The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-08
DICKINSON COLLEGE.
Commencement Week at Carlisle - The
Preliminary Exercises-The Graduating
Class.

Commencement Week at Carlisle - The
Preliminary Exercises-The Graduating
Class.
From Our Opn Correspondent.
CARLISLE, Pa, June 7.
The commencement exercises OF this venerable
institution of learning began on Sunday, the 4th
inst, with discourse by Rev. William Butler, D. D.,
before the Society Of Religious Inquiry, in Emory
Church, and in presence OF the joint congregations
OF the two Methodist churches OF the borough.
The speakers wide repute for scholarship and
eloquence, and the knowledge of the impressive
sermons he delivered here during the last session
OF the Annual Conference, drew large audience to
hear mastery discourse on the Redeemer, as set
forth In the Old Testament in His legal social
lations, and the application OF these to the person
and the WORK OF Christ. All came expectant Of
great and good things, and none went away disap-
pointed.
In the evening Of the same day, several churches
OF the borough were closed to allow their members
an opportunity hear the Baccalaureate sermon by
President Dashieu. The burden OF his discourse
was "Jesus as the etermining force of our human
life. The eloquence OF President Dashell's appeals
to the graduating class was evenly up to, if not
over his best efforts on other occasions and which
have ranked him 30 high among the American pulpit
orators The President sketched the great fact that
while the progress OF the race was through antago-
nisms, yet Christ was the power shaping aud con-
trolling these antagonisms for human good. He
rapidly outlined series OF facts which showed that
the advent and ministry OF Christ the great and
central facts OF human history that the grand eyo
lutions OF human history In this Western World
were the results OF the life OF Jesus In the affairs OF
mem and that humanity, with all its hopes ,Igathers
on Monday evening the Juniors entered into an
oratorical contest for the gold ana silver medals
testsnts We're W. ri Wright Of Delaware: d. j.
Myers, OF Philadelphia; b. f. Armstrong, OF ONO (;
M GT a5 9l MaEya9a I 6eoTgs 6e gthnro PS Se Us
Judges have not yet made their decision as TO whom
the gold and silver prizes shall fall All the speeches
were good, some brilliant, and worthy OF the fame
which places many OF the clerical Dickinson graz
duates among the finest pulpit orators of the land.
Glass day is the great day for the students. A
larger freedom OF speech than usual is allowed and
the peculiarties and oddtiesthe haps and mishaps,
OF the members OF the class come IN for fair share
The authors OF college pranks. jokes and the
ike are then for the first time made known TO the
public This the historian gives, but the gives
his prophecy OF the future OF each member OF the
class These features OF class day are susceptible OF
grave abuses, but can be made the occasion OF in-
nocent enjoyment and a large display OF humOr, an
outlet for all the genuine spirit OF fun that may be in
the class. The orator OF the class this year was
David X. Watson, of London, ohio: the poet, John
LShelly, or Shiremanstown, Pa; the historian Mil
liam K WOODWARD Of WasSinSTop. ron d. E. 70 attent
the exercises OF class day large and brllllan
assembly met IN Emory Church at half-past niue
O'Clock on Tuesday morning. The exercises passed
of pleasantly, and the assembly adjourned to NEE
for the remainder OF the order OF class day exer
the class Teassembed in the college grove Tn
beautiful pagoda 10 the deep shade Of cluster o
trees formed the centre OF the assemblage OF citi
zens OF the town, strangers, eX-cOlege professors
clergymen from abroad and from tn
town students OF the college, their fair friends
the alumni OF the college, and its friends n general
All these assemble to listen TO the parting speeches
and above ALL to witness the presentations made b
the class to each OF its members the list OF article
embracing almost everything from Gig al case u
to Bible and down to razor. singular featar'
OF the occasion was the oxford CAP which griceC
the heads OF the Seniors for the nrst time This ca
is OF the traditional broad-top regulation style, an
was worn with the graceful air OF novelty.
To-day the exercises were quite as interesting
on the previous days, embracing the annual NEE
fngs Of the two rival literary societies, and sn
fion before the Alumni Association by Rev. w. ,
SteyensOn OF the class OF 1858. Tomorrow NOR
ing az 10 O'Clock, the regular Commencement exc
cises will take place, and the class OF 1911 WIN sV