LD 2101 .H841 U5 Copy 1 CATALOGUE UNION LITERARY SOCIETY HANOVER COLLEGE HANOVER, INDIANA. 18 3 0-50 P U B r. r S H E I» BY ORDER OF THE SOCIETY. CINCINNATI : BEN IRANKUN BOOK AND JOB ROOMS, WALNUT STREET ABOVE 1850. CATALOGUE UNION LITERARY SOCIETY HANOVER COLLEGE, HANOVER, INDIANA. 18 30-50. PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE SOCIETY. / / c \ 7T CINCINNATI : BEN FRANKLIN BOOK AND JOB ROOMS, WALNUT STREET ABOVE PEARL. 1850. UNION LITERARY SOCIETY. PUBLISHING COMMITTEE, AL EX. W . REESE, JOS. G. SYMMES, WM. H. RICE, HENRY S. KRITZ. FACULTY OF HANOVER COLLEGE, REV. THOMAS E. THOMAS, A. M., President, Professor of Moral and Intellectual Philosophy, and the Evidences of Christianity. REV. JOHN FINLEY CROWE, D. D., Vice President, Professor of Rhetoric, Logic, Political Economy and History. S. HARRISON" THOMPSON, A. M., Professor of Mathematics and Natural Science. MINARD STTJRGUS, A. M., Professor of the Latin and Greek Languages, and Alumni Pro- iessor of English Literature. J. M. STONE, A. M., Professor of Chemistry and Natural History. ABSALOM C. KNOX, A. M., Adjunct Professor of the Greek and Latin Languages, and Teacher of French. EPITOME OF THE HISTORY UNION LITERARY SOCIETY OF HANOVER COLLEGE, F O U N D E D DECEMBER lOTH. 1830 In publishing a Catalogue of our Society, it was thought proper to insert an outline of her history, a brief sketch of her career from her origin to the present time. To those who have no special interest in her welfare, or in tracing the varied scenes of her progress, such a narration may be deemed unimportant and tedious. But those who have gathered in her walls, as mem- bers of a fraternal league, those who have rallied around her shrine, in the bonds of brotherly love, end have gone on together in the great contest for excellence, will regard these statistics with far different feelings. To those of her members, who are scattered far and wide throughout the length and breadth of our Union, whose footsteps long since have ceased to echo in her halls, and whose voices no longer ring within her sacred precincts, may these pages come as a cherished token of the past ; as a memento of the days that are gone, calling up from " the dim and shadowy recesses of the past" the thrilling associations of their early youth. To these, and to those who are yet bearing onward her glorious banner, the perusal of these pages will afford a satisfaction, pure and unalloyed, which the memory of the scenes in which they have engaged while beneath the fostering care of their " alma mater," will but serve to increase. A few remarks in regard to the early history of Hanover College, may not be deemed improper, intimately connected as it is with that of our Society. The institution of learning with which the Union Literary Society is connect- ed, was founded in the year 1829. The remarkable healthiness of the village, its wild and romantic scenery, its seclusion from the more busy and stirring scenes of life, and the high tone of moral feeling which pervaded the commu- nity, seemed highly favorable to the location of an institution of learning at Han- over. The general intelligence of the community at large, also operated favor- ably to this desgn. The Rev. Dr. Crowe, then pastor of the Church, had taken under his instruction a small class of pupils, engaged in the study of the Latin language. This was the only school of the kind in the place ; yet this little Latin school was the " neucleus" of Hanover College. Here was the foundation b UNION LITERARY SOCIETY. of that institution, which was destined to exert such a wide-spread influence upon the educational interests of the " Great West." Here was the first out- gushing of that fountain, whose pure limpid waters so many have been per- mitted to taste. To extend the opportunities of acquiring a liberal education, m school was soon after established by the Rev. Dr. Crowe upon a broad and lib- eral policy. Under the management of this gentleman, so well qualified for the undertaking, not only by the advantages of a finished education, but