COMMENCEMENT WEEK
rommnoement ha ajain rolled around.
Each yr the exercise are more Interesting
tbwi the former, and our citizens Uke greater
u,-,! u the Mm, uommencement in r,u-
gne is & observed M ft hotliUy
Anther rest Xit toil to the stude
SeaSOB.
students has
passed and another class liftt been jrraduated
fmm thU festituVo'i of learning to do credit to
th University and to the State of Oregon
which o muulficeutly contribute to it gup:
port The Institution i growing yearly, end
erelong InsWad of ten or fifteen graduates
..nmllv. there will be half ft hundred. Th
Faculty Is one of the most efficient on the Pa-
eifio Coast, and Its members work untiringly
In the noble work of training the nilnds of
- our youth.
The decoration In the chapel wore equal to
former year. Graceful feitooni of cedar hung
from the welli while fine painting! were pten
tlfuL Magnificent tmoi of lilies, roeei and
ether lower! were disposed ftlung the dais.
Ths'auditnrium presented ft beautiful appear
nee and was noticed favorably by all pieseut,
Sunday.
Iter 0 W Isor, D D, preached the baccalau
reate sermon Sunday in the University chipel.
M least 1000 pe ple were present. Ho chose
for his lubjecU, "Prove all things; hold fast
that which U good," and "Buy the truth."
The address was of a high literary anil set'
entifio ordei, and was listened to with deepest
attention Music was furnished by the choral
soeietv under the able leadership of Mr L 0
Adair and Pref Gunn.
Tuesday.
The annual addrew bef jre the Laurran and
Kutaxian Literary societies was delivered in
he chapelt Tuesday morning at 10:30 A M, to
4 large and appreciative aui'ienoe by llev
Tr-imbull Lee, of Portland It was a scholarly
Sort and was replete with instructive ideas.
The annual address before .the University
was delivered by Judge L L McArthur, of
The Dalles, on Tuesday at 3:30 P M., to a
very large audience. The gentleraw took for
hii ivbject, "The Relation of Education to The
Industrial Pursuits." He Was in favor of the
Industrial tyste.d of education as practiced In
Europe. It ws a logical and brilliant effort,
In most powerful and lucid language, and was
full of keon and shrewd observations. It was
the ablest address, according to our ndud, that
has yet bssn delivered before the University.
A synopsis would do the.gentlenian injustice; it
would require the publication of the address in
Its entirety to giveour readers the benefit of
this nigh literary treat.
A reunion of the literary societies was held
ta the chapel Tuesday evening at 8:33 P M.
The exercise consisted of an address of wel
come by Mr W il Gore, a recitation by Miss
Ossie Walton and the annals by Mr W B
Dunn and Miss Anna Patterson. Music was
furnished by the Eugene crchestr.t, inter
epersed with several tnnji. Lie cream and
take were liberally indulged in hy all present
A pleasant and sociable time was had,
Wednesday 10 a. m.
GRADUATING KXEBCISM Of KOHMATA
The graduating exercises of the the second
normal class was held Wednesday moraiiu at
10 a m. The auditorium was densely packed
by the beauty and manhood i-f Eune and
Vicinity to witness the exercises. After a
prayer by W ii Si.npsnn and m nio by Mis.
Kate Dirris, the noriu.l r.i .I'laiiug s.tt was
tutrudu.ee I in the following nrdt-r:
PARWIM BIlliTOW
Delivered an oration entitled, "Have an
Aim." The antiquated and thread hare
quotation, that "man is a crea'ure of oil1
cumstancei," which to a limited extent is
true, is offset by the fact that the great ma
jority of the great and illustrious men of th
past aud of the present have a lixed purpose,
principle or aim, to which they have ad
hered until the difficulties ivere overcome.
Thus it uau be truly said "nun is the nrohi
tect nf his own furtnnn." .Jnttjiibc.-u tho.
father of the "art presorvativu ail arts"
devoted hie lifetime io liis zeal and aim to
discover the art of printing, the greatest
discovery the world iris ever produced. An
aimless man, without umbition, hope or pur
pose on the sea of life is, like a ship mi the
ocean withont a pilot r compass. IVrsist
eot and arduous labor will accomplish al
most 'any reasonable object. People too
often get a false notion of respectability, and
the world is tm full of alfccted modesty and
anperiority. There can be no higher aim
than to aspire to be an honest man, and to
earn one' living, if need be, by tho toil of cal
loused hands. Henry W Longfellow, Amer
ica'! best poet, was poor the immort.il
Shakespeare lived in obscurity, and Hubert
Burns, the greatest bard of Scotland, for
mulated his most precious gems of thought,
"thoughts that breathe and words that
born," with rhmea while holding the plow
bandies.
KELLIK D. BROW,-
Essay was upon "Fossils." "Is not the
life more than moat and the body more than
raiment." Society and history have both
life and raiment. That whfch has not life
is fossil The remains of the forest, the
chaff and stnbble of the field of to-day are
but the garments of yesterday's glory. That
which has real life cannot be cast aside. Hy
means of fossils the history of the dead is
protrayed. Fossils are nation's histories by
which she teaches her child reu of times and
event! that occurred ages before. Nature's
agents will endure through ages to come.
