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4 THE ATIIENyEUM dent has stolen daily for four or five months it is hardly neces sary to tell him to be honest tor the next three days. He may be frightened into outward honesty but, afterwards will be no bet ter off at heart for his three days of grace. Fair play, square dealing from June to June—this is what we want. LINCOLN-DOUGLASS EXERCISES For a number ol years on the twelfth of February More house College has held exercises in honor of both Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. This year the usual exercises were held and an inspiring program rendered by I)r. J. YV. E. B iwen and the students themselves. Having read the scripture responsively, tlie audience first was favored with Lincoln s Gettysburg Address by James 15. Franklin. This address being well rendered filled its heareis with zeal and prepared them to listen very attentively to the pa thetic and enthusiastic oration delivered on the Abbeville LmicIi ing. In this oration Mr. David Tittle recalled the base horrors Connected with the lynching of Anthony Crawford and pointed out to his spell-bound audience the necessity of thorough prepa ration in order that the problems of life maybe handled ade quately and courageously. Following this oration Mr. J. Pius Barbour ,an advocator and Mr. YV. II. Ilub-rt. an opposer, ex temporaneously discussed the Migration of the Ntgio. Thus W 'ile the part of the program rendered by tl e students was ini Tigorating and fresh, it somewhat served as a preliminary to the address of the principal speaker. The speaker of the occasion, Dr. Bowen, came forth with his masterly dignity and most eloquently depicted the outstand ing features in the heroic life of Frederick Douglass. In doing this he reminded us that Douglass like Lincoln and other great heroes had a vision. And in the midst of his discomse he said, Great men are like geysers shooting above i he level < f waves they show that something underneath is in action;” thereby showing that Douglass and Lincoln voiced the sentiment of their time. Dr. Bowen sounding a prophetic note concluded by giv-