by the many excellent qualities of heart, and the gentlemanly deportment which have ever distinguished him, the "Academy" was soon in a flourishing condition. The number of students in attendance did not perhaps exceed twenty -two ; but these for the most part were characterized by energy, enterprize, and intelli- gence. Such was the state of affairs when the Union Literary Society first sprang into existence. On Friday, December 2d, 1830, the students of Hanover Academy assem- bled for the purpose of forming two Literary Associations. In order that this might be effected in the most amicable and satisfactory manner, Messrs. Samuel S. Lattimore and John M. Mc Chord were appointed a committee to divide the students into two classes, equally, both as to talent and numbers. On Saturday, December 3d, this committee reported, and the class consisting of Messrs. Samuel S. Lattimore, Charles K. Thompson, fm. H. Bruner, John Stevenson, Eli Semple, James Brown, W. W. Frizzell, Blackburn Lefler, and Rowland T. Scott, nine in number, was resolved into a Society, and a com- mittee was appointed to draft a Constitution and By-Laws. On Friday, December 10th, the committee having reported, the Constitution was adopted, the association being designated as the Union Literary Society, bearing the motto, " Visunitate est." Although the number of students in at- tendance at the Academy was small, yet the fraternal feeling in which they were united was unusual and surprising. Personal enmities were unknown. Few if any causes of momentary bickerings existed, while the numerous sources of pleasure were tasted by all, and the whole company seemed rather a band of brothers, than a set of recent, casual, and changing acquaintances. It was at this period usually regarded as the '•' golden age" of Hanover College, that the Union Literary Society was founded ; and certainly a more auspicious period could scarcely have been selected. Some time afterwards, an association was formed, composed of all the members from each Society, which met annually on the second Monday in March. It had its origin in the fraternity of feeling to which allusion has been made, and was designed as a kind of mutual cov- enant, a common ground, and to prevent the intervention of party spirit, or insidious rivalry. This association was designated " The General Society." Its existence, however, was destined to be but of short duration. Causes of dis- satisfaction having arisen, this confederacy was dissolved by mutual consent, March 9th, 1832. Mutual good feeling seemed, lmwever, to be preserved be- tween the two Societies. No causes of discord existed, and each exhibited and extended that courtesy which was due one deliberative body from ano- ther. The career of the Union Literary Society so far had been marked with success : yet success did not render her members indolent, or less watchful of her interests. And though success crowned their efforts, yet their pathway was not all strewn with flowers. The fewness of their numbers, and the innu- merable difficulties by which they were surrounded, caused each member to UXION LITERARY SOCIETY. feel his individual responsibility, and they were closely united in their efforts to surpass their rivals, if possible. During the administration of Mr. Charles K. Thompson — the first President of the Society — no incident is recorded as having for a moment varied " the even tenor of their way." The members had all embarked in an enterprise which was new to them, and they were as yet too uncertain respecting the issue of the event, to pause in their work to ex- cite difficulties for the purpose of testing the strength of their form of govern- ment. On the 14th of January, 1831, the Society chose the following mem- bers to represent them at their first Exhibition, viz. : Charles K. Thompson, W. W Frizzell, John Stevenson, Jesse Mavity, and Samuel S. Lattimore. This exhibition was held jointly with the Philosophronian Society. The progress of the Society began henceforth to be more rapid and sure. Her members be- gan to