, 1875-06-28

CLOSING EHEhCtiEa-ft4ASa Foh ENJOYMENT
woitE Or THE HCuool-SEED OF HELP.
sset,dt tvsrfsp'ndtnee ef The Chicago Tribune.
WAuKEsuA, Via, juno 2G.-Tho closing wcok
Of the College has been very interesting one.
Public oral examinations were hold zach day OF
The wce9 at tho CotleEc-building; the students
gayo Junior entertainments on Thursday oycn-
ing at the rso=bEtorihn Church aud Dr. Francis
L. Patton delivered tho clpsinG add1esa OIL Fri
day ovoniug.
The students acquitted themselves remarka-
bio we'll, both IN their examinations aud literary
exercises and tho largo audience that greeted
them on Thursday evening testified to tie lecp
Interest with which this school is regarded by
The pooplo OF WAukosha.
Considerable enthusiasm WAS crostel at tho
closo bY tho unsolicited contributes of 800 br
Mr. George II. Lasaln Of Ca.caxo, as all ozpres-
sion OF tho pleasure le had taken In tho cxer-
oecs.
Dr.. Patton's loctura wss trel& that the friends
Of tho College aud tho citizens goaora'ly fully
appreciated. Ills claar logic, incsiyo sontences,
and brilliant thoughts; hsi tho clHBe attention
OF tho audience; mud, SHOULD 10 uvor repeat tho
favor, no onu of tho CHURCHES would 10 uble to
aoat thoso who woul1 wisl, to llssr him.
On Friday afternoon, tlloro WAS m informal
meeting Of tho Trusteos and ff!onus Of tho Col
loge, Tue Rev. Mr. Stewart, Of Milwaukee tho
lsov. J.J. Johnston, OF Bcavor Dam; tho l;ov.
Z. G. Mrkwaod, OF Fond du Lno; Afr. l.. 4.
Proctor, of tho Epening NIsconsin; plof. ". L.
Nankin: tho lsev. h1essra. Camp and Watson: ".
D. bacon, o. II. Tylot. ". N. Nickel. and othor
prominent clt!zens. wore present. Mr. yornon
Ticheuo7, President Of tho board Of 1ruBtceJ,
MAS iu tno caai1. Various reports anil plans OF
tho working OF tho Institution wero discussed.
and thoy ali ccntorod npon tho ono point. money;
speedy endowment ~ lin oesatlTsty neodsd.
As tho College is under the immediate caro- OF
naturally looked to tho Synod for tuntl1; 'yl,io
that bully hnH Baid that the ec!,ool is y greater
boncllt to the Village Of Eaukeaaa than to
any other portion Of Wisconsin. and thht d largo
share Of tile money noccusarJ to tts continnauco
ought to como frD;n tho people Of thfs place. 1t
il now thought tlat tho two intorosta eau be
combined. aud thus the school be doubly atdcd:
Committee Of ayo wore appointed to attend
tho next mcoung Of tle Synod. st lsraooo. and
toward the raiHng Of $1,000 IN thus vlcluity, II
| oncs.
Tho school ia In a mora prosperous condition
have boan removed. aud thoro IL ! good feoling
| throughout tho 6tate With regard 10 It. Al
though denon,tuational school, It Ia quito un.
eoctnrisn In lta conduct. It ha. now completed
| tho second yoar under itb reorganization, aud
viii graduate tiuo class anothof summon.
TITO catalogues show IN Atteudanco Of moro
| than 100 atudouts, froua different parts Of tho
Slata. Tho p1csant proporty consists OF 10 acres
| Of gsouud, finely located, and Que nubaanttal
stone building. Il 10 cleAs Of dobt. but has 10
! income o1oenting that which ooules from tut
tions. Tho Proaidont. ". L. Rankiu. IL = mau
| Of wonderful enesgy, ability. and perseverance,
. thorough gentleman and Christian. aud hla in-
| llueuoo over ills pupils is un1ounded.
Tho College Ia unfortunate In tta tito =; for 1t
docs not sim 10 ba moro than high scllooi. or
academy, and fecdot for Madison and Chicago
Universities, Rclolt College, aud othas. similar
institutions It ts gcnozallY conceded that such
schoolA aFe very much needed ut tho West.
WaukoahA Ii m p1celleut place for students.
easy Of kcce1s, healthfal location, aud board
during tho wiuteE Ia very cheap.
1t il earnestly to oo hoped that thoso aro
libsra!.mluded people 10 the rtesbstcriau
Church, or outade h,s Presbyterian Church,
who will ut ouee donAte The 626.000 10 much
needed. and thus put Into tho hands OF many
| young people tho 1neana OF knowledge and oul-
ture, wlioh otherwise tuoy will not hare,
In one OF the Eastern countries, 1t ia the ct,a-
tom for every QUO, ~h,ls In lifo and hoaltis to
prepare his own monument. Instead Of a n,an d
waiting uutil death comes, to baqueatf. baud.
SONS sums OF money to grand and worthy Oh.
tects, snd tbua put on the good ttoed u score OF
years mora, IL it not bottor to do ~ Seth Viii
liston, Mensrs. Vsssar and Cornell. and many
others, have dape, SOC personally TO tho dis
posal Of Accumulated property, and thus. willie
IN life aud vigor build up and perfect momo-
! ital tint khAlT e11duto 1onN ya&En haucn p