Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-07-01
Specially reported for the Journal an Statesman.
ANNIVERsARY EXERCISES OF THE


This literary festival which increases n inter
.st, and each year attracts n greater audience.
wns held oil Tuesday and Wednesday the oath and
lith ult. 1t has become stereOtyped expires.
srn among the friends of schools that the last
exercises were the very best ever held yet we
know of no other way to characterize the close
vi this year Rt the College.
the examinations ON Tuesday were highly
satisfactory to all concerned. They testified
plainly to the diligence Of the pupils. and to the
laithfulness of the teachers and they also de. I
mnnslrated the superiority of the discipline of
ulinJ over the pouring into, or crdamfAg process
still too much in vogue in schools.
The informal exercises Of the junior members
nf the College, held in the hall OF the Institution
nn Wednesday morning, were exceedingly plea
sant and ELECTED wish from many of those who
were present, that the invitations had been more
extensive. The programme. which was not tor
IN lily announced, consisted of eleven brief es-
says quietly, yet quite distinctly read by the
tyros, and some half dozen pieces of music
chpruses, songs aud instrumental performances,
well selected and nicely executed by the pupils
Who we understand, had taken their turn ia
reading, OF the close Of Tuesday.
Wednesday evening was delightfully."- cool, mud
Mt an early hour the large hall Of the College
was literally full to overlooking; notwithstaud
ing many were obliged to stand all the evening,
some in very uncomfortable Positions there was
order and quiet throughout which was proof
conclusive to the general interest.
When all had become settled and quiet, the
school came in from the porch, back of the plat
form, and were arranged, the graduating ca-s
upon the right and the young ladies' who took
part in the music upon the left while other
young and happy faces formed a pleasant back
ground
The view from the main entrance to the hall
was enough TO make the most unappreoian'e
regret that,
IAN that's bright must ade,
The brightest still the hevtest
For pictures, flowers, music aud youth, all ent
u charm tha, was irresistible. Who could uot,
with bright hopes and Il happy heart, sep
through such portal into the working world
The seven who were there ready to launch from
/ 'sschoul girls sheltered Shore were certainly
surrounded by happy auRuries for pleasant
anl prosperous voyage.
The singing OF ''The Summer days are
coming, in full chorus. by the school, was FOL
lowed 10y prayer by tue Rev, Bishop Sept,
gratefully acknowledging Gods providenliA
care in the past, md intercediug for future
good. Nothing could possibly have been beii er
adapted to the OCCASION
The essays of the graduates being the prn-
cipal interest of the evening, We shall eudeHyor
to give n brief glance at each, remarhHg,
however, that the pleasure of the occasion vas
greatly enhanced by the musical performances
OF the young ladies' interspersed between the
: essays. The pieces were selected with classic
taste, and executed with great skill and Ell g.
The first essay. Ocean Cemetery, with Salutl.
tory Mary Il. Wilson, Glen Riddle Pa, WAS
well written and particularly we'll rend her
words were distinctly enunciated, and her voice
of sufficient compass to ill the loom. The sala'
tatory was briei, corresponding perfectly in
f style with the essay that succeeded and which
i - - La Iu
by storms, or sparkling in the sunlight, gu TIN
hodiment of sublimity aud I'll mAusoleum ior
= the dead. Its conservation. when the inhatit
, ants OF the Antlleuglau world were carried III
Que grand procession TO t' gens and cayems
WAS fine and well-sustained picture. Then ia
succession, she portrayed the destruction OF thI
Spanish Armada, the wrccking Of the ArtiC
umid the fogs of Newfoundland, the burning q
hnmeward bound Caliitrnia vessel and tht
=, going down Of the Cumberland A more beau.
, tiful eulogy has never been pronounced oye
/ those brave men "who sleep their last shep,
where the waters OF the Potomac meet and min
gle with the brny waves OF the sea-
; Wait and hope" Elizabeth C. Hagany vii
y miugton, was essay whose teachings wer
5 calculated to warn one to
Il beware Of desperate steps. The darkest dav.
Live till to-inorrow, will have passed away.
1t was the eausion Of hopeful heart one will
|. ing to work, as well as to wait 1t seems iul
ii possible for young lady to write such au essa!
- aud not feel it's influence ior a long time.
" The World Indifferent to its Beneiacturs,
Martini Aiken, Wilmington, lacked distinct ar
ticulatiou and variety OF tone. II was wei
L written, cvinced thought, and an ncquantauc
c with useful reading, 1t explained the neglec
n OF living heroes by pointing to the du-t und rub
l. bsh surrounding an unfinished building, whe
. that shall suhsde and the scntiodiug be reno, e
- the structure will he seen and appreciated. Sh
u found nothing disoourdpiug in the iuct that 4"
prophet is without honor in his own country,
lie but told all truly noble hearts that the maThl
J. wateth.'
"Crossi g the Rubicon," Charlotte II. Jprman
. Smyrna, Del, was the hrieiest essay Of tn
n seven; we were sorry not 10 have heard It NOR
ly distinctly. There was an evident sadnesi in til
ty tone which tod Of n RuhicOn lately passe,
~ She spoke of positions OF moral sublmity tein
- unconsciousy assumed C,eiar crossing the Ru
VI bicon and Reguus deciding to save Rome WEI
II strong points. Through eyoryone's life ncru'
ld each pathway lies a Rnbcon that must
AS passed. The likenng Of the heroes OF '1G
.n the great Roman was happy thought
1.-THE night cometh--alsO the mOrnng,
Nv Irene Oliver fremont, PIT, did not possess thu
re unity and correspondence that WAS observable
ke the others, neither was it distinctly read The
M. was evidently general acquaiuIunce with hi
mr. tory and the sentiment such as 10 honor Il
heart of the reader.
~ Poem l. it Nothing to Thee ~ Adelaide
NJ Cooke, Philadelphia, was comprehensive, et
ly hracng all the social and moral reforms and r
VS. qurements Of the times. The general indiile
~ euce Of the wealthy and happy to the sniIerin
Of the less fortunate, the Injustice OF England
'ul China, the barbarity OF Russia to Hungary. 1
g absurd position Of Great Britain in regard to
de American Rebellion, all received meritei noIiC
if 1t is generally conceded that Miss G. possess
IN. more thun average facility with the pen
" 81 "Who Dres Greatly, does Greatly" with Val
re- diciory Address, Ella NJ. Ure, Chester,
1 ! This essay was read so an to be heard 10
sia farther limits OF the room aud was highly sat
i'm factory. The NaledictOry was suitable Il
touching, gracefully and feelngy rend NJ
the class who 60 forth with such kind rene
Fry brauces OF school-days net their part in
cry world, as we'll as she did that evening and III
Re- they have as large a measure of success.
the Two of the young ladies' Misses Ierman a
.La Uric received clas sical diplomas; the ohe
II" Misses Aiken, Cooke, llagany Oliver and "
zen son graduated in the English course. As II
Drd formed a semi circle in front of the PIesid
She and received from his haud their diplomas,
orn companied by few well-chosen words Of col
M sci aud advice, there was NOT heart in
'o' crowded assembly that did not wish them {
lse speed in their going forth on womans mission
nan May the Wesleyan Female College he pi
the pered IN lis work OF cul'yaling the heads Q
,on hearts Of the daughters o: our land-may
year be less prosperous, no Commencement
successful than the last,
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an. On the 9Th ult., two little boys, seven
al eight years old, were in freight car at the
~, waukie and Prairie du Chen depot at Milw
anu kie, when some one come along and closel
without knowing that they were there. The II
,i, started before they had time to make n noise
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