, 1875-07-01
EDUCATIONAL.
Commencement Exercises
OF the University Of
Chicago.
Clerical Dissent to One Of the
0rations~-'The Degrees
Conferred.
Business Meeting Of the Alunni---
Their Endowment Fund,
Banquet at the Brevoort- rt---Speeohes
and Subscriptions.
class.Day at Ann Arbor--0ratipn, Poem,
History, and Prophecy.
The Condition Of "Art In America -
Described by the Orator Of
the Day.
Story Of "The Hermit Prince Told by
tho Class-Poet-.-Stati Of
tie Glass.
New Regulations Prescribed for
the Normal University.
Exercises at Wheaton College.
New Regulations Prescribed for
the Normal University.
Exercises at Wheaton College.
CHICAGO.
UNIVERSITY or CHICAGO,
THE E1MMENCENfFxTF FrFH-fAru

Tho seventeenth annual Commencement exer-
ciaea Of tile University Of Chicago wero held In
Faswell Hall yesterday morning, beginning
shortly afler 10 o'clock Tho Trustees and
Faculty OF tho University occupied seats upon
the platform, mud The graduating clans took acas
In tue front row In tho auditorium. A largo
audience Tas present bearing numerous floral
tributes. The exercises wcre opened with
prayer br Dr. hloss, President Of the University.
The first oration waB delivered By
I'LL. JOHN FREDERICK nIpLor
Of Boston, on Vatican Degrcee. Ho spoke of tho
controversy Initiated by Gladssouos E1postula-
eion and the questions raised by 1t Ia regard To
tho bearing Of tic Catholic Church po.y Oh
civil government TIE orator inquired nlothor
the cxtent Of the ptcrogattve claimed for papal
lnfallbl1ty MAS not popularity misunderstood,
II WAR not impossible to imnpine how chaotic
would have been tho condition OF politics In the
middle ngoa had not tho Papal power exertcd 4
control over tho 5arring elomou!s. The Catholic
had not ono standard by which to determine ts
moral attitude. and this unity gave copeistence
and aoliu4sJ 10 tbs Church organization. Tho
Protestant Church WAS filled with dlyerstteo of
opinion and Weakening antagonssma. No popo
eyer wonll DO able 10 create d conscloueo for his
own ends, and mitch of tho fear Of .osolutIsn on
his part was groundloss. Tho orator expanded
those ylewo at longth. and was erocted with sp-
plausc. He received number OF floral toeti-
mopiats Of eateom.
HI. REUBEN GRESHAM BUsu..
Of Nov Orleans, La, delivered an otatiou upon
i'Htouswsll Jackson" lie said that foutteen
yoaFs ago this country was reut By war OF ideas.
each aectlou oontendlpg for what It deemed to
DO the correct Interpretation Of tho Conptt,,-
tion. The orator described tho chasho-
ter Of jackson as soldier sud
Christian, his untlnus zeal And energy aud bis daupt-
lesa hcEolsm. Ne was like Napoleon IN strategy, and
the rapidity and audacy Of his moYemeuts. liz H.
wsys sppeared and struck his blowa whtre least CT.
rectod by The emmy. Jacksonb military movements
everywhere suA, Ell that subtlc quality called gens
A. snan his plety hls purity. and Ills religious jfo
ondeared lin u all Jackson mot hia death an un-
4elt'b. ptoas msn With pure SOUL Hs died With tho
exclamation, Let uE tho rter and rest un-
der the Trees" 11o now entered upon this calm
plAuse.1
Hn. SIDNEY SOLOMON NILES,
of OK Park delivered an orat!on on "Breaker,." Ho
said tst tho rocks Of lanRsr lay hidden below tho
bofors to shpxrfet thu bright prospects Of human
Ing until tho nobIuIy Of manhood was destroyed,
These wrecks were eYerywhcte srawn a1nnR tho
Il fG To ,,ssf s.r of taf:e ersatsrs
.aoald b ths sompss. for S' t. suilsnee ~ It
|hat seseis4 family .!cs: there veso brcaisrs
Ihtt threatsutd to destroy na!iuua. 0as Of thsse
Dreaacss ha1 nearly rresked .A!' patton. Tint w.s
,vesri!deu tho danger ia DISASTROUS effects stli
n'snftst. The great ttsater af tntenper4nce sul
tic late soyags Of shoasauas Tbs urntor
pursuet th*e aualogss, making very forcibIs monl
llu.ratons thefetron elo.aE with ~ eloquent I'er-
'rAtion on tho triumph Of successful fs voyage.
