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VOL. 20.
EUGENE CITY, OR, SATURDAY, JUNE 30. 1888.
NO. 51
SUPPLEMENT.
University of Oregon.
Commencement ExercUe, 18U8
Another Mas Graduated -Excr-cIhos
of the Day.
Tbe Commencement exercises of tbe Slut
University of Oregon for the yeal 18HS have
passed and you.. Another cIuhi has goua
forth from lb portals of tbitl institution of
learning to take their plucea iu tbe busy
turmoil of lifu.
The leroise began Sunday morning with
tba Baccalaureate sermon delivered by Prof.
Van Hcoy, President of tbe Willamette Uni
versity of Kaleiu. The reverend Kutleman
took lor bil text: "Every on. aball give an
account of himself uuto God." ltomans
14-12. Tba aaruiou wan of a practical or
der aud waa replete with advica particularly
directed to Ibe class ubout to graduate. It
waa attentively listened to by tb. large aud
ience assembled in Villurd Hall. Tb. oilier
exorcises were as followa; Invocation, Hev.
C. A. Wooley; uiusio, "O, b. Joyful;" read
iug, Itev. C. M. Hill; music, "Tbou art All;"
prayer, Uev. C. M. Wiro; cbaut, "Tbe
Lord' l'rayer." Tbe iuumo waa lod by
l'rof. C'ooliiluo and consisted of Messrs.
Liailey, titraiu'lit, Wood worth and Williams
and Misses Nellie aud Mabel Straight, Kate
ltoms, Emma and Hay Teat aud Mary
Walla,
Monday.
Tba muiic department of tba Univeraity,
uud'r tbe direction of l'rof. Coolidge, giad
Uatra a claxa of two, Missus Alberta hheltuii
aud ibme Mitlgb y, bulb of Kugene. Tbe
graduating exercise took place Monday
evening ut tbe Uuivuraity Hall, au exclusive
musical programme bring romUr.d. Tbe
young graduates iicipiiltod thumselve cred
itably, abonriug by their manipulation of
tbe ivory knya that tby bad been well
grounded iu tbe ai t of miuio. Tbia ia tbe
lirat clan, graduated from tbia department
of tbe Univeraity. Tba luiiaio d.artmeut
wa added to il the fiiat of tba present school
year, and INKS auspiciously amula fortb ita
tlrat cliiaa, abuwiug tbat tbe L'uiveraity of
tbe Statu of Org .11 bun facilities for im
parting a thorough mimical education.
Tuesday.
MC-CNMM or TflK LITHB&MY aoctrniw.
Tba nniiiial reunion of tba Laurean and
Eutuxiiiu Literary Societies were held iu the
chapel Tuesday evening at 8.31) I'. M. Tbe
exercise consisted of, uiuaic by the orehes
tra; adilreaa of welcome by Miss Sue Don is;
fitHttletta by Misses Te-vi 'v M'HH
Etta Moora and Mr. K. F. Mulkeyj duct by
Mis Dura Scott; solo by Mis Kimna Tent,
Tbe address of welcome and the annul wra
both gooil n it' t showed much literary merit.
The vocal aud iuHtruuiental liiuhic w.ro x
t'elb'iit, A pleasant social lime waa bud af
ter tba rendering of Ibe regular programme.
Wednesduy.
Tba opening .x.rci.a for Wednesday wan
au uddiosa before tbe Laur.uu aud Kutiixiun
Literary Societie. at IU a. in , by (. II.
lluruett of Salem, hii subject "Practical
Training iu Education." Mr. liuruutt ia a
llili'iit speaker ami bia addrosi waa replete
with excellent uilvice to the aludeut, show
iug that bo bad thoroughly studied and
mastered hi. subject.
