The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-06-23

greatest Of recently established insti-
tutions the same course has been fol-
lowed. The great Cornell University
OF New 4 1ork only few days ago gave
their presidency to a man of thirty.live.
Knox college, our neighbOr on the east,
mas called one OF her own sons to be-
her president, boy who took his frat
degree no earlier than 81, and his doc
torate less than two years before his
election. With the prOfessOrships in
colleges and universities this spirit ia
even more pronounced. In history. no.
Iltical and social sciences, s,mathemRtics.
the languages, In any thing, In every
thing, men are wanted with this or
iginality and independence in thought
and action. Knight continue thus 1n-
til the whole list OF recently chosen
college preSidents were named, but this
Is enough.
In the business world this tendency is
even greater. Everything is done that
can be done to produce something new,
something different from what has
been in use. Progress is the motto
which the world in all its avenues to-
DAY places the highest No matter
then what you do, what field you enter.
lsC " De your motto, also, and the good
Lord who has kept you and protected
you thus far on life's journey will keep
you to the end.
HONORARY DEGREES
were then conferred, Prof. VanSteen-
deren, Silas B. Lucas, Bennington, Kan,
and j. B. Gruwell, each receiving the
degree Of Master of Arts, all having
completed studies necessary thereto.
. The Penn quartstte then with one of
their excellent vocal reRditions closed
the commencement of '92.
ALUMNI MEETING AND BANQUET.
The business meeting of the Alumni
was called at three o'clock and was
largely attended. Election of officers
for the ensuing year resulted in the
choice OF Alva Negus, president: C. G.
Michener. vice-president; Mae j. Evans,
secretary; Roy Michener, treasurer.
Local committee. Fred Shangle, Ozella
Terrell. and E. II. Clifford. l. W. Cook
was nominated as trustee in place Of
A. @. johnson. resigned. F. NJ. Shangle
was chosen orator.
The banquet was called at $50 p. m.
and most elegant occasion it was.
over one hundred plates were served,
croWdtng the library and the literary
class room. T. U. Kenworthy presided
as tOast-master and welcomed class '92
in well chosen address, replied to by
Albert Styles. The tOasting was done
by President Rosenberger, Prof. Van
Steenderen and Miss Lille Lambert,
the latter in the form of a daintily
composed poem. The banquet was
served by Mrs. Freeland and was the
most elegant of the series.
ALUMNI GRAFTON.
A large audience greeted Truman O.
Kenworthy at the chapel, Wednesday
eyening,tO listen to the annual address,
an able one. His subject was "The
Coming Greed" and he. handled it in a
broad and comprehensive way. The
introduction was a picture of the
natural growth and progress of all
things. Tracing this growth on up
through the. true spirit of the age he
his subject proper and
spoke Of the changes that have been 60
ing on In creeds, bringing clearly
before his hearers the decline of the
spirit of ecleasiasticism. AS the compile
ment OF this he dwelt upon the growth
Of the spirit of liberality and freedom
In church and thought, and closed in a
strong plea for perfect freedom and
liberality of opinion both in the church