The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1877-06-14

over by woman rises or falls. A woman
who lives heart and soul in the home,
womanly and quiet, does more for the
amelioriation of our social condition, and
to mould the destiny of the nation, than
all the captains on land or sea, than all the
counsellors and judges and members of
Congress, crowned by eloquence, put
put together, and the nation cannot afford
to lose her influence in the home. There
she is an evangel of good to the world;
there she is one of the pillars of the eter-
nal kingdom of right. All our ministers
and churches and sermons go for naught,
unless woman's influence in the home is
good. 49, .
Next came the ''Oration and Valedicto-
ry," by B. E. Shepherd of Charlton, Iowa,
Mr.. S. is young man of more than ordi-
nary ability but needs considerable orator
ical training to enable him to present in a
pleasant manner the thoughts that flow so
readily from his pen. After speaking in a
general way of few evils affecting the
very life of society, he closed with the
valedictory about as follows:
Friends, by your presence with us and
| the respectful attention given US for so
| long a time, you strike tender chord of
our sympathy. You have greatly cheered
US. There are many among you whose
worth we have long since learned to high
| ly prize as friends. Students, no longer
| is it ours to meet with you in these old
familiar halls. Profitable and pleasant has
been our association mere, and we are 10th
to give them up. But life is not all sum
shine. You are left to do the students
| work in college. Maintain your establish
| ed integrity, cherish a noble harmony of
| feeling among yourselves. Work for each
others advancement. Make your society
| such that it will afford culture for the
heart as the school work proper for the
| intellect. When stranger comes to be-
| gin with you, do not treat him too cody
because less proposing in appearance.
You know not what noble spirit may be
concealed under that uncouth exterior,
| and by rude treatment, discourage, or
even drive from your school what might
have become its brightest ornament. You
| are engaged in noble work; leave it not
| till you have completed it. Dear teachers
| we can but thank you for the jealous care
| with which you have watched over US,
and directed our education-looking be-
yond mere book learning, striving to have
us cultivate habits of thought, to height
| with loftier aspirations, to have us devel-
op the faculties of the soul, thus better
| fitting us for this life and the life to come.
We have ever greatfully remembered you
and your kind efforts i'm our behalf. May
| 1t be your privilege and pleasure to guide
| many along the path of learning, and we
know you will direct by the way of virtue.
Classmates now, we who have so often
| striven with the same problems, and OBJ
served each others feelings under all de-
grees of success and failure, and have
formed that intimate acquaintance with
| each others powers which has become the
| foundation for the strongest friendship,
must also part. / know that in this part
ing many of us part with our dearest
| friends on earth, perhaps never to meet
again. This can but bring pang of sad
| ness upon the hearts Of all, but there is
solace in the thought that though we may
be deprived of each others society, our
! friendship need never abate, and brief is
| the time that we shall remain in this
changable world. Then go forth to do
| life'S battles. Win for yourself a name.
Improve every opportunity to elevate your
fellow men. Never rise above lending
| helping hand to one in need, and you will
have friends wherever you may be, and
| soon will that day arrive on which we
shall meet in that blessed region where
| society is never broken up, and friends
| are never parted.
This was followed by short intermis-
sion, after which the audience Joined in
singing 81 was glad" The President then
introduced Elder John A. Brooks of Mex
leo, Mo-, who proceeded to deliver the an
nual address before the Literary Societies.
The address needs no comment from us {;
it was a mastery effort and highly enjoyed
| by all.
Then followed music, Duet and chorus,
Goodbye to College Friends"
| The.conferring OF degrees and presenta-
ton of diplomas was then enthusiastically
Pres. Lucy assisted by Prof. CT. Carpen-
ter, and the commencement exercises
proper were closed by few very beauti-
full and touching remarks addressed to the
| graduates.
Prof. Carpenter then announced the
prospects of the college to be brighter
than at any time in the past, and urged the
friends of the institution in the great
northwest to more literally sustain the
work SO auspiciously begun.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Carpenters re.
marks, Mr.. Clark arose and in few time.
ly remarks presented Pres. Lucy with an
elegant lifs-siZe portrait, painted In oil
and water-colors, of himself, as memen
to of the love and esteem they bore fol
him. The Prof, completely surprised, re
sponded appropriately, but one could moi
but see that he was too much overcome
with the tenderer emotions which such oc
casions produce in the human breast, to ex
press his feelings in q manner satisfactory
to himself.
! In the evening re union was held il
the chapel, immense crowds were present
and pleasant time was had.
Thus closed one of the most prosperou:
and highly satisfactory years labor since
the organization of the institution-fifteeI
, years ago.
Oskaloosa College, in it's aim and the or
ganization of its courses of instruction, il
prepared upon the broadest basis, in thu
! harmonious workings Of its various de
partments, to meet the wants ofthe West
, The board of trustees have steadily KEEP
before them, in unfolding their plans, tn
varied wants of the great mass Of the PEG
pie; and in keeping with this purpos
have secured professors whose sympathie
and culture qualify them in the highest de
gree for the department of work assignee
them. The building is pleasantly locate,
, In West OSkaloosa, and in the midst of a
: enterprising, intelligent, christian commU
nifty. Oskaloosa is one of the best town
in Iowa, and is rapidly growing in popu
lation, wealth and influence. 1t is not Oh
: ~ one of the best towns in the State, bu
our citizens are awake on the subject @
, education. With Oskaloosa College
e Penn College, and our public school
(perfect models) we may now claim-al
, things considerable possess the best ed
s ucational facilities in the state of Iowa.
Dr.. YARNELL'S visit to Oskaloos
Thursday, June 2lst, Downing Hous'
0 one day only.
' Let those who never saw the Centennis
e table go and examine it, then take one O