CITY AND COUNTY
tinier taK.vrioa.
(Jo to Goldsmith fur groceries.
Goldsmith keep the Lett cigars.
For additional local see tdltorul psg.
Mr B C Pennington U her visiting friend.
gtiew kat for Summer wear for sal at Ilea
aricsa.
Many of tb student left fur their homes
yesterday.
If jron with to boy goods cheap call at
8 H Friendly'.
Se Haines Clarke's "ad," nnder "New
AdvrtimenU."
Call and se that Urge stock of goods for
sal at FrUndlyV.
Goldsmith keep th best line of groceries,
and sell them cheip.
Th Eugene Bras Band far an open air
concert yesterday evening.
Something new la kid glove at 8. H.
Friendly'. Call and examine them.
Tb Common Council failed to meet Mon
dT evening, bo quorum being present.
Silver Plated. Ware A complete assort
tneot; all Hiw styles, at Craiu Bros.
2 actual count 756 person were present at
th exercises at tlie University Thursday.
S H Friendly tells chesp for cash boots,
ah clothing, bat, caps fancy goods, etc
Ther was a re union of the Alumni Associa
tioa at Prof. Bailey's reside, Thursday
evening. .
A. Goldsmith want 60,000 pounds of
wool, for which h will pay th bigliest mar
ket eaah paioe.
Mr. Geo. W. Klnaey ha several new backs
and buggies, which h will sell very cheap. See
advertisement. ,
Frank Rankin xecn'tes all photographic
work with neatness. Call IIJil examine
samples ef his work.
Mr S A Odgen Is pushing Work on the breast'
Water at th Eugen brides. Nearly all th
Spiles havs been driven.
Don't mention it. 'Shi George Arch ber
ger now weighs about "000 pounds. Boy
baby. Born Thursday.
Dr Davis' warrant on dentistry is good; trav
eling dentists' warrants are good fof nothing.
Office over Grange Store.
Money to loan, any qnahtily, on long time
and reasonable terms. Inquire of Judge Wal
ton, room No. 4, over Grange Store.
MrS H Friendly will pay th holiest
eash market price for wheat. Give biin a,
call before celling your grain efaewhere,
W acknowledge the present of a hand,
som bond) of cherries from Thorite Swift,
also some from D. C. Underwood, this week.
Elder S. Monroe Hubbard will preach at
Christian Church, next SnnrJ.iy, morning and
evening. Sunday School at 3 t M. All are
welcome.
The many friends of Dr. T.' W. If.urir
Were glad to see him in our city this week,
the Dr. is now located at Albany and is
doing well.
The late rains have done the crops inralcu
UV benefit. The ground is now so thoroughly
soaked that oven should be no more rain, w
are assured of a good crop.
Hon. T A Davis, B Z Holmes and C A
Scheuck, all of Portland, came up Mondry
sal have gone to the McKenzie springs,
whither they go fur ljealth nnd recreation.
Go and see that Urge stock of goods ju.t
received at Hendrick'l beforo purchasing else
whore. The best stock t mens clothing and
fcrai.iliinj goods at prices tfl stfit the times.
T G, Hendricks has just received a fine lot
of tobaccos, including ths Corkscrew, Captain
Jack and Corncob brand. Melrose cigarette
tobacco of tine quality. Call and examine his
stock. .
Mr T G Hendricks will b Unable to act as
Grand Marshal at the Fourth of July Cele
bration. Mr J M Shelly who will take bis
place, has appointed Mr V W Osburn, his as
sistant. i'
Mr E A Milner, leader of th Corvalli
Trass Fand spent a few dsys in Eugene this
week. In the absence of P H Farrell, leader
(the Eugen Eandoh kradfy cenetnted to
act a leader
Samuel Christian, a't old time Eugene
h.y, but now resident of Umatillsseonnty,
surprised, oil friends by visit this week.
Sam looks hale and hearty and say that
tb country tfp there agree with him in
very partirtfxsY.
Accidents.
Thursday was a prolific day for accidents,
In th forenoon, while driving in a buggy near
Dr Geary's residence, Mr Robert Hayes and
Frank Coleman were thrown out byth buggy
funning Into a chuck lolf. Coleman escaped
injury, bat Hayes was so unfortunate as to
dislocate his left shoulder, sprain the wrist of
his right arm aadreceiv afew other scratches'.
Dr. Sharpies attended to the injuries and
o danger is anticipated, . ,
Harvey Huff while a eaUar oa a freight
train aearGervai was struck n th head by
a pn j scting piece ol tim' .- ad thrown off tb
thecar injuring his Liu. , No bone cr
broken. He was brougU home Th irs Uy af
ternoon and will soon be able to be about
RobL Patterson had a tall while working
n th breakwater that will lay bim np far a
tin.