Not only are nations and citizens foss;liz;d,
but. man may be fossilized in habits. Men
Were made to act and to live in the present.
Besides this fossil man we may place man
as he was intended to be by the Creator, an
energetic, earnest, noble r.iinded when the
mortal may be seen to approach nearest to
the immortal. Such a character was more
perfectly exhibited by Charlemagne than
any other man of mediaeval times. . We see
him form a government from the various bar
carious element!. He collected men of
learning of all nationalities in his court and
befriended learning wherever it might be
found. Such is the man who baa a broad
basis of thought The world is not as it
Was once. On iU mountains the characters
f decay are written moat clearly, around
whiob are spread most gloomily the memor
ials of it pride and the signs of it humilia
tion. "The visions of its yonth are past l
Too bright to be beautiful to last.
ALVA Oi CGKIlIT.,
Chose as the theme of his oration, "The
Teacher." For centuries, while the world Uy
la ignorance, the people were divided into
tire sharply defined classes, the rulers and the
srbiecta. The former aud often the monarch
taade, interpreted, and executed the Uws; the
latter obeyed and did homage, bat were not
CBtrasted with any of the affairs of govern
sent. But the old monarchical dogma that
the ki-iir is the fountain ha pawed away.
The people have come to believe in the fact
that "all men are ereatea equal ana vi mm
the troth of the maxim that "government de
rive their just power from the consent of the
governed. A conscientious recognition of
the nubta of others has led to ths establish
went f government "of the people, by the
peopls ami for the people." Thi princie
is the chill of free thought and Is
fostered by p-.piilar education. This latter
principle has been fur generations supplanting
the former and ha attained the highest decree
of perfection in the U 8.' It is the public
school, where the rising generation receive
their education, and wheie the principles of
gorernmenUare formers. The inefficiency in the
quauncaiions nt teachers which meets us on
every hand is not without cause. They we
psid tho smallest waves of anv Profession.
When the nublio are willinir to make a lilierul
compensation the demand will be supplied.
Let us hope that the time is not far oistant
when teaching will be one of the hLdiest pro
fessions in the land, and the liest paid. The
teachers of to-lav are formiiur the characters
of the men and women of to morrow. They
are moiilillng pulilio sentiment and on this
bangs the destiny of our country.
FRANCES A. McDAMEL
Read an essay eutitlcd "Student Life."
Among the jdeaiautest recollections of our
life we may reckon the joys of school -days.
There our mind start on their endless
career of thought, aud are disciplined for
future usefulness. Ia his studies a student
begins to realize that men are nothing with
out mind, and mind is nothing without cul
ture. V hen students are earnestly striving
with the help, encouragement and spproval
0 nn-n nf nstellvct of all ages, how can they
te ot ierwie tiati happy. The student'
feeling nt gratitude towards all who live
aided him in his upward course were most
happily expressed in these words; "Before
the man who stands with brow bronzed and
hand hardened and frame beut from his
struggle wi'.h the earth for subsistence for
his lumily, we stand in modest deference
and re pect We have felt ti.o hard warm
rsp ft their hand, ami on to llieui all we
are. I nero are another class oi workers to
whom we are under gi rater obligUioii3
1'hev are those who have worked with the
brnn. it is to Micni ve are indebted for
the views which control us, and they are
the men who are the ttue kings of the earth,
and who have given forth the thoughts that
will move aud enlighten,"
LILT PORTER,
Chose as the subject of her easy, "Conserva
tion of the Moral Forces." Influence ia trans,
mltted from one person t) another as th lit
tle particles of moisture are taken up by the
heat of the sun and formed into clouds which
are carried over Continent and orenn by the
wind and becoming condensed fall iu the form
of refreshing rains, over land and sea. This
process nf nature u carried on year alter year
and century after century. Thus the deeds and
actions of men are carried down from sjie to
and as their influence is for good or evil so
will he 'he effect on the lives of others. As
the teacher has an influence over the scholar
and to t exeat extent forming and moulding
his character so the author has the shaping of
the cmeral character of his readers. The
nicu reaching iutr all intelligent homes wields
over the inmates lieneiicial influence or otherwise
t'be philoso: her from his chair; the artist at his
wtel. Hie minister from his pulpit; the states
man from his cabinet: the soldier in the field;
he author at his desk: who all have passed
away to their graves, still live in the practical
deeds that they did, in the lives they lived,
and in tne poerliil L-ssons that tuey lelt be
hind them.
s-.iik moouk's
Essay was entitled) "The communion of m in
with u iture." Ths great globe swirgs In her
nn'ial co.irsj around her mighty lord and lum
inary, the sun. r.ow near, now far, now bask
ing in his bems and now chilled by his cold
regard; uoW clothing heiJ-;if in the lively hues
of youihfa! bvutity she Welcomes his ad
vances'.!,' du in the robes of maturity, sobriety
and i . tv- clinging cerements of age; the trans'
to.ni ;t ni:s oi a cosmic panorama. Nature ex
erts her ail .-.it indwnc in every part of her
VHst d mi ,.ii a.i i over all hei subjecs. Uivers
m..r!; o il il cure's kingdom and province ,
Subliinj nn insii-u.-tiv., Marull t:i works
of tutilra i.i'iie ht,ve so wonderful influence ove:
man us liu e mountain. Kur one who Ins
received f o,n toe uavrs th tmptixiu nf his
youth; and iciined beneath the rocks the fidel
ity i-f hi iiriiihood; and watched beneath the
chimin, the likeness of .he dream of life with
the eye of w; for him tho mountain vlirine
was not built nor the cilin for the forest shade
gnar led iu by God in vain.
