Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-06-19
FIRST EDITION.
Delaware College.
COMMENCEMENT ExERoIsEs DELFT PHI ANNIvER-
sARY.

OOmmBNOEmENf hhEhOibEb-DEbtl ANNlNEh-
sARY.
Correspondence OF the Commercially
NEWARK, Del. June 49,
The commencement exercises of Delaware
College took place to-day at ii o'clock.
After prayer, the audience was addressed by
E. Morris Cloak, OF Smyrna, on Individuality
He delivered an excellent address, fully equal to
any Of his previous etforts, which have hereto
fore noticed in this journal. It was received
with applause.
Hewas.followed by Jas. Fl. j. Bush of Whining
ton, who treated of the "Ruins Of Time, among
which he did credit well to himself, as to his
Alma Mater.
L. N. vallandigham, of Newark, closed the
list of graduates with a happy hit on Human
Nature" This gentleman being somewhat mis-
anthrOpic by nature. or habit, or both, allowed
his individuality full play, and result brought
down the house with frequent rounds OF ap-
plause, with his happy and sarcastic hits at men
and things.
The President, then after some feeling re-
maks. conferred the degree OF Bachelor Of
Science upon the following gentlemen
e. Morris Cloak, Smyrna. ,... ..s .-
James H. j. Bush, Wilmington.
L. N. Vallandigham, Newark.
After addresses by the Rev. George A. Phoe-
bus and John oByrne, Esq tbe former to the
complete satisfaction of the Audience, and the
latter In his usual happy style, the audience was,
at g. p. M, dismissed. and Delaware College for
the first time since its re-opening, turned out
class Of graduates. F
THE ArNlvERsARY OF THR DELTA PHI SOCIETY.
This took place in the evening in theOollege
0ratory.
The President Of the Society Mr.. John P.
Moore of MARYLAND having welcomed the aud
ence introduced Hon. Isaac ID. Jones the Ora
tor Of the evening who spoke upon the Classics
as a Foundation OF intellectual Power. he
spoke of the great Importance of home education
as the best foundation Of all our knowledge
and of the religious training of christian
mother, as the best part of that He Thought
the educational ability OF the Latin and the
Greek, were most excellent and that IN c9itlVa-
ting the powers Of memory, of analysis and com
parison nothing could be substituted for them.
That it was his belief founded on an experience
among men for forty years, that time spent
upon these was not lost. He also thought tha'
patiepce was result from these studies ant
| that careful and thorough application reaped a
rich and mighty reward He hoped that in Del
| aware College, at least the time honored course
| might not be abandoned.
| He said that in the morning his attention had
| been called to a supposed interference between
science and religion. He wished i understood
| AZ his opinion that true science and true relglo
/ never interfere. g. He by no means meant to "a
| that scientifch monomoniacs would always 80
| th agreement but that was neither here no
there. 80,
Prof. Tyndall had said that prayer was inetli
/ cacious because il it was it would Interfere wit
| the working out of existing! natural laws
| He would like to know IL he who had mau
natural laws could not also change and alte
them at pleasure. True justice and truth ar
| unchangeable, but that which denied the powe
| OF PRAYER was simply Atheism in fact although
might not be 80 in name. He thought that th
safeguard against thiseyil was thorough chrit
tian training. ,,-,-
Mr. Jones was followed by Mr.. u L. Nallan
digham, Jr., who spoke upon Memoraoi
Days."
The evenings exercises were concluded by /
Morris Cloak, OF tho graduating class, who no
bade farewell to his old college friends
Throughout tne GO comeIGe I'M siI ~ onr SeopIe an
the best OF order prevailed.
The Newark Musical Association furnished 81
cellent music for all Of the entertainments.