The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03
ANNUAL c0HKEsCKHEHr RxERqisEs OF
THE UNIHERsITY or WO0STRR.
Wooster q, June %, 10.

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Wooster O., June 20, iSio.
Year BY year the Commenoemebts At Wooster
University increase ia interest. Annually many
visitors ck to the city Of Wooster to attend the
closing e1ercises of the University. This year
large number Of persons were present from dIdef.
ent parts OF the country, and Commencement was
more than ordinarily interesting.
We can give but mere glossary 0fthe proceed,
ings In this letter as full details would weary
rather than interest
The exercises opened with the annual enter.
tainment OF the Atheman Literary Society. sThib
entertainment was we'll attended, and the occa
sion was enjoyed by ALL
On Sabbath afternoon, June Is, President Tay.
lor preached the Baccalaureate sermon to the
graduating class, the text was from Luke 2, vii.
There was no room for them in the inn.n To
say that the Doctor pleased his hearers would be
putting 1t too lightly. The sermon was deeply
instructive, and was delivered 10 Dr.. Taylors own
characteristic way. He depicted the world as II
was at the time Of Ohrist's coming, and showed
how the tendency to reject Christ has not yet
ceased in the world. Men still seek to leave Christ
out OF all departments of knowledge. There Is
even now no room for Hin In the Inn But Christ
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mighty arm is welding the nations. aud all peo-
pie are coming TO His feet 10 crown Him Lord Of
All.
The Doctor closed with fitting remarks TO the
graduating class, entrealing them TO leave room
for Christ in all the affairs Of life.
On Sabbath evening DR.. L. J. Niccolls OF st
Louis preached 10 the College Chapel. His theme
was drawn from the life of Samuel. The sermon
was intensely practical and contained many
wholesome truths.
The Glass Day exercises were held on Monday
afternoon, June 10th, In the spacious College
Chapel The performances were both grave and
gay, and the large audience was kept In the best
OF humor throughout the exercises. Miss Slegep.
thsler and Miss Scott read poems Mr.. Mcclellan
Illustrated the faults and irailtes Of the class Mr.
Thayer made presentation speech, and Mr.. Tay
lor, in bis Advisory Address" brought down the
the house. Altogether Glass Day furnished very
pleasant entertainment and served as q relief
from the more solid features Of Commence.
ment.
Prof W. Q, Scott lectured in Quinby Opera
House, Monday evening. Hissubject was "Time, "
and that difficult theme he handled with the
skill OF master. His audience gave almost
breathleSs attention till the clote.
Tuesday forenoon the Willard Society gave lie
annual entertainment In Kauke Chapel. The
young ladies who comprise the Society deserve
praise for the really meritorious entertainment
they gave. In some respects 1t was the best socie'
| ty entertainment given.
| Tuesday evening is memorable as being the
evening Of the Junior Oratorical contest. The
contest was held in Qlihby Opera House, which
structure was filed to overlooking. Twelve young
men of the Junior class con tested for prizes. The
orations were well written aud also well deliver.
ed. The judges were Hon. John 0berly, Rev. DR..
Brown and Rev. DIR. e gar The first prize was
awarded to Edward s. Kiber of Newark, o.; the
second to Norman G. Raft Of Canton, o.
COMMENCEMENT.
The final exercises of Commencement were held
on Wednesday, June 18Th, in the College Campus,
The weather was cool and sslubrious and large
audience gathered to hear the exercises
The Salutatory Grafton was delivered by A. A.
Frazier OF Z4nesville, Ohio. There were three
honorary oratOns-Classical, Philosophical and
cientihec-delivered respectively by H. N, Glenn.
ems, Aetna, Ohio, John G. Royd, Wooster, Ohio,
and James W. Knott, Ashland Ohio.
The first honor Of the class was divided between
r. E. Abbey, Canada, and j. V, Collins, Wooster,
Ohio. Both these gentlemen delivered valedic
tories, that Of Mr.. ColliuS beingin Latin The de.
| gree conferred upon the graduates were as fol-
| lows:
A. B.-R. E. Abby, B. W. Baker, Ida c. Bowman,
VIM. Caldwell, II. N Clemens, A. A. Frazier. A
Gilchrist, G. lchrist T. B, Greenlee, G. H. Kyle
. | lam r MnNallaO I,
Minnie j. Scott, Carrie E. siegenthaler, Geo. H.
sowers J. W, Taylor, Henry Thayer, R. B. Wall.
ace, A. H. Wycof.
Phi, B,-John Boyd John Carpenter Joseph
Collins, Miriam Davis, VIM, Greene Charles Il
Strong.
8. B-Jennie M DoDnelly Amos W. knight
James W. Knott
The graduates OF '76 received the degree Of
AM
The Honorary Degrees are as follows
LII. D, Rev. J. G. Brown, DID,, Gettysburg;
Prof W. H. LETTERS, DID,, Allegheny City.
D. D.-Rev. ]. W. Allen, st.. Louis Rev. John,
Gillespie, Pittsburgh; Rev. VIM. Addy, Marietta,
Ohio. ......
Phi. D-Prof John Simpson, Mansfield, o; Prof.
John Hutchtton, Monmouth, ILL.,; Aston Ellis,
Columbus, Ohio.
The principal class prizes were as follows:
Sophomore Class, 1st, Elias Compton, Cd, Walter
Mullins. Entering Freshman, 1st Greek, W. L.
Notes.-The; ID, Miss Adela Hanna. 1kt Latin, A.
P. McKeloys I'd, Miss Adella Hanna; 1st Mathe.
matics, W, L. Notestine 3D. H, H. Douglass and
F H. sonedecker.
On Commencement evening President Taylor
gave reception at his residence.
| The Trustees have experienced sudden re.
vivification concerning the University and now
propose to take immediate steps toward building
the wings and increasing the endowment A
deceLnial anniversary will be held in connection
with the Commencement exercises in 1880
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