A 'J p. IU. tbe class Iimi waa plauted by the
graduating clan. Tba treu la a lalix
Luiopea, Ibe Europeau larch. Ibt.' U A.
llrutlaiudehveiedtbaaddre.il, from which
we take tba following extract:
Front the time luaii waa cradled upon tb.
southard slop, of Aaia till ha cam. to quar
ter mi the edge of tba l'acillc breakers evi ry
term ol bin journey cut) be noted from the
monuments of bia band. At the gruv of
Home fallen hero whose axit baa added
uuotb.r atar to aha Inlelleotiilil flrmuiueut
to coiiiiuuinorate the triumph of au imperial
Ciutar or to mark the apot wuara tbe ar
luiea of mi n have pitched their t.nta for n
few generatiolia, man baa placed luouuiiieiitH
symbolical of that which bua pawned beyond
recall. Tbua autnpiily trauamita to ua thia
cu.toiu. To-day wa loave au amblem for
no such purpoae. Ultra to pomuiiuuorato
tbe preaeiit and unknown futuro. Much
more belltliug it ia, that wa plaoa bare ua
our emblem, a young aud growing tree sym
bolical of uo dead ami buried pant but a gol
deu linger board ev.r pointing to tba uu
kuowululure which aeema to corneal within
ita hidden, vaulta rewarda for which a vlaaa
jut treading tba threshold of lile'a great
work ahould ba ever striving. At tbia place
we uiuatohauga our journey New
upon tbia hallowed apot where our oolb-ga
journey auded aud our college claee dia
ban. lad we plant tbn beautiful littla larch.
Instead of erecting her. eoui. proud monu
ment of atoua or coatly marble which would
mould aud crumble to duat wkeu left alone
to nature', keeping wa plant tbia young aud
healthy tree aud dedicata it to tba aim who
aaila through km brilliant orb aud cause
apiay to riae iu tha ailvery cloud aud fall at
a gcutle dew from keavan; to the wild
lireeu that iu year, to ooma aball catua ita
tail aud waung plum.a to move iu g.utle
harmony aud tuw in graceful courteny o ita
.inter olaaa tre. Thi. young tree trans
planted from the home of ita aucalora who
reanug their proud and lofty kcada buv.
aloo.l (or agi-a upou tha ril,'ged peak, of the
auow capptd Alp. aud pbrcing Appciiiut'.,
to-day bVgiix Ua IriwliiaHl eld. by Mil. with
tb. elk., of 'H4. Day by day tlun hula tree
connlaully growing, uev.r aloppiug to rvat
or play, each day rearing ita bead higher
and higher, year by year, adding layer iiihiii
layer to il. littla trunk, Dually ahull aland
Upon ihia campn. proud, uiajealio (oraat
tree jyow claHuiatea, when in
tba Ukkuowu futura wa ar. oouteuding
agaiu.l tba atorma of life's perilou. journey;
when, perhapa, wa are waiidi ring in foreign
bind, alar from tha wall, of our alma mater;
wheo doubt aud deapair are hotting above
our brow; when time ahall hava turu.4 our
tiair to a ailver grey, and our atale ly traad
aud youthful oouaUuauoe, to k faltering
at .0 aud grim old age; wb.n wa ar. aboat
to Low unto de.tb, end our journey ami lay
dowu upou lile'a highway with our burden
fur pillow, then may wa turu about aud
through toul memory', aya take fc glaaciug
laviaw of tha atuaaof thiaday aud tha gian
i4eit tW IKMiuta iu U kluM,
Tba cln.ni tree poem waa eompoaed and
read by Arthur J. Collier.
At 3 p. m. the literary axareieaa of tba
Alumni Aaaociation wera held in Villard
Ilull. Rev. Tbomaa Condon opened with
prayer. Henry F. MoClure of tha claaa of
'HQ, President of tba Aaaooiation, made a
abort kddreaa waluoming tba alumni back to
their ulma mater. Tbe oration waa delivered
by Claiborne A Woody of tba claaa of 'Ml,
Mr. Woody taking a. bia aubject "Engliah
Poetry and Robert Drowning. " Tho ad
drena wa. attentively li.teued to by the large
audience. Mra. 8. W. Condon and Kute
Dorrin rendered "A Night iu Venice" in an
excellent manner winning applaune. Tba
niiuuliKt, D. W. linnt of Ibe claaa of '85, failed
to make bia appearance aud that part of tbe
programme waa dixpeueed with.
