Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-21

ont sons and daughters for thirty seven
years. But this should not be published, he
said, and they would do bstter hereafter.
DIR. Helwig gave some interesting statistics
in reference to the life of the college.
Whole number Of graduates, SS5. '79 was
the largest class, containing twenty mem
bers. '5S and '59 were the smallest, cen
| tanning only two each. Average class ten
and four-tenths. There have been thirteen
lady graduates. The alumni are located in
tweniy-eight states and territories and
foreign countries. Ohio has the largest
number, ia, and Springfield alone has So
In regard to what we are doing he said that
education was debt owed to
succeeding generations, and that
there have been graduated I09
ministers, 20 lawyers, Is of whom are
Springfield, and number more in medi-
cine business, or teaching. As collegiates
we represent all Greek letter societies and
both literary societies. Religiously we
embrace all orthodox doctrines; politically
we are republicans, democrats and, l am
glad to say. few prohibitionistS. Zap
plause.) IL there has been ever an alumnus
of Wittenberg without whom they world
would have been better off thirty-tye years
of record study has failed to discover him.
DR.. Helwig then read extracts from an
old catalogue which showed forth the merits
of Wittenburg and Springfield at that time
in way which is now amusing indeed.
Henext introduced DR.. A. j. Imhoff, 81,
of Urbana, a member OF the first class that
ever graduated from Witteuberg. DR..
Imhoff responded to the toast, "Wittenberg
in Early Days" I'm q most admirable man
ner. He paid fitting tributes TO those pat
ron saints of Wittenberg, Drs. Keller and
Sprecher. He told how the Philo society
sprung from a wrangie over debt of five
cents. lie also related their customs in
those days, how they had no codes of athics
or etiquette and how they organized the
city and surrounding country with Sunday
scho, i. His effort was IT, eted with
merited applause.
DIR. S. +. Breckinridge, In response to
"Wittenberg in 1861" showed the cOmpar-
ison between Wittenberg of today and the
Wlttenberg of then. He claimed that those
days were the best-that his class could do
as many tricks and was as smart as 'SS
His speech mostly consisted in reminis-
cences on his part in college life. His ref
erence to "a certain alumnus present" tick
led the undergraduates, as it was easily
surmised who that one was.
DR.. Helwig, in introducing Hon. John
III. Thomas, said that the speakers would
be limited to five minutes, owing to the
lateness of the hour.
Mr.. Thomas happily spoke in general
way of his apprecia iIn Of college reunions
and the advantages of a good educated citi-
Zcnship TO our country.
Prof. j. w. Mckinnon, superintendent of
the schools of London, o, followed In a
very felicitious and yet serious strain upon
he duties of college men. He thought
educators and education were the requisites
in this day. He closed his remarks with
witty parody ON TenDyson's ''Chargeot OF the
Light Brigade"
Rev. j. C. Kaufman on college Remin-
iscences," gave somewhat random speech
on his pleasant "reminiscences of his college
days. His effort, while not scholarly, was
popular, and he received frequent ap-
plause.
Mr.. Ross Mitchell was then introduced
as .'hrm, sound and benevolent
friend and benefactor of Wittenberg."
But he showed. in afemarkable speech on
Experiences in Trying to go to College"
how there was time when, after most |
painful sacrifice, ne had saved enough |
money TO start to college, and when. owing
10 the failure of the bank which had his
money, he was compelled to leave Witten-
,erg, he was far from friend of the insti-
ution. but very bitter enemy. For, after
being In attendance two and One-half
months, he had not been asked for one
ecitation by the professors. But he said
ome devoted female friends won him back,
md to them the credit was due Of having
he New Wittenberg.
&C. Young, esq.,. 's1. of Cleveland, re-
no ded In very polished style TO the sen
I'd "The Present Wittenberg." He
], -, he spoke chiefly as delegate