look forward with brighter hopes for the future eminence and prosperity of their association. Their number was considerably increased by the addi- tion of members of talent and enterprise, and their affairs moved on smoothly and harmoniously, with scarce an interruption. Thus things progressed until the dissolution of the " General Society," March 9th, 1832. Soon after this event, a third Society was formed, composed of a few mem- bers who had seceded from the Union Literary and Philosophronian Soci- eties. The reasons for this step were submitted to the Societies, which rea- sons were considered satisfactory. Four of these gentlemen, viz., Messrs. Jno. Jenkins, Blackburn Lefier, Jno. Burlew Conover, and Wm. H. Bruner, were members of the TJ. L. Society. The new Society was entitled " Christoma- thean," but this was soon afterwards exchanged for the less classic, and more laconic one of " Whig," with the motto, " Genius, like the Eagle, is free." This Society, strengthened by the addition of others to its ranks, soon assumed a respectable station with its sister associations. During the winter session of 1833, the U. L. Society was created a body corporate by the Legislature of Indiana. This was a fresh stimulus to the exertions of her members. Hitherto they had labored under almost every disadvantage. They had encountered the difficulties incident to every new enterprise of the kind, with no official assistance. They were without a hall, and were holding their meetings in the village Church , which subjected them to many inconveniences. Feeling the want of that dignity and solidity of character, enjoyed by regularly or- ganized incorporated assemblies, they had still struggled on, relying on the strength of that fraternal feeling, which had always actuated them, and that high aspiration for mental culture, cherished in each bosom. They were now ' regularly chartered, and it was not long until they received permission from the Board of Trustees of Hanover College, to occupy the upper story of the new wing of the Colle ;e edifice, as a hall. They were now enabled to collect their furniture, their books, (fee and to proceed in a more regular and sys- tematic manner. In January, 1834, the Constitution and By-Laws were re- vised. The motto, "Vis unitate est," was expunged, and Ci s *.*/ aii^v, Louisville, Ky. JaSes Brute .■.■.■:•':.':':•'•'•' ••••Student Hanover, hi fc\^::::::r,;::::»::::::::=ft^ Ifthr, Corrie Farmer Jefferson Co, Ind. John Come Hamilton Co., O. Joseph Cijley ■• B c Q Henry B. Graham -Studen ;; ;; • •••• ;- ;;;; ; ;|* fcr Co ; 0. James A Hughes Student Isaac F.Higbee !.?_?.. Boston, Ky. Wjlford Lee • • • - w ■ • Teacher Oldham Co., Ky. rl ne ^McKaS ::::-•■■ £25 stUnt ^^^ ** Sh°nM:SkTn Student m ^SSt°6 Alexander McMechin •• • • • Student • -™£ L fa% y™- J i «»n Dl . 8 ://.: s " de .- ::::::::r:::::^S^;S. 1 8 UNION LITERARY SOCIETY. NAMES. OCCUPATIONS. C" W. H. McNeil Student Charles A. Pendergrast J. L. Reid Merchant--.- John Ritchey • Farmer Leven Sprigg ■l a ? ie ?xP-o? pear Medical Student LogaZsporTJnd. John W. Shannon Farmer Jefferson Co., Ind. F. L. Sim--.. Student Golconda, 111. H F. Swope Student Vienna Ind George B Sparks - Student Farmer's College, 0. w nt £ on J \i' S y mmes Student Hamilton, O. W.C Valette Cincinnati, 0. D.P.Vinton Student Lafayette, Ind. • - Bethany, 0. Franklin, Ky RESIDENCES. ••■• Butler Co.,0. • - • Louisville, Ky. ■ Highland Co., 0. ■Jefferson Co., Ind. Boston, Ky. G- W. Williamson Jam^L-Wef Student-- ;; Thomas Wallace - . - -Student Springdale, 0. J. Milton Youart - Student ■ Leonard Tromman - Boston, Ky, John Lyle Thornton . .. .. Logansport, Ind. David B.Hood- Student Fort Wayne, Ind. 18 50. PaulH. Burns •• -* Student Venice William Coffin Student p ao li Ind Jacob Cooper Student Butler Co., O J. M. Drake Student ButlerCo O M V. B. Owen Student New Albany, Ind. Thomas F. Swan Student Jefferson Co , Ind John L. Swan Student Jefferson Co. Ind. J- W. Stephens Student Franklin, O. Parker TBeall Student Deersville, O. James B. Cannon Student Louisvile Ky Joshua Worley, Lexington, Ky. RECAPITULATION. In the summary we have given the residences of members at the time of their connexion with Society. OCCUPATIONS. Ministers, 61 Lawyers, 34 Physicians, 33 Merchants, 17 Teachers, 22 Theological Students, 4 Medical Students, 6 Law Students, 9 Students in College, 57 Clerks......... 