In tbe evening Hon. II. W. Scott, the
talented editor of tha Oregonian, delivered
the addrcaa before tha Univeraity taking an a
mbinct, "Moral Law." Tba kddreaa waa
well received by tba large audieuce, and
many complimentary remark, wera mado
concerning the logical manuer in which Mr.
Scott handled bia subject.
TliurHduy, 10 A. M.
The auditorium of Villard Hull preaent
ed a gala appearunuo with featoon. of ever
greens, many bountiful flower, and planta,
while on tbe ample atuge were nested the Re
gnuia, Faculty of (he L'niveraity, and tho
graduating claaa. The body el tbe hall waa
tilled with k large audience to witueaa the
linal exurcieoa of the week. All aeemad to
taku a jiiHt pride iu encouraging by their
preai'uco tha men and women who would
that day puaa Iba portala of their alma ma
ter and go forth to do life', buttle. Ibe
onuuiug pruyer wua made by Rev. C. M.
V ire. The graduating cluaa ia compoaed of
the following member, taking the degree of
A. 1!.: Murk J. liuiley, Jr., Arthur J. Coll
ier, IliiZitu A. llruttaiu, l.eallie C. McCor
uack, Etlu E. Mooie audJobu H. Putliaon.
The uddresaea of tba graduate were at
tentively liatuiii-d to, aud rare boijueta of
flower were prenented ench at tba close of
their oral 1011a. A chorus rendered several
selections of initnio. Mian Mue Huff ou tha
piano gave "Im Torruut du Monlaigne," the
Mienea Straight a vocul duett, "Vt-ni Maco;"
Miaa Mary Cleaver a piano nolo, "La Hurpe
Jiolieune."
H. A. Rrntttiu cliona for the subject of his
oration "I'll. Iever that Movei tba World."
Iu an instant an ideal tlunhrs thmuglt tbe
mind of a man. 1 In. attracts his attention,
become, tbe adeu of hi. desire, tba goal of
bis perlectioH ; to reach this be is ever striv
ing, but kt thin f tte has forbidden that he
ball ever stand. On reaching tbe supposed
goal, mk se.s his fuiiit ideal again lurking
in the distance, gradually growing brighter,
suggesting UB'I magnifying new avenues of
thought, yet ever withdrawing from his na
tive imperfection. Thus through the past
comes and into the future goes the army of
l ivili.atioii, and an mini ahull name the lim
its !' ";c:.,;4"; a gbn,cy bac
tliroiigh kiuelueu buu lliid Veais we noto
that iu wbutever iireciion the pionserslrave
led tile wa, prompted by their ideas, the
f.luinns of uitn have invariably followed,
leaving at every turn of this long anil peril
ous jouruoy a golden mile-xtou coinuiemo
ra.iug tbe xuadt u uprising of tome new aud
powerful Una. The history of tba world is
found iu tbe volume which records tha birth
aud direction of niau's ideas. Long ago
man's mind conceived au iii.a that he should
utili.e and contiol t'.m forces of nature. He
begun silently to wage thin mighty contest,
ami on every bund, uiul in every ugn and
clime, do wo w itiifns the wonderful power
nl 'this simple idnu. On every hand do we
observe these lores of nature, from the light
ninof the universe to tlm mighty wutms of
e ivtii, follow bcfoie the jiieiciug iuvustigu
tioua of man's ideas. These niuaiiiliceut
lei.ulli iu. not the wink of a day, a life tonn
or even it century. They stand repiaseut
iug the sii.imo culmination to which man's
ulcus liuve i iseii during his long ud event
ful l amer. This ever present idea, to. con
trol the forces of uutuie, teaches man to in
vestigate her principle, Thin investigation
f h'T principles lruds ou to piacticul uiven
tiyns. Practical inventions are the sinews of
war, with w hich muu ia waging this great
contest sgamst nature. His Hist attack was
through the meilium ol human slavery, noon
came an idea, that physical agents aud ino
chanical coiiiiiiuationa could be employed t
a fur greater advantage. Pulilio policy un
derwent a change Human slavery went
down like an avulunclie. The germinal idea
never dies. It stands to the perpetual mem
ory of its originator, n novated, polished ami
I ell ned by all succeeding ages. Iu tha mu
seum of Alexandria stood the nucleus of the
modern steam engine, seventeen hundred
years ago. It remained a mere idea until
the middle of the eighteenth century which
wa. mado forever illustrious by James
Watt, who became amaster of the proper
ties ol s'vam ami announced to the woiltl as
idea, which in the form of the moderu steam
eugiae is moving the wheels of industry in
every civilnted laud. The first duties it per
formed were rude aud aimpla kt the original
ideal. Soon it vindicated its delicacy of
touch to the line arts, and from these to the
mastery of tha ..as, rivers and continents.
