Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-06

ne closing vAe-. .-es q tte ~eaT
y toe University arc always boxed
forward to by ctr people With
pleasure and pardonabie pride
And every year seems TO add new
lustre 20 the bright record Of this
grand institution The year Just
closed marks one Of the most sue
ces=ful in all OF her past, and the
expressions % approval and en-
dorsemeut offered by the large and
intelligent audiences which were
gathered at the chapel from day TO
DAY indicate that the University Of
Mississippi has = stronger hold upon
the State than at any previous
time in her history.
y ful account of the exercises
during the week would require
more time and space than we can
bestow az this time, and we only
attempt brief synopsis.
On Sunday, June ID. Rev. DR..
Black, president OF Missouri Val
Ter College, delivered 4 mos. forci-
bic and eloquent sermon, and won
for himself the distinction of hav-
ing preached one Of the strongest
Sermons heard for many years on a
similar occasion Sunday night he
followed with another magnificent
effort directed 70 the Y n c. >.
Of the University, and a. va the
case a. the chapel ~ II O'Clock, 80
e was AZ the Cumberland Chureh AZ
: o'closk. the hoaze vls taxed 20
t. utmost capacity % h9id The vast
crowd
The exereises Monday consisted
% a contest IN defamation between
the userlberS OF the Sophuors class.
and a nuFaier of young men con
tested ts- the Two @esi1ls offered
By re University The decl1ma
Tons thi- year Eere Ct an unusually
excellent cnRrzcser. ant ali the
CONTESTANTS acquitted themselves
mos crsstlsabfv
Bgr tas crDxuia- poinf- the eli
u1rx- % fh@ eJnlmencenle1t eTer-
Ct-sss- Wszs the aaat-ess OF Tuesday
b. fae Hon william L WIlaop. Of
Wsss Virginia TIE Pnstr-a-re--es.-n-
e-al - th@ United Ss1-e- Hf-
theme wz= The Highest Cutie- %.
s-eracan CEslzsnshiP,r Ard never
before n the his.ory % the Uni
versizy <1- 4 grader more pratt
cal. and VITAL a more erceLl-snr Al
dre-s- cszveress h-sfar, her Students.
Ire 1rzs audience Wa in every
--,u-.e plsz&sssi. and fully satisfied
w--G The as31rPSs. and < fully met
me sxpects.Son Of the arxe~1 con
lgrega-i1n ever assembled IN the
chapel A Chancellor Futon said
II hhs lusFasiucfi0u Of The speaker.
= No MAJ in Al the land could have
d-a~ru together - large a crowd
A. net this zguizhed gentleman
surely Il wzs \ rare pleasure 20
lEste1 - this gifted orator and
matches zczresrian- Who held the
aEs.isrce sPeilbogn6 for nearly an
hour
Tuesday night was given over to
the Alumni Association for their an
nuzl meeting and for The election OF
officers fo- the ensuing year The
exercises we're highly interesting
and proved n fact which speaks
loudly II PRAISE Of The CniverSity-I
that the Alumni Of this grand insti-
tuition retain lively n te-est in her
welfare and prosperity
commencement Day always
causes fiuttsr Of excitement
among the people OF Oxford aid
usually the exercises on this day
are TIE most Interesting OF the
week In this instance the closing
d.y w1s one OF unusual interest and
the large gathering at the chapel
Vas v7el repaid for attending The
Addresses By SIX graS1a=ing stu
dents. tskel rom the literary and
Law classes. were Of 4 high order,
and rejected great credit on the
speakers ard the University IS well
Then followed the comforting OF de
gree- on the several law and lit
erary graduates. after which came
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