Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-09
OLD HARVARD.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ami
vrRskRy CELEBRATION.
Tho Presidents Reception = Interesting
Ceremonies at the Venerable lnssi-
tuition. 0rattoE. speeches, &c.
NV ,s,.nph 70 the Dispatch. /

t,v-,.d under the chief uarshalship a
goloucI Henry Lee and started a. lo:l9.
n Wa sonic tiuic ueiovr al were accom-
-rodaira n fas building, but a. ieugth the
~vcrc,,e. opeus 9Th "a Tuaycr bY Key.
1.r.nci, e.. Ptti,aay The Grafton WA ny
l,~,e. Iitss.i Lowell. IL. D.. who de-
tvcr,d p very tong ciaasica. address, which
b, conciuu,d ns iOliows q" iireiMen 81
tbr alumni O. ROW becomes ny daty u
vyei~1m, 10 volr uams the guest who have
como, some of tncD 80 fsi. "a share our
roucraiuhiion. and h0pcs to-day.
u cauuo namc them 81 and give "a each
bi. fitting ubras, Thrice welcomn o. then'
I'll ana =, 3. fitting. FIRST o. those from
gbrosH- representative o. illusiriou' un'
,er.iiie- thli wer.. old ~ tuiness and Tame
,-l,o,, ON. VA ~ its cradle-and next 70
tbos, 81 our ,,Vu ianG, from colleges anu
universities. wnicu. q net daughter o.
Harvard sr, Young enough o. hc 80, anu
Ar, with bc' ~ hear. and hone. ] salu
shou5 single ou' none hy name.
bu, ! should uo' represent you ntiy j }
cav 10 specIa greeting a. tine gentleman
WHO briurs the message ni John Harvard Z
foliere Immanua. The welcome W.
cav. a. hin, could no. b. warmer than ina
which W. oilcr o. hi- COLLEAGUES hui w
cannot htlp feeling tina. a. pressing M
hauG our own instinctivciy closes little
more tightly. a. with = senst OF nearer kio-
dred.
"Thrrt u one 0tder name which Il would
"a. udee0r0uG not % make al exception.
YOU oil know thai } car mean only tn
President of our country. liz presence b.
8 sigma honor o. rs all. and O. u, al / NAV
say. persona. qualification.
We nav no politics here. bui the som
ia sl.Ir ID
mlre- roiirA4, strength OF purpose. and
fidelity T. nu'Y. and which respects,
wherever be- msy b. found. tine JUSTIN Ct
3epacen. 0r0p0sit rirBr who knows
now a. withstand the CiDrin arQOr
ur0rC tQO-Igiuu..
lie ms. lci' 90, heiu o. stat a. bc with
"a. here snd 81 long a, !. D. entrusted o.
b,. bapd, W. are surt that. should thc
storm CONE. Boz wi. Say, with seneca q
ullo,. On. Neptune. YOU may saw M 4
Won will. VOL may SINH me O. YOU Will; bu.
vsbstover hauueu, , sinai KEEP my ruddeT
m, roau OF the da, was read by oliver
Veude Holmes
"a NIgau Fortress Us our God wac
fbcr SIM. hf tut chorus. 4 number o.
honorary degree, were then conferred hy
President Idiot and the cXerci-e- closed
will th. h.ueuleu0I 10y Rev Ar. Peabody.
tn, member of tbt Alumni. Association
auC invited guests adjourned o. MenOria
Hall vber, uauque; wa spread.
Thechic' marsns. OF the procession from
Boston ana iron the college a. tht 1neItrc
v8- goleu. Hen~y Lee. Of Boston, wno
nal served 90 tic same capacity nf'y YEAR
s-oa. jht tWo-huudredih-anni scrsary cete-
huiiHl
INA. scene presented 81 tde opening Of "a
u.nrue. Vas oU, cfirultCU o. leave % iIsi-
lr. impression upon tH. mmuf Of On ~
present. SO rdiI I NeV England probe
Or, ever u.Iu .u .tIa az arT.V oi distinguished
Ur, 1ut PRECEDENT Table wa surrounded
viii iu, faces of U9I who's. names ar
household words all over America auG
u1r, l. ttcu such throughout tu0 civilized
v.-L ;, Wa UrHIln. dmncI-partv
probably UrNe. again o. be- duplicated. ana
MAD. uJ g picture that many would have
gwen mu-. q. uayt TIM privilege OF VIII
ue..u. Tses, hundred persou- were
lIsc al OBJ, ianlc, anC many others could
ra- nr accommodated.
Vhu, Ola, uxuQue, wa ir pro-res- hIs.
Cleveland. acoompsmeo by Nr-. Indic1t.
srl On, W.. 20. President Elliott ot far
..r.. occupied .eg,s 90 tit gallery Wit
number %. other ndies
Aficr tie toast Juulc Devsn>. president
o. 90. day. Do feiieitou- SueecL. o. whici
90. euI0cII.u rnt Quaitiir- Of tnf nation
..s. introduced i'residen Cleveland, vino
.HJhr a- follows
Nj Dresden, sno Gentlemen. J hud
rv..N today Ir g c0Cnluy Co. wnlrt ! 1u
uu-. unused. 500 vuov ! --. tle alumni
Cd. tU. oldest c.iI.-, u tpe .Jn0 surround
Dbl. "a flrI rrLt of ~ou-niI Ga. msieruJ.
board o. v.iai lU Du- Ju invited guest.
Old. rr.et0l fI1- f1r ulD tler. exists De-
rr rIfe- owe ri~' q. d. ieeIIu- ul regret
wall SWdit tempered only uT tl' core
.sr- ot Hour welcome auu your Pee
.-.lru. btUdu~ss. D tu. tacf o. recalled
u4 .u' Twelve OF MS tV"u'1-our Ur-ue-
I..,rr, 90 office bad OBJ, adr4nt1-- p' cfi-
rr,-.. .- university tGuelti0L. tH. pr1oi
Ur.-sHi.. OBJ. Gee democratic -"u~' OF oar
r..ii rtIa- iHu al-um"n, a.a'n' to-
SUM- n.. }lu. nt tr na-. guH nl. .'e-I
.au-.t1r Oh .i-t public positions. Inn-r
.ar,lHr .l boz no ~uareu- reason
i.t aI' .u.-s or distance between ti.
walls. E.r.. r.ss-irl. CUucltllI 0uD
t.. was taa i-lu- Oh ulliucl u.a-" ANY
u.r ul..HI rr iue par. OBJ tl. Mos ieIrn..
1a rr.. Dbl. uu- citizen 600 mn2is lu
t.Ir. AND .ur c1u,.Gu'u abandon
u.l "a u....ca. activity On fups. who have
1854 .-..t I.-aI. i1r t.t s.uu"u- auC -uI1'
politics. a.. ua, taf0ra1i. condition. VIZ
U... Government -'.ct e. ours. uul ] tI"'
.... .v.,,.t Oh. ans dsMl-H eT- d. Ns-H
event, appear to indicate t.a tu.
-.ue.tlHI auu conservatism Cd. 10, -.o al.
.H ..r.4i.a. mor. uam'r hear. 90 tine
expression o' tLt popular VIII. Surely tine
..ulID l.s.inr wl..u await ,uH patriotic
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