Who en swing Tamerlane standing kt tha
gate of Damascus, having finished bis pyra
mid of "(l.tHnJ human skulls, would hava
dreamed that perhaps on that very day there
was a little taiy playing nine pins in the
streets of Menu whose history was of far
more iniKrtane thau the history f twenty
Tnmei l.iaes ? What are the conquests of tha
whole corporation of c:iitaina from Walter
the Pemiylenn to Napoleon Itonaparta com
pared with "the movable printing type, of
Joliunrse Futist ?" He gave ua an idea by
winch we can converse with the dead and
living kings of the human race. He made it
possible to eujov all there ia of past elegance,
la-autv and i.tiueaient From the most
humble otlicein the land we aea wire, lead
ing nut into the air. I'pou th.se ae can
end a messenger to every (juai ter of the
oivibred earth. The President of tka I'nit
at State. Mild, a message to Cong' ess. IU
for the sun goes down on tha third day fol
low iag wa read in tha columns of oar local
newstwpera coinmeuta from a statesman
travelling iu Europe. Such ia tha "power
of tknt idea,' which leaped from tha magio
brain of Samuel ft. Morse. Such ia the work
of Thomaa A. Eddinon, In centuriee to
coma whose name aud fama ahall stand tha
brightest? America's statesmen and warrior
or h.r inventors? Meat inscribed an paper
hav. moved tha niiud. of men who mov tha
world.
Mua Lethe McCornkck'atubjactwu "Ed
okUoa aud bail-EadiAUwa." iwiucaUoa M vl
great imporUnco in teaching one bow to
work methodically and to the bast advan
tage, but without will power and k fixed
purpose mere learning is of but little profit.
Many eifted and highly educated meu's livea
have been wrecked by k lack of will power.
The will is tha rudder that keeps the mind
firmly to its fixed course. To be educated
in the truest svuse one must be self-educated.
Gibbon auya, " Every man who rise.
aliove the common level receive, two educa
tionsthe first from hit instructors, tha sec
ond, the most personal and important, from
himself." Self-reliance it the secret of all
true sue. ess. Tbe self-made man know, tbe
strength of the foundation upon which he is
standing. He ha. built it for himself, stone
by stone, and has tested each one as ha plant
ed it. Look at the leading nieu of tha age.
It is their originality that gives them their
prominence. The self reliant man gains
strength in overcoming obstacles. Poverty
is regarded by many as a curse and a serious
impediment to succens, yet seventy three per
cent, of tho successful men of to (lav have
arisen from rnverty Elihu Rurritt, the
learned blacksmith, contended against pov
erty mid many disadvantages, but educated
himself without money or instructors. Dr.
John Kith, tha eminent biblical scholar,
Hugh Miller, the celebrated geologist, and
many other eminent men, were self-taught.
Cicero, Horace, Tacitus and Virgil are cited
ns examples of self reliance aud originality.
Charlotte i'.ronte acquiteit her education un
der great difficulties. In the 'dreary obi
kitchen of her father's heuse she sat and
wrote, rising above her surrouudings unit
living iu a world created by her own imag
ination, Wealth uud friends can help us
over many hard places iu life, but if we de
pend on these and have no self relianco we
will find ourselves deserted aud aloi.e in the
supreme moment of life, for there is no pow
er, mi friend who can net our part for us.
