Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-09
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY.
Proceedings Of the Annual Commence
ment Exercises.

isANlNinNHs
The present week is a great one I,
! Salem, aud equally important to tn,
whole valley aud the interests Of tn,
state. Unusual interest attaches {,
the hoDors and exercises in the diff
ferent departments, attending tn,
graduating exercises of Willamette
University.
As the great Methodist university
of several conferences, il becomes
the center of educational interests
of this religious body Of several
states. As the greatest educational
institution on the North Pacific
coast, il commands universal public
interest aud respect from all denom-
nations and friends Of liberal edu.
cation. The people of Salem and
vicinity usually turn out in large
numbers to witness the exercises of
what they justly term "thcir home
college"
/ THE BACCALAUREATE SERMON.
Sunday morning au immense aud
ieuce crowded the First NJ. T..
church to hear the al .lress OF Prcsi-
dent Stralton, of the class Of 1859.
He was introduced by President
Van Scoy.
DR.. Stratt0n is an elderly man
ana quite white, diguifed and
scholarly in appearance. Verses IS,
A and 45 Of 10th chapter Of Marx
were chosen as his text, concluding
with "rhe Son Of man camr not to
be ministered unto hui to minister
10 be great was the aspiration Of all.
The leaders of the world all strove
for greatncss-SOmc 10y physical
power and some by intellectual
strength. \ limited number sirug-
gled for pre-cminence in morals. Ii
was service not servility, that Chri-,
taught and that the world demands
The benefartor of his race is the
only great man in the world. Dr.
Slratton enlarged these ideas As ap
piled to the different walks of life
in sound and logical manner. He
showed himself ut eaa" in the vari-
Gus fields of science and affairs of
the world, and thoroughly satisfied
the vast audience, composed Of the
faculty and students and men and
women of Salem H. showed him
self man uf broad culture aui nc,n
perceptions. His BRAN j. active
and his thought comes clear. There
was nothing narrow or cranped In
his utterdnces or his lines OF
thought. He spoke freely, without
notes and without restraint or re-
dundancy.
THE ESSAY CONTEST.
Monday, June 9th, 1890 A. NJ.
After prayer and musical exercises
the prize essay contest took place.
Prcs't. Van Scoy announced the
names of those who had been award
ed prizes by the committee The lirs.
essay read was "Hlslorical Studi-
es,n 10y Mr.. Thompson. II was well
written and read. Mr.. Newport res
poDded next with au essay on "The
Puritan and Cavalier" "A strongly
written and well read historical re-
veiw. The next topic written upon
was american Literature, 10y Mr.
Fitzgerald which was well received,
Miss Foster was now called To read
her biographical essay on John
Smith 1t was well done. DR.. STRAIT
ton announced that the prizes were
awarded rs follows 10y the committee
at Portland:
LIST. Sl5--J. j Fitzgerald. 2nd.
SION. NJ. Newport. 3rd. - j.
Thompson. 9Th. Honor-Miss Eva
Foster The essays showed plainly
that Willamette University teaches
broad and sound ideas natinoaland
historical questions, They were all
too long for publication or even to
listen to, If time is of much value.
The matter was all of a high order,
redundant of common place and
lacking i'm condensation, all com.
mon faults of similar productions.
SHORT CLOSE DOWN.--Fh Capi-
tai City Street Railway company
was forced this morning, for the
better security Of It's property and
safety of ils patrons, to shut oa the
engine and ceasc running their
electric ears temporarily, 1t was
found that the foundation under
the engine had been improperly
built aud was becoming shaky
threatening Il collapse at any time
The contractors at Portland, who
had the welk done, were summoned
10y telegraph and win at once pro-
ceed To build good and sufficient
/ foundation. In the meantime
temporary engine is being put IN
aud the electric ears will buzz
along tomorrow rs hriskly As ever.