VAt.KDioroB".
Aud now tlut we hV4 reauhel the . goal for
which we hweloned an 1 worked, our triumph
is sv'nlened by the thought that the day that
Ksher.s in til J grj.it future is tho one in whio i
.ve must forovoVir bay good-bye to the past,
iimcl friend.', we thitnl. you for your presence
and attention and Ik'IH) that ov.r efforts will
o;ily ruuonrage your, return. lcnr citizens
of E'igene, we are grrttiH jii to you for pleasant
home furnished im ilnrinj inr school days:
wherever wo miy be we shall remember
your kmduesJ. Hon Biard nt it)',"ints, we
luimk you and all who have toiled to build up
a colJe;.'j, which by your untiring efforts now
stands the pride of our State. School mates,
standing to-day at tho end of our college
course, the thoughts of parting from thosowith
whom we have long been associated, over
whelms us with grief; we hid you farewell'
Dear memliers nt the Faculty, words can but
feebly express our grititu le to y vu From
you we have learned the great truths which fits
us for our life work. In this our last we beg
that you only rem :m'o;r in what we excelled,
and forgot wherein we have failed and si we go
forth to meet the stern duties of I f j may wo
have your' continued interest and good wishes;
to each of yon, good-bye. Classmates, so far
through life t'ae kind hands of toauhrrs have
guided us. But to-day we launch our barks
on an untried sea. Whatever storms nwy
thren ten our onward progress may the memor
ies of this Lour bind us more firmly to truth
and duty, With a friendship so moulded by
common Work aud sympathy that it c-wwH
be crushed by time's relentless hand, we must
say farewell. To revents. friends and teach
ers, to you our aima mater, a hut good-bye.
After the valedictory, President Johnson, in
a neat address, presented each member of the
class with a certificate nf it addition.
Instrumental music doling the exercises, and
a solo by Miss Franu Udell, contributed to tho
enjoyment of the occasion.
PLANTINO OK CLASH TRKK,
Wednesday aftern on at 3 p in, the clas
of 1SS4 planted their class tree. Mnsio was
furnished by (Jie Eugene Jjras.8 Bund. The
exercises consisted of an appropriate address
by Ben B lieekmnn, which was . ably de
livered, and abounded iu much fine thought
Also the following poem, written bvJoaqum
Miller, was rendered in an admirable n auner
by Miss Emma Beaut
The Tree by the Well.
oreoo Ciiivr.iwrTT class 1SS4.
An Arab Shiek in deserts wide
Once sorrowed so lor thirsting man
He led before the caravan
And digging wells he, thirsting, died.
He died of th'.rst! the wells remain!
Oh daring, patient I'h'tteer, ,
Hod's Angel', wimt a triumph here!
To know no well is lii'td iu vain) -
We led against the snnset gold.
We lifted hand in desert land,
Digged wells -and graves ft broken band..
The Arab's piteous tale of old.
We plant ft tree beside this well
Of knowledge in the westmost west
Yon peaks rise np to call it blesied.
They stand etemsl sentinel!
Some far on day when we are dust
And all this vt vale teems with life,
Some brave sonls fainting in the strife
May rest them here ort speak us just:
Mav say few wo-ds thronh wilds or rime
Blazed out new ways fr worlds to come
And murmnrul not; bat bravely dumb
So died; fnll trusting God and time.
Life's lessons bid us bids its worth
With all it fruitage bound ia toil.
Trust God; aud trust the generous soil
Of human hearts, a trusting earth,
I connt it kindlier far to wait,
To work in faith, to wait in tears,
Ay wait and wait a thousand fears
Thau ouce to doubt, or challenge fate,
So here we set this little seed
And trust its tender boughs to Timet
To grow to touch the' star sublime;
As grows and grows some srrtall good deedt
Set deep where lilies ever nod,
Walled round by everlasting snows.
To grow as some great strong soul grow
v heu growing upward to its Uod.
JnAQVIit MlLLKR,
The class tree was sn Abies Amabilis, one
nf the species of tl.e llr which crows on the
summit of the Cascades. After the exercises
of planting the class tree, the audience ad
journed to the University aditorium for the
purpose of listening to the Sixth annual ex
erciscs of the
ALUMNI ASSOCIATIOX.
The exercises were opened by an insto
mental piece bv the Eiiiiene Orchestra, The
introductory address was delivered hy (ieo
3 Washburue, Vice President. We have
not space to notice the address in fnll, and
as nothing bnt the publication nf it entire
could do it justice, we will not give a Synop
sis. The speaker's remark on the death of
the president ol the Association, Mnery fir
lluike, were particularly Ike. The response
was delivered by WC Taylor, of th dais
of 84.
Miss Ci.ira Andrews rendered a solo, which
whs exquisite and was well received.
