Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-06-25

the entertainments nave nau coTIea-
nonding ratio The commencement
exercises began on Thursday evening
and terminated on Friday night with
Col. Bain delivering one of his grand
lectures. From first to last they were
successful, aud all present enjoyed a
pleasant time. Thursday eve. the
Longfellow Literary Society opened
its doors to the public, and gave an en-
tertainment both pleasing and profit
able. \ number of fine addresses
were made and among others that of
+. |. Cunningham was of particular IN
terest to the students He reviewed
the short history of the society, and
tie members might well congratulate
themselves on its improvement as a
society, and on The benefits they had
received ON it. He had been benefit
ed IS much by it as by any OF his
studies. TIE society loses in Mr.. Gun
ningham one of its most useful mem
/ bers.
Promptly at one o'clock, Friday, the
| Principal and his class Of performers,
/ keeping step to the music of the Pros
pect Cornet Band, entered Critchlow's s
| Grove in which the exercises were
held.
Every thing moved in harmony, a
clear day, a shady grove, good music,
an attentive audience, and well prepar-
ed essayists and orators. What more
could be desired Miss Gardner, the
salutator:au, was sick and not able to
/ be present, but with this exception the
order of the program was followed.
| The exercises need no commentator,
and if we were to enter upon that talk
! it would take too much time and space
to do Justice TO ali The program was
as follows:
Essay, Newspaper" Miss Cowden,
Jacksville; Grafton, Success" 5. NJ.
GoehriDg, Of Zelienople; Essay, "Cul-
tivation of Minds" Miss Moore, Grant
City; Essay, "Droamers," Miss Wal
dron, Evans City; Grafton, Govern
ment," f. NJ. Dindinger, Lancaster;
Essay, ~ lducation iu Reform" Miss
Graham, Evans City; Grafton, LA
fayette," l.. L. McGowan, Prospect;
Essay, "The Ideal" Miss Graham,
Brownsville; Grafton, Perseverance
and Delay" H. D. Thompson, Wur-
temburg; Essay, "Cui Bono" Miss
Thompson, Flora; Grafton, "Independ-
ence," j. w. Hays, Whitestown; Es-
say, advantage Of an Education" "
Miss Winner, Jacksville; Grafton, "Dan-
gers of our Country" W. L. McNees,
West Liberty; Essay, "What Consti-
tutes a Scholar" Miss Fisher, Butler;
Grafton, "Great Men," W. Ii. Alexan-
der, Prospect; Classical Grafton, +. l..
Cunningham, Whtestown; Valedic-
tory, Miss Sutton, Evans City.
The above programme, which was
well interspersed with music, was
nicely arranged, and each performer
treated his subject ably.
Mr.. Cunningham's oration was one
of the best we have ever heard. lie
traced the language down through the
past ages to the present, showing
their beauty and the origin of many OF
our most common words. lie said,
''the Greek and Latin are dead lam
guages, it is true; but dead as the
crystal is dead"
AS the first graduate Of this Academy
may he be as successful in his life
work, wha' yer it may be, as he
has been in the preparation for IT..
Alter the valediotory, Col, Balm, of
Louisville, KY, was introduced and
gave an address on temperance.
In the evening, more than four hum
dred people listened to his interesting
lecture, "a Journey to the Golden
Gate" Col. Balm is a pleasing and
powerful speaker, and can take his
audience viii. him wherever he wishes
to 20. We hSpe to have the pleasure
of bearing him again ia the near future.
Who can estimate the amount of good,
tfe elevating tendencies, the grand
work that a good school, societies, en-
tertaiDments and lectures have in any
loeality2 The name of him "shall be
blessed" VINO helps With such institu-
| tons for the education OF tGe people
May each year bring more interest and
aeIight into the commencement exer'
cises.
PATR1oT.