The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-14


our own country.
An address on the much hackneyed subject
of life" was delivered by Mr.. George w.
Graeh. He commenced by referring to the
great mystery Of life, that has battied the
greatest intellects of mankind. No one can
grasp the subtle mystery that makes us move
and have our being. Vegetable life, with
its changes, is a wonderful study, and
how much more is the life of man?
Life is not merely existence. 1t has its earthly
and its heavenly part. We must forget this
deoasing tendency of the one in the hope of the
other. We should have noble object in view.
To have a noble work in our life that true life
may be attained. The clearest depths Of our
being gush upwards from the soul that
water the beautiful and heavenly aspira-
tions that illumine our existence. Our
path in life should be that which leads us to a
better anu truer existence, and will tend to
make us more and more worthy to stand in the
presence of the great Creator.
The address was well conceived, and was de-
livered in a very impressive manner. He con-
cluded amidst continued applause, and was fol-
lowed by an address on Music by Mr.. Harry
Archambault.
He referred in glowing terms to its great and
powerful influence upon all animated nature.
The child In its cradle, and the man mature in
his strength, is alike subdued by its power. The
fierce maniac and the savage heart is alike SUBJ
dued by its gentle power. 1t is godlike gift
that enlivens the hearts of all the rich and the
poor, the learned and the ignorant.
The next address was by Mr.. Aaron Teller,
upon Education. 1t is q hackneyed subject,
and there is not much that is new that can be
said upon 1t. Yet, nevertheless, the address
was good, common sense one upon the ad-
vantages of education TO society. By its aid
man is able to enter into conflict with the
world.
1t enables man to accomplish in a short time
what, without it, would require years Of
patient labor. In the higher walks of science
and the arts. the doors closed unless pre-
vious education enables him to grasp its higher
truths, Mind is the master over the material
world. Liberty without education is but myth
The power of q nation depends upon the educa-
tion of its masses.
An essay Time was delivered by Mr. P.
Frederick Rothermel. To mark the progress of
Time we have but to look at the ruins OF
Greece and Rome. What were once populous
cities, shining with arts and sciences. are now
but masses OF ruins No longer shall the City
of the Seven Hills rear its head as the proud
conqueror OF the world.
In younger years we look upon life as a great
holiday; but as we advance experience dulls
and chills all our hopes, and education
and knowledge benefits as cares accumulate;
and the once bright and hopeful boy becomes
the grasping and the money-worshipping man.
How short seems the passage from his boyhood
to the chilly days of old age!
But few centuries have elapsed since the
discovery OF these shores, and now a great and
mighty nation peoples the Western Continent;
and the march of improvement shall go on
until knowledge shall crown our glorious coun-
try with q bright halo that shall make her the
conspicuous nation of the world.
The Honorary Address was then delivered by
Mr. John X. Mccarthy The monuments of a
nations decay, presented by those sUoried piles
that meet the eye of the traveller as he passes
through the older countries of the world, are
apt reminders OF the past glories of peoples who
were once eminent in arts and sciences. AS he
casts his eyes around, and sees the relics of
sculpture, he is apt to think of their architects
and sculptors who once lived in the olden
| times.
1t is sad to reflect on the invasion of time and
| decay upon what were our great and powerful
| cities. What now remains Of what was once.the
mighty city of Babylon, with her hanging
| gardens and her immense temples and palaces
| Nothing but a heap of ruins that are the re-
sorts OF the wild beasts. Hundred-gated Thebes
that once resounded with the busy hum OF in
| dustry and from whose hundred gates thun-
dered mighty armies is now but a
heap of ruins that attracts the
passing traveller by this grandeur
| and extent, No longer do the vast
galleries of the Coliseum echo with the Jhun-
dering plaudits of the excited Romans. as the
| gladiators contend with fearful struggles with
| each other for the amusement of blood-thirsty
| people. Greece has her Pantheon, to remind us
| OF her glorious past.
| SO we might go from country to country and
ponder on the lessons that these silent voices of
4 the past are giving us. Let us be instructed,
\ and let not the same causes OF decay find lodg-
| ment in our own country that prostrated the
| great nationalities of Rome and Greece in the
| dust.
| Degrees, DIstin ctiOns, and Awards OF
| Merit.
| At this point in the exercises the Diplomas
were conferred upon the respective candidates
| for such honors, and the Distinctions and
| Awards Of Merit were announced, as follows
MASTER OF ARTS.
list Of those admitted 10 e Dsgree Of Master OF Arts
being graduates Of ue -Four Years Course, Of not Tess
| Than HUe gears Standing.
Joseph B. Beale, John o. Deshong, Dimac Dodson
Lewis g. Greene, Albert +. Hochstadter. David W
William n NJ Gram, George w. Shields M d.
George n. Watson.-Total, II.
BACHELOR OF ARTS.
List OF those admitted to The Degree Of Bachelor OF Arts
| hdUit1 cOmDLeted ne -Four Years Course, Dth ueiT
| kTdnk and their Graduating Averages.
| No l. John X Mccarthy, $3.50; 2, Ignatus ]. Dohan
97'lG g. Edward CHANNEL, 9665; 4, James A. Haddock
S iSeS e d siSIF Wsy ss & %lam j. csmp6e, Ss5
Theodore f. jenkins, 917s; TO- Alfred b. Muslin 5000
Is: Aaron teller Ssio; H. William b. Trites, $3.50; is
George w, Loudenslager; sO25 10; j. Bard Worrsll
Graef. 1925; 49, Edward Barry 1925 2O y Frederick
Rothermel, 7SG9 2l, Thomas b. Brown77'25 r. 'Ar mi
tage Brearley, 70S5.-Total ~
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