, 1876-06-20


TIE CLASS or 1876
has thirty members, rs follows:
K;sh.aa Kn,hsn y A's AnnI:on Ftta FtsaN < u ' ns,
William s. Alhod, Lafayette E; MeGasy.
j. Ellis Bell, Samuel G. scihcsrin.
.isssie h Brown, @ ~ Winacld s. Mntthcw,
Walter Leo liEown, Emma Eugcnla Pnrks,
Leonard 9. Coehran,, Earl +. Potter,
Charles II. E'l5pwood, Elank I'an,ltno n M Scott
thasies hafst: wc.icy Madson, samuel F. lsnfatten,
Francis Meredlt til Jones, CHARLES r. Wheeler
tluhn krantz, Jr., John a. j. Whrplc.
$. c. slcpl'eErin, President Of tho Cluss, pre-
sided. rrayer was offered BY tho Rev. Jnincs
w. IIancy, class Of 'ii. After tho necessary
music, Prof. Louis Kistler .........
INTRODUCED THE CLASS TO PRESIDENT FOWLER,
and told tho cuss truths which wcrc heartily ap
prcclatcd by those. among the audience who
knew then, best. lie alluded to their yerdancy
and conccIt IN becoming Freshmen, and praised
them for pursuing their course to the cnd, and
conqucrinE In batt'u In Which many
Ha nstsr ss rSyua ts subt,sssy aaysss Of sf e
NY Jewels" lie closea by presenting The class
to tho President, in behalf Of the Faculty, coin
mend'ng them 70 his favorable e1ns!'leraton.,
thought the battIu had been won, anu TINT
nothing remained TO be said Of tile class lie
had been 50 cloac to the conflict that he could
hear their bones rattlc. tLaughtcr.] The class
The process Ind been eaow md unobscrved.
Although there seemed to have been but lEttlo
done I'augttcsl, thy University would not be
ashamed to say, This Is our work" 1Io sold
an an ''s outflt dtaS to ' ali T the A'' colleges k
Of thc land 100 years nge. This vas thy Cen
tc1lliinl class. Ono hundred years ngo, II Ills
f1lt If,1 IL
stood was covered BY tho lake, aud possibly was
occupied By school Of whtct1slI, OF catfish, or
buIlllcads. [Laughtcr.] What might be cx-
rcctcd In the next hundred years, II III the lust
1851 tChccrs.J In another century Evanston
would undoubtedly bc the scat Of tic grcatest
university In the land. The Eo:tlwcstcrn o.
cupled tho strategic point whici1 commanded
tl ttimes indicated that, in educational matters,
an Institution, to command success, nluat be
backed bya great church. State institutions
must gu down, mud tle Doctor predicted that,
Change in public sentiment TINT no State instl-
tuition would survive. Lie would ratLcr commit
Ills fame and fortune to tho Northwestern Unl-
vcsstty tl!an to any between this Atlantic and
Pacific, It was struggling with some difficulties
nov, bit lie had the figures to show that Of all
the Institutions that 'yero holding their lcads
In tho best sllnpc Of them nll. sApplausc:
II tue University had made it easy for the
intend to, and, to his successor, "Tho Great
Unknown" md the Faculty, the great known,
lie commended tho practlee OF showing no
mercy In the University Office, believing TINT
such custom would be fatal to my institution.
The band then llcd the hall With music,
Whcrcupon .- ..
MISS JENNIE Il. pATTIsoN
proceeded to read tic class history. She narrat-
I'd lu pleasant style various achievements uf the
u1D In In r,rfhn,1nY Df t1nGH
histories, The dcicats were forgotten
tIson gnyo tic following :. Statistics:
Tho class entcred college with - 'nc!nbers,
eldest, 80; average age, p years. The 'ightest
weighs I'D hounds, tir heaviest, 1911; average
weight, lao pounds. There ars fur uicn Q feet
~ liclglt, and q ia!ly feet " inches; nyerago
the largest head in tile college, and No. ~ fits
smoothly tle largest hand. Prospecttyrly,
there arc 10 ministers, 4 iawycrs,, 3
journalists, enginccrss, 3 undecided,
and unsettled. Twenty y-fnur favor temperance,
aopposc, anI arc undecided. Sixteen uphold
woulan'R guitsage, y oppose, and U arc doubt
f; 09' Is Fe eEage as an tba t0 IT, Sess
graduate IN the course In cliem!stry, Walter l..
brown, and the first lady graduate Fl tlle class
Ieal course, Miss Jessie Brown, both Of Evans
toll. hltss attIR0hfecelVtdnuloeEo uoustuets
A' III. % Frcd ii. FayIor then read the class poem
II was crctltablc moral essay upon Lie, writ
ten In very blank VERSE, aiid was received with
applause. ~ r.,o.
explained that Mr. John krantz, Jr, having had
his time very fully occupied lately, had found Il
Impossible, To the regrrt Ut the class, to prepare
the urnto which he had been elected to deliver.
Mr. Matthew lad kindly commented to glvu up
hja f1H fam
honor awarded u him, and deliver Ills orat!ou
yesterday. ..-.--
Mn. MATHEW
then calnc forward and was greeted with hearty
! applause. Iln Is not only personally very pop:
uiar, but Is considered tho hest writer and
| speaker In the University. 1Ie discusscd e!o-
| 1uently the future prospects Of the Republic
| After enuneratlng tho dangers TINT surrounded
! 1t, he predicted itA glorious SUCCESS, believing
that thu great heart Of tho American people
was brayc anll strong, aud that thu security o
the Republic WIS assurc.l by tlle integrity q
| the masses. Tho orator WAs rewarded WIZ
generous applause. ...
| MIR. J. A. J. WlI1PPLH
followed Will, ths class prophccy composed II
thytnlng n1casurc well written. lia was NJ
sparlng In hitting oil t!le ciaracteristlcs VI hi
l.un'or and sarvasnl, to tho gscat amusemen
and edii!catlon 1T thu audience.
Next Canlu tho distribution of presents
Arnold gAye Hudson, tho Inar1lcd man VI th'
lis divorce laws ii lp.liana. aluttlsw 1ia,l'
Hilton his victim, an!l. calling attention to III
rtfurts to raisc brilliant set Of whiskcrs, gay'
him bottle ot ha!r lyc. bradford called ou
trumpet as au a!d In cultiyatlng h!s powcfs q
l'attcn. Thv eontrust ln their appearanc
caused prolonged applause. Yum received
mlnlcato thv enial'utluna Of Ills gen!us 70 ~
| uubllr who dwell uUptI u lower plltle. Whsppl