Catoctin clarion., 1891-04-02

her for memory dear btqueathlng 1t as
rich legacy unto the Freshmen. Vex
not her ghost Oh, let her pass, he hates
her much that would upon the rack of
this tough world stretch her out longer.
The weight of this sad time we must
obey. Speak what we feel, not what We
ought to say.
Williams and Cyrus have bored most Us
for The rest;
Wen never know as much as they, the best.
But to the character. D-scartes y
x while wandering in 1925. between
the Baltic and the Mediterranean, found
Ana Lytical. Mythology makes it out
that Geometry was her mother, but
Hilimnn asserts that she was only
Geometry treated by modern Analysis.
She WAS convicted Of polygamy, because
she brought forth Calculus by Leibnitz
and Newton. Sne had much ccccnt1icity,
and yet was tor many years a consistent
member of the CHmch, and a firm
believer in the doctrine of the to,sfor.
mation of co ordination. II we read the
slncs Alright, she had many coslnes. She
bore striking resemblance to the other
children Of Descartes, Of whose produc'
tons, Sir James Stehpen says: "they are
like the atmosphere through which We
see, but which is itself INVISIBLE How
truly did he speak. We to night my
friends have seen through the invisible.
The language of Descartcs Is the nearest
possible approach to that inarticulate
speech in which the disembodiel spirits
may be supposed to interchange their
thoughts. Solomon, we'll hast thou
said "of making many books. there IS
no end !" yet,
"rhcre ia no union here Of hearts,
That finds not here an end"
Through such as le> before us how
ever, we call up worthless ancient and
divine, and from these silent masters
we learn little. Thou shalt be planted
in the wilderness, 70 monument shall
mark the spot. No No For pyramids,
arches, obellsks, are but the irreguari-
ties Of vain glory and wild enormities
of ancient magnanimity. To subsist IN
lasting monuments; to live on their
predictions; tc exist IN their names
ard predlcament OF chimeras, was large
satisfaction to old expectations, and
formed the Horatian Elysium. To live
indeed, is to be ourselves again, and
with such faith, what need IS there Of
royal sepu!chre:
She is not dead, but gone before,
The FreM will tiud as II Sophomore.
But we come to bury Ana- not to
praise her The evil that men do lives
after item, the good Is oft Inferred
with their bones
So let it be with thee.
Go wander through the shades Of
night.
And never show thy page by day nor
light.
Bear her from thence, our present
business is Il general Woo e.
This Grafton WAS admirably delivered
and we'll calculated to convey 10 the
minds Of all present. the solemnlty Of
the ceremonies IN which they were
either participants or visitors.
The Glass next formed in single file,
and sravely marching across the rostrum
from the aisle IN which they were seat
ed, performed the ceremony of seeing
through the book, which was accom-
plisheu IN this manner: The book being
perforated in the centre, member of
the Glass held it before the light. while
the members marching by slowly looked
through this aperture.
The book was then placed upon the
lostrum, and the entire Glass, returning
IN the same manner, went over the
book, each one pausing sufficiently long
to leave impressions upon it with the
foot.
The members then took the last look
at the corpse.
The services of Mr.. Alexander Ewing
were called into reqnisition, both in
making and preparing the coffin for the
burial.
The procession was formed in the
College Hall, the members of the Soph-
omore Class marching next to the
corpse, and the other CLASSES, with
friends, directly behind.
The concourse Was supplied with
torches by the unlring sci vices of
Messrs. Cassel, Of Wakefield, Md,
Cannon, of Bridgevllle, Del, ard Con-
lvn, Of Carlisle, Pa, which were lighted
immediately after leaving the College.
The effect produced by these brilliant