, 1875-03-26

pcascd. but Inns 4 beneficial tendency on the
clAsa Itself, and inauros . bcttor order oil
/ Bpeaktng, which h decided bencfli
10 tho audience. In tho ilrat place,
mono nl tho class who arc at all bohinl Ia any
OF tlIolr studies arc allowed 10 comroto for thu
honor Of speaking; and. IN tho second place, oi
Inoao who nre allowed to hand In oraltona to the
represent tEo ctans whose orations possess tho
| greatest morft.
Tho exercises Wednesday evening wero Of A
very interesting cllaraosor and ~ wllolo, wero
1n'lalo furnished BY the Light auatd tl Tanttl
Of tho biblical st,,tlonss' b.rrlesqnot programmes
woro generously distributed, ,desi,ita tho ozcriona
of tho Faculty. each member OF which was on
tho alert and OH picket duty, headed By tho Pros
tdont Ut tho institution.
After inuaic and prayer by tic pastor Of tic
church, tia first apcaker Of tho evening, 1Ir. A.
=. Appleton, got tho hall Il, motion. Ti,e sub-
tho mood Of good snd true mou Ia
eycry department Of tife'a work vaa shown,
Tho ranks Of statcBmon, ministers. and
Journalists n,!ght 10 p.o0tal,ly recruited
by mon with little maro Of tho heroic ia lholr
natnrea. TI.s sncaker Inns worry graceful .1oiiy-
cry, but mas evidently under tho influence Of q
/ severe cold.
In discussing tho tlemc, "Why We Work."
Mr.. L. NJ, TAYLOR took OCCASION to aualyzs tho
varions motives which impol 1nen 10 tleir tasks
IN ltfe, and characterized as tho noblost minds
taoac WHO work Tor tie approval Of conscience
at tLo cnll Of duty.
y; y. alcphcrrln spoke Of "8pafn" in m Ok
ceotlingly prosy Misunderstanding that country
.onHh 10 Various paasea until u arflvod ut ise
A stronn md o1nin"ntIv sn,,nI "nncai , fnr !.
higher era,io OF citzcnship and Of ppiltics waa
made ly Mr. ". 4: Mcrhoraon, whoso thomo
was was ine oItzen io!it'eian." 40 matters nte
noI;tcinn hi a niyona ,n',at n,i1y.tn nnI soou
selves In tho scjruco Of royornmont ] a,i nali,ica
Miss Jessie II. Brown appeared upon tic plat.
lotm as tho dofcntnr OF tic Ancsont "socrntos."
II tno old Refltcinan co'!t! haro hnd llls dotonne
~ ebty conducted bcforo tho Athcnlan Judges,
and by as lair and earnest an htlvocate, tho
poison nec!l meyer have nassod bis lips.
Iho Gooa ahtl bna oHeota Or" Parties Wcro
when thero "as work for them, and tho liability
or tlleif becoming corrupt through intrigues Of
ioaaefs "lioa tho Work Tor Which they wero Of
gantzod d. was A. aecompiished.
- Culture" Tho speaker thonsbt the % reason o,'
fhat ci'lLnro haa not accomplished moro FOR tho
hmesoFation OF mapklnd vas TINT its rneana and
ehds were mistaken. tint much ho-callo1 culture
WaS spurious, a1id tllat to re1iize It's groatcat
soau 1t must be united with Christianity. aud
pcisiente quo tnaAscs more thoroughly.
Mr: W. y. Arnold, in fooble voice, made \
ssill feeoler dcfenso OF Tho South concluding
tue exercises Of tho eronng with m Grafton
which would hRyo boen halter adapted az a
ntntnp speech III tho EwnmpH OF Lp1isni,a tiau
to Junior Exhibition of tho Northwestern
University.
OAK fAnE.
The erelus-tnatc at tho CONGREGATIONAL
ChuYrt, 'ruesdov eroni,o rms 1,r,ols ,tton,o,
nj ~ oaa.S,a., -. .a .'hoy sssonoeu,
.uu 'no oeeaaieA ""n one VI "'"cn onJoysnoht ahd
interest. MessfA. ueminGway and Dunlap wero
chosen Captains, and the Rev. hIr. Huntington
did tho pronouncing, A larco nuu,bor Of
ncraona ficc,irea N .,ol1 for ronaana ,,oot
i,,o..,, =. t1,..',sa,..s 1o0su,'s ,,'' uese
Aoo"" u 'AeHselsee. lho1o "oro thlttT-ono
., -. eas't ~ o'Io N.'es. tuo cpu'iuH 1o'n
amid storm Of applause aftor fr,,itfcas s,Is nts
tempt to discover tho relation existing between
o ant In perceive. which was tho irat word pre-
son.oa 10 nls eo''ssaefat9n. william =. Cray:
u't@A0Itu6 euttoA ~ t1o 3thFttVfl HAGu LILO worn