ntHn l
II Datseia. nArnah delivered N orAtiou "Adoul.
am Judson." He said that in natuEcs lsks that Of
spect. They wera shose who would brase death fot
,onor and glory but fuw thcre wers who really And
ruJ msds Tho practices Of sirtus It. owa reward.
SAen JIdsop aee hla foot In uufmah IL bud to con. |
hou!snl. q subs .ud abIe prless .esou. d tctsnd
|ovn: hui viii lnao1altau'o pef.syersnce H. Iur.
ssd ht Tux Si etx.nK q: hs
: Encouragement coui seitls srouad isa. itsfsous
hso!am surpassed al other kinds Of couspas in eieva.
eukindlcd hia ~ho1s belng. liz became .oIdEes ot
he cross and his caalps8na ende4 With biz death. Il
a!all1ng the apostole Kingdom. dod psrmit
= @ ea2.1 Eaps H. ws:a 'ssaa.'"a; .ss1; snp ct
nd .psaoda should Lars lssn Iose!sa md :
ssa thsa .s hs anne o tse srx:
q everywhere honorrd. Tho oratioa cInssd With N
o4usht apussorhs 10 tho lnesuory Of Jud4on. Tho
pplAuAo WIN ~arm aud prnluu9cd and Mf. Ngsuau,
Though atFAn2ezi Ftcclscd solns beautiful lou
ttts. .
Thu subject Of the ogatlon Of 31r.
HEnAEhr AUGUSTUS HARE,
Chicago, was" lutzos," lie said that 1t hs closs
the latt century, scAIud VA Sfuced u Sisue1, 4
raLee. liz who stood uton It wss victim Of ths
rEt6ls TFluMYTAtp which thpn rusd Ft4nrU. wpu1.
wN HtsItnB II LIE stroke txt u!aua ~tow aud
se chlrrA fatAesleAs. uns of tloss ehildssn. boy
hosa gurtna Waa slrpady rsIbo IN tretocty, wa
uEot. ILL., Ute had betn ipterlniuBol with The poI
ra Of the French naop. Qalzot ~4a : tocttinairr,
I'd ehdesspEed to appiy hs theortns without regard
% popular i4sttnck and pteJudlces. This le de-
ct Of aut&oib career sud ha suusSa Of hls ro-
csl fatluEes. uIs merits ~ hs!of!4n uone could
ny: Ills stylo waa s1Act, pointed. and avery worl
ruck IT. ulAFk he Wan one Vt The grtatest oss&u1s
- century hAa produced. The speake1 do Il
tibed bis aPptArahce In thu int Il
70, and the electsIc manner o{ Its | Il
livery. Ills tuwsr Vt .nysciye, h4x command OF =,
ttse. Liz p1we1 of s!uciiat!ou, weIt loucht4 upou
d .ba nel'us.bs stsas vs. described when III u u
Gssd Advere4rtes Fusled Il hn 10 dsag v
q fEon ths fostIutn. foldinR bis arms, u
sid "Cohs up eHs, - high ~ "
can. You eAnuos rsaeh ths height Of my MaJ.iu q
70 tnhnsncs Of 0ul1oa would last through aaes. Tue
.tos VA loudly spplaudsd aud secsIva1 number of
uquats and hAaksls of noxsEs, n
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