9 Engineer, 1 Editors, 6 Farmers, 20 Mechanics, 8 U.S. Army, 3 U. S. Navy. l Booksellers, 3 Traders, 3 Druggists, 2 Colporteur, 1 Missionaries, 2 Unknown, 188 Total, 490 RESIDENCES. Indiana, 168 Illinois, u Missouri, 8 Louisiana, 3 Alabama, 2 Mississippi, 9 Tennessee, 5 Kentucky, 100 Ohio, 102 Pennsylvania, n Virginia, 18 Maryland, 2 New Jersey, 1 New York, 1 Vermont, 1 D.C., 1 England, 1 Ireland, 1 Germany, 3 Unknown, 42 Total, , 490 ANNUAL EXHIBITIONS. The following list contains the names and the subjects of those members who have represented the Society at each annual exhibition, with the excep- tion of the first two. We have been unable to procure the subjects for the exhibitions of 1831-32. The Society holds her annual exhibitions in the College chapel, during the latter part of March. The chapel is beautifully decorated with wreaths of pine and cedar, on these occasions, and splendidly illuminated. The services of the " Appolonian Band" are generally secured, and the exercises are enlivened by a variety of good music. First Annual Exhibition, March, 1831. Charles H. Thompson, John Stevenson, Vincennes, Ind. Jesse Mavity, W. W. Frizzell, Samuel S. Lattimore. Second Annual Exhibition, March, 1832. John Stevenson, Charles H. Thompson, Samuel S. Lattimore, Allen T. Graves, Jesse Mavity, W. W. Frizzell. Third Annual Exhibition, March 33d, 1833. Advantages of Manual Labor connected Avith Study — Johnson E. Bright, Princess Ann Co., Va. Character of Daniel Boone — Geo. W. Coons, Lexington, Ky. Phrenology — Jonathan Edwards, Cincinnati, O. Effects of Benevolence — Josiah Crawford, Charlestown, Ind. Theatrical Amusements— John H. Skinker, Stafford Co., Va. Chivalry — James H. Stewart. Vandalia, 111. Prospects of Africa — Franklin Berryhill, Green Co., 0. Washington and Bolivar contrasted — Allen T. Graves, New Albany, Ind. The Farmer — C. K. Thompson, Vincennes, Ind. Fourth Annual Exhibition, Mareh 26th, 1834. Revival of Literature — C. K. Thompson. Vincennes, Ind. Prepare for Usefulness — Geo. H. Grundy, Lebanon, Ky. Influence of Religion upon Literature, and their combined Influence upon Society — John H. Skinker, Fredericksburg, Va. Moral Eminence of the present Age — Robert S. Bell, Winchester, Va. The Charlatan — David Crooks, Mercersburg, Pa. The Restlessness of the Ambitious — John J. Speed, Bardstown, Ky. Abolition of War — Abner D. Chapman, Union Co., 0. The Study of the Bible as a Classic ; a Parable — Moses H. Hunter, Mar- tinsburg, Va. Fifth Annual Exhibition, March 25th, 1835. Love of Country — S. J. P. Anderson, Lynchburgh, Va. Patrick Henry— William C. Scott, Hardy Co., Va. Influence of the Reformation— Josiah D. Smith, Columbus, 0. 20 UNION LITERARY SOCIETY. Motives to Intellectual Effort — Robert Simpson, Vincennes, Ind. Contrast — W. Kirkpatrick Brice, Warren Co., 0. Oratory — John Tothill, Londonderry, Ireland. Spirit of Western Enterprise — James H. Ewing, Cincinnati, O. Chivalry— S. Middleton Smith, Louisville, Ky. Moral Beauty and Grandeur of Missionary Character — Jonathan Edwards, Cincinnati, 0. National and Practical Learning : Addresses to Societies — John H. Skinker, Fredericksburg, Va. Sixth Annual .Exhibition, March 30th, i 836. Reasons for Suspecting our Opinions on War — Thomas W. Hynes, Bards- town, Ky. Imagination — Lewis J. Adams, Troy, 0. Pleasures of the Eye and Ear — James Black, Cincinnati, 0. Proper Study of Mankind — Josiah Crawford, Charlestown, Ind. Truth— Cyrus W. Weller, Elizabethtown, Ky. Influence of National Song on National Character — John L. Scott, Cin. O. Memory— Wm. C. Scott, Hardy Co., Va. Human Reason — Abram T. Hendricks, Shelby ville, Ind. n ' > S. J. P. Anderson, Lynchburgh, Va. Addresses to Societies:) Seventh Annual Exhibition, March 