Lincoln Day Convocation for the University of Illinois (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Lincoln Day Convocation for the University of Illinois This is the day whereon the greatest son Of Illinois was born, - that kindly man Who in his single-hearted self summed up The best of all that - North, and South, and East, And West - we strive to be, and therefore who Has well been called "The First American". On February twelfth, in eighteen nine, Near Hodgensville, Kentucky, on a farm, Was Abraham Lincoln born. Wherefore this day In all the States by law is duly held In honor and in grateful memory, And I today as President have called The University of Illinois In worthy Convocation, fittingly To recognize this anniversary. As the President returns to his seat, all the , people join in singing four stanzas of the State Song, Illinois By thy rivers gently flowing, Illinois, Illinois, O'er thy prairies verdant growing, Illinois, Illinois, Comes an echo on the breeze, Rustling through the leafy trees, And its mellow tones are these, Illinois, Illinois! Thou didst hear thy country calling, Illinois, Illinois, Mid the din of war appalling, Illinois, Illinois, Then thy courage and thy will Rose each heart to fire and thrill, Brave and loyal thou are still, Ilinois, Illinois! Not without thy wondrous story, Illinois, Illinois! Can be writ the nation's glory, Illinois, Illinois, On the record of thy years Abram Lincoln's name appears, Grant and Logan and our tears, Illinois, Illinois! 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.