Goijio East. Says tho Douglas Indepen
dent: "J J Comstock we learn will Uave
for Qaiucy, HUoom, oa the 2d of July, for
the purpose of visiting hi aged mother, who
resides there, and whom Mr Comstock has
aot seen tor marry year. The lady in question
aged 84 years, and her nsnet earnest wish
U c ker sob before fthe die. We hope
the greeting between mother and (on will be
a tappy one, and Meat the ksdy will live U
celebrate the centeuuial auuiversay ef ber
WU. Mrs J J Comstonk Will remain at
hea aod sb peri o trad all ba si seas at t
ill; and "Uncle Jim' tell ns the i
o of th beat bosiuea oiauager in ev a'
ta &Mm, ao.1 aa good a book-keeper as
be ia tu " '.
Foa Ralz. u, usm lor sale eheap.
PT't to Dr. T. W. fheltnn.
COMMENCEMENT WEEK.
Again another year of work of th Universi
ty of Orrgon has cl sed. Another graduating
class has gun forth from bir walls atti sting
to her worth and merit as an educator. Axsl
her Alumni bar revudted th scene of their
former Ubors, and did becoming honor to their
Alma Mater. Ccmmencement week in Eu
gene has th aspect of a holiday. Th many
who art interested in the work there daily b.
uig done manifest their sympathy and interest
by a constant atteudanct oa th exercise.
Ths decorations at th University wer not
equal to those of former years, tb absence of
paintings, which could bay bten obtained
from our cit irons with but little trouble, being
especially noticeable) but still the auditorium
presented a neat appearance with festodn ef
cedar hanging from th lofty ceiling.
The Baccalaureate sermon was preached at
tli Uuivers'ty, Sunday morning by llev B
Wlstar Morris of Portland It abounded la
word of w bxlom and was replete with words
of wisdom to tht students.
Tuesday afternoon Rev T L Eliot also of
Portland, delivered the annual address beor
th Uniursity. It was a Kl.olarly produc
tion sl owing deep thought and careful prepa
ration, and was attentively listened to by a
Urge audience. In the evening the Lau-ean
and Eutuxlan societies held a a reuuion at their
rooms, where a pleasant social thus was had.
WEDNESDAY.
Th exercises cf Weduesday wer varied, la
th forenoon Rev. J II Acton addressed ths
so detict. Tbs address was characterised by
force and strength of thought, and delivered
in a very aide fuaridef.
At 2 r. M., th class tree was formally
planted. Tb Eugene Bras Band kindly volun
teered their services for the occasion. A class
tree poem, written by Dr A W Patter m, wss
read by Miss Miry llill, after which Mr. E.
E liurks of the graduating class made a fi
appropriate remarks. The following is the
poem!
Cusa Tree Poem.
On this green knoll, so late the Indian's
But now where Soienee slicdi ber brighten,
iug ray.
In 1bo w.id air ot Jane, wj gather round
lo pn ni mir '1 ree iu memory of inis dsy.
Together, we havs climbed the rugged
height,
Cheered by the way with many a wild flow
er' (mile;
Together toiled, to reach the glimmeriug
light,
And claim the houors waiting us the while.
Now ore we leave theso halls, Uldclving deep
In the rich loam, set the young ruoU, and
heap
The mmiring toil around. Limbs, strong
ond high,
Wheu we uo longer my be loitering nigh,
Wil i grow aud gm.rd tlitse sa.red walk,
and swiu
In the soft wimls, whh the memerries they
biing.
A f.aitlilnl reoord of this dav and year.
It long wiil stand a glorious landmark here
Fo.ns, jet nnseeiij wtd ln.ger in iw shade
tiearta, y uiiauow... u...Ku. ... """"
Here( Geniua, e'er with inspirations new,
Will broatl e her secret to th favored few,
Young Humane love to wave brr msgie
wand;
The classic page with testacy be conned;
With may a sceiio the heart delight to
trace ,
Iu pleasing outlino. iti this sylvan pliice,
As down the aveuiwa of Time, away,
Prophetic visious iUu the future day 1
Ynuncr chnmiclerl we ujve thee to tho earth
This ilny. as those wit blondest lii.pcsiu.iy do; , t
Uufold thy temlMi type ' monu wonu
I'ereuuiul as thy iev-s of f.idWes hue.
Kniblem d I.U endtaiing toth l.eartl
We jmnder silji'tly bcloie we part.
Le,8Hiiiis of genlleuess iu thee v e learii;
Pledges of greatucss we would lve to ear
Morula of jlatieuce iu thy qtf .et g-owtb,
Ami ali the bouutics wuich thy nature
knowetli!
An age of centime, perchance, for the
Symbol of hop! O, yoothlul, tavorit tree I
Theii ispread thy brauches to the genial
light, .
