The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-07-03
THE BUOHTEL COMMENCEMENT.

THE BUOHTEL COMMENCEMENT.
The twenty-fifth annual COM
mencement of Buchtel College,
Akron, O., was held last week Thurs
day, June oath, under circumstances
of great interest to all the friends of
the Ohio institution. The occasion
was notable, not only for the exer-
cises of the quarter-centennial but
also for the induction into Office of
Rev. Ira A. Priest, the fourth Presi-
dent of the college. His predeces-
ors have been DR.. S. H. McCollester,
E. L. Rexford and Orello Cone. The
commencement last week fulfilled
all expectations. In every respect it
was one of the most encouraging
commencements in the twenty-five
years of the existence of Buchtel.
The exercises were of high order,
and the attendance of visitors and
the alumni was larger than for many
years past. Evidently the enthusi-
asm started at Manchester abides
and gave spirit to all the exercises.
Old students say it has been the most
enthusiastic commencement for years.
The interest and good cheer culmi-
mated in the inaugural exercises,
when the applause of the people and
the cheers of the students we're given
with fervency long to be remem-
bered by those present.
The morning exercises of COM
mencement day (Thursday) were
under the charge of Prof. G. M.
Knight, who, at 10 o'clock, in the
gorgeously decorated Grouse Gym
nasium, in the presence of large
audience, announced the opening
of the exercises. The following pro-
gram was followed:
Solos-Mrs Adele Matthews.
Annual address "Religion in Educa-
ton" Rev. c. Ellwood Nash, ID.
Solos-Mrs. w. A. Pratt.
Comforting of Degrees.
Duet-'T Feel Thy Angel Spirit" Mrs
Adele Matthews and Mr.. w. A. Putt.
Benediction.
DR.. Nash's address was plea for
a broader, purer and better educa-
ton. In few words of introduction
he thanked all for the honor which
had been conferred upon him, and he
said he was very much pleased to
have the privilege of meeting SO many
of his old friends. We give few of
the leading thoughts;
He gave few definitions of education,
and referred to early ages when only
priests we're among the educated classes,
and then he came down to the present
time when there seems to be an effort to
forget the moral and religious sides of
life. In the students haste to get through
the college he only gets smattering Of
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enough spiritual learning with the in
tellectual. The main business of life is
not simply the acquisition of knowledge.
What is education for? 1t is for the
purpose of preparing men and women
for complete living. 1t is to prepare
them how to live we'll and to fill all the
duties of life. Some say that the great
est thing in the world is love. but in my
opinion the greatest thing in the world
is life which includes all else. Educa-
ton is not sufficient for complete liv-
ing. What is wanted now is energy and
moral purpose. We should teach the
young that morality is not theory but
a reality. The student should be taught
that behind the work is the worker.
College professors should be fully in
spired with religious inspirations.
Religion is part of the complete ed
ucation. God should exist in the neigh
borhood of our institutions of learning.
What we want now is all round man.
hood and womanhood. II we educate
the intellect and forget the heart. our
nation will be imperilled.
Glass of 1897.
Following is the class of 1897 and
titles of theses:
BACHELOR OF ARTS.
Beulah Mae Borst ..................Ak Akron
Delienation of Antigone's Character as
Portrayed by Sophoeles.
Margaret Tyrilla James. .............
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Washington, c. H.
BACHELOR OF PHILOSOPHY.
Hannah Theresa Alexander. ....... Akron
Charlemagne as Promoter of an Advanced
Civilization.
| Cora May johnson. Mt. Carmel
The Robin Hood Ballads.
Lydia Elmie Warner. ........... Chardon
Goethe's Margaret.
Blanche NJ Widdecombe. .......... Kent
The Influence of German Literature
Upon Carlyle.
Amy 1oulL. .............s..... AKRON
The Relation of Music to the Origin of
Forms of Poetry.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE.