The New York herald., 1873-06-30
MANHATTAN COLLEGE.

Closing Exercises by the Dc Ln Sale
Literary Club Yesterday Aftcrnoon-A
!, Brilliant Assemblagc and AN Enjoy
able Entertainment.
As announced in the HERALD OF Friday last, in
consequence OF the absence OF the Rev. Brothers
Patrick and Paulian, President and Director of
q Manhattan College, the commencement was post
poned till September. Yesterday the closing ex-
ercises by the De La Sale Club were held on the
terrace In front OF the institution before large
and most select audience.
The day was o fine one, and the bright warm
eun overhead, peeping In through the tree tops
and throwing its light upon the flowers and green
sherbage beneath, gave o certain beauty and VI
Scity to spot possessed. OF many peculiar scenic
lvantages.
Far along the grand drive in front Of the College
and skirttng Its grounds long line OF brilliant
fair women and interested cicerones or the other
Npersuasion-made up picture most charming to
on the stage, which was appropriately decked
with national emblems and hangngs sat the MEM
bers OF the Club. On raised platforms at several
eminent dtvines with sprinkilng of gentlemen
from the higher professions, and beyond and
\ around swelled and nodded and coquetted sea OF
variegated chignons nterpsersed with manly Dates,
and with lining Of Summer hats jauntily perched
on rim Of heads OF the masculine order OF archi-
= When an overture had been played by the COL
1ege band M. j. Lavelle appeared on the platform
70 discourse upon "POlltlCal PhlianthrOpy." This
was a sharp arraignment OF the old methods OF In
ternatonal charity and an expose OF the abuses OF
spublic charities.
1t was read by Mr.. j. J, Grady, with considerable
Clan, and was warmly applauded,
- The "Light Cavalry overture by the orchestra
preceded o debate on the question OF the ad-
vantages of compulsory education. Messrs M. N.
tenn. Their remarks were clear. lorical and In
YCislve. In elocution and seEpossesslon they were
especially brilliant. Wrecked and saved" was
UnnO nv a vyh rac n m
: opened. Edward j. Donlln Do'1 gave the question
evils arising from the compulsory system Of in
struction. Joseph II. Bigey followed. The style
ariy pleasing he had perfect grasp ,i' OF his sub
ject and his arguments were well calculated to
Thomas Mcciare seemed to opine, for after bril-.
~ liant opening, in which he summed up the SUBJ
stance OF what the deOaters had said, he gave his
decision In favor of the negative.
Here followed "Souvenirs Of Ireand,n by the
band. Mr.. J. X. McMahons "Rights," the first
essay in the second part OF the programme, was
q brilliant effort In it he defined the term fright"
in womans regard, and he did not think that right
to suffrage was the only boon which women should
Covet; there were, to his thinking, other and
more important rights which they should look for.
Woman was not made for the rude battle OF poll
>tcs; her work in that regard should be the recre.
alton OF goddess The ''5chuetzen" quadrille. Of
was wnoS res s
Stion, The Suppressor," which was severe castiga-
lion OF King Victor Emmanuel's course towards the
next sung by the Club ana Mr.. Thomas X. Saul
delivered the farewell address. IL was polished
Nsessay given with much feeling, and It's pathos
v0rced IRON many tear OF regret ut the dissolution
of the bonds which MIR. Lane regarded as so cred
lRnd dear. The programme was ended by "Lan-
kciers" (Dressler) by the band
The Club was congratulated. on its success by
ar. Richard ]. Morrison. Rev. Father Griffith also
maue lew remarks, complimenting the young
men on tne success they had achieved and stating
Stnat tney maintained the same principles
tnrouenout tnelr lives as they had spoken tSere,
or otners iounded on the same fundamental basis,
a. grand collation. was spread in tho collage mr.
The visitors and students. Among the notables
present were Father Grimm, Father O,Flaherty
xFather Slattery, Brothers JAstinian Bertram
Adrian, Pacien and Brother Humphrey. the acting
director. Drs. O'Levy and O'R0rke members Of
platform. - -