The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-10
DICKINSON COLLEGE.


commencement Week at Carlisle - The
Concluding Exercises The Honorary
Degrees Conferred.
From Our OlOn Correspondent
Taking M my account OF commencement week at
Dickinson where left of in my previous letter I
come to the address delivered on Tuesday evening
before the literary societies by the Rev. B. F.
= Brooke, OF Pittsburg, on 'The Resources ana Re-
sponsibities OF the American Educated Young
q Man. The speaker, who is graduate OF the col
lege cless OF 1912, and now Protestant Episcopal
clergyman gave od-time Fourth-of. July style OF
Grafton on the duties, privileges and powers OF
young men educated in the lines OF American
thought and feeling. The address was characte-
rized by scholarly dIcton, great earnestness and
high range Of thought, He was followed by Hora-
ito King, Esq., OF the class OF 1855 editor OF the
New York Star, who read poem entitled enc
Feeny; or, Political Ambiton" SATIRE" which was
remarkable for fits humor, wit, and lively fancies
Last evening" the address before the Alumni Asso-
citation was delivered by the Rev w. j. Stevenson,
OF the class Of 1858. 1t entitled Breadth" and
was a capital effort fresh and powerful and elicit
ing frequent applause.
The awards of the Pierson prizes-a gold and
silver meda-for oratory, the contest for which by
members OF the Junior class came off on Monday,
as already stated, have been announced. The gold
medal was awarded to G.. r. Willis, OF Balt more
But In the numerical merit scale for determining
the award Mr. Willis had 497K and ID. j. Myers, OF
Philadelphia, 496K. This very slight difference in
the estimates OF the Committees of Award wassa
fair index OF popular sentiment, and with the con-
sent OF the committees the President of the college
announced to-day that another medal would be pre-
pned and presented to MI. Myers
To-day the exercises OF commencement week
were brought to close, and they never ran more
smoothly brilliantly Francis A. Riggin, OF Bal
timore, awarded the salutatory honors, and
william H. Dashiell, OF Georgetown, d. c. the vale
dictory address, The graduating class included
seventeen In number.
HONORARY DEGREES.
The honorary degree OF Ill. d. was conferred on
the Rev. Z. r. Ames D. d., one OF the Bishops OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church, and on the Hon
States a graduate OF the college, Of the class Of
lS4S.
The degree of Doctor Of Divinity was conferred
the Rev. b. +. Brooke, OF Pttsburg, Of the class
of 1s4l, and on the Rev. e. A. johnson, editor OF
the Pittsburg Christian Adpocate.
the Rev. John E. Goodman and the Rev. William M.
Frysinger.
The routine OF the week was rounded out by the
customary levee at the Presidents mansion and with
1t closed an exceedingly pleasant and successful
commencement week at Dickinson. M.
WE CLIP the following deserved notice from
the Chester Republican,
John s. Morton, ESQ.,, formerly OF this county,
is spoken OF most favorably by many Democrats as
their candidate for next Mayor OF Philadelphia. II
Republican cannot be elected, which we do not
believe the city would be well governed should Mr.
Morton be chosen to administer its municipal affairs
He is competent and honest-two important requi-
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