Miss l)e KtU Cozswell. of the class nf '83,
declaimed the AlutnU Poem iu a very credit
able manner. The tiocm was of rare thought.
Mr George. M iloyt, nf the class nf 82,
furnished the Annals. The Annals were of a
ciL'iiihed character, and were among the best
ever delivered in the nu.utoriuin ot me uni
versity. He received many congratulations
unon liis excellent his tor v of the dnimts of his
05 "children" durinir the past year. After
another instrumental piece by the orchestra ths
audience was dismissed. We thin that the
Association has reason to be nrond of its sixth
annual reunion, for it was a complete success in
every particular.
election or orrictRS roa 188&
The Alumni. Inst after the exercises, held
art election of officers, which resulted as fol
lows:
President Wnllace Mount, class nf '83.
he Presidents-J C Whiteaker 78. Mary
Has 79, C K Hale HO, C M 11 ill VI, Ileubie
P Spiller '-', Edgar McClue '83.
Orator A LFrozier 'BJ; alternate, George
X.dand '80.
Essnvist-Maogi Sergeant 82; alternate,
riin.i K Ijockwiwid '83.
Poet-J N Uoltra '83; alternate, T C Jud
kins '83.
Ann-list AC Woodcock '63; alternate, W
T Slater '83. "
Secretary Oeo S Wasbbiirne 78.
Executive Committee Geo S Washburn
78, A C Woodcock '83, Anna Whiteaker '81.
Thursday 10 a. m.
ORAIH'ATIXO EXERCISES.
The chapol of the University presented a
charming npearance upon Thursday, the day
set apart for the gradiixting class. An intel
ligent audience completely filled the auditorium.
Upon the platform were seated the Board of
Regents, Faculty and graduating class. At the
appointed hour President Johnson introduced
Itev Octavius Parker, who delivered an appro
priate pr iyer. After a Hue instrumental salec
ti in on the piano by Miss Ada Page, t grad
uating clans was introduced iw th folluning
orden
EMMA BRA Jf
Read an ejsny on "The Study of tne Eng
lish." Within the last three ceuturii-s, with
their numerous inventions and vast develop
ment of new knowledge, the uusi of educated
Kugiisli speaking people, have slowly but
surely awakened to the facts that Greek aud
Latin have fallen from their original niche in
thu ediicitioual structure, probably never to
hi replaced. The study nf the Koglish is
lapidly gaining iu prominence and bids fair
iu a short time to occupy that niche from
which thu classics have Inileil. In the Mid
dle Ages Lutin w as made the ground work of
eiucaliou. Whatever may Imvo been the
positions occupied by tho clasi,:s iu tne Hold
of knowledge a Ciiituiy t, this much is
certain, they do not now s Uugt in our
schools alTonl the mental culture claimed for
them. Can it bo supposed that we, who are
continually advancing in art, in science, iu
religion, and iu philosophy, should have
allowed our lim ,unge, the most powerful in
strument of thought, to have fallon from
its "pristine purity, to lose lis vignr and
nobility, and to become a mere jargon?" The
false idea in regard to the value of the clas
sics is gradually being overcome aud moro
direct attention paid to thu tudy of the
Kuulish.iii order that each student nu leaving
college, may the bettor be prepared for the
rough jostling of the world whero English,
not Greek and Latin, is the ruling language.
In the vivid knowledge of innumerable ship
wrecks, caused too often by an imperfect
outfit, a mighty effort uhnuld bo made to
start our youth on the voyage nf life, better
prepared to meet the many ililhculties which
even the most isvoreu veyager csunot
escape. -
BEX. B. BEKKMAH
Selected the subject of "The Drama of
Human Progress," as his theme', When
omid the dying strains of orchestra' music
the curtain arisen and discloses the opening
scene of a drama every eye is turned to wit
ness the series of actions constituting the plot.
As time advances we become aware of the
oervading spirit through the whole. So tre
events nf history, when viewed in their en
tirety, n:-e found to 1 linked together by a
chain of cause and effect, aud to buar a defi
nite rclilion to a central aud continuous
idea. We see kings lifted up aud thrown
lnwn, republics flourish and decay, but
through all we observe a steady progress and
towards a grander and nobler end. The
truths, to which the great agitators of the
world hare given utterance, have grown up
silently iu the human mind. One the
thought of men iiependea lor preserva
tion upon the costly and (lowly writ
ten roll of parchment. Now the printing
pre throw out it cloud nf sheets snd
tills the world witn books, lhegtand dra
ma of existence sliil goes nn and the age in
which welive is bnt a resplendent scene io its
progress. The sccuninlatmu aud research of
truth goes ceaselessly on, and gives a no
ble and progressive spirit to the age. Uni
versality of education snd the omnipresence
of the presi are enlightening the masses, snd
f irming the only true basis of stability and
progress, Grand possibilities in social sci
ence yet remain to be achieved, vast realms
nf knowledge to be discovered and explored;
and the gates of yet distant sciences to be
unlocked. Bnt the onward movement of
the ago fill the mind withbrightest
hopes and gives . promise of halcyon
days to come.