As years uncounted leave thee in their flight.
Amid thy comrades iu a siatuly row,
Woo the blue skies to smile on thee below,
To lilt with tenderness thy infant uprsy
Iu the broad sunshine of hereafter days.
The inullow songsters of our r.y cl'iue
Will gsther iu thy midst, and love to chime
Their gushing lays a tribute to this hoar,
Aud ti.oie whorearodfor thein the garnished
bower.
Away in the far future, when no more,
Will' we return to deck or garland thoe;
When others only here, as we before,
Have come to plant their monumental tree.
Will grateful glances on thy wide boughs fall,
And memory seek to tell our hutones alL
Butchvm!itos,erewegive the partinar hand,
Dissolve these tiei so long around us cant,
Coura-'0 1 Where'er our destinies command;
Courage 1 in coming toils as n the past.
Now the Kreat world of We before us lie
Wkn .Wrmorcalm, with cloud orsun litskles;
Gird the young heart up for the pilgrimage,
Strong in resolve, where'er its tolls engage.
As those departing from their early home,
We learu the portuUof this parent domei
O' to the garnsred thom;ht, then ever cliag;
Euuobling inspiration irjm it PDf.
i masons ot wisdom we would not unlearn,
Joys of a rilr mind and heart not spurn;
Here shaped and gathered in the good deeds
doue, . ,
As clories of a crowning success won 1
Uur Alma Mater, dearer with each year.
Our Cypress Tree we leavo-th record here.
On the conclusion of th ceremonies at the
class tree, aUfepai-ed to th auditorium to
witness the second annual xerci of the
Alumni Association. Geo S Washburn Pre.
identof th Alaiuni Association, delivered a
neat and happy introductory address, and also
welcomed ths clss of 1881, to which Cha.
WillUms redded. Mi's Agus McCornack
read a well rttea ey, entitled "Silent
Workers." Toe po "i-the," written fu
the occasion by J. if Pearey of the cl-s of 73,
wss rsadkyC A. Was. Mr Pearcy pres
ses considerable poetical fancy and geniw, as
tiie poem, which is published another Col
amn, abundantly proves oration was
deli.eredbyW.L.Bokv.ofth class ef '80.
MrBoie'Po'e"itaeffect' nJ ,cft '
edly favorable impression with the audience.
Th, annal wer. read by R S. Bsn, and cre
ated laughter and merriment at the xpens ol
those of the Alumni who furnfc-beJ alien
point, to th attack of th Aoa4i.f peiv Th.
nUemenofthefir.tclM. WhHeaker. W.1
Ui, Washburn and Bean wer especially at
tended Uk Inetnmental and vocal Music in
tersied among the exercise, contributed to
U,..njoyientoftbocco.. Aong -.
n th tag were Geo A Wanhburne, E. b
Been and MS. Walli of the das of 78, i.
X Pearey of thecUiso: 79. U A was., u
OsborawLBou. CK Hals. Farmer Hill.
L H WaLr. A. McCorns- k, Nsttu . Me-XraHI-CVei-fthe-f).
H
1 E Burk, Cha WillUms Geo Bushiell, C M
Mill vtxt n ni A UVll. .,1
...... . ..4 v.
Anna W hitiaker ul tli iUm oi me prsen(
year Dl 'Jh onioers ana member of ths
Alumul As cUtioi dsvuv credit for th x
eellent manutr in which the exerciae were
' conduct d.
aixwni brnctM.
At th annual ineetirtg of th Alumni Asso-
cUtioa of th Univinfty of Oregon held Wed
nesday th following olbeers wer elected .for
th ensuing year;
Pridnt-M 8 Wallw, class of 73'
Vic PridntMrs Dr MoCoruack, cl
of 78 Mis Carrie Cornelius, class of 79;
T C Powell, class of "80; C 8 Williams, class of
81.
Serrctary-R S Bean class ef 79, and Miss
Notti MoCoruack, class of '80 .
Tbs following members were assigned duty
for 1882.
O.wtor-C F Clarke; alternate, E F Geary.
Essay Carri Cornelius; alternate, Anna
Whiteakcr.
Annalist II C Condon; alternate A Cool
idge. Poet-J F Hill.
Tbo President appointed Geo S Washburn;
Mins Agn-js MoCornack arid W L Boise as aa
Executive Committee.
