tho new
rrosdoE It Of tito University Of Chicago, aud OF
the Rev, Dr.. Burroughs, Chancellor, called to-
nothor largo audience last oToning ut Meteor
tnick'a II ILL., 1t was composed alnoht entlrc!y
Of ladios Ind gontlomen identified With tho DaI-
tiat donou uuati0n.
uoefma, fs orchestra had been engaged to fill
tho ran be svoeu tho assembling Of tho meeting
sna tho uo nHaeacemcnt Of tho n1occedlngs,
Tho exor. cises opened by procession Of Trus-
tees Of the University, wno took their places on
the platform l.
II q: FOLLOWING uESTLEMEN
wero proseu +: Tie Hon. J. Y. Hcasumon, tho I
Hon. ". d. Ogden, Judge Doolittle, Judge
Rogers Rabbi ..Felsonthal Prof. Mitchell, Harvey |
II, Tho,ppsop :, tho Hon. l. N, Arnold. Horny |
droenobaum, a,o Rev. J. Gordon, T. E. 1f!nck- !
lcy, and Prof. Eilllam Matthew'S. of tho Univet-
sity Of Chicago.
the Hon. ". .. Ogden called tho meeting to
ordor
Tho Rev. Mr. Gibbons opened the ceremonies
With reading fro ID JOHN L, together with so!cc-
! tious from the T. 'afnls
! Tho Rev. Il. ~. Pow ors lod the mooting in
T'hs noxt procoe ding ma = All adaress from
THE III ". DR. BURROUGHS.
| He questioned whether what nc had TO say
could DO conadore an add. :osn a now broom
| awopt clonu, aud b D was STR the audience we're
looklng duwn the program mo Tor one whose
name had only rec emily bccot nc familiar to tue
nnnio even leHs faniliar (w. D. ogden). Tno
part assigned him was most pieaBant sorVico.
lie was gtad to iodu with the Dt aidh OF Alansge-
mont. who for oigh:nen yearg La i been building
up tho University in committing tho interests Of
tile University to hands IN which he knew they
would 10 safely administered. Il spite Of tho
difficulties which Ind eucompasA ID tho history
If tho unlvo1s.ty,-ycars OF tirs OF war tAn1 and
t,f those Interested in tho University.
Was QUO of pregrogs ov,a.,1 and resolve an n:I +
Ito the past, aud abstain from review ing 1t. ilo
mas even tempted to turn glance to period
..vc1l more remote. We lad just p4a sed an a'l,
,aiyorsary winch SHOULD hayo beeu II :neulborod
NTH some domonsratlon, tue 200th q 1ntYorsaEy
.st Marquotte's landing near Chcass ,, writing
the first word over petlnod by human hanu III
tlis city,-to letter still existing tsa archiVos
! ur French history. lie came in puf ''aance OF
/ tho satne interests which marked tho Iii 'ctlng ne
{ addressed.
'rgion, and humanity. New England q 'olicd IN
her traditions. Harvard and Ynle co uld not
meet without roycrting to their her.tat 70 from
the Pilgrim Fathers. He hoped the 'ame OF
with the development Of Chicago, Aftor e lapse ot
150 years, when tho wheols OF coEnnnerr were
clogged, Miss Harriet 3lartaeau pa ID q v s,t to
the visit sho adve.ted to parcel Of lanal harris
, who had taken posaossiou Of tho 'ety. :lhosf
men wero not ropraaented in the Meeting, nu
: there was class which still suryiyoi. This city
: contained tho ashoa OF mon Que of Thom lM!ol M
freeman. laid tho foundation Of religious il III:
, onco in one denomination interested IN tho mi
= yarety Almoat to-day was tho min utesnth an
uiyersary Of the birthday Of the nstlt sltion.
no referred to tho foundation 0 tho u II
! yerety aud to those who woro pres ent ut Il II
, ! ceremony: William Jones, who ma 70 tue 1lls
) mouoy: y:subscIiption, aud gave TO Tue lnstso
= | ton Ills noble talents 81 hHsineAs man NIT
the bulk Of bis fortune. james H.. Woodruff
wns another of tho party. lie hud tfeen with
: Mr. Douglas, aud on lia rotaro hero joined ln
= tho enlorprlss. Charlos Walker " III third
whose namo should not bs forgotten { N such IN
occasion; Clark. Jocelyn, and Rove, moul' til 0
clersynlen Of tho country. Richard !. Thomas,
u momhera, whohad passed away, lud 10 It the ter-
: itugo Of i noble devotion as tic basis OF q nc"
i eua-gy and purpose to their aurylyola. somo.
! timoa tho guardians of tho University hna felt
that their diluultieH too great, but this was
o tbs common lot Of all such enterptlst.s.
During tho delivery OF this address,. the Hon.
]. 7. Bcammon slu'nDasod seranelY, unconscious
Of surroundings. malicious repor ter pointed
q the Homnolent gentlemau out to he spaater.
DR.. Burroughs spurfed liB voco 10 III oat startling
ELECTS, but, beyond an occasional net vons twi1ci
l.. OF Mr. Scalamon's urn, produced no porcoptiOt
:, efroct Dr. Burroughs was finally driven {
7 thuulp the roading-acsii with his Il ht. at which
{ uuuaual souud Alr. Scamuon woke with q start
); and continued to listen. -
j assuming tie position to Vi iich ho va
:. appointed, aud hoped he would hf .vo before hin
the inspiration OF the age in whit III he lived: to
i gether with other appropriate remarka4 whlcl
, ! evoked frequent applause.
!, PRESIDENT MOSS.
!; President Moss was leceiyed dth cordial 0,
, preston OF good wl Ho Buld he know NOT llo
r. to respond to tho remarks addl ussed by tho lat
: President Of tho University. lfo was not ii
+, BenslLlo to the honor done hin iu asking him
= ever elstion he might haye kilt, it was almo
y sfonpibility attnohing to it: Coming VI 10 d
S.nss af''rsa'' Sa led 'na not aasnssv asS
- could not resist, he Gail % with d,fliden!
II: aud strong coutideuco; con: Mont that lo silou
If haye the hearty eo-oaetat NJ Of tho Board y
n cuBs any Of tho great educ naional questions
II tho day or auy part Of tho great historic
it, questions Of culture, Or 70 pol any aseaulh la
l,u upon institutions like their ux1l, or advurate III
10, special WOW OF educatio an a scienco. !
10. would morcly conflso hlne hH to defining
d. His ahNENAI4 IlIKostI.
NJ Tic recognized tho fact a,at others had toll
n i for this institution, aud nohOdY could touch
Il, without reverence to tho work and tho worker
d. lle supposed wo had aoilnihs conception
at what waa meant BY 81 Alnoric'ln college, H.,
70 There waa such thing 10 II, An 'e!lcan colie
with ith aims aud scope d latinctiya III characte
NJ. It an institution dssil fnod to d ovolop syt
aa as' motrcal aud complete nj inhood, that nv
~ shonid boonme conscious of his pm Sofa nna He
~ NJ to uae them. It was nj III dlstium aud e1pls
IN referonco to bis manhood to strs nHthen - -
RI bring out tho ol,org|ea Of ha moral u ~ inseno
m m tual hoinR 10 that le allould be da CD 1of "
ia ia condition.
c.rol nni nnmnfctod viii, anparntus i lat tho !
~ at;tnt,nn shnm}I atand mt among Am, rioan Of
he c@ca ~ tic host NJ in eans. liz voul profol
~" / H1XEp CURRICULUM
tlu wh,oh ahon]d bo ooornlilleory, lea Wing
~ tho junior aud aeulor voalB =, ny! w!
~. ~: oho;cc. ue would haye good Eagi,
w. w. aud classical preparatory department a OF
VI mary Importance and ho would wlsh to 200
"no,,y,uf'1 y . us"nratc hnfidnu oom1,letei Il 0vt
- II. '.,.1, In souI3 nj, tO d