Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-07
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FIRST YEAR OF THE NEW QUAKER coII.EaE-cLosrSa
EXERCISES.

FIRST YEAR OF THE NEW QUAKER coLLEGE-cIosrNo
EXERCISES.
Notwithstanding the sultry weather o large
number of +" Friends and Friendly people,
gathered at Swarthmore College Wednesday, to
witness the closing exercises Of the first school
year. It being the first year, there were, of
course, no graduates, and the exercises were not
at all Of an ambitious character, the only thing
original on the programme being brief yaledic-
tory address. As nearly all participating are to
continue at the institution and participate in fu-
ture exhibitions Of the kind, the faculty did not
deem it best that they should try anything origi-
nal until they have at least had two years
training. The recitations showed that
careful instruction in elocution had been given,
and good taste was displayed In the selection Of
the pieces. Whittier seems to be the favorite
author at the school, no less than four of his
poems being recited, but selections were also
given from Mrs. Hemans, Mrs. browning, Miss
Mitchell, Bayard Taylor, Bancroft, Holmes, Long
fellow, Webster, Dickens, and Trowbridge.
The participants in the closing exercises were
Margaret H. Carpenter, Mary Bloodgood, Eliz-
abeth v. Griffin Charles Sutton, and Elizabeth
G. Miller, of New York State; j. Bernard Hill
lizard, and Reuben Roberts, Of New Jersey; Ida
Barnes, and Jessie Benton, of Indiana George
q. Conrow, and Emily Warriner, of Philadelphia |;
Helen Magill, Elizabeth H. Parrish, s. Franklin
Parrish, and s. Edward Paschal, of Pennsylva-
mia and Ruth Cook, of Ohio. Several States
besides those above named-Delaware amongst
the number-are represented in the list of
students.
The first year at the college has been very
satisfactory one to the faculty and the students.
At its beginning about twenty were found ready
to enter the freshman class to graduate in 1878,
and the whole number we believe, have passed
satisfactory examination, and will constitute
the sophomore class next year, while about an
equal number of those connected with the pre-
paratory department at present attached to the
Institution viii be ready to enter the freshman
class next year.
There was one feature usual at commence
ment exercises, the lack of which we sadly felt
yesterday, and that is music Let US hope that the
wave of progress which has carried the society
30 far forward toward system higher and more
liberal education will also carry 1t beyond the
breakers of prejudice in this matter.
The college will reopen in September, and, we
Judge from the active preparations in progress,
that the returning students will find its surround
ing much improved and beautified. A skillful
landscape gardner has been employed to direct
room for their exercise.
The building is about completed, workmen
being now at work on the three beautiful brown
stone porches which will adorn the front of the
massive pile of grey stone buildings. Every
thing about the building is finished in
the most thorough and substantial manner, and
the completed work will reflect new honor on
Addison Hutton, Esq. the rising young architect
who designed it, while the work within the walls
will doubtless reflect higher credit still on the
faithful men and women who have striven so
nobly for the establishment of the institution.