TBI' RSI) AT ,
At 10 A. M., Thursday the auditorium was
densely packed by the beauty and manhood of
Eugene aud vicinity, to witness th closing ex
ercls of th University year 1SSL. Upon
th platform wer seated th Board of Regent
Faculty aud th graduating class, composed
of Emery & Burke, George E Bushnell, Clai"
borne M. Hill, Edgar J Maxwell, Anna
Wbiteaker, Charlea S William and Claiborne
A Woody, Choice flower and plant adorned
th front of th pUtform, and spread their per
fume in th air. After some fin vocal musio
tb graduating class was introduced in tb
order above named:
tHs rrotir or tub classics
was the theme selected for an oratioi by
Emery E. Burke. Ht (aid; Whatever im
proves our language i of valne; and if at the
same tim it promo: es accuracy ( thoilght
aiid the full development of mind and iutel
lect It i f the greatest valne. This we
claim for th study of the classic. It i
Mid that the student will forget bis Latin
and Greek the same objection will apply in
a qualified sen. e, also to mathematical, bi
I ricalsnd scientilio studies But the exer
cise which enriches and embellishes the mind
is a sufficient reward though he should forget
a part of it. The object of an education is
not to irmke the student a library but to
make him iu the fullest sense a man. The
theory of practical utility carried to it
legitimate end would reduce mankind to the
level iif the bratej It is of importance that
we have a liVely imagination, refined sensi
bilities and cultivated tastes; these afrd
more flow from the study of the classics. It
cultivates the faculty of language and exalts
'j refi,,., the imagination. Classical stifdy
i milieutly Meful in strcngthiimg" the reas
oofng powers aud lueniory; by it the powers
erf discrimination and comparison are im
proved in selecting' appropriate Words, adop
ting the im'St exact method of rendering
sentences, giving each Word and phrase full
fort' Sad interpretation. No oMrer study is
so well fitted to secure the full ami harmon
ious development of the mind, because tfo
other brings into nso so many of tlie facul
ties of the mind. A knowledge of the clast
ic i' especially valuablu to the student .of
modern languages. A knowledge of the Eng
lish Uuguago is au indispensable part of
libefil education, yet the clasicnl language
lie at thS foaudatinn if it. It is essential
that those preparing for tlie learned profess
ion? the work of the fcgishitory statesman,
or oik' r high intellectual callings, should ps
sess a knowledge of the classics. The text
book of the lawyer are bristling with Latin
quotations, aud Scfence trsrs the Greek to an
almost onliiiiited extent. , Modern literary
productions abound in classical allusion and
thoughts.' The speaker closed hi oratiou
with a fin apostrophe to the boautie of
Greek and 1 torn ski literature.'
INTKLUtCTDAL DEVELOPMENT.
Was the subject presented by George Buih
ncIL The progreM of a nation from barbar
ism to civilization ay well be represented
by the life and growth of an iudividualinan.
Individual develop. nent il the modal of so-
oi d progress. Iu a savage state man trans
fers to nature every conception of himself;
be regards all passing events aiid phenom-
ana as originating from tome superior out
iuvisibl power. His thoughts tend to lead
bim on to superstition? anything grand in
spires a sense of dread, liuaiou aud exper
ience cause him to lose hi dread of thing
around biin, but still he clings to a worship
of things far removed, and behutds in the
sun, moon and star supernatural object of
fear and veneration. These,, ru time are
displaced by tbe nobler conception a Su
preme and iiifiirta being, a riiler or the uni
verse. The' great shadeles desert, th fer
til vaHey, exert an influence over their in
habitant, making them mild aud peaceful;
the rugged mountain beget a courageous
spirit, and the immensity of ocean au adven
torou aiipniiioii. Individual have ex
erted a powerful influence f r good, Socra
tes) asserted tb supremacy of virtue, and in
sisted ou a chauge iu the uiauner -of educat
ing toe youth. Charlemagne, iu the eighth
century did much to overcome barbarism
and advance civilization he fosnided schooU
nd libraries, and patrouized learned uieu.
f be crusaders exerted a powerful influence
upon the bar be rows .Uico uf auiii'. '
different nation were brought in contact,
and the knowledge thereby gained ot each
ither coutrrliutwl essentially to the iatellec
loal development of Eorop). Great inven
iToo aJid eViseuverie have done their part in
,Le great work. The compass rendered ex
tended couiuierc possible; the printing press
plaoed the sSbre of buiiau knowledge of the
world at tb disposal of very uue
Was the title ( aa oration by CUikorne M.
HdL He said: Maa ha a natural hatred vl
soclUI Ubor; but root of all intellectual I,
bar. IaiuleiiO i iouate. Necessity uidu-
sea bus to labor to supply bis bodily wants!
!:, nnV drirvn, doee h apply himHf
1 to severe ir.e dal toil, It it easy and natural
i.t IkmU....) .i: !..,.
.w. .w.T...v,
utriuinea energy is rvqduei! to euUue
) th, uiiud to a utjft until it is mattrie
Th tiuuker is an viuigraiit from known
onknown lauUs; thousand turn bvk.
chosen few go on. Fortune offer hor biyb
at recompense on field of action. There
are honor, and riches, and fame; litre are
druJgory, poverty, andobcurity. It K nee
esaary to develop the power of the mind
Reading may entertain; history may present
to u the graudest spectaelt of earth poetry
aud tiotiou, aud music delight our hours, but
tbey cannot furnish mental power. The
mind U only developed ly a process; it mast
be lead, until little by little it acquire th
ability to go alone, lo college men are
taught to think, a ia other place they are
tauglit mechanical or agricultural art.
Mathematics, language, th natural cin
oei, all Ueyelop th intellect. The must
original aud clearest thought bat sprung
from mind trained in the schools. Close
thought i netessary to detect error. False
hood ha skillful advocate to plead her
cause with specious argument to captivate
th unwary. The mind thit would be free
rftnit bw active and vigilant. Close thought
bat th pewsr to quicken th best force of
society. The toitiices, iuvention which
have so. benefitted mtukind are the fruit of
close thoughts. It infuses into language and
eloqueuce t' at moves ami melt and charms
the heart of m'au; and after enriching earth
it soar to bcaveu aud blesses through ter
nity.
. -kTSTRtt,
Was th topic (elected by Kdgar J Maxwell
System is nuiversal; it achioves superiority
in evt ything. System is a mental attribute
bavin for its bas knowledge, which i
limp) mental development. Society, mor
than i n'versities or Uiok is th great xluea
tor. ome of the tctioUr of tb age have
acquired their stick of kuowledge by a hus
bandry of time remaining from every day
pursrtit. year of such a course not failing in
the end to nfirt' tliustudeut to commanding
position. System hi progressive iu sciences
accordingly a it tends to1 moVal, intellootual
aud physical culture. For t ie greater pro
motion of soionc aud iu.lutfy, nation
fuHnd institutes where the kuowledge that
is acquired may be preserved, Kduca
tioif, secular and religious, is system
ircd. Popular customs, fashions aud inter
national comity tend to promote the unity of
mankind- It is impossible to labor outside
of the world appoiufted tplieres of action
without enrkngerintf suocoss, iu nations and
individuals alike. Miud in it survey reveals
that system is natural, and nature system-
atio.
AKSTAL AMD MORAL fOWER,
An ossay by Miss Anna Wbiteaker. - She
said: ".Man is to be consHleitct as ti intel
lectual and as a' moral being. By his intel
lectual powers he acquires a knowledge of
facts, ulyerve their connections, and for.us
from them a eonclHsioii, Those who achieve
honor and distinction are strong and self re
liant in) their power. Many lui'Ca a Ulont
for proposing spt6ii(lid schemes but are in-
oapablo ofioTiWing any Cufreet uotioii as to
tho'ditiicultic iu their way. Olhoi'shavean ao"
curate fortnight of tht dirlicultiestobe eiicoitn.
tered, but lack the grace of persistence- The
mental aud moral forces are the factors which
separately have made tho world what itis.iind
iiitmf can make it a'lthe most faitidiou can
desire it ahonld be; (Cannot jirogren advance
still farther n as to consuuimu'v the blend
ing of the mental with the moral powers, and to
ftrge its-goal that exp Hiding progression wMoh
inarches on to complete every uobte u'ndor
taking, and blend into bonds of uniou the
noblest, wisest and purest undertakings
which coiuo within the react) of human exer
tion to plan and execute!" By way of con
tracting the two force. Miss Wlutcaker
took tiie lives of Mary Lyons, the founder
of Mount Hofyoke Seminary, aud George
Eliot, the novelist, nd gave a short (ketch
of each, (bowing that th moral font typi
fied in Mary Lyous was au enduring and hott
ing one,- while the nreutal force of which
George Elliot was an illustration was evanes
cent ami left no' perimne'.it r upreuiou U on
human life. The vital priucip.e of wor.d y
houor is of short duration so transiont that
a true life lift must viodicnt its claim to
enduring honor by enduring results. The
life itself will thru beoonre the monu
ment.
party uriitiT
Was the subject of an oration by C'haa. S
William. If w would learn Widom from
th past we should mark the force which
have conspired to overthrow our national
unity. Among tiem irons ha been more
eliicieut or persistent in it effort than th
sectional feeling agaiust which Washington
warned hi countrymen in bis farewell
address. , This spirit, which is coeval with
our national existence, is unfortunately in
seperable from our uatu res, owing its root in
the strongest jiassiou of the human ininn.
During the Administration of Washington
it exerted it power almost destroying his
first cabinet, and causing th retirement ol
bis two priucipal secretaries, Jefferson and
Hamilton, during his tecoud term. The
breach then created never healed,- but has
grown wider and wider. It seized Hist one
and then another national issue, until in
1824 the eonntry divided itself with fatal
iw inta Kut aud . West, and South.
