, 1875-06-18
EDUCATIONAL.
Commencement Exercises
at the Lake Forest
Academy.
The Wisconsin State University
at Madison,
TWontlelh Annual Of Lombard Uni
vcrslty, Catcsburg.
Hillada1e College and the Wesleyan
University at Bloomington.
Exercises at Purdue College, Lafay~
cite, Ind.
Othcr Commonccmcnts, Examfna-
tions, Etc.
TWontlelh Annual Of Lombard Unt-
verslty, Catcsburg,
Exercises at Purdue College, Lafay.
ette, Ind.
Othcr Commonccmcnts, Examfna-
tions, Etc.
LAKE FOREST,
TIE EXHIBITION ExENCr6E4,

Tho exhibition exercises Of Lsks Forcst
Academy wero held yesterday II tho school
building. They we're preceded by worry crodits-
bio examinations. conducted BY the teachers In
the school. Mesars. sabin, Feasendcu, Portor,
and Ke1r, and Mrs. 0HArA.
The ozorcises yesterday wose largely attended
BY IN audience eomrosod OF friends and rela-
tives OF tho performers. aud considerable t1e!-
ogatlon Of citizons Of Lake Forest. the calacious
sohool.roorns Of the institution being allod 10
| oxcoss.
Tho room was pleasantly adorned With
nreaths OF evergreen, email aud large Gags, en-
cravings and photographs, and names Of the
four great poets.-Bhakapeare Homer, Goethe,
ADD Virgil. Tho btsckbohrds moro ornanepted
with various patriotic aud educational designs ia
plain and coiorod crayon, conspicuous among
uhich MAS = flnely-drawn banner, With tho date
"Juno II. l775-1b75."
Tho acAts On the platform wese occupied bv
the hor. Il; ". Patterson, tho 1sey. Jane. II.
Taylor. ths !ser. J. Monro dbsor the lion. G.
u. fhrHell, u. L. Beelyo, and Amzt Benedict,
Of tho Board Of Truhtces; and II. ". King
snd she Me': Mr. Lind, the latter c1org7man
from Scotland.
tho Rev. hr. Taylor, Of Lake Forest. follow cd
hy hymn and greeting By thu Cleo Club Of tie
institution.
| The orat!on, bv Lynn Helm, " On tho Border
MAS better written than delivered, but vet = ycrv
credltAbo effort,
Prof. Babln wao compelled to o1cune Lawrence
Wllltsms' recitation OF MhcauAy'a "Horatiun at
.1s ib bnt'aS nssas nessuns the young man bud met
Tho plano duet by Miss Warno and benjamin
Lamb, and the beautiful - Shadow 8oug," uy tho
M'1aea Farrell, we're finely rendered and plente-
| ousiy &pplAuded.
Tho iecisa.i"n Of so.they's "Lord william
aud Edmuud," By Charles Allen, waa spirited
rendering Of difficult ssloct.on.
Ihe bilcf " Dies !rna given by Frank Farwsll
rs rs spPlaldod tor its correctness Of pzonunoi4-
ton and pleasant delivery.
!hs Mlgnon polona.se performed By Masters
Cole and Holt. aud tho little gem, = Her Bright
sm!le, b! Y. II. Scott, wo1e excoIlcnt1y giyou,
~ Master ,tt Alhs1t Benedict, q Lake Forcst
land !" tn German: HI was followed By L, E,
burt, Who rectted need'e poettcat "Il1stnc in
~ Witi. good tasts aud considerable elocusion-
". j. Ilutchins, Of Joliet, dcclaiutd Chat
hams speech on tho American War with good
eject. the selection being n1ado apparently With
re'cronco to tho anniversary OF the day fully AZ
much % so its merit for tho platform.
Lucius O. Billings then rendered 4 pisuo SOLO |
rom "ohoron" In excellent style aud with \ |
precision and co1rcctoeea worthy Of special |
mention. Tho arst part wAa closed with Mil |
!.td's beautiful "Wlip-poor-Wil song," per-
Following tho vocal solccsions wero polo |
naise by Schubert executed by Mssser Billings
and MISS Warno, the instructor Of mu1io who
assumed the pl.co Of Howard Smith, absent on
josiah Bond, Jr-, delivered an excelleut ora
taon on tue Latin Language" giving it abun-
aAns praise Tor ita capAeI.y, and ptonounclny It |
BY no moans dead tongue.
