Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1865-06-30

COMMENCEMENT WEEK.-Our town has
been crowded for the past week with Wis
itors, drawn hither by the attraction of a
Delaware Commencement Week." The
weather has been for the most part very
pleasant. The examinations commenced
at the University Thursday and closed
Monday; at the Female College they were
in progress from Friday to Tuesday, and
are said 10 have passed off in a manner
ereditable alike to the teachers and pupils
of both institutions. OnSaturday evening
the members of the Zetagathean Literary
Society, of the University, gave a public
exhibition, ian account of which will be
found elsewhere). On Sunday, at 3 o'clock,
DIR. REID delivered his address before the
Missionary Lyceum to a crowded house.
The heavy rain falling in the evening pre-
vented as large a congregation turning out
to hear the University Sermon, by Rev.
GEO. PARRoFT, as would have otherwise
greeted him. On Monday evening large
audiences crowded the William Street
Church to hear DIR. ADAM PoE address the
Historical Society, and the Chapel of the
Female College to attend the Valedictory
Exercises of the Atheneum, IAN account of
which is given in another column). Tues
day afternoon Bishop THOMSON delivered
an interesting address before the Educa-
tional Convention. Wednesday morning
at an early hour, William Street Church
was crowded to its utmost capacity to hear
the graduating essays of the young ladies.
The following are the names of the grad
yates, their residences and titles of their
essays: Scientfe-Lizzie NJ. Cable, Athens,
Mystery Florence Echols, Wheeling,
W. Va, "Resurgum;, Linda NJ. Fulton,
Rushsy1vania, "Peace;V Lizzie O.. Paine,
Chillicothe, "The Star of Our Destiny;''
Mary Rice, Delaware, "The Graces.5
CJassicaI-Electa w. Barber, Harmar,
"Seed Thoughts;7 Nora B~urkhoIder, Della
ware, ''The Stars are all There;' Jennie
Cowling, London, t"The Tomorrow" Mat
tie Craig, Cambridge, "Mirage;" Cameha
Gooding, Marion, ''Uncultivated Genius;''
Gussie r. Goodnow, Elyria, 'String of
Pearls;" Ednah Pierce, Milwaukee, Wis,
"Olympus;" S. Gussa Shade, Columbus,
1--WE Can; Win we ?" Bette Sue Trimble,
Grayson, KY, "Rhodora." The essays
were excellent, of a high ORDER and more
over, well read. The music introduced On
the occasion was excellent; such as might
be expected from the talented acher in
that department of the institution, Mr..
OSCAR MAYO and Misses McCARTER and
TIMMoNs. The Hall of the CIionian Soci-
ETY., of the Female College, was dedicated
in the evening, DR.. I. w WILEY making a
very appropriate address. Thursday morn
ing the Church was again filed to over
flowing, and the speeches of the graduates
in the Classical Department of the Univer-
sity were well delivered, and listened to
with marked attention by the large audi
enee. We give their names, residences and
titles of speeches: Thos. B. Wilson, Lon
don, "Majesty of Law" James E. Stewart,
Cincinnati, 1.-THE Rank and File;'' William
III. Rayl, Sandusky, "Pre-Historic Man,
Jas. Murray, Cincinnati, "Our ImmortaIi-
ty;" Alfred r. McIntire, Fredericktown,
"Reconstruction;'' Will. r.. Kemper, Will
liamsburg, "The Necessity of a Design
Geo. P. Holman, Salem, Oregon, 9Th Re
public Lives;' James d. Frey, Brighton,
''Our M~anhood;'' Andrew B. Emley, New
Orleans, La, '.Ou Republic in it's Golden
Age;" John Creath, Mt. Sterling, "The
Book Edwin E. Bentley, Lacrosse, Wis.
1.-THE Development of Thoughts" Asbury
B. Barrick, Fredonia, deception" The
graduates in the Scientific Department are,
John NJ. Boggs, Kingston; Geo. P. Carpen.
ter, Lancaster; Gilbert w. DeCamp, Mans.
field; j. L. Hart, Piqua; Preston c. Hous.
ton, South Charleston; Brent r. Hutch
craft, Stony Point, KY; Isaac D.. Jones,
Newtown; s. Thompson Kenyon, Vance
burg; Cassius NJ. Riley, Leonardsburg
Thos. r.. Shinn, Mt. Washington; Ephriam
]. Stuart, Champaign City, ILL.,; John A
Van ~Swearingen, Highland. Presidenr
MERRIoK delivered the B-accalaureate Ad,
dress in the afternoon in his usual abb,
happy manner