From this tim forward party spirit erved
to dwtract public ootmcHs, enfeeble th Ad
minitration, aud agitate the country. The
iatne of State Eights aud Tariff became par
amount duri -facksoo't AdminUtration,
ami widened Die'Veach already made. The
civil war with all it direfsd consequences
ea:ne, aud after the foot year of bloodshed
we were no nearer an aniKahl uttlemeut
than before. Tb baneful kifluence of parti
sanship' bt ao hnpregnatad oor lectural
machinery that in a closely contested elec
tion the highest oiKce may be bel.l lo. sals
by a few teuth raU poKticians. It baa be-
com a rale that all is fair in politic It is
not confined to any joe party, as sll foster
the pswtilosit spirit. Udrirs luRoMmm
become were machine echoing the psrty
i ...;.,i. . r..- i.-.i i.1 I., ..i -
-...v., . i
ttiuulli. . rtieprursli prostituted to parti
, nn aid sclli.h luU'resti, Th conutry
ti ( look to til young men Us L'teak th pow
the.crlul siwil ot.psrtltau Influence' Let ns
- 'study the liNiury' aud institutions of our
eonntry in th clear light of reason, retnera
boring that ther is a patriotism that rises
sbovo all sections; that know no East,
Wsst, North or Snath, but only native Uod.
tsTRX
Claiborn A Woody (elected Justice u th
thent for Ms Oration. It moves niaukiud mor
t'in mercy, lor or pareutal affuctiou; all
age aud nations have professed to supremely
love and obey It and upoa it all fundamental
Uw are founded. Vtngeano 6fUn aeains
to full alike opod Innocent and guilty; uffr
ing is acaterud at random. But justice
sooner or U ler assert her sway and in that
hope mauy notdsj men have gone to the
grave with shadowed reprttstlons to await
slow vindication in th court of historical
justice. Omuipresent law guveru and cou
trul all change aud activity in th material
world, laws which man ha no power o
change oramand; ulieyed, they help and pro
tect, violated, they ruin and devastate.
Everywhere in the material world organiu-
lion prevails and laws reigns. These laws
form the subject matter ot all the physical
science and through them man (control
D-'e'r the inn'.rul world is obtained.
Justice outer into aud uukei possible all
enactment of nature! it i co-eternal with
tlie existence of min i, and I the master
spirit ot tho universe She ha com down
ti ui with gathered strength from the many
battle h ha won in tlie past) she
has brooded over anarohy and brought
forth harmony and ordert ber spirit ha pre
sided over nations, and secured the obierv
ance of those principles which we call inter
national Law. a oouviution that thoy were
iu accord with this master spirit aerved and
sustained the great heroes of til world. It
upheld William, f line ot Orange, in hit
struggle for liberty; it fired th seal of our
Washingtou. Deeply giatci'ul onght man
kind to be to tbe Creator that He ha bit
uuly created thairi to be' jutft, but has re.
vealed to them this attribute of Himself.
VALEPIlTOni.
After referring in fitting terms to the kind
ness of the people of Engene City, the Iio
geuts of the University, and Faculty, he ad'
dressed the c'ass as follow. "My class
mate: All theso year we hav struglod on,
shoulder to shoulder, in our upward way;
our hearts and ideas hav grown together;
our regard for each other ha been cemented
in a common work; 'by common trial we
hav come to1 know the worth ot each other
p"esence and sympathy. IWt to-day w
stand where our path mint eparat W
must luavoa'l thesescciius "to memory dear,"
we bid farewell to friends tried and true;
to teacher, helpful and hopeful; to her
whom to-day we tttkt into our heart never
to b forgotten our own AIM t Manin. W
go iutj an unknown :id untried lutui.
We go to take up and bt-af heavy burdens;
to feel the weariness of earth's toiler. The
necessity for moral and nrciitat growth is
upon us unless we meet it ourproaont hopes
nd promises will wither like-'the autuirm
leaves. Great thoughts, we are told, spring
',om the heart; but these can be made real
only by the prtsence of an imperial will.
In tuto.ro year when disappointment and
temptation shall threateu to arrest our on
ward progress, God grant that the memories
if this hour infny btcn no an inspiration to all
uiHiily eiidcavoi'i ami hold us in willing sub-
eution to truth and duty. Comrades, fare
well. God's buiiedietiou be upon you; Lire-
well, farewell.
Showers of botmets Wer bestowed liberally
upon each of the graduate. At the close of
thval lictory, President J( W .Johnson with
a few fitting words of advice and noourago
meiit presented, th clou with their well
earned diplomas, eoiiferring the degree of A
(J upon Emjry E B.irke, Claiborne M Hill,
Clailmrne A Woody and Edgar J Maxwell,
ml the degree of B S upon Gerge E Bush
nell, Charles S Williams and Anna Whltsa
kor. A class ng was rendered by four of
th i graduating clars, and the nercissi of the
t u. th Annual Coiuwencsnieut Week of ths
University of Oregon closid with a benecio
tion by lie v. B. S McLafferty.'