JOIN itamscy, Of pcktu, recttod Hoar'a Eulogy
on Charles 6umner in q clear pleasant voice.
md WITH tins appreciation Of tho authors
AM ,A!'tea q Holt, ot Lato Forest won great .p-
tho soa, With interruptions" It's delivery ahow-
ing considerable elocutfonnry abtlisy.
Charles French and Willie Bcott relieved the
sspo.5aR " H., !sry Tryy fns piano rendition
Henry Cole. WHO RAvs = pleasant solo on tho
4Ame inatt ument,
James Howe pronounced = rell.wr,tton ora.
ton on tho cvonts at Bunlor llitl hundred
years ago. After drawing = graphic picture Of
tho Skirn1lnh on that lay. tho speaker traced tho
pEosress Of tho Republic down to the psuaeut
time. He Wa grootsd with gEoat applause at
rerlAps the most amusing feature Of tho pro.
grAmms waA tho elocusionAry rirAIry Of Bcost
Holm aud Waiter Fxrwo!t, who Atntcably rn-
doArorcd to Eocite the,r dccstnattons at the asuo
s1tas. ,l;., Ihe ,ouus orators ~oss greeted with
Que Of tho bes. exhibitions Of tho day w.a the
recital Of pIentce's " Closing Of tho foar," by
llonry ". King, JE., Of Chicago. Mr. King has
2 ilne voice. aud needs only litt'e mors &tsinlug
TO make HIN superior speaker.
4 brilliant n,az1rkh. by Henry Cols and Rob-
ett Taylor. and a Bong without words. by Alfred
Holt, formed = pleasant in.eslude to tho sloou-
slonszy display
Famine. from Longfolsow's IIiAwatha, With duo
and excellent effect.
lansing Warren gained and deserved great an I
Pause lot ~ excellent recitation Of Bret HArts'a
'endorcd aud accompanied with approp.,sse
;eBturo,
Mausera w.'tor and Arthur Farwoll played .
,,eanAnt little waltz. aud wcre followed by !
jhst'es FRENCH who plAJed soAubort's Seronsdo !
James soslys recited Trowbsidgo's "Fa.uer :,
ohn" with tasts and expression.
n Ths hest Eeettstion Of tbs dsy go resesved 7
;aFydsco: by Prod Ilchardsop. Of ChicaRo.
'ho speaker possessed moro than arotsge eaae
nd freedom la dsli,ory. Aad MAS gFeetod with +
Bliss Rarne Tho excsllens musical instructor, + =
nd Seymour Warren, rendered ia Chhtesaino" G
sploudsd maunsr, to Tho great approval Of 2
10 Audieuco. n
THE CLOSING onArEos Il
tho psosr.ule, BY william Es!ng. VA Or: ~ .;' Of
'ne grado. TakIug for biz :an!ect "n4o
enius OF Shakespeare" 10 xrtses Produced I
oae' careful. and (u''is.ous anAlyss u toe gFeas
9s an% afy 9,aes sTs
1lnpar'nG Shakespeare 70 Ho1ner aud DAuto, tho ~
'eakeI @ piaesd hl.o shove them oota' And At y, ~
eat poet. In addition to bis oratlop, Mf 70
'sipg pronounced Ihe valodlctory bidding fa4o- in
ell !n succession 10 tho T1ustecs. teachers, l..
tixeas, and; 'aa1!y to hls sehoolmatos aud ~ ~
asamates. Tho audience loudly testified their IN
'ptecistion Of tho oraton by their applause, oo
ID nome one substautial!y remembered tle Cl
esksr with handsome basket of flowers. y,
PROT. Bab!n presented hls acknowledgements 10 -.
eaars. uutchngs, p,erce, W,llisus Btons, aud - ~
'ot. Holmes for tbeiz sFt efforts: to Lyon l. ~
sslT for the plano 10 ettiIsna Tor flowers and
athAYt ar AireA A,ha Tn a.,