27th, 1S37. Duties of American Youth — A. T. Hendricks, Shelbyville, Ind. External Condition of the British Empire — J. E. Blythe, South Hanover, Ind. Regulation of the Subordinate Principles of Human Nature — J. J. Gar- diner, Martinsburg, Va. Influence of Great Minds — A. M. Brown, Indianapolis, Ind. Stick to the Point — D. M. Dunn, South Hanover, Ind. Instability of Human Greatness — J. W. Mathews, Hanover, Ind. The American Statesman — T. V. Moore, Newville, Pa. Majesty of Law — J..D. Smith, Columbus, 0. Intellectual Character of Milton:) T , T a ., n . • ,. rt . _ , > John L. Scott, Cincinnati, <>. Address to Societies: > Eighth Annual Exhibition, March 28th, 1838. Influence of Natural Scenery on Character — W. W. Gilliland, Ripley, O. Palestine — W. K. Brice, Warren county, 0. Tendency to Extremes — D. M. Dunn, Hanover, Ind. British and American Literature — S. S. Crowe, Hanover, Ind. Tendency to Decay — A. R. Hynes, Bardstown, Ky. Voice of the Past — J. W. Mathews, Hanover, Ind. Revival of Letters — J. E. Blythe, Hanover, Ind. Mohammed: ?",,,„ T ,. •,. T , A •, , , ■ - . ,. ( A. M. Brown, Indianapolis, Ind. Addresses to Societies:) r Ninth Annual Exhibition, March 27th, 1839. Superiority of Moral over Natural Science — F. G. Straham, Hillsborough, Kentucky. Demagogues — D. M. Dunn, Hanover, Ind. Moral and Intellectual Culture — R. S. Symington, Hanover, Ind. UNION LITERARY SOCIETY. 21 Individual Influence — S. S. Crowe, Hanover, Ind. Permanence and Importance of Early Impressions — W. W. Gilliland, Ripley, 0. Impendiments and Defects of our Literature :) a t> xx R dt K Addresses to Societies: ) Farewell Song — Prepared for the occasion by a Lit. Tenth Annual Exhibition, March 23d, 1840. Influence of Civil Liberty on the Development of Mind — R. S. Symington, Hanover, Ind. Waste and Misapplication of Mind — John Lyle King, Madison, Ind. Female Heroism — Albert G. Porter, Boone county, Ky. Sanguine and Gloomy Anticipations — A. W. Hendricks, Madison, Ind. Influence of the Dead on the Living — A. R Hynes, Bardstown, Ky. Addresses to Societies — R. S. Symington, Hanover, Ind. Eleventh Annual Exhibition, March 31st, 1541. The Troubadours — Geo. McMillan, Jefferson county, Ind. The Florentine Republic — Geo. C. Lyen, "Washington. Iowa. Sacred Emblems — Geo. H. Scott, Cincinnati, O. Quisque Suus Faber — Geo. J. Reed, Hanover, Ind. Philosophers: their Errors — John L. King, Madison, Ind. Duties of American Citizens — C. M. Hays, Pittsburgh, Pa. Addresses to Societies — J. L. King, Astoria, Oregon. Twelfth Annual Exhibition, March 29th, 1842. Revolutions — Geo. J. Reed, Heart's Falls, Ind. Incidental Effects of Christian Missions — M. D. P. Williams, Laporte, Ind. Venice: the Queen of the Sea — Geo. McMillan, Jefferson county, Ind. Mental Power — S. B. Keys, Cincinnati, 0. Literary nobler than Military Fame — Marshall Sexton, Rushville, Ind. Influence of the Departed) Zebulon B . stur us> Salem, Ind. Addresses to Societies, ) Thirteenth Annual Exhibition, March 29th, 1843. Eloquence of Grief— F. P. Monfort, Mt. Carmel, Ind. " Give the Devil his Due"— D. L. Fouts, Clark Co., Ind. Mutability of Earthly Things — F. Senour — Owensborough, Ky. American Statesmen — J. C. McKibbin, Pittsburgh, Pa. Veneration for the Dead — S. B. Keys, Cincinnati, 0. Commemorative Institutions — M. D. P. Williams, Laporte, Ind. Tendency to Extremes — G. J. Reed, Hart's Falls, Ind. Addresses to Societies — S. B. Keys, Cincinnati, 0. Fourteenth Annual Exhibition, March 25th; 1845. Influence of Revelation — D. W. Mount, Fairview, 0. America as she was, and as she is — N. S. Palmer, Logansport, Ind. Western Literature — M. S. Coulter, New Manchester, Va. Superiority of American Privileges — D. B.Williamson, Elizabethtown, Ind. Addresses to Societies — W. K. Marshall, Jefferson Co., Ind. Fifteenth Annual Exhibition, March 25th, 1846. Fiction — Moses S. Coulter, New Manchester, Va. Patriots of the American Revolution— A. L. Holcombe, Madison, Ind. 22 UNION LITERARY SOCIETY. Chivalry and the Crusades — D. B. Williamson, Elizabethtown, Ind. " Go