The herald., 1898-06-03
ARISTO1fLIAN SOCIETY
THE SIXTEEENTH ANNUAL COM
NENCEMENT EXERCISES
Music and oratory by University
Hen-The Chapel Crowded to
the Doors

The college chapel was crowded to the
doors last night at the university, the &C.
casion being the sixteenth annual exer-
cises Of the Aristotelian Literary society.
The program was excellent.
The decorations were very tasteful. Over
thea pipe organ the stars and stripes were
draped, and the body of the instrument
was hidden in banks of papyrus. The
rostrum was decorated with carnations,
roses and peoples.
Dean NJ. E. Phillips opened the exercises
with an invocation.
Miss I4etitia Williams then sang con-
tralto solo, "Ah, 'Tis a Dream" which
was we'll rendered.
w. N. Umsted followed with a brief
salutatory, in which he set forth the work
of the society and the achievements of it's
members in the various vacations of life.
carefully prepared grafton. entitled
'The Galley Slave" was delivered by A.
o. Martin. He said in part: Investigation
of the past causes us to recoil from a
gloomy picture. At the bottom of the
whole structure of oppression groans the
galley slave. Slavery has not been eradi-
Gated by the progress of the world Wage
slavery flourlshes in our fair land. Great
the poverty stricken have no resource.
Even the ballot is attacked, and The very
foundation of our liberties threatened.
God forbid that the country of Lincoln
and Garfield should forget their birthright
and bow at the shrine of The Almighty
Dollar"
The Glee club quartet, Messrs. Bradley,
Bassett, Coggswel1 and Crist sang "The
Old Oaken Bucket" and c. E. D. Ballou
followed, delivering the presidents ad-
dress, his subject being "Watchman, What
Of the Night?"
The address dealt largely with the pres
ent crisis in the nations affairs. and the
speaker criticised freely the action and
attitude of the foreign powers towards this
country.
An grafton entitled "Vir Illustris," by
W. A. Riner followed. Otto Won Bismarck.
he said is one of the greatest men of all
ages. After the revolution of 1S4S he en-
tered the Prussian diet and boldly pro-
claimed his principles of loyalty to God
and king and Fatherland. Soon he became
premier and announced his famous plan
Of the unification of Germany, which was
carried out with an iron hand on fields Of
blood Denmark and Austria fell before
this dogma. Then came the Franco-Prus-
sian war, and it's consummation in the
browning of the king of Prussia as Wilhelm
I, emperor Of United Germany. Well does
Bismarck merit the love of the German
people.
Miss Williams sang Departed Days"
receiving merited applause.
r. H. Crist delivered valedictory en-
titled what is Patriotism" In part Mr..
Crist said: Genuine patriotism has no
sordid aim, but the mobiles. purpose-to
live for country alone. What is true pa
triotism?' The soldier, the statesman, the
martyr patriot, and rich and poor alike re-
ply love of country is true patriotism. As
with individuals, so with whole peoples
Sparta. Athens and Rome amongst the
ancients and Switzerland in modern times
owe their existence to this pure love of
country.
"Today true patriotism thrills our own
land, and the slavery and oppression of
tyrant Spain will fall before our patriotic
hosts. Ambition and selfishness deserve
only ignomny, but true patriotism wins
immortality"
President c. E. D. Ballou. with a few
words of farewell. presented diplomas to
the graduates. w. N. Umsted and R. H.
Crist.
The quartet closed the program with 1.-THE
Star Spangled Banner" sung with swing
and verve that carried the audience with
It..
The commencement exercises Of the Atfl-
anasan Literary society will be held in the
college chapel at S o. clock this evening.