An Oration on Liberal Studies

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Excerpt from An Oration on Liberal Studies: Delivered Before the Philomathian Society of Mount Saint Mary's College, MD, June 29th, 1853I thank you very sincerely for the honor of being selected as your orator on this most interesting anniversary to you and your personal friends It is always an honor'to be called upon to address those who are preparing them selves in academic halls, or having completed their academic course, are bidding adieu to the quiet and peaceful scenes of college life, and taking their leave of beloved classmates and venerated professors, to go forth and bear an active and honorable part in the multifarious affairs of this work-day world, but it is more especially so to be invited to address' a literary society-connected with this venerable college of Mount St. Mary, already so rich in classic associations, so hallowed by the memory of saintly virtues, and so dear to every American Catholic heart for the eminent servants of the Church of God it has nurtured.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.