To be self-reliant one must have that with
in himself upon which he can rely. David,
tho shepherd boy, when he went out to tight
(ioliath would not take the bone wed armor
or the spear which he was not accustomed
to wield, but chose his own sling, and, rely
ing upon the skill which he knew he possess
ed, he went forth to meet the enemy of his
people and was victorious. When a man
has achieved some great work, be assured he
did ot accomplish it by a single stroke cf
genius. 1 1 u has been striving all his life aud
looking forward to tliii goal of all his efforts.
The siiWjcut of A. J. Collier', oration was
"National Progress," All great nations have
great wealth, great power, extended domain
aud gicat population. Without these
wa cannot conceive of a great nation. With
out wealth, she cannot be supiorted; with
out powr, she may be crushed fr-jin without
or broken from within; deprived f her ex
tended domain, .lie is crowded into narrow
ness; u ii, I without a great population, she is
k head without a body. Thus Russia is
hampered liy her luck ot funds; 1 in key lias
not the power to hold her own against her
neighbors; rmnee has not room to extend
her full puwvra; aud Brazil J-, Hmli'
populution. A great uatiou must also have
permanence. Alexander couipjered the world
lint his influence was slight, compared w ith
tkat of the iiioiaus. The great nation like
the greut man must exert an influence that
impels men aud nations to a Wetter cotditiou.
Ancient Kygpts chief glory is not toller
pyramids but iu tha fact that alia led mi to
tha civilization of (ireec. aud Rome. This
progressiva lull. sue. is for all nations a true
measure of their greatness. Rut the achieve
ments of nations, like individuals, are large
ly dependent ou their circumstance, lho
first udvantiiita which same nations have
over others urines from their geographical
position and clm.ata. IIhih England was
separated f i win her livula by the sua uud
saved tun uxptase w hich in. oilier nations
of Europe incur iu defending their frontiers.
And being also very . near the center ot the
land hemisphere, she has greatly profit
ed by her position. In the aixt.cuth centu
ry Spain, with a butter locution aud already
a more extended domain, cam. into posses
sion of lands ou this side of the ocean which
mado her by far the wealthiest nation of her
time. Rut she knew not how to prolit by
her advai'tuges, and so after a tlusu of me
teoric brightness aha has fallen to a condi
tion lower than bcfoie. Hence great oppor
tunities ate not the cause of national gieat
lies. The character of a nation depends
on that of tho individual men who compose
it. In the w irlike nation the education is
all for war. Iu a yreut nation of unother
sort we find men educated for peaceful pur
suits. Their religion ami ethics are adapted
to peace aud quiet, (ireat nations represent
great principles. Ancient nation, ware great
in another sense than the modern. What iu
olio age bus been considered the tiuu great
ness of nations bus iu tha next been cou
riered their scourge. America, like other
nations and like all her citizens, has some
times made mistake and for them she bus
dearly paid. Once already division and er
ror has almost overthrown her. If like all
things temperal she must come to au end,
then shall the world see the truth of her
great principles, and her great example shall
mould theensraoter of the nations which aie
to follow.
J. R. Pattison chose "Unity of Nature"
as tbe subject of bis oration. To the super
ficial observer nothing appears more compli
cated than the subtle processes of nature
Its aspect is peretually varying under our
eyes. Still more grandly has it varied in
tha pant. In view of this endless diveisity
the uusoientitio ancients were v out to as
cribe tha control of the different depart
ments tf nature to iniiumcrabl.deitirn. Hut
the moiiieutoiis intellectual compii'sts have
disclosed a marvrloiis unity running through
tha different departments of creation, us
though superintru led byasingleiutellig uca,
the product of one master purpose, the co
herent result of one mind. A cloud is form
ed by natural laws. How marve ous ami
wemleiful a cauceptiou do we find in this
f;lobe, hanging on nothing, pols.d iu the air
iy its own weight, and performing its annual
and diurnal revolutions, carrying in its inys
tirious flight all ita vast oceans aad mount
ains, and occupied by iauunitrable inhabit
ant. Rut in the light of modern acieuca
tha successive steps iu its evolution are trace
able throughout the entire progress of its
creation. Ita solid state, at found at present,
t iv loped by r -sties ooaau, h cktrad with
aoutm.nts and isLndsdctothed with verdure
and diversified with mountains, hills aud
dale., was preceded by on. of fluidity.
