Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-06-18

MEETING OF THE TRusTEEs-BusINEss TRANSACT
ED-ANNIvERsARY OF ATHENBAE LITERARY So
oIETY.
Especial Correspondence of the Commercisl.l
NEWARK. Del, June 18th, 1873 Ia
At Delaware College, this morning, the Board
of Trustees met aud went through the regular
routine business
The degree OF Bachelor OF Science was grant
ed TO Edward Vallandigham of Newark James
H. Bush, OF Wilmington aud T.. Morris Cloak,
of Smyrna, who compose the graduating class
and will be conferred tomorrow.
The sama officers and Standing COMMITTEES,
and same Faculty, as of last year, we're contin-
ued.
The Treasurer's report Disclosed the fact that
the whole OF the land script donated by the Uni
ted States to the College had been sold and that
the proceeds therefrom amounted 10 SS4 600,
which was invested in Delaware State Bonds.
Tho report of the Committee appointed at the
regular meeting of the Board in March, to pro-
vide for an increased number OF instructors, re-
commended the employment OF two additional
professors. Without taking final action upon
this question. the Board adjourned over until
"Wednesday of next week.
understand that there is but little doubt that
then the report of the Committee with its re-
commendation. will be adopted,
THE ATHEsEAN LITERARY SOCIETY.
Held its anniversary exercises this evening.
Having opened with prayer, the President of the
pirate remarks and introduced Mr. j. N. Hus-
ton, who addressed the audience upon "The An
cent and Modern Aats." He spoke of his plea
sure iu in seeing so many present at the ami
verHary. And said that i'll Art, as in everythisg
else, the sympathy of each age was the same
as that of others and what was true OF one was
true of all. The dead Past still possesses
speaking voice to all who give ear to it.. As we
review history we fnd from 1t many ties that
bind us with the past, and in proportion as we
give our thought to the present, or to the his
toric periods, 80 will we value the arts, or sci
ences Of each respectively.
But while we may believe that the present is a
more perfect development, yet we should not
look back with ingratitude upon the steps by
which we have reached our present standpoint,
either in arts useful or ornamental.
Tho mystery of art is a development begin
ming email and obscure, it has progressed until
now it lives in the dazzling effulgence or its
own glory.
To know what our progress in Art has been we
must know its beginnings. 1t began at nothing,
and it had required long to reach the very lowest
step.
Ii was difficult matter in tracing the history
Of Art to credit each nation with its own
achievements, and give due credit for the same.
The Arts are divisible into two great classes
The Useful and the Fine Arts, or those which
administer to the comfort and those that admin
lister to the sentiment or again those which are
resources of wealth or those that are the results
of II same.
lie made, at some LENGTH comparison OF tne
works of art at Rome, and those at Athens, as
well as some remarks on the industries of other
nations in past times, aud gave it as his opin-
ion that the relapses in art had been the result
of the exclusive policy of some of the nations OF
antiquity, but that the world was now progress
sive and cosmopolitan. He thought that the
tendency of the modern arts toward utility.
but that to and through religious and moral re-
form we must look for progress. This address
was well received and your reporter has heard it
highly complimented.
The President then introduced Goo, Morgan,
who read an original poem, entitled "a Zone of
| Light" which was rendered in very happy vein
and pleased all who heard it. It was listened to
| throughout with due attention, snd speaks vol
umes for its author
The concluding address of the evening was
made by James T Mccullough, Esq, graduate
member. After giving various interesting rem
enscences of his student days, he spoke of the
immense strides that had been made in all direc-
tions, in art and science in the past forty years.
| and of the rapidity with which history had been
manufactured. he spoke of the principal hstor-
| ical events OF Europe and this country, and the
/ principal achievements in the scientific world.
/ He advised The students to make good use OF
| the advantages that have been made for them by
| the progress Of this world and cautioned them
/ to beware of the rocks on which 80 many young
| people wreck their hopes.
| He especially cautioned against novel reading
i and the use of intoxicating liquors.
| After this address, the entertainment closed
| W.