W. W. CAROwtLL,
Chos for hi object, "Resplce Finern." Wbe
the first gun of th rebellion boomed acrns
th waters of Charleston bay and th wild
news flew to the north that Sumpter had fab
len; wLen the roar of the cannon from the pine
forests of Maine to the everglades of Florida,
told too truly that the south was really in earn
est; then for the first time did the north awake
from that lethargic slumber which bound them
for the first time did they look to the rod.
Time rolled oa and at last the Unioa was vic
torious, Thousands ot live bad been sacri
ficed. A debt of eight billions of dollars was
piled up. Why was not thi foreseen? Why
did not snm auspicious omen warn u of the
vecissitu les? The an'el of death bad draped
hi blck plum in 4 1,000 happy homei, while
th G k! nf fir had swept over th land ami
from city and village, from the granitu coast
oi ma Atlantic to th lioliten UaU nt th l a
ciflo his influence was felt. Now they cried
"Kespic Finem." But thi, end Is .ot yet
When th north ana the south .shall blend in
one universal chorus of poetry and song, when
a national hallmil meeta ths urns aDunihation
from th blu and th gray; when th grave of
the honored dead and those Who dug them are
buried dwp in oblivion; when the God mam
mon no longer controls th ballot; when honor
is given wher honor is due, thtnt thou Will be
th end.
ROBERT COLLUS,
Chose a hi sulijoct th "Nationalization ol
the Land." In the early history of a rice
when it ii at the beginning of its progress
towards civilisation, we mar sutmose that
small population derives it sitrVport from a
large amount of territory. W ild I nuts aud
th products of the chase are the sole means
ot subsistence. A time roll on the race is
divided into tribes. Each tribe claims
certaiu exteut of territory. To affirm that a
man may riuhtfullr demand exclusive own
ership ill any of the natural resource of the
earth is to deny that all men were created
with an equal right to exist. , Th great
measure of socialism, ths groundwork on
which most of its purposes are based, is the
nationalization of the laud. Disastrous will
be the result when socialists secure a major
ity in this country. That the present land
owners will be deprived of their pmporty
seems little mom to doubt. Society, the
true owner nf the soil, regulates the
methods of land tenure with convenience ami
custom. A time may come when all shall
be for the country and no one for himself
And we may imagine that each successive
sge shows its nearer approach. But at least
it hi not yot oome. In every community
might be found a large numberof individual
who except under compulsion ol self inter
est or of close superiutendency would not
work honestly. Netar to long a thi tend
ency remains can any socialistic scheme be
successfully carried out. Should a time ever
ooma when it does not remain and when
every one Unselllshly devote hi best euer
gies to the promotion of the welfare of his
fellowbtings.then will the social oonditmn of
man approach toward aimghty consummation.
Private property will lie unnecessary, pover
ty will be unknown; and we shall see in all
the better qualities and higher powers of
human existence the grandeur of its possi
bilities.
WALTER t. EAttt
Chose as hi subject, "The Laborer, a Social
Study." In the dark background of history,
the laborer was regarded as occupying a low,
degraded position, a mere machine growing
up in ignorance, shut out from the rest of the
world, tie was then contented to live anil
die in ignorance a his forefather had done.
That time is n- more, Tho (pell nf ignor
ance i broken. To-day the workman look
upon those arouud him as his equals. The
existence of a nation depend upon the
elevation nf its laborers. So long as the
laboring classes were steeped in ig ioranco
the fouling ot discontent to their employees
wus concealed. 1 hey know not how to rise
even when this desire was felt. Education
has'chaugpd all this. The Workman of to-
lay looks back Into tho past history as into
a prison, while he sees amiihtl inm the ad
vantages that education oners to nun who
ss:ssc ibi Ti.e masses are Hot moved by
mere demagogues even with stcialistio and
uihilistio rtvmgs, uules supported by a real
grievance. . I he laborer must be treated as
rational being, not as a mere machine
Trade union ar productive of good and
evd. On the on hand they ervt to divide
thprolit more equally among all, while nn
the other hand sometime! their demand! are
cruel and unjust In no country doe the
laborer realize the full benefit of freedom to
the same extent a thi. Our present sys
tern uf politics must be revolutionized, lt
politics be run hy men of morality. Lot the
avoidance of tixpayiug receive the severest
lenallies, and lt tne reward nf bribery be
imprisonment for life. Ceass ye men of
pleasure aiol bil-iuess, coa-e ol thinking only
of yourselves. Give thought to the oom-
inu .Uy in w hich you l veii. noyour puiiiic
luty. Discharge tho solemn trusts imposed
upou you by your country, your consciences
aud your God,
JEl'rERSOX D, f EWf Of (
Chose M the therne of hit oration, "Effect of
Climate ou Civilization." In studying the his
tory of th human rac and it place of bablli
l.iti.m there 'rests in the minds nf everv Demon
who delves into the law nf nature snd nature's
Uod, a conviction, that while jurisprudence
has done much toward civilizing til great na
tions of th earth, while the church bo done
more perhaps in this vast domain; there yet
remains foreign to these another strenuous in
fluonce, that uf C'iinatei This silent but migh
ty force moves along slowly, yet in the end the
effects are recognized as an indellibl fact aud
an active agent in the formation of national
character. Nature not only effects the vegeta
ble kingdom but also the animal. There Is
nothing privileged in nature. High or low
must submit to an impartial and ttilcltontreahle
rule. The color of tbe various raci who in
habit the different countries of the globe, ex
hibit a variety of tint. The Ksquimaux of
the north and tne Fueglan of the south are
exceedingly light, while th color nf all the
intermediate race gradually blend intn rach
other as w near the equator, where it deeiiens
to jet black. It Is maintained that if the
whit man be transplanted to the African
shores, and exposed to the climatie Influences
of nOO or 000 hundred year, he would assum
nil th aspect of a negro But of all th
change through which man ha passed, that
of his mental faculties, though less conspicuous,
lias undergono more revolution and suffered
most. Thus were engrafted into the human
lilieity, genius of wisdom, valor and engenuity,
twhich nurtured by a free s til, and warmed by
th ray of intellectual ami moral freedom
towers heavenward a monument of splendor
and wisdom.