Farther bac k ia ita history there ia strong
grouuds for believing it existed in a gaseous
Ute. Scattered through tha uaiv.rsaaia
other gaasnut matsea, exhibiting all tha aU
gemot gradaal development into solid bodiea.
1'rutM Uu. garuuuai taooiUaacwat aubataac
the Creator haa evolved tha solar syntsm, ac
cording to method aud by the use of laws,
a. k trea ia evolved from tha sued. Tbe uni
verse ia k vast cloud of suns aud world..
The iuliuit.ly divarsilied features of the
earth's surface have been wrought out by
tha omration of a few principlea working
through all kg.t iu definite modes. Contin
ents, like organisms, have beeu developed
from primeval geraas. l.eologiu lores Mas
always operated toward the accomplishment
of some definite and. Though incalculable
sgea have elapsed since tha American contin
ent was lifted above the waves, wa find the
announcement the a maWe to have been faith
fully adhered to throughout. The tbroet of
nature successively heaved higher and high
er the germinal ridges, robbed the ocean of
another strip ( its domain aud added an
other belt to the laud. It waa not a single
upheavul of volcanic force but a gradual
growth. Tbe place of the continent was
marked out in the earliest time. Every
step in its evolution kud in the establish
ment of a home for man waa a movement
iu a defiuite direction, effected by forces
chosen from the first. How amazing the
endless variety of annual forma existing on
the earth. Some are adapted to every cli
mate aud condition. They have gradually
changed from the dawn of creation to the
present time, yet preserving a resemblance
to their earliest ancestors. In the develop
ment of these innumerable forms creative
power bus pursued an uudeviating course.
There art no experiments. The end has
been contemplated from the beginning.
Miss Etta E .Mooie chose for her subject
"The Language We Seuk." Long before
the beginning of re .-orded annals the peo
ples who used the languages ot Europe dwelt
together in the same pastoral tents In the
laud between tha Indus and tha Euphrates
rivers lived the mother race parent of the
speculative subtlety of (iermany, tho vivid
intelligence of France, the imperial energy
of England, the glory that was Athens, and
the grandeur that was home. To the bleak
coasts of the North, to the sun-clad hills of
the South, to the sunless woods of the East,
to the sea-girdled isles of the went, scatter
ed bauds piessed their way. The Celt cross
ed the stormy water of tin English chan
nel and became the undent Rutons, who
resisted the brafis-uiuilcd legions of Julius
Ciesur. After four liuudicd years of Ro
man rule tha imperial armies w.re with
drawn to defend the "Eternal City." Un
able to defend himself agaiunt tho barbari
ans of the North, the enervated Hriton ask
ed help of his German neighbor, the Angles
and Saxons, who poured iu and took posses
sion of the fruitful land thty had coma to
protect. The character of these sturdy, re
flective, independent Teutons impressed
itself on their language the lichest legacy
bequeathed to England. 1 lie strong, im
pressiv. speech, w hich the Anglo ,axon
made paramount, received culture and re-
tiiiemeat through the Latin aud Gievk of
the schools ami cb-rgy, and melody aud
grace from the hybrid language of the Nor
man oonquerors. Fur many reigns Normuii
t rench aim Latiu wot the languages ot Ills
court and universities. Ranishe 1 from the
palace and th" mansion to the cottage aud
hovel, English became the budge of inferi
ority and dependents. In the field the
knight shouted a rsornun watch-word to Ins
Saxon followers, while at home bis wife
sang to his children Saxon lullubys. Grad
ually the elements became amalgamated,
and iu the thirteenth century the English
language utUinrrt a illstiuct anil recoguiza
lle existence. Though satuiatcd with Nor-
limn r'ruiich, and permeated with Critic,
Danish, Latin and Greek, Anglo-Saxon
forms tha root and branch of our moderu
English and I'm iiishrs it with its stiength,
stability and vitality. Chaucer did more to
extricate his native tongue fmui confusion
than any other single human being Bacou,
Miliuii. llurke and Kuckia have thrown a
flood of lighten the silve water, and let t
gildud monuments along its shilling couise.
The most ellicimit instrumentality in pro
ducing iinifmnity of speech as well as mul
tiplicity of words, is the art of printing.
Engli-h is the speech ii.it merely of a great
er number, but of a greater variety of per
sons, than any language ever used by men.
'In-day we are the proud possessors of a lm
gtiage belonging to a land of lit rty u land
boiiiiit.d by the seas, wulled by the high air,
dinned by tho blue sky and lit by tho elerual
luminaries.
Mark Ruiley, Jr., took for bis subject
" Materialism of Education." Education
should have for ita ohject the fitting of the
mind for the highest and noblest manhood,
knowledge is to the mind what food is to
the body. Knowledge must be pure and el
evating and must be iully comprehended and
so digested an to nurture ami elevate the
mind. This know 1 ledge must be arruugd in
a classified and systematic manner, so that
each faculty may always have it respective
knowledge at its command, aud by thus
training tb. faculties we are enabled to use
them ia all their matchless power. The bo
dy, intellect, conscience, affections, will, iu
short, tbe whole mm is to be disciplined and
cultured to labor in and for the world. Yet,
while education aims to qualify man to use
Ins powers, the kind of power which he
wields 1 of the greatest importance. Ev
ery man is either a blessing or a curse to his
generation and to tha world, according as
hit character is good or bad. The moral el
incut determines the quality of hi pow er.
Knowledge and culture are in the man, but
character is tha man. Learning is good, lit
erary culture i good, but character i more
important than both. Knowledge, discip
hue and culture may lie acquired from the
sciences, but science has no authority where
by to enforce those moral idea, that qualify
the student to take his place in the ranks of
the greatest of the great. France atbuds us
a living example of this, for during the last
thirty yais education in Paris has been
chietly scientific. Religion and philosophy
have fall-ii under the b.n of the leader iu
social life, and hat the rttult been satisfac
tory? Has their system of edu ation pro
duced a moral atmosphere! Comto Ingsn
the gigantic labors af hit lift wi.li tha lolly
fuirpow to hid exact processes of thought
eading to absolute truth. He banished rt
ligiou aud met.iphvti .Jfrom tha r dm of
knowledge and he claimed to have achieved
success. What i. the verdict of our ae ou
hit work? Herach.l, Huxley ami John
Stewart Mill arc quoted against him. The
education of the Grecians and Romans was
pre-emin.ntly Scientific. They all lacked
that religious teaching which const tute. the
essential ahrmeut of effective philosophy.
Morality doe net find any life in philosophy
or wiener, or ia the world at all without
Christianity. Christian doctrines form the
baaia el vur common law.
At tha close of his oration ba delivered
tha valedictory in substance as follows :
Once again our planet has completed her
cycle around the auu ; old father time i
slowly but aurely Advancing the hour-hand
to that moment when with one broad aweep
of his scythe be will cut short another echool
year. The season of beauty and gaiety ia on
us ; the earth ha. decked herself ma rolie of
green, interspersed with the resplendent
hues of myriad, of beautiful flowers; all na
ture is vivified anew and exults iu her new
born life ami strength. So we to-day, us wo
stand here full of mental strength united
with manly and womanly vigor, rejoice to
meet the responsibilities of life. Rut a cloud
of sadness overshadows our joy when we te
meinher ti.ar, as students of this institution,
our race is run. The years, w hich wa have
spent in attending this goal of our Universi
ty course, have been the pleasautest of our
life. We have here vied with each other in
friendly rivalry. These competition, have
been so earnestly and lovingly conducted by
our instructors that throughout our future
careers they will be recalled with the kind
est and fondest rcocollections. Rut now, as
the enchanted "resume " is being spoken,
which will fling wide open the gate, of this
life's arena, while we are still on its thresh
hold, let us pause for a moment and investi
gate our condition. The reward of our la
bor bare is an education. We have acquired
knowledge, discipline and culture, but these
ara nut ull that an education should give us.
