Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-21

COMMENCEMENT DAY--aRADUATIoN or THE
FIRsr CLASS.

COMMENCEMENT DAY-oRADUATIOF or THE
FIRST CLASS.
Wednesday WAS commencement day At
Swarthmore College. at Swarthmore. Della
ware county, Pa, and day that will long
be remembered with pleasure by all who
participated In or witnessed the ceremonies
attendant upon the graduation OF the first
class Of students who have completed the
fun college course. The graduates were
Miss l. Maria G. Pierce. OF Pleasantville,
". y: Miss Helen MAgill. Of Swarthmf re-
daughter Of President Magilll Miss Eliza
beth q. Miller. of Morris. N. Y; Miss Hetty
r. Moore, Of Sandy Spring, MARYLAND; MI
l.nwndes TAYLOR. West Cheste Pa. aud
Miss Sarah II. Acton, Of Salem. ". J.
Long before the exercises begun the spa
cious hall Of the college was crowded 10y y
large audience. amongst which we notleed
quite a number Of Wilmingtonians. The
audience was the largest ever gathered At
! the closing exercises Of the session. great
interest Of course being manifested on &C
count of the fact already mentioned. that the
/ first class would graduate on this occasion
At about II o'clock the President uf the
College, Edward X. Magill called the
audience to order aud Immediately intro
duccd Miss Helen Magill who made the
Hslutatary address IN Latin. at the conclu-
| sion of which she delivered a very fine
I original poem entitled - song of Life "
/ The nnem displayed real depth Of thought
and fine literary finish which would have
[ done credit to any graduate of any College.
MISS lllXAOefn hlIlNF lNtN mhilt AN hh'
dresson The Ideal and the Real. express
i've Of such thoughts as quite naturally
spring up in the minds Of those just step
ming ross the Threshold Of the real prae-
teal life. and this was followed by an ad-
dress Of somewhat pathological turn by
Miss Hctty T. Moore. Mr.. Lowndes Taylor
delivered an address entitled suggestions
and Miss Sarah u. Acton pronounced an
eulOgv on the founder 0f Quakeriam, George
Fox. in homo Of whose residence, Swarth
more Hail. this college Is named. She
/ closed her address with the expression Of q
fervcnt hope that from the new Swarth
| more, as from the old. should 20 forth an
Influence powerful In moulding thought
and promotive Of Righteousness and peace
Miss lydia Mara Child Pierce, then
made the closing address on STATESMAN
ship which was a really able one, holding
! throughout closely to Its central idea thai
true statesmanship consisted In loyalty Il
a great ideal and required more than thai
snrt ~ patriotism viii h cries Our Country
right or wrong" Those whose namei
live rs truly great in history's pagei
are those who perslstcntly lahored TO brinf
their neople up to the highest ideas Of righ
and Justice. She rapidly scanned history
in support Of her theory. and concluded
with fine eulOgy Of the public life o
Abraham Lincoln. whom she considered al
coming nearest to the full measure o
statesmanship.tried by the standard she hat
chosen. The address was a really admirable
one. and showed remarkable ripeness o
thought In one so young, and At its conelu
sion Miss Pierce made brief aud highi'
appropriate valedictory address. which
without any mock heroics or gushing emu
sion. displayed vein of sadness whicl
made the audience feel how pleasant {
those about quitting II had been their lii
within the walls of Swarthmore.
At the conclusion Of these addresses
which were all finely delivered, withou
notes or manuscript, the graduating elias
was called Oh to the platform and Presiden
. Magill addressed them in Latin, cOnterrin
on each the degree Of A. y.
At the conclusion of the exercises N
, venerable Samuel Willltts. OF New forh
! President Of the'BOard Of Managers, made
/ brief address expressive Of the high sense z
satisfaction with which the managers wi
: ness the graduation Of a class at Swartl
= more. result toward which they hay
Z strlycn for years and years. He compl
j. teachers on their admirable managemer
T. and feelingly invoked Heavens blessing
- the college and its inmates
: The six members Of the Senior class wh
y graduated this year constitute the entii
e Junior class last year. The Junior clai
!. this year numbers ten, the Sopphomol
y class. fourteen, and the Freshman elias
y forty, the greater part OF these VIII COZ
Y time one class higher next year anu ne
!. Freshman class OF about sixty will ente
y, so that II will be seen that the eolegial
u department Ia rapidly growing. II numbert
= seventy this year. and we doubt not WI
u number over hundred In all Its class
next year. Every real friend OF Swart
more will rejoice to see 1t so large as
= completely I'll the spacious building. wa
of space forbida our noticing At more leng
= the progress made by the college during u
Y past year, and we may do so some uay wh'
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