it while you're young" — W. W. Woollen, Federalsburg, Md. National Characteristics — John W. Proctor, Lewiston, 111. Que asque ut — W. R. Hays, Probation Place, Ind. Jesuitism — N. S. Palmer, Logansport, Ind. French Revolution — W. K. Marshall, Jefferson Co.. Ind. Addresses to Societies — D. B. Williamsen, Elizabethtown, Ind. Sixteenth Annual Exhibition, March 24th, 1817. The Classics— M. S. Coulter, New Manchester, Va. Decline of the Indian Race — W. K. Marshall, Jefferson Co., Ind. Office and Influence of Oratory — J. C. Thom, Jefferson Co., Ind. Merovingian Era — 1ST. S. Palmer, Logansport, Ind. Spirit of the Times — A. W. Reese, Hanover, Ind. Secret Associations — S. C. Baldridge, Hanover, Ind. Poland and the Poles — W. D. Symington, Hanover. Ind. Eloquence of Nature ; a Poem — D. B. Williamson, Corydon, Ind. Addresses to Societies — N. S. Palmer, Logansport, Ind. Seventeenth Annual Exhibition, March 30th, 1848. National Song — A. W. Reese,- Hanover, Ind. Scotland ; her Heroes and Patriots — M. Kirkpatrick, Indian Camp, Ky Grandeur of Human Life — John W. Taylor, Waveland, Ind. Italian Poets — S. C. Baldridge, Hanover, Ind. "Speak no Evil of the Dead" — Henry E. Thomas, Jr., Louisville, Ky. The Time we have not seen — M. S. Coulter, New Manchester, Va. Fall of Jerusalem — D. B. Williamson, Corydon, Ind. Anglo-Saxon Genius — W. H. Rice, Waveland, Ind. A Vision of the Past — W. D. Symington, Hanover, Ind. Addresses to Societies — M. S. Coulter, New Manchester, Va. Eighteenth Annual Exhibition, March 26th, 1849. Empire of Elizabeth — S. C. Baldridge, Terre Haute, Ind. The American — J. G. Symmes, Hamilton, 0. American Literature— M. Kirkpatrick, Indian Camp, Ky. Solitude— John L. Lyle, Shelby ville, Ky. Dignity of Human Nature — R. S. Reese, Hanover, Ind. Decline of the Fine Arts — H. E. Thomas, Jr., Louisville, Ky. Triumphs of Reason — J. W. Taylor, Waveland, Ind. Addresses to Societies — W. D. Symington, Hanover, Ind. Nineteenth Annual Exhibition, March 28th, 1850. Mohammedan Empire — J. H. Burns, Venice, 0. Influence of Christianity on Civil Government — R. S. Reese, Hanover, Ind. * Conquest of Mexico — B. Rush Whitney, Madison, Ind. Spirit of Inquiry — W. H. Rice, Waveland, Ind. Heroines of '76 — J. G. Symmes, Hamilton, 0. " Life is Earnest" — A. S. Walker, New Ross, Ind. Hungarian Patriots — S. C. Mercer, Hanover, Ind. Progress of Revolution — A. W. Bullock, Vernon, Ind Addresses to Societies— A. W. Reese, Hanover, Ind. GRADUATES AND THEIR SUBJECTS, The following is a list of the Graduates from the Union Literary Society, with their Subjects, from the first Commencement of the Hanover College! Sept. 24, 1834, till the seventeenth Annual Commencement, August 15, 1850. First Commencement, 1834. NAMES. SUBJECTS. Charles K. Thompson Salutatory (Latin)— American Literature. Second Commencement. 1835. James Brown Science and Religion of the Middle Ages. S. W. M. Smith Mary, Queen of Scots. R. S. Bell Importance of Christian Literature. Robert Simpson The Study af Mathematics. J. Edwards •• Valedictory. Third Commencement, 1836. Thomas W. Hynes Practical ism. Josiah Crawford ,.True Greatness. D. E. Y. Rice Independence of Character. Samuel Newell Truth. D. H. Cummins Permanency of Early Impressions. M. Sturgus History. S. R. Wilson Retrospect of the French Revolution. W. W. McLane Science. N. S. A. Schillinger. . . •• . .Influence of Education on Republics. S. J. C. Anderson Nature, the Origin of Mythology. Fourth Commencement, 1837. Josiah D. Smith Party Spirit. James Black Philosophy. Thomas H. Alderdice Geology. James F. Woods Capital Punishment. Wm. C. Scott Connection of Poetry and Religion. Fifth Commencement, 1838. Alexander M. Brown Oration— Salutatory. James E. Blythe Wrongs of Ireland. A. T. Hendricks Peculiarities of American Mind. James W. Mathews Valedictory. 24 UNION LITERARY SOCIETY. Sixth Commencement, 1839. NAMES. SUBJECTS. S. S. Crowe Influence of the Bible on Political Liberty. David M. Dunn Cataline and Burr. F. G. Strahan Permanency of our Republic. W. W. Gilliland jvdetf cto? ati