, 1876-06-30
Exercises on class-Dav.-Meoting
of the Alumni.
The Thirty-seoond Graduating Glass
Of tho Literary Department.
Tho Graduating Class Of tho University
OF Chicago.
Meeting Of Tho Alumni-The Efforts to
Raise q Fund,
Twanty-ninth Commencement Exer-
cises Of St. xavior's Academy.

COMMENCEMENT ExEHctHEs.

COMMENCEMENT ExEnctEEs.
6pte'a' correspondsaes n 7he Tribune.
week at the Cujyet.Iy Of Michigan Ia M occasIon
of rreat intcrcs. Ia the neoue al ,nts s,ata mud i.
/, wvrby Of no,s tst atxl su hi. nsrrst M
Increases. Ills mt MANY years nru That ono day.
the last Nc,lncr,lay in June, contained MI that wat
,aa,, n..a p"u',s ., po'aoes ~ ~ ea. Inc pcor'o
sess'sst' wv N'w INC sh'ec a"ss "s Monday, T"ss-
day and Wednesday, are not sufficient 10 hold the
r"m,,te '.n.aeho" mr. .s 's, sn.rt xo.
mnao . ~ iu, , ~
Day on Thursaay. tl.aa aidtag t~eusy-four hours
r.oro; hut this VA. considered IN innovation On
,tI,c tiue honorc, programme Of things snd 10 wa.
hardly carried through. The alumni nnys shed
many tears over tic brief period ot TIM that has
,roIecI ~ rhcrc nnr2ou "' on"nIne t"sJ o7nrsd
1...'t .o.,...r a,ho. w.. tr,a,,l,,n. u.nnaa,.
so!, pet%een se otnef less ,mpof.sn. M psoeeea. '
gast body Of grown up children Rave been aosnc.
what IrTeantar and without definite nurnote. Int
shi xa.. - thn i,f"rnst hns ,ni"rr,f, H.
~ M .n.n,c,ou. orrn n cr ss tnr H. ~.
mi ~ iii, hsvr,t hc"n nrcrsannreciaIyc n ~
hr n I as, !. s., , ."
il il honu list thjs year Iii, sco Tho fu,l SIS OUO
iaitei: ' w NV WV
+"a1' In.nT, Nj sTlf,'nrIn % Tnt,nsavHxT.
after Tho fashion Of The linen Wien wlc he ceebratca
f,,
E"cr y liz ~ nF tha r,
IN II . Ffsnssiic ~ ~ osino. ~ -" nj y.
e1paas,, ] by by ban. % % Of n'a.c of icIr own nvsn.
TO- " VI liz 'Gy ev n lily -
tntnri l,tre smencn Win tt,r nsttfarmanrns @
1estcrday was ..a
49,, o.hoN.NA AZ,
snefs re- si Il ca.s sVeI seT' Sen bat Il thy
lsEse and t n tns EG and e I, dsss
t.r nsspennt IT., hoI7s n syen y'csn' pnst1me nna
tIsng desIns to sssei' H. ttat here j. tho thresh.
Yet ne aaX . had i. n IN 1e Sfso
olAkr9m. O., ~ large at,d!rnes n University
nA' LIE spe""'t 1nnpEou 1sn, sT,ou 10 HID '''n''
nscd with reference TO man as member Of society.
i t'gnace seclnslnn nnd separation; s'lch is the
borrow :tfckcn; II IL ready refuge and frcancnt
sen,eay ior wsatnes., II m'snn;n,oRy anu we nnt
bene. 'eaan beeaMss tSe :yno"yn fot 1i in,epsn.
dencc. strrngth Of mind and dignity of character
nfe lts natural o!faptlns and man a:tains hta
aud IntpIra'ton The ago nf doEnntIsm haa passed
away; thc cru Of inquiry liGa begun Men no lengrr
6nons 6fisss sast so4 ws ss ny y nas
The world. which once 1eemed ,nare Of noI'o'llcs
grown lnt0 vast army Of integers, each Of which
AcH under the influence of m independent intel.
11.cnce. There Is food for reflection In thede
changes. They teach IN Tint the nohlett Ind
hl.lcht condition OF mental and spiritual life I. nm
independent one. The lifo Of man is hut one per-
rctnnl process Of Isolation. Tic speaker then
proceeded at some length, to trace thu natura!
development q human iifc,-afst In phya1sal
arnae. beginning with tho consctonsness of tho
child that It ia personal being. and has pownra
and responsibilities, which arc gradually no.etl
as youth and manhood succeed; md then, by anal
ogy, following out tho personality Of tho senlt
and finding In aolltude 1t4 most abundant nonE3s!,-
mcnt. From De Quincy ho quoted as fuuws:
.SSlitudc. shough silent III light iB, like l,vht,
tho mEgltEeBt Of hEcncteH for notIdn Ia nttal
TO many. All nen come Into the world alone: NIL
rncn len!e tt atone. Even little child has a
dread, Whispering conaclousncss TINT. II lie should
he summoned to t.ayc! Into tho Eternal Presence.
gentle nurse will be allowed to lead him by the
hahd,--no mother to carry him IN her arms, no
little alster to aharc hia trcpIllafon. King and
priest, warflor ard maiden, philosopher and child,
I'll u,,ist walk these nightly gateries ulnnc. Ths
solitude. therefore. which IN this world apna]ls
and fascInatea chllda lIcnrt Is Int thu echo Of
inf decuct solitude through which already he hnY
ra.neti, and Of anuthet Aoittut}e, deeper SILL
through which TO has to pass; reflex of one sol-
tude prrh.uration Of another"
TIiR WORTH AND NECESSITY or ISOLATION
nrc ,nst nt,,tly exhihttcn In The nrnt,er prnsnru
i'upS' Fto'N.H