, 1879-06-25
SUMMER HOLIDAYS.
Commencement Exercises at the 1nsti-
tntes Of Learning.
A Deluze Of Hlgh-Floun Specimens oi
Composition and 0ratory.
Northwestern, Laks Forest, and Chicago
Universities.


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parker at Racine Colleue.
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ment week of the Northwestern University oe.
Eaa se.'stoa5 ersr Of exercises
NoV' MF' bataes. Ahe otue' y. -, ~. po.rd ~
aosaas -. he sst.x q H., s ,,uptaa sDta H.
ilus'ees % o, .ae on,'',s @ IT, + r. t,emtifon p.r.
Lun1 presided, aud .s.... AT. =. " '*'0'''a p'''
''t ~ ~ ra,iing n The roll II seemed doubtful
- ."u ~mas ss .o,,,s he mu.t.re,,. but thrtcou
Trustces were finally got together In the leet-
ure room, where the proceedings were had, at
tic hou9 Of O'Clock, the time appointed for
tte session to begin. The minutes OF tho Exec
,itIya Committee meetings during the paat yenr
Thcro balng few members present. It WAS
thousls 1ud1c'oos 70 take teeess ot na'' n''
hour 10 await fresh arrivals;
M t sSs, % -. u ,Sn tsF sns II KS
Faculty, Oliver sfarcY, LID.
This report includes a history OF the Uni
..r.ttv trnra tha hrwlnu,nv Au.l ia nrnscnt ran.
I,n 'ISn prnf III Marcy sass IN s Tia 40 eo,rso of bis
Snnc,hx n1cpn; rcrnr,: : ''"'e' '"'' ~ LAG eoo'''
was Dirt given ia un!vetety Hall. Tna htstorJ Of
.uefs .s S %en e' sd sns T. Il kns
provision for the fatnsc. II e propor on this
occaslou{o Gail % mind ro'no Of the most prom.
The cataloeue Of 1s0s.'D names no presiding
officer in tho F.cuty At thai timo ne Cn!ye's'ty
l.sw, and no ,Wonian's College: The Garrett
Biblical lnstisnte was mentioned tn tEo catalogue
ps ~ staasns W. not III? % n It.
for the Kvanston Academy, ind !. was strongly
oalsl The Preparatory School sat1e,; There
woro sovcnty :ts1onts H. II &coeEs, nelad,ae
Tint there wcse l;2 students listed In the pEepata.
tory sehoo the ptosto,!s yes. large ntopotti.on o..
sdea s,s .nss sas G. ~ S
The policy Of Individuality and asparats action
had becn pushed t9 t9s c1tscne. The un!.seetts
dont IN juno. M 1s5, and ihs poIioy q eentodat!on
aud co.opetnst9n was INTRODUCED. Hetoss tue
department Of the University. , The Preparatory
s oessa On o e Sos epFs t
II t6u unisersity, and women wers aami.sed i
study In College eourses r i, Twenty thonsaaa vol.
r'e. % wsfs aaasd to sS 1,6fary' ana arrangements
1s52 ard II the catalogue to. ls74 t1sto arc & Dc.
Preparatory School - dcpait,nents Of tho univcr-
Blty. Tho Total nnmecr or students ior the year
Smas III IL 1s4 LIZ centsinod 5 sceorains 10 tbs sss
alucus, 90 GOO volumes, The Institution bad
arisen. III 1fc Year,. rum very small College 10
one o. |hS iat3ees nn.'er'es a. tus "nu III saS
county, Lns fapa .,an ~ s'uMh y,hnrt nura
Iii
sfhe Faculty being now reduced to a mtn!mun,.
vo suppose it viii bo granted by all that as sUou
as tho ilnnnccs will permit tue vacant cnalEs il,
th1 Fasaiy shon!a Ge tsa: nna tgnt n1tH tnose
Wno W . e .tnas sas ss,,se rh. H. nt..,n. u" st
,,t .au xaates' T iunst,ral tn.tt,r.nn f1nnnts
tspasatoa ~. ..ass - ~ a.. V.n,,1. .r1 sio,s ahM4
nS a ,n a.r ars i ia wii} Mt III. ahoyo III
@ W. =" tHo rsnn1a1,"n ~ sn sr.sttri5on .rii M,
dmnn,t1rt "a Il H. r. haSn oood wisr snd c.ner
az. ~ ~ natt ~ rsnstoes 'sn, ia itsn II
sue hsPehas aS ~, Luz Luz nia
.h ~ "Aets nns nv IL ,sht"i, @ hs vn"nnc,a. n ~
1,nst, ~ Tr,.,nr. ~ sso Siied WH irsr fhst IL
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sh.nt - sn,aii psnmts ~ "mGn,. % hsr % m,s,
.ms nss sIaoo .e,.h,t.h,nn n mr,t5tnJc ~ rnh
psn1 .narninr th.+n ,sith r,nr x,,n.n - iar
sI hsT, y o,c thon sr.
a,ar ~ ~ sn~e'o 'Ae'1 ~ @0''"e"3 'N e'e '"e'
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