Fayette-Dubuque-Clayton County IA Archives News.....Upper Iowa University First Commencement July 9, 1859 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ia/iafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ken Wright wright@prestontel.com April 30, 2013, 8:38 am Dubuque Herald July 9, 1859 Dubuque Herald, July 9, 1859 The McGregor Times of Wednesday last, gives notice that the first commencement exercises of the Upper Iowa University, at Fayette, will occur on the 19th, 20th and 21st days of July, examinations for the 19th and 20th. The annual sermon will be preached on Tuesday the 19th. An oration will be delivered before the Philomathean Society on Wednesday evening by Willard Merrill, Esq., of Prairie Du Chien on Thursday morning. Rev. F. D. Eddy of Chicago, will deliver an Anniversary Address before the literary societies, after which Prof. Bugbee will deliver an Inaugural Address. In the afternoon at 2 o'clock the regular commencement of exercises will take place. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/fayette/newspapers/upperiow153gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/iafiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb