New-York tribune., 1886-11-07
THE FXEECIsES IN SANDERS THEATRE.

ADDRESSES AND POEMS BY MEMBERS OF THE
SENIOR CLASS.
BosTON, Nov. tSpeciap.-At IL a. III.
the crowd whicn had come 10 witness the races,
left the banks and started for Sanders Theatre
where the literary exercises were 10 take
place. The undergraduates cOl!ecte III the yard and
formed line according to their classes 'S7 in front Of
Tnayer Hal. ss 10 front OF Ho worthy. SO in front OF
stoushton. and 80 before Iohs AT lll5 o'clock they
marched, headed by tho Germania Band into the thea
,rc The upper part OF the theatre was crowded with
ladies. ON tue platform sat DIR. Peabody. Winthrop
Nctherbee, Chairman OF the committee and the various
were to take part IN tne exercises Prayer
was offered by the Rev. A. H. Peabody
Then foilowei the Grafton written ana delivered by
Franklin Elmer Ellsworth Hamilton. The folio wing ex-
tract Will idea of the scopa Of the productions
The anniversary met this morning observe
IS extraordinary significance We commemorate the
quarier.mlennum OF university, which "hrs among
commemorate triumph Puritan lille the widening
through eight generations would perfect orn OF education
rate the progress OF that idea beray education which,
cherished nrs and most arenty at Harvard has pdsse from
her 10 kindred American Institution Wmle conmen
oratlng Of Harvard University, We iOIesee the
nsia dav OF nnveasly at once hS Oldest anc the newest
ths land Newest say as well as oldest oI Harvard Un
al pr,ncple that university oaneed Tor CHRIST
nowse 10 depart from the path marked that famous
has during more Centuries To- shns
also shall ACT II that spirit Of ADVANCE S c seeks To keep es
with the spirit oi the
wise, occasion like this that
rather IN The than in the present. And through
these and half centuries carried the
morning OF national ie back into those sober religious
days OF sturdy England ruransm we uni our
selves with who spirit their Cromwell have de-
ermned 10 these retreat
srnrn The Kings HIS own Again."
our SAY the drums OF Naseby
hsr ihsf satere Minute Men Lexington Common
US th red dnt OF the Charless block that
i'm marvel then that we see these Of
dnfy with their "iath III God iath IN man. ttth In
work orders for college Al Ne"town anu appro
priatng IT'S establishment "a years iate ol ue "hOie
that the record the COMMONWEALTH may
be furnished with knowing and UNDERSTANDING neh anu tuo
churches able ministry Yet ts was e hlst 90
place OF education" ,,.., ...., s,v,n,, ,,osa
FOLLOW tie life OF that little seminary during tose
poverty and sunerng dependent 9r very
upon pecaTl0us Denevoenee ana loSseu upo
political reIgiOus controversy tat iockvi .ic
proylnes Though II times and once during
ihe vi wtchcra oven tempted 70
ton The motto upon her Walls Iais
Ing higher the standard Of The literature VI no
county sOnng forth from her doors larger anu Wiser
before resistance 70 the stamp ACT oeio
voice OF Patrick ueDry out before faieu
eloquent patfiousm
graduate Harvard. in his Commencement Thesis an.
whole doctrine vi the Revolution III w0rs thai
through the land And as IL In answer
tc summons. there passed from the college
halls succession Ous warren
9 John Hancock, Quincy and younger Adams.
We told that At tho period of the hevola, ia,
ne and that their declamations and forensic disputes