Excerpt from Addresses and Discourse at the Inauguration of the Rev. George F. Magoun, A. M., As President of Iowa College, July 19, 1865 At the Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees of iowa college, August 14th, 1862, the Rev. George F. Magoun, of Lyons, was elected President of the College. Coupled with the election, was the condition that he should enter upon the active duties of his office when provision shall be made for his support. This having been done by the obtaining of an endowment, the appointment was accepted at the Annual Meeting in July, 1864, and leave of absence was granted to the President elect for six months. He was also elected Professor of Mental and Moral Science. He entered on the dutiesof his office March 10th, 1865. By arrangement of the Executive Committee and vote of the Trustees, the exercises of the inauguration took place on Commencement Day, the 19th of'july. The Trustees met on the previous day, and in the after noon the first class of young 1adies - ten in number - was graduated from the Ladies' Department, the President elect conferring the degrees. On the following day, at nine o'clock, A. M., a procession was formed from the College to the Congregational Church. The exercises were opened with an anthem by a volunteer choir from the town and the College, who also performed the\other music of the occasion. The Rev. Abner D. Chapman, minister of the Presbyterian Church of Malcom, offered prayer. In behalf of the Trustees, the Rev. Alden B. Robbins, pastor of the Congregational Church of Muscatine, who had been President of the Board from its organization, June 17th, 1847, performed the ceremony of induction with an address. In behalf of the Trustees of Gr'innell University, Hon. Josiah B. Grinnell, former President of that Institu tion, and in behalf of the Faculty of the College, the Rev. Leonard F. Parker, Professor of Languages, then addressed the President. The Inaugural Discourse of President magoun followed. After an anthem, the benediction was pronounced by the Rev. Jesse guernsey, of Dubuque. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.