oeoruk w. niLLf
Spoke eo "Tbe Spirit of ltvform." Emer
son says, "Greatness is bnt the fulfilment of
natural tendency in each mam" This ten
dency in man to recast ihe thought amLiin
prove upon the meditations of the past may
oftimes be hidden bnt cannot be wholly con
cealed. I read it in the conflicts of sge. It
forms the subject of civil history. It Hashes
out uot only on the battlefield but under the
the stormy eloquence of debate iu national
council aud ecclesiastical synod. It agitates
every bosom with the tumult of opposing
advantages. The organized reforms am) rev
olutions that glow on the page nf history srr
bnt the outgrowth of this national tendency,
realized through united efforts to fulfill for
the race a 'better destiny. The doctrine of
reform is exerting a mighty influence in our
own times in determining the character and
institutions of the period. Ths idea of im
provement has ft wider cpe than ever
before It spare neither th social struct
ure, the state, the school, nor the relations
nf trade) but every institution, every rela
tioncivil and domestic now hears th call
to judgment, and every abuse that msy
aiise iu the bosom of cociety is forced to
ubmit to th genera! inquest A desire for
advancement is rousing t . na'ion, tyrants
tremble, throne bow d .wn.and armies stand
still before it Th world' r former hsve
been the leader in the vail of th world's
onward march towards tlist perf. otion which
has been the hop of all human history. Be
it our to see that the proceieim be nit
(tayed nor the mnslo of it march b hushed.
On account nf ths death nt Ms father, Mr.
Hill was prevented from delivering hi oration.
But w wSr permitted the nis of hi manu
scrlpt, and Ineietbr give a tyuopsli. At th
request of th graduating class, w will print
his address in full next week. E a
JAMES V. KEV1LLR
Choe "Th Force of Personality" for hi
theme. There i in man a mysterious foiee
which find expression through the three
essential attribute of tho ' mind Intsl
lect, feeling and mind. Man as possessed of
those Inseparable Interdependent attributes
is cAlled a personality, aud the wondrous
force which employs them as it instruments
i fitly termed the force of personality. It
i the essential element iu personal influence
and is lelt in tho hut ol the peasant as well
as iu the courts of th king. It n a power
for weal or woe. Personal force constitutes
leadership, Scicnco teaches that all force
is eternal. Tho time has not been in the
history nf tho country when woman did not
hold uudispnted sway iu tho realm of. her
native kingdom, home. To her as queen of
home the greatest of earth have ever bowed
in loving submission. How patent for ghod
is the force of personality. Through the
fathers and mothers of our homes, through
the teachers of our schools Snd tho presi
dents of our colleges, through the ministers
of the dospel and the advocate of th bar.
through the statesman and the reformer, it
is exercising it resistless power in every
department of the social woild. It is the
men snd women of force that ars shaping
the destiny of our nation. In them lies ths
elements of our national success. To their
strong hands ws oommit the banner of our
freedom and fondly trust it will never sutler
dishonor nor ever be trailed lit the dust.
CASPAR W.J 8HARFLU .
Delivered so oration entitled "Suporstition
and Law." Iu studying tho jurisprudence
of ancient times, superstition seemed to play
u all important part especially in th trials
of all such crime as murder, treason and the
like. Aud not only did superstitions prevail
in aucient times, but still exists and ar
sanctioned by the ablest legists of the present
day. A verdict of twelve tools or knaves in
a jury bos may discharge a orimiuaLagainst
the plainest dictates of common seuse, but
in neither case would the sentiments ot the
oommuuity be changed. In former times
torture was resorted to to force a criminal to
oonfess. A man under torture warned that
he could retract his confession; pathetically
replied: "During my examination at ou
time I was stretched Upon the rack six
hours, at another I was slowly burned for
eight hours) if 1 retract I shall be subjected
to those tortures ssain and again; I had
rather die." The principle seemed to be that
uinety-ume innocent persons should be pun
ished rather than one guilty one should
escape. In our generation we laugh at the
inconsistencies uf our forefathers which are
rather to be respected as trophies of a silent
victory won by almost imperceptible grada
tions, W hen, therefore, in the dark ages
we find the administration of justice so
strangely interrupted by appeals to ths
sword or to chance, diguilied under the
forms of christianized superstition, weshould
remember even this is an improvement on
the all pervadiug first law ofviolenoei
WILLIAM 0. TATLOR,
Choe as Hie tlieme of hi oration, ''Enthusi
asm." This is decidedly a practical and phil
osophic age. Science and reason are the cri
teria ol lilt, sentiment anu loenng are losing
their place in our philosophy and religion.
