The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-05-11
HIRAM.

in this locality, compares favorably
with other localities. That is TO say
there will not be aquarter of crop
There is still prospect for a fai,
peach crop, notwithstanding the freeze
of May lst.
''The first whippoorwili song" La:
been heard and if we mistake not, hs
is q little earlier than usual. ~
Last Wednesday. the Sd inst, wal
what is termed here, "Clsss day" The
origin Of which, am unable to state
but it dates back. for several years. II
is . quasi literary, festal day, or
which occasion a tree is planted ir
College Campus with ceremonies more
or less imposing by the graduating
class each year, Mr.. M. q. Wood
ward, OF Isordstown, suggested that a
Centennial tree be planted this year,
and the suggestion was adopted by the
faculty. The exercises commenced i'll
the chapel at O'Clock p.. M, with all
Grafton by Prof., Colten, subject: The
Declaration, OF Independence. The
subject was not new one and it was
thought, that nothing new could be
said. But the Prof. did find good
many new ideas, with which the audi
ence was highly entertained. The ef-
fort was very flatteringly received.
The audience was then formed in pro-
cession and marched to the place o:
planting, escorted by the Hiram Band.
The President then stated to the audi
ence that Mr.. Woodward originated
the idea of planting a Centennial tree,
and 10 him, more than any other, the
credit was due. Prof. Barber and
Bancroft took a measurement of the
tree-whlch is white oak. They an
nounced it to be 16ft 81 in. in heighth,
Oft. Bin. to the first limb, and IL inches
in circumference at the ground. j. J.
Rider, +. w. Pinney and Sam1. Baker
were called upon to estimate the age.
They Judged tito be II years old. All
OF which, together with its locality
which is a certain distance due Yves,
from the South end of the South wing
of the college editice, has been record
ed as matter Of college history. The
tree was then put into position and
the planting completed by the Facul-
ty, the students, the Alumni and
others, each performing their part in
the order named. Prest. uinsdale then
announced the following formula
which was repeated by the Faculty
and students in concert: "We the
Faculty and students of Hiram Col
leyc, to commemorate the First Cen
tennial of onr country's life, and to
leave testimony of this commemora-
tiOn to the generations of Students
and Instructors to come, as well as to
connect this Centennial year with our
beloved Institutions, this Sd day
of May 1876, do plant aud dedicate
this Centennial Oak. Hoping that the
earth may nourish it, and the sky
water it, that it may be an ornament
of to-day, and an emblem of beauty
Tor coming generations In the
event, that the tree might die, some
acorns were planted, in the hope that
an oak might be raised therefrom.
Prest. Hinsdale then called the atten.
ton of the audience to the beautiful
silk flag in the pocessiOn made by
Mrs. Lydia Young, who was born
1877, The year the Constitution was
formed aud that she was Is years of
age when she made il. "The oldforest
Oak" was then sung by the Arion So
ciety, and the audience returned TO the
chapel, where an exceedingly pleasant
and profitable hour was spent listen
ing to an address by Prest. Ilinsdale
upon The Continental Congress. |
cannot give an adequate idea Of the
in this communication. Suf-
flee it 10 say, it was rich in historic
lore, profitable in philosophy and
pleasing in anecdote. A sumptuous
banquet was served in the evening,
which lasted Till a late hour Cor per-
haps an early hour.) Thus ended a
pleasant historic day. The audience
was unusually large, many strangers
being present. The exercises were
interspersed with music
by the Arion Society and the Band
and anybody that was not satisfied
with either, has no musical ear or
thereof. ....s.
A couple of Elders of the Baptist
gender, the one full fiedged, the other
an elder by brevet, applied for admis-
sion to temperance organization a
short time ago, but the black balls
were too numerous and it was not a
good night for blackbails either. One
of them says, ''the rejection don't ef-
feet his spurious status Il particle"
One OF those old hOsses of which
mention has been made moro than
once before i'll runaway capacity,
performed tho operation again last
Sunday in an entirely satisfactory
manner. The locality chosen was on
a street where many stumps and
stones doth abundantly abound. Con-
scquently the animal did not run far
with the vehicle, and no particular
damage was dOnc-to the stumps.
Moral-Don't trust an old animal
without hitching, nor an old Republi-
can Office holder without watching.
They both are pecarious and their
tricks are chronic. III.
May Sth, 1876.