Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1882-06-22
Univerity of Southern California

The Platonian Literary Society of the
the University held its annual exercises
at the University Lecture Hall Tues
day evening. The audience filled the
hall. The exercises consisted of original
orations, essays, poem and some dec
lamations. They We're all most excel
lent and took the audience by complete
surprise.
The Grafton of II. W. McKelvy, "0ul
Duties as Citizens, was clear and well
delivered, showed most original thought,
was well arranged, and would have done
credit to much older person.
The essay of Miss Rosamond Burnett,
"Impure Literature, was a most thor
ough presentation of the subject, draw
ing a strong, clear distinction between
the pure and impure literature of the
age, showing the wide-sweeping ruin
that is done by the latter, and showing
the beneficial effects of the former.
The defamation, Searching for the
Slain" by Miss BERTHE Whitney, little
miss of about fourteen, was equal if not
superior to any defamation yet given
to Los Angeles audience. A declama-
ton, Angeles of Buena VISTA" by
Miss Sera Tufts, was equally well deliv-
cred, and neither of the two have at
any time been excelled in delivery in
this city. An original poem by Frank
Bouton, 'Our Prospects," was filled
with true genius. This poem would do
credit to any of our Los Angeles poets,
in its easy grace and symetrical imagery.
The essay, "Confict of Science with
Religion" by Master f. L. Lacy, was
handled in a very able, original manner,
and showed the awakening of an original,
active, aggressive mind, just such as uni
versities train and develop into useful
and successful manhood. The declama-
ton, Gan Order for Picture" by Miss
Emma Linsabaugh, miss of about l3,
was very nicely delivered, though en-
barrassed at first, yet toward the close
she rendered the spirit of the piece in
true oratorical style.
The grafton, Superstition, by Mr..
j. X. Barnett, was an excellent original
production. He spoke too rapidly, and
thus failed to do justice to his ideas.
With the discipline and training the
university will give him he will do good
work in the future The Ideal Gov
ernment," an grafton by Mr.. George +.
Bovard, was the clear, forcible hand
ling of subject of interest. His subject
was well analysed, well put together,
and well delivered.
If the University of Southern Califor.
mia can keep up such record for sue.
cessful education it will in few years
stand with the foremost institutions Of
the land, and will be overcrowded will
students.
The financial report of the institution
shows as assets in the hands of the
Trustees of the Endowment Fund as fol
lows: Interest bearing contracts from
sales of lots, lat $500 each) $40,
loans on notes and mortgages, 81, 500. "a
220 unsold lots, present selling price
$500 each) S66, 900; seven and onehal
acres of land $3.50; boarding house anC
furnishing, $1,000; campus, $4,000
buildings, furniture, library, apparatus
etc., $1,000. Cash on hand, Sl77 so
Net total, S95, 1863. No debts. Cos
of transacting the business of the En-
dowment Fund, including taxes, S7O6 .97
| This showing promises bright futur
for the finances of the institution.