Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-06-26
Commencement Week.

The crowd Of visitors has not been Cd
large as on some other occasions but on
none that we know OF have they been
more satisfactorily or highly enter
tained.
The duties Of commencement begin
with the examinations which are gem
orally allozed to pass without much
attention from the outside world, ex-
Iespting the regular visiting committees.
But the public exercises Of the literary
societies always draw full audiences, and
the attendance at the Zetagathean An
nual on last Friday evening filed the
William Street church with one Of
those brilliant audiences for which Del
aware has achieved an enviabIe reputa-
tion.
The exercises OF the evening were
good and for length IN paralleled.-
Quality was utterly lost in quantity,
and NAM overcome with WEAKNESS
were compelled to leave the room. The
81, all hours had arrived when the ben
I edie ion was pro-aounced.
The programme Of the evening was as
4 follows
] salutatory, Commenced but not Compile
Poem, AZ Eventime it shall be Light Or.
Orator. The True Oratory, 7. C. Read.
Discussion, Resolved, That the external
observance ofthe Christian Sabbath should
be enforced by civil law. Affirmative, sam
uel A. Keen, r. J. Duncan Negative, r. II.
Nevfn, n. J.. BuchWalter.
Essay, We all wear Cloalzs, Chas. W. Dus-
defamation. Our Country, c. N. vanden-
Vaiedietory, Blood, W. A. Robinson.
We beg our ZetaRathean friends next
time to bear in mind 6rst, that the
seats Of the William Street Church are
not the most comfortable that modern
ingenuity has devised, and second, that
"Brevity's the soul OF wit
1Ourishes."
On Sunday President 1Ierrick deliv-
cred the BaccaIaureate address at half
past ten O'Clock, and at p. NJ. Bishop
Clark preached before the Missionary
Lyeeum. The Presidents theme was,
"Christ, the power of God and the Wis
dom Of God, . and the Bishops, f'The
Importance Of DoctrinaI Truth, and
Human Responsibility for Belief. -
Both discOurses were able and were lis
tened to by large and attentive audien- 4
oes.
Sunday evening Rev. Isaac Newton,
an alumnus Of the class Of SO, preached
the Annual Sermon, his subject being,
tfThe Conflict between Truth and Err
ror." The discourse had the merit of
graphing with living subjects and deal
ing with practical questions. Ration-
alistic infidelity was severely rebuked,
and intemperance in high places and
low, and the influence Of the whiskey
traffic manifested as a corrupt power in
the land and an element in the forces
Of evil, came in for a large share Of eIo- /
oquent .denunciation. Mr.. Newton is a
fearles and forcible speaker, original in
his style, and held the close attention
ofhis audience throughout.
On Saturday evening, the ladies Of
the Clfonian Society, Of the Female Col
iege, gave their friends literary enter
tainment at the chapel Of the College. /
The room was gracefully festooned with
evergreens, and the motto Of the Socie /
~, '.Licht, mehr LIGHT" appropriately !
behind the platform. The /
literary bill of fare was serv-
ed up to a delighted audience:
Music, duett, march from midsummer /
Nights Dream" (A1endelssOhn,l Estelle |
Woods, Mary Turner,
Greeting, At the Altar, Amy TWitchells
Music, Slumber Song, Miss Morse.
Recitation, The Ancient Mariner, Dide /
Essay, The Thumb, Estelle Woods.
Music wedding Procession (Meyerbeer0 1
Discussion. ResoEped, That Fashion is more
potent than Reason. An. Ellen S. Ward,
Amelia V, Thompson. Neg. Allie Williams,
s. Annie JONES'
Music, Solo, Clara Metz,
Recitation. Ella Il. Barnes.
Presentation Of Diplomas.
Mus1cs II Troyatore, (hunkle,) Miss Annie
Poem, Chains to Wear, Avanene L.
Music, duett, Danse Rustique, Prof. Mayo,
Anna W Wesson.
As we did not hear the entire exer-
5ises we are unable to specify the msr-
It's of particular pieces. The music,
mostly instrumental, 1--WE would have
preferred to hear more Of the voices
Of the young ladies,) was good, and
5he solo of Miss Metz is spoken Of in
terms of special praise. Mrs. Donelson,
soverness of the college, conducted the
Of diplomas, and made an
address to the young ladies very happy
.Or its point and appropriateness.
On Monday evening the ladies OF the
Athen@un society gave their friends
one oftheir very best literary entertain
nents. We have rarely known the
daughters of Athens to be in happier
mood and their auditors could scarcely
nave been better pleased. The music
had the very agreeable novelty of en-
oracing several charming vocal pieces
and no Operatic impossibiIities. Miss
Jessie Evans vocal solo was sweet and
lilvery as the warbIe Of a bird The
7oca1 solo of Miss Phillips and the piano
5Olo Of Miss Coe were charmimgly exc
,uted. The following was the program
ne;
Prayer-Bishop Clark.
Piano Duett-Les DANES de Seville, Misses I
n f4lQoa-nn ana OrO0k. a
SalutatOry-The Micawbers Of the World,
4. Z, johnson.
Vocal Solo-DIinnie Phillips.
Reoitation-An Order for a Picture, Mary
Vocal D1ett-Voices Of the Night, Misses
5urnham and Wood. {
Resolved. Thatmen ofthought
re more beneficial to the world than men Z
ey; Neg, NJ. .. Dial, NJ. A. Albright.
Vocal SOlO-AIiss Morse. {
AnOnymi-B. A. Butterffeld.
Piano SOlo-TyroIiene, Lou COe.
OratiOn-FOund Floating, E. E. Crook {
RecitatiOn-After the Ball, E. NJ. VOOley.
Vocal Duett-MiSses Humphreys and Tho {
nan.
Presentation OF Diplomas.
Vocal SolO-Jessie Evans {
NaledictOry-Los NJ. J. Styer.
Piano BolO-Estelle Mendenhali.
The recitations, in which the ladies {
eem to excel rather than in discussion,
we're excellent, and the anonymous pa
'ers read by Miss Butterfield amused the
only less than the sprightly, ]
style Of the reader charmed
hem. Some good hits were made, and /
he following conundrum propounded
will do; ''Why is lame dog like an