The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-12
GRADUATING EXERCISES.
Commencement of the Classical
School and Blind Asylum.
The Exhibition of the Mathesian Literary
Society of Butler University-The
Week at the College.

The Mathesian Literary Society of Butler Uni
versity held Its annual exhibition and gradu-
atlng exercises in the college chapel, at Irving
ton, last night. The floral decorations were in
good taste, the music by Beissenherz's orchestra
stirring. the audience enthusiastic, and the en-
tire entertainment felictOus and suspicious.
The chairman, W. J, Hubbard. introduced the
speakers, first calling on the Rev ID. r. Van
Buskirk, of Bloomington, ILL.,, to invoke a di-
vine blessing. ]. II. Everest delivered an ora
ton on "The Supremacy of the Law"
Chance or law must be supreme In the
universe Chance would be insufficient. Man
the hosts of heaven-are dependent upon law.
Man cannot initiate against physical law.
Moral laws violated no less bring their punish
ments than do physical laws Scientific progress
depends upon the supremacy OF law. Obedience
to law indicates a high civilization. Mr.. Everest
is possessed of deep voice, which be used to
advantage in pron0uncing many eloquent pas
sages. Mr., Carey Morgan delivered declama-
ton. He ventured difficult task, in that ne
chose that we'll tried selection, "RienzPs Adj
dress to the Romans" the generous applause
bestowed upon the speaker sAowed that he sus-
tanned his well-won reputation as speaker.
Mr. NJ o. NarramOre read an essay on
THE Ideal Man." The speake,,, .i IN
the Ideal of the supersttiOus ancients, the mill
tary ideal and the POLITICAL but he found his
ideal in the harmonious blending of the tntelleo-
tuaI and moral. Mr.. Narramore added to long
list of friends by his digptied bearing and effec-
tive delivery. j. F. Stone foreibly pointed out,
in his Grafton, 1.-THE Inconsistency of Public
Opinion" Mr.. Stone held that ideas, not armies,
rule the world. Public opinion stands for judge
and jury. The leading idea of the age Is revOln-
tion-the revolution of the dynamite hends ana
political murderers. Monopolies robbing
homes and starving families. All this has, to
some extent. been tolerated by public opinion.
The public mind has evaded the question. Mr.:
Stone agreed with Henry George, aud
took gloomy view of the in
difference of the multitude in bearing
the indignities of the few. He held that opinion
had been unjust in its estimate of President
Tyler and John Calhoun, ard had elevated Jack
son and doue justice to Aaron Burr, both follow
ers of "the code" and both meritng the same
consideration. A. L. Frszee acclaimed effect
lively 'rhe VagabOnds."
@. A. Marsteliar presented the Math1sian
diploma 10 each of the following five graduates;
Q. Il. Morgan. j. II. Everest, NJ. o. Narramore,
X. p HRldeInan and Il. l.. Dorsey. r. 2. Halde-
man, representing the graduates made a fitting
response to the s0oiety's testimonials of good
will.
Tonight the Pyth0nian Society holds it's twen-
ty-seventh annual exhibition. On Wednesday,
at 10 A. NJ, the Demia Butler Society will give
an exhibition, to be followed in the afternoO by
the olass-day exercises, and at night by the Phi
l0kurian reunion.