Article about Samuel Martin's graduation from IU

Article about Samuel Martin's graduation from IU

The annual commencement of the State University at Bloomington took place on Wednesday the thirtieth of September. The spacious University chapel with its aisles and avenues was crowded to overflowing; and even then large numbers unable to gain admittance, stood around the doors and windows to catch the voice of the speaker. Upon no previous occasion of the kind has the audience been so large. Governor Whitcomb, who by law is a visitor, with his usual punctuality to official duty, was present; the Hon. John W. Davis and many other distinguished persons were also in attendance. The Synod of the Presbyterian church for southern Indiana being about to meet on the preceding day, brought together upon the occasion, many of the clergy of that body. The graduating class consisted of the following members, viz.: Thomas P. Connelly of Lafayette, Jonathan Clark of Louisville Ky., Thomas B. Graham of Jasper, Samuel N. Martin and William P. Martin of Washington county, Robert R. Roberts of Newburgh, Washington M. Sharp of Abbeville S.C., David Shuck of Harrison county, and Homer Wheeler of Bristol, Ia. All these young gentlemen delivered speeches. These performances were, with a single exception, highly creditable in matter, style, and manner of delivery. Two or three of them were of rare and superior excellence.

Indiana State Sentinel

Hoosier State Chronicles

10 October 1846