, 1875-06-30
EDUCATIONAL.
Class.Day Exercises Of tho
Graduating Glass Of the
Chicago Univer-
sity.
Meeting Of The Board Of Trustees..-
Announcements for To-Day.
Literary Exercises Before the Alumni
Association.
Commencement ut Antioch College, Ohio,
and Cornell College, Iowa.
How Yale College Was 0rganfzed--.Un-
yelling Of Statue Of It's First
President.
Condition and Prosperity Of tho
State Normal School.
CHICAGO.
Condition and Prosperity Of tho
State Normal School.
CHICAGO.

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.
THE CLOSING EXERCISES
OF tho class Of 1876 Of tho University OF Chicago
took place Yestorday afternoon On the College
campus, 4 platform had boon orocscd in tho
angle between tho projecting front Of tho build
Ing aud tho mhin body, fronting To the east.
Chaira md bouchca wore placed about 10 nc
oommodate the Aosemblago. but tho number
present was 10 great that thete wera fully as
mhny atanding ~ wero seated Tie seniors who
look thc|r seats on thu platform woro MoHHrs.
Doganau. 13usl, Howe, 1Iugunin, Melodies, Niles,
uillon. Staey, Trumbull and Twiss. The first
named Ia a nativo Of Durmah. and displays Lis
nationality In his dark Hklo and peculiar con:or-
nation Of features. The o1erclses began with \
brief
Address or WELCOME
by tho Proaidont Of the claes, hfr. p. q. Bush.
Among other things, ho SAID In those oxor-
claos moto than any other you 600 us ~ vo are;
the pruoiug-knifo Of no Professor has Topped on
tho uneyen and Hupcrluous brancl,os Of our
rhetoric; cur exerolses spsak for themselves.
aud such aB NO aro you soe ua. Mr.. @. ".
N,cho1es, of Chicago, delivered tho "Iyy ora
tion," which iH standard subject ut the class.
day oxerc!aus. A pot containing an ivy plant
htood upon tho platform. Tho grafton, VIII ch
was worry flno enc. introduced tho discussion
Of tho growth Of culture hy means Of ingenious Aalo
gics from tho growth Of ihe p1ant.
Mr. J. staloy of portags city, Wis, rad
THE CLAss HISTORY
divided into tho following charteEB:
Chapter !. How felt when nrlt The college,
looked up 1t It's massive walls sud giddy towers.
pecred into ~ dark sombts halls. aud attended chapel
for the nrst time.
Chapter !. Tho experiences Of . Prot.
chapttr 3. What freshman thtnks and The sors Of
girl that he f.I.s in lo!e with.
Ax Ia nnA ia ry17N ~ Dt~SF.
Chartfr 5. tbs Supplemental ides OF tbs stesnL
CHap1r 4. Wist wes I u.de fort
ThspS h',i:,T Ths h Soy ssios ou,n s,.c,,nt,on
and giving anecdotes Of tholr college life. The
audience heartily enjoyed ts scading, and there ~aa
plenty Of 1suBhtet and applanle.
TIE cLAs8 PROPHECY
read BY Sir. l.. H. Tru1nbn. and II bin Horoscopes
roye TO 10 correct hts classmates hayo moss anaung
Tho elasa oratlon was delivered by Mr. r. D. Twlss,
Of Davenport, H. His subject Eaa "Douglaa," )" aud
ducton. lin closed with the following pcroraliou
Great Inseeeta mark tho cpochs al tlu world. THIS
giant mind has left IT. mark upon tho most trying po
Rod III our h4lory With hts natnb got nnhRoWId "
tn,es faulcoycrlnH mantle, aid with tha rrpjuiccs
Of party and sectional arfe s rankIlngtn tho breaa
we may eahily uuder1atn his wurk an.t worth. Int
when fanhtichm ctasea 10 rlllo e Wien tho last
tgca Of sectional controversy sha hava died out, and
frank fr*'croa feeling PREVAILS brghtest IN he con:
BtGllhtigH oI h1nGE1CAH RcAlAk
ahiua tho nan,0 Of Douglas"
TllK GLASS royM,
By Nj. J. F. Rfdon, was q lhine Of such nystery that
his audience could not exacy got ut what 1t about.
II rolAtcl the blood.cussliug adventures Of young
nun IN Tho woods, amid ghoata aad demons. Al last
10 uds beautiful womRtlt who lulls him to sleep by
her cartsees. uo wakea to hnd
'.Tht rcd Lama slakipE
lier thirst with tto blood OF my Hrars.7
Then tho woman tusna into 4 snakct klid tho poem
ends.
MR. Ho0ANAu,
tbs Burmese student, delivered lie farewell address.
1IlA nterance IL so1Aewhat thick, hut fa Eotls
chosen with great felicity, aud tho aadress WAS In.
presslvo aud affecting.
During tue sxcrc1sea tho claBa sang song With
scfratu bcginn!Rg "HufraA Aurrah, we're jolly boys
and trae," 10 tho TINA of tile !" ,nnia n!na Flag"
Tia o1nrracs cose! with the sngiug Of the farewell
song, beginning ~ follows:
"Once Mntr. part, We will raise tho glad song,
And {oJfuly swell tue seftsin,
For tha t'es That unite ua In friendship and iore
Uuhroten ahall ever remain:
And cen hsuRh the dark pail of aAdness may cast
liz ahadoWz aceoss our clear aky,
On the clouds 10 Light that inspires ~ With hope
A. We say our last hearty gool.by."
During tic excrcites mHstc MAJ furniahed by ths
Great Western Light 0uarl Aand-