ALUMNI POEM-I88I.
Letha.
I' bt i: . pi'.ncr.'
,i I paused Ih flights ms;cstic
VVln re ths twilight tints artistic,
iileu't with mellow moonlight mystic,
Gild th far Saturninn sphere,
Ami the twilight of my fanfy,
ito'iud iu hue of wietd roumucy, ,
wove a spell of necromancy
itouud a silver, silent nitre,
Conud a gleaming star that gloatod
And a vepr cloud that floated;
On the surface o! the mure.
Came a drifting mist before me
Anil a cam-less finr stole o'er ma,
And conflicting tonnrs tor me,
As when watching with the dead.
vS hen the curtain cloud had riftrd
And the festher fog had shifted
And the nether mist bad lifted
From the veiled Ucustrine bed.
I.0I N J longer stsrlight twinkled .
in the glasxv, still, unwriukled,
Wavolesa Waters, but instead,
Folds of flse'y base involving
iaiw depended, half dissolving,
In a foam flecked flood revolving, . ,
Moiling on with muffled tone,
Melancholy munaurs lending
lo the verdant isles uending,
Where uncounted willow bending, ,
Strove to still its stifiied moan.
While the far-off phyrs, resting .
On it boMim nnresixting,
slept within the mighty tone.
On the margin of th rive,
Far a eagle eye could sever,
W reathed in. robes of midnight ver,
Slept a shadowy spectral band;
Mept beneath ths drooping willow,
l'reed tho velvet, turf green pillow,
While tho musio of the billow,
As it swept the pebble strand,
Dulled th dre!fefo.lsrns quiescent
Ot that spirit host incessant,
Countless as the desert saad. '
Grove of lovely lotus bushes
Waved their clusters, Uicged with blushes.
Dyed with rosy flawing blushes,
Cuasrd with choicest crimsoa stainy
And the perfumed, pink papator,
Bending o er eart U cadavr,
intfrrt, froo) Its dnfnr el'r-
I incense from cAUylons fanej
! ,,!..'uy. "r"w,y dUt.1 1 n
All Uio atr wall slumber WUng,
Stilling overy pulse of pain.
Highuion ahillifdtsittlbg.
As I watchctt tll iRooubeam quitting
A 1 watched thesh-dows Hitting
O rr that ebon restless wave,
A I watched Elauia's ertsoent
Fair and faint and svsusscont.
Smiling through th sfferesoent,
Ebon, restless, changeful wave.
Thus my troubled thought wer ipken, . ,
Clothed iu accent crude and broksn: -, ,
Can this b th spirits grav ?
"Can thU stieam, with liquid motion.
Gliding ever to th ocean
Of Oblivion, b tli potion
Sung te many an air divine?
Sung by th proud pootlo sagos,
Itouud whose wild thsuu page
Did tho dim urouhetio ana
Li vln lnuref rarhuids twin?
This th fablod, fancy fluid
I 'runic by pagan; priest and drulu,
Druuk to dreamful anodyne V
"As some feathered fowl aquatici
From th desert isles chaotfe1
" Where Paclf e ( breakti roar,
'Seut by far winged flight AJaskaa
"1'rops in water Athabaskan.
"Keapiug from it toilsom taalc aa'
''Ever dieamless slumbsr store,
"Have those weary, way-worn mortals,' j
"Drifting thus from stailit portals
"Sought tliis, sad, sctletWs khor !
As I sat, and foeksd, arid wondered.
Quick as thought tho heaven thuudcred
And th lightuiug UiTCer irttndered
Kwept auros th startled shyi
U'sr th sleeping, stricken river
Cam a creeping, quickened quiver;
A an eatliquake's sudden shiver
Wok th host that slumbered nigh;
And each ghostly group, arising
From its solemn sleep surprising,
Fixed its ardent gais oa high.
Other host in numbers greater,
I'.owud before the mat Creator,
Holy Ghost and Mediator,
Bowed the knee iu reverence low;
Triple crested was His mitre,
And His countenance was brighter,
Aud His sM)lless robe waa whiter
Than ths drifting driven snow;
As lie stood, they cried "Hoeajinsl"
And bis accents tell like manna,
Sweetly spoken, toft and (low:
"Son of Earth and heirs' of Heaved
"Ended are tljS Age Sevtn;
"itise aud spurn your your fetters rlvesri
"Hum y lUusomod I Hail I Alt llsll I
Thousand, thousand throng attending;
All their upward way went wending,
FLnire, form and feature blendina:
A they left the cloud crypt vale,
Aud they still went sailing, aailiug,
Mheathed iu shallows, still want sailing,
mi I lust tneir airy trail.
