Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-18
Wilmington Conference Academy
Interesting Exercises.
sTRAWeERRV SHIPMENTS.
Wilmington Conference Academy
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MEScEMENT EXKRCIsKs s-ADDRRss BIZ
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Down, Del, June II, 1874.
Special TO the CARTE

lSpfttdi 10 Tue
DOVER, Del, June II, 1874.
Tue Board OF Trustees OF the Wilmington
Conference Academy held 4 meeting at O'Clock
T.. NJ day. Quorum OF members present.
After the organization Of the Board, the fol-
lowing business, among other sdAirs, was dis
posed Of
The Faculty fsr tue present year having been
selected by committee appointed fol- the pur-
pose some time since Was approved W the
Board. Ii is as follows
Rev. James III. Williams, A. NJ Principal, Ell
oeution and Moral Science.
John +. Gordy, Wee Principal, Ancient Lam
guages.
W Lambert Gooding, A b., Naturai Sciences.
Irvine VI. h linn, Mathematics.
James K Taylor, Al. D., Lecturer on pbysiolo-
Rev George D. Watson, Beles l. ettres Lee
turer.
Miss Bessie l.. Houston, A. h Bellies Letires,
Painting and Drawing.
Miss Addie NJ. Houston Instrumental Musie.
Prot John q. Robinson, V local MUSK.
Edward l. Hubbard, Steward.
Modern languages distributed among the 9TH
er teachers.
1he following committees were then appoint
ed
Un Accounts- tiiiau Nj. Shakespeare, Rev
q ID. Watson and George Plris
TN Discipline Rev. Wesley Bsnney, ID. D.
Thomas b. Coursey and C. II B. Day.
On Furnishing Building-Ek-Gov salisbury,
William NJ. Shakespeare, {. II. b Day and JohI
W Cullen
The present officers OF tts Boarl were re-eleot-
ed, TO vii
President-Ex.Gov. Cove salisbury
SecretIry-C. Ii B. Day, Esq
Treasuer-Joh ohm W Cullen, Esq
Agent Rev. w. Il Hutchin.
on motion Of Kew. } B QuIgg, a resolution
academy as day scholars The note on the re-
| solution stood, yeas 9, NaVS 1.
Rev. j NJ. Williams, William NJ. Shakes
peare Rev. William II, Hutchn, c Il. B.
! Day, ana John w, Cullen were appointed
committee to make the necessary arrange
ments for the formal opening Of the Academy
on the seventh of September next, at which
time the fall term or the school will commence.
| Financially the Academy Is in prosperous
condition an the Trustees hope that the SUB
scripions will be promptly paid when due.
| lhis evening the commencement exercises
OF the Cynfereuce Academy we're continued in
the NJ r. Church, After singing by The choir
and feryent prayer by the Rev. George A.
Phoebus of Smyrna, Professor Williams Intro
Iduced to the large and intelligent audience In
attendance Rev K l., Dashiell OF New I ork /,
who delivered the annual commencement ad-
dress. "Gentlemen's Sons on rela-
/ tions of Toll TO Character" The addressfwas
quite lengthy, its delivery occupying nearly
an hour and halt 1t was truly an able and
ALI eloquent effort. combining wit humor and
good solid sense. The speaker made mauy
happy hits al those OF our young men who
despise honest toll, stTulting around IN their
kids and stove-pipe hats, In search OF some
thing TO do, but not wishing to do anything
that smacks Of honest labor. Those who fail
ed to hear the learned gentleman missed rich
threat.
At the conclusion of the address. Prof vii
liiams introduced Rev. J 5. Hills, OF Stanford
Conn who read poem entitled, Self The
Poem was an exceedingly Interesting produc'
,tsn and reflected much credit upon the author
| AL lOH O'Clock Tomorrow moruing, Inc
niem 10, of the middle ciass OF The Acade-
Imy will deliver original oiations, stsi
which prizes viii oe awarded TO those @
the students desiring them Il