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Newspaper
Galesville Transcript
Location
Galesville, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1860
Page
4
The writer recounts climbing Trinity Spire for a city view, watching ships near the harbor, and joining Evanston’s Northwestern University commencement. He notes university leadership changes, degrees conferred, Bishop Simpson’s address, student orations, and a social gathering at Dr. Evans’ residence.
In Evanston on June 28 1860 I arrived after leaving my family at Elk Horn. Evanston hosts the Northwestern University and Garrett Biblical Institute both affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church. The university building is a modest wooden structure of about 40 by 50 feet on three stories within a two acre enclosure surrounded by a rough board fence.
The Catholic Archbishop Blance died in New Orleans on the 20th. The report notes his death as a sudden event affecting the local church leadership.
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