These (dements do but form the timbers of
our barks, which we are to munch on the
stre un of time. The pilot of each one's bark
is his character. If our pilot is neglected or
unskilled he may pilot us to the fatal shore,
w hence none ever return. But if our pilot is
firm, strong and skilled, he will guide us
safely through all storms, through the still
waters, until finally we shall reach our ha
ven, blessed and esteemed of all men. and
shall hear those joyous words. " Well done!
good and faithful servant, enter thou into
the joy of thy fyoni." Members of the fac
ulty, we bid you the kindest farewell.
At tbe clone of the valedictory President
Johnson iu it abort address replete with good
Advice coiilerreu degrees ns followa: The
degree of A. li. ou Murk J. Ruiley, Jr.,
Hszen A. Rrultuin, Arthur J. Collier, Leathe
C. McCoruuck, Etlu E. Moore nnd John II
Puttison. Lnw Department, J. F. Roothe,
Henry F. McClure. Gilbert J. McGinn. Har
old Pilkiiigton, Sanderson Rcid, Geo. V.
Hrowu, Sihm M. .Shipley, aud Solomon
Wutaou. Muuic department. Rose Midirlev
aud Alberlu Suelton.
A benediction waa mouounced bv Rev.
W. D. Humphrey, and thus closed the Com
mencement exercises of the University of
the State of Oregon for theyenr 18t)8.
Orders for Spencer Butte fruit tress wav
b left nt tho Grunge store; also Mr. Browu,
on Eighth street will have them for sale.
Ihree year old bartlett peur trees will be $12
a hundred, siuuller ones $8. Other trees
cheap. Ouville Phklps, Prop.
Fob Sale. At auction on Saturday. July
7, 18SH, my house aud lot ou corner of Sev
euth and Ouk Ktreets. M. G. Surra.
NEW GOODS.
A FINE ASSORTMENT OF
BEAUTIFUL
From the Cheapest to the Best at
prices according to quality.
A LARGE STOCK OF
MOT
From the Cheapest to the Best. All parties can
be suited either as to Price or Quality,
Our assortment is Complete, from the lowest Price up to
the Finest; can suit you if you give us a call.
OUR STOCK IS
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Look us ovtr; if wh do not save you money, wo will nmk Rome one elm
sell to you low.
A FULL LINE OF GROCERIES .
illllliil)
Has just received direct from New
York and Chicago, the largest
and best stock of
ALL AND WINTER GOODS!-
Ever brought to Eugene.
THIS IS HO IDLE BOA
But call and prkn them. RemeniWr thn place: The New Three Story
LVi, ovzzt WilliBcttc and E;jhth St., E;ne Cit;, Orfon.
Now ia tha time, when roads are Rood l.
bring iu your wood and trade it to
for first cUsg photograph".
Any old faded picture Enlarg.d to lifeii2,
in India ink. water oolor or crayon en
to the best dono anywhere. ' '
REAL ESTATE!
If you want to buy or sell a farm or tnir.
lot, call on
M CLANAHAN, WARREN & BURR.
They hava the best facilities for making
ready sales and are constantly in correspon
dence with Eastern parties seeking in vet t
nients iu Oregon.
No charge unless they do you good,
Office lu WaUoii's Mock.
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DKALKR in
Staph' mid Fancy
Everything new nnd fresh. Goods de
livered free to any part of the city.
Ill Tobacco and Cigars,
You will find tbe best Positively tbe finest
Imported Cigars in the oity
CANDIES, NUTS AND FRUITS.
Come nnd see me nnd be convinced that
you can Hnvo money by buying. your goodi
at the Willutuotto Store. Opposite Gdabb
office. J. CHAS. MOSBUKG.
NOTICE.
rilO THE SHEEP GROWERS OF LANE
1 Co. I will say that I am daily receiving
notices regarding scabby sheep. I am then
fore compelled to announce to the sheep men
that imiuediute attention roust be given to
those diseased bands of Bheep at least three
times this seasou, or I will procure aid at your
-xpense, and attend to the matter for you.
fake fair warning and save yourselves trouble
and money. M. G. Smith,
Stock Inspector of Lane Co.
DRESS GOODS
F. B. DUNN
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