Thn a thrill of tragic trror
And a wave ol gloomy oorrxn-4
Wanderlna wlds in aindes error '
Crept across th peopled plain;
Aud a look that left no trace
Of their once angelic grace,
traveled oe r that sea of facet-
Sped, lik billows e'er the ruaiu,
Ih or though millions had uprisen
'mm that dim. mysterious lirisoa,
Other millions did remain . )
When the shadow of the dial
Covered care and darkened trial,
Quick tbey quailed a Lathto vlsfj
And fuivot their mortn woes.
And th. luscious lotus filled thsttV ,
As they ate. with joy that thrilled them".
Tilt the poppies perfumes stilled them,
And, lik nowors at evening close,
Slept each slumber hauuted liver ,
in the KioamiiiK: wuiio tn river
Sobbed itself to sweet repose.
Then, benvath a cloud tliat spread a
Curtain o'er the stream and meadow,
Fell a hnal, dusky shadow.
r.dgsd witu irluge ni sabiogray; ,
And tlie Ktrfumed popple healing
Odors, up th hill side stealing,
ItaiilHhed thouuht ana deadened leeuug,
Wooed my willing soul a wiry;
And pale fitful jdiautonia creeping,
Fir my dazzled senses sleeidnr.
Softly speaking, teemed to aayi
'Never piin and never pleasure,
'Never ulimiise of Heaven' treasure;
"Shall ifiHturb tho muffled uiMtor
"Of your deep ur.consciou bliss.
"Lulled by liethe's languid river
"You shall sleep, shall sleep forever;
"And your niarbls faces never
"Summer winds shall sichiug kin.'
"Ever during clouds shall cover,
"Djaths sternal shroud shallhover
'O'er th souls, NecroolU.
Iong entranced, my sense returning
Met the llmptil imiit ot morning
All the distant hills adorning,
Lauirhing to the laughing sand;
Out my stricken sight reviving
raw no sable shads surviving, . '
Saw no sprctrnl shape arriving
F rom that sleeping spirit laud;
For (lis lucid lake resplendent,
Arched with crystal shadows pendant.
Stretched away from1 strand tostrandV
Oft In golden raptured1 vision
Wauiter I In helils fclvslan.
Wander I in charmed onhilition1,
Wnmla, T In ilm.m. .infil
.TMI.'.V. ... ui.nni'i ....... ,
Sixht and sene grow falntor, faiutsr'
I.Ike the vistvd veu of painter:
Till the pictured form of saint or '
Seraph comes uo mor at will:
But the sullen streams ot Ietlie,
Dark and limal, still for iu th ' .
Cup of reoollectionH;
And In fancy a I clambef1 ,
Softly Saturn, bathed I if amber,
F loods my memory darkened chamber
With his octave, lunar beams;
And the nalimr valltd umber
O'nr that grim and ghostly ftunrbtr,
Wrani 1 in death s unbroken slumber
Sweeping on, resistless seems;
Till th mist in tileno creeping,
O'er the vale its vigils keeping, ,
Quells the current of my dreams.
Siuslaw Itosa Th meeting of the Slus-
law Bead Asocistion was hsld t th Court
House last Saturday afternoon. Ths com
mittees appoints! to solicit subscription re
ported that they had obtained an aggregate at
$.'.31., tiOO of this amount was subscribed ia
Eugene, Th oommfttee wsr allowed two
week farther time lsV which to solicit sub
scriptions aud the meeting adournod to meet
next Saturday, June vjin.
AwUstximu. Mr H Boyd of th Hamburg
Bremen Insnrance company, and J W Coghlan
of the Commercial Union, have been ia town
this week adjusting the loss caused by the'
tits burning of ths woolen t&llL .'We ar In
formed that this hss been latlsfaetorily done,'
and Mr. Goodchild will gtt his insuraao
money.
(Jnwntiy I.rT Tlx aesstraet for the build'-' .
ingot the bridge acre tb Willamette river
at Springfield was let at public outcry Thrsda
forenoon. A S Miller 80a being th lowest
bidder, 114,275, secured tho contract. The
bridgtmustb completed by th 2Wt day
September.
CoHUiaaioiiEa's Coust. At the adjourned'
meeting el the commissioner court, Thurs
day, W 8 Chris maa was appointed road super-'
visor of District Ko 62 and N Berkstlrtfof P1V
irictKoZO. JohaHannar Wat appointed Jos'
tic of th Peace for Florence precinct.'
Hioa Wat. Tho continuous rain of
wsek raised th Willamette aad McKsnzie
five a ibout seven feeC They hav sine sur
sided until now thev are 'Air two IWt bnr
i t"- sratrr mark,'