The man prolific in theories and opinions is a
philosopher, while he who lives and acts ac
cording to ths deepest convictions of his heart
is a fanatio and crary enthusiast The an
cients believed enthusiasm to be th spirit of
th gods playing In th loin oi men. It was
nthusiasm fired by a faith in Jesus of Nas-a-eth
that caused his esrly followers to carry
the rlad paean of the resurrection Into every
quarter of the world, despite the opposition of
persecution. While the intellect speculates
and the man nf acquisition cites authority, the
man of feeling act and put forth his energies.
Kuthusiosin is the pioneer spirit of the ages.
Iu regions unexplored it blazes the way for
genius, culture and national growth. It
touches the poet's heart and hi soul responds
to the breathing of the rouse. It Is the Ore
that lk-hta the torch of Inspiration; energy and
originality. It turns the marble into man, the
cnuvass into history the earth into a temple,
the air Into the whispers oz angels, and the
nam Into an immortal song. It sheds a re
deeming grace around the scenes of life, and on
clouds of disappointment it paints a bow of
promise. It gforiles the hardest tasks. It
nibs adversity nf neglect and disappointment
of defent it is the mystlo harp of the soul on
whose wild seraphic chords the confused mur
mur ol gladness, toll and grief loses itself In
the great anthem of life,
J. Rl WH1TNKT,
Spoke nn "The Aesthetic Element in Ameri
can Civilization." When man attempt to
ienetrate the mingled web of living natural
forces which w call life, and to search out ths
great river cr.iirses which have shaped the des
tinies of men, he oanuot but discover that these
streams the great life Current of human ac
tion remains essentially unchanged. We
have no evidence, of any period of time in
which th human rno ha not been united in
to iicial groups, Th American ar said to
be a cold, practical, common sense money
making people; but more recent history has
shown that with th physical development of
tli country) there has been a corresponding
growth anil quickening of the sentiment and
lee lings of the aesthetic tastes of the people. It is
the active industrious, intelligent mass, drawn
from every walk In. life who constitute the
governing power. Styles, tastes and sentiments
of a nation are its life preserving power, and
to a greatdegrce shape thecharacter,motild the
word and direct th actions of men. All
history combines to point that all social
change towards th evolution of a higher civi
lization must ooma from th whole complex of
factor working in th bosom of society. While
ths world psuss to admire wealth, that
powerful combination of faculties which devel
op great iitert-rise, It will ver reserve a
warm place In it heart for those higher sensi
bilities. It requires the heart, the feelings
and the sentiments of a nation as well as their
hands and brains to assimulate into it own
great heart the fullest possibility to advance to
to th farthest verge of social and civil pro
gress. BETTIESHAW,
Read an essay entitled, "Th Mercenary Ele
ment in National Character." A peculiar
buoyancy add elasticity is apparent in the na
tions! character nf Americans; snd great con
fidence is displayed by them, in social and po
litical Institutions. Americans have pro
claimed to the world, th fore of their unison,
independence and liberty. Strange yet true,
that many Americans as office holders, not on
ly have no conscience, but frankly avow they
hsve none. It matter that ft nation's affairs
he managed with wisdom and probity.' He
who acquire riches rapidly, can hardly be in
nocent The future ot th nation is imperiled
by the almost universal degeneracy of those
who ar sacrificed to pelf. A weak place in a
chain cau'es H soon to break, so tnis vil in
national character, will eventually cause a dis
memberment in social and political systems.
To avoid this, th character of th mass, most
b improved by true and hone.t culture. Men
must he taught that worshipping mammon Is a
sin. That something nobler than this must
bind man to man. That w must obey our
"Highest Guide," who tea she ns to be moder
ate in all earthly gain and to repress those de
sire which are not for ths good of humanity.
Then In the grand "arena of life" choosing be
tween th good and th vil desire, thi truth
should always be born ia mindr
Heard ar the sages)
Heard ar th voices;
?'he worlds and th ages;
'ho is well, your cholos I
Brief, and ytt endless."
VALEDICTORT.
Friends and citizens of Eugsnct
Drawing memory' veil aside, our thoughts
revert to the time when ws cams among yen.
hav ver felt that w bad your co-operation
in our effort to obtain an sduoatlon. , Th
home which hav been kindly opened tp u.
and th bond of friendship which resulted
therefrom will ever b a pleasant renumber
ance. As we appear before you for the last
time', we Acknowledge to you our hsartTsli
thanks. Kesnected Regent: To you would
we express the regard that is due, for having
formed just laws, anil in procuring for us
good and noble corps of instructor. A a wall
is to a fort; so ar you to this institution of
learning. Dear schoolmates: For th Past
few years, our lives hav been linked togt,nr.
Look to day wherever ws may, tokens nl your
5ood will are brought vividly befor us. in th
ecoration and harmonious beauty of this hall.
