The Marietta Celebration of October 17-18, 1906: Containing Full Report of Exercises and Addresses Delivered on the Occasion of the Dedication of Fayerweather Hall and the Library at Marietta College, and the Installation of the Ohio Company's Tablet on the College CampusChamplin Press, 1906 - 112 pages |
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Address affembly Albert Bushnell Hart Alice Roosevelt Longworth American Andrews Hall ARTHUR ST BBBB beautiful born building Campus celebration Cincinnati city of Marietta civil Cole commemorate Company of Associates Congrefs Congress culture Dawes dedicated descendants dormitory England erected Fayerweather Hall fhall forever friends fuch Gentlemen governor heart Homer Lee houfe hundred ietta Indiana influence inspiration institution labor land liberty Library live Longworth Losantiville Manasseh Cutler Marietta Band Marietta College memorial minds Muskingum Academy never Nicholas Longworth noble Northwest Territory occasion OCTOBER 17 officers Ohio Company Ohio River Ohio Valley Oration Ordinance of 1787 Parkersburg patriotism President Perry proud purpose refide religion reprefentatives Republic ROOM Rufus Putnam schools settlement settlers spirit splendid TABLET ON BEHALF thall appoint thousand tion toast Toastmaster tonight Trustees United University Wednesday West wilderness York young
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Page 76 - ... song, the ploughboy's on his way in the morning, or at noon intermission or at sundown, The delicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife at work, or of the girl sewing or washing, Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else, The day what belongs to the day — at night the party of young fellows, robust, friendly, Singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs.
Page 76 - I HEAR America singing, the varied carols I hear, Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong, The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam, The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work, The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the deckhand singing on the steamboat deck, The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench, the hatter singing as he stands, The wood-cutter's song, the ploughboy's on his way in the morning, or...
Page 76 - ... leaves off work, The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the deckhand singing on the steamboat deck, The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench, the hatter singing as he stands, The wood-cutter's song, the ploughboy's on his way in the morning, or at noon intermission or at sundown, The delicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife at work, or of the girl sewing or washing, Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else...
Page 61 - A sturdy lad from New Hampshire or Vermont, who in turn tries all the professions, who teams it, farms it, peddles, keeps a school, preaches, edits a newspaper, goes to Congress, buys a township, and so forth, in successive years, and always like a cat falls on his feet, is worth a hundred of these city dolls. He walks abreast with his days and feels no shame in not "studying a profession," for he does not postpone his life, but lives already.
Page 30 - Culture is then properly described not as having its origin in curiosity, but as having its origin in the love of perfection ; it is a study of perfection. It moves by the force, not merely or primarily of the scientific passion for pure knowledge, but also of the moral and social passion for doing good.
Page 36 - The second fruit of friendship is healthful and sovereign for the understanding, as the first is for the affections; for friendship maketh indeed a fair day in the affections from storm and tempests, but it maketh daylight in the understanding, out of darkness and confusion of thoughts...
Page 36 - ... certain it is that whosoever hath his mind fraught with many thoughts, his wits and understanding do clarify and break up, in the communicating and discoursing with another; he tosseth his thoughts more easily; he marshalleth them more orderly; he seeth how they look when they are turned into words: finally, 1 Philippe de Commines * catling in as advocates he waxeth wiser than himself; and that more by an hour's discourse than by a day's meditation.
Page 78 - And after them tumble the mixer ; For a poison malign Is such Borgia wine, Or at best but a Devil's Elixir. While pure as a spring Is the wine I sing, And to praise it, one needs but name it ; For Catawba wine Has need of no sign, No tavern-bush to proclaim it.
Page 58 - Be lion-mettled, proud and take no care Who chafes, who frets, or where conspirers are: Macbeth shall never vanquish'd be until Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill Shall come against him.
Page 69 - Christian teachers, both for the pulpit and for schools; and the elevation of female character, by bringing within the reach of the misjudged and neglected sex all the instructive privileges which have hitherto unreasonably distinguished the leading sex from theirs.