This vergren, an emblem of fidelity, is ft fit
symbol that your memory will be vr cher
ished, although to-day, th dividing line be
tween th past and future, cause u to say
good-bye. Estesmed teacher: You hav
ver inspired us with grandeur and noble pur;
pose. You have directed us through intricate'
method day by day. W shall now be de
prived of your guidance, tut may we well an;
ply the lesson learned here, trusting to the.
teachings of an all seeing On. Iu biddinf
vou adieu, w feel that to your influeoo ana
precepts, we owe an eternal debt of gratitude
Dear classmate: Side by side have w stHlg
gled for the same noble end The work allbUi)
us here has been accomplished. United by as
sociations, as in th past few years, we shall
uever be; yet let us hops that the tie of friend;
ship for eaoh other while her may grow
stronger and firmer. And may th memory
nf this event, with the thought of our motto,
"Non nobis Solum," ever liefore us, keep us in
the path of justice and duty, though w roust
now say farewell. To the, oh, beloved Alma
Mater, will our thoughts ever return witH
reverence. Noble home! We feel that we canr
not render a joint tribute to your praise.. And
it is with an unutterable sadness, that w bid
you too, good-by.
DuHng the exercises Mr RPringle performed1
a violin Solo, with piano accompaniment by
Miss Mary Test; Misses Nettle McCornack
and May Test tang loin Sach, which were
finely executed; Alls Celift Goldsmith ren
dered a piano Solo, and th Choral Society
fiurnlslied several fine pieces. Showers of
boqtlet Were tiestowed liberally upon acfi
? -adnata. At the oles of the valedictory
resident Johnson, in a few well timed re
marks, presented the olos with their well
earned diplomas, conferring the degree of At
B. upon Itenj H Beekmsn, Kobt Collier, Gd
W Hill, Jas M Neville, Caspar W Sharpie;
W O Taylor, Jo R Whitney, W W Cardwlh
and th decree of B. 8. upon Walter f
Eakin, J D Fenton, Bettie E Shaw arid
Kmma A Bean. And thu the onllegiatt rest
of th Oregon State Uunivorsity for 1884
olosed; the grandest and most successful in it
history, j n reviewing the work oi tn year
th friends nf the institution may find greal
pleasure and satisfaction. The Faculty and
tion in their noble work.
iiri: rr 1 1 ui m n unnni una ui sausrum vuiuuiauwr
BOARD OF REGENT
Tho Board of Regent itic'l 6fi iiiti'8
19th with the following itlombors' pres
ent: j
Hon. Matthew P. Deady, Hon. Li
L McArthur, Dr S Hamilton, Hori
T O Hentl ricks, Hon HVnrjr Failing)
Hon Rodney Scott,
The following memliors wers oliaKtitf
Hong A Bush, R S Bean and rJr. E;
R Gcaryi
After reading the minutes oi last
Rcswion, and the reports of secretary;
treasurer and executive committee, the
Board adjourned until 8 PM,
The. Board establiHhed a law school
in connection with the University to lo
i .i TnMii , as- t;.i,j ii
luuuiru sif x ui iiaiiu, ku, Atiii'iiai
Thornton was appointed Professor of
tho Law Department,
A resolution was adopted requiring
Ihe Faoulty co (telnet from the graduat
ing class students to deliver the s.alu'fa'-'
tory and valedictory addresses.
Tho executive committee was an-
thorized and directed to expend two
hundred dollars in setting (Ait trees tfrl
the campus. ,
Prof. Bern, J Hawthorno, or Uorval-
lis, was elected Professor of English
Literature and Psychology,
Mr Bnni B lioekman, olJatkaonviIl.
was appointed as one of the tutors;
The executivo committeo was au
thorized to expwid 1750 for making i
repairs in and ojiout the building.
Judgo McArthur was appointed! a
special committee to -select and pur
chase liooks for the University Library,
and to expend the sum of $400'. , '
The salary of eoch tutor was fixed at
$900 a year,
Alumni Reunion. -Tho Annual Re
union of the Alumni Association took
place at Mrs, J B Underwood's resi
dence last Thursday evening. A large
numlirr of the members and a few
invited guests assembled at the appoint
ed time, and spent several hours in social
converse, Music was furnished by Ihe
Eugene OrcliestroV A fine supper was
also one of the attractions of the even
ing, at which a number of toasts were
delivered, The rcunioir wan one of the
most pleasant ever enjoyed by the As
sociation. .
Died. In this ciiy, June 15r 188'
of rheumatism of tho heart, II. B. T
Sloan,' eldest son of t. M. Sloan and
wifp, aged 15 ycafs, 3 months and 6
days. The remains were .buried m
Masrruc cemetery, June loth. The
family have the sympathy of their
many friends io their sad bereavement-
$eri6ub Loss. We learn by thi
Prineville News that Mr. K Z. Biiley
formerly of this county,' lost his crop,
garden pouTtr and farming imple
ments hy a waterspout that visited
Bridge creek, June 2d. His low
amount! to fully 1,000.
New Hotel. Mr. Geo. H. Paris;
nf thin ritv . has received instructions'
from Mr. Chas Baker to' draw plant
and specifications immediately for a
thren story brick hotel to be built on
his lot just north of the post office.
Residence Purchased. Mr Jos.
McCIaron Wednesday purchased of
Capt N. L Packard his residence on
Sixth street, paying $3150 for ihi
tni.- This is one of the fioest loc
tioas in th oify.