Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-16
Delaware College.
CONTINUATION OF THE COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
THE ENTERTAINMENT Last EVENING.
Correspondence of The Commercial

| CONTINUATION OF THE COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
THE ENTERTAINMENT, LAST EVENING.
Correspondence Of The Commercial.
NEWARK, DEL, June Is.
The examinations in Delaware College, which
have been progressing for some days past
terminated, this evening, with public readings
and declamations. The oratory was again filed
and q sea of happy faces awaited the beginning
OF the exercises. On the stage rat the college
professors, and the young ladies and gentlemen,
thirty in number, who were selected 10 read
and declaim.
At half past seven o'clock, Professor Mackey
opened the exercises with prayer, after which
the students proceeded in the following order ::
"Guilt Cannot Keep its Own Secret" WAS de-
claimed by A. V. Lesley George in very fair
style.
"Once Upon a Time" WAS read by Miss Eu-
gena Gilmour in quiet and very pleasant man
nor.
"The Choice was very exceently rendered
by John n. Martin.
1.-THE Cynic," by Miss Annie J. Darlington,
was pleasantly read.
patriotic Attachment by VIM. L. Heisler
was a fair defamation.
"a Hebrew Tale" by Miss Annie NJ. Willis,
was read neatly and pleasantly.
"Opposite Examples" by MISS Annie L. Wat
soma pleasant reading.
"The Ghost" by VIM. T. Lyman. This was
most excellently rendered and caused much
merrment.
"Alexanders Feast" was road by Miss NJ. Es-
telle Porter in very excellent manner.
'Hagar in the Wilderness" by Miss Annie NJ.
Evans, was very fine effort.
"Hotspurs Description Of Fop, by Chas W.
Bache was very fair.
"The Sunset of Battle" by Miss Aldie q.
Armstrong, was well road.
1.-The Monkeys Indignation Meeting" by Miss
Agnes Nj. Ray, was very well rendered hit at
the Darwinian theory and provocative OF much
amusement
"The Pretext of Rebellion, by wm. J. Ferris,
was n quiet, graceful defamation.
1.-The Mechanical Epoch" by Miss Annie NJ :.
Miller. One could easily forget tho dryness OF
the theme in tho low, sweet tones OF the reader
"Dr. l.. X. Kane" by Miss Mary @. Husler
was pleasant reading.
"The Polish Boy" by Ephraim +. Stevenson,
was very finely declamed.
"Nature's Gentleman" by Miss Leila Lukens
was read quite creditably.
"The Hunter" by Henry q. Stone, was de-
claimed quite fairly.
"Mrs. Caudle's Lecture" by Miss Fannie l..
Watson, was very excellent reading, and was
thoroughly enjoyed by the audience.
"After the Tempest by Miss Minnie Pitts,
was very fairly read,
"Life's Battle by Thomas Jacquette. was
declaimed in digniiied manner, and was very
creditably executed.
1.-The Gray Forest Eagle, by Miss Lizzie II:
Purnell, was reading characterized by careful
reflection and well regulated, and ranks among
tle Dest Oh uue eVeHllib. ,u
"But one Pair of Stockings to Mend To-
night" Miss Rebecca Churchman gracefully
read.
clay of the Madman," by Charles Nj. Curtis,
| was another very good defamation.
| sAbou Ben Adhem," by Miss Kate L. Porter.
This is one of those delicious stories which,
| however often we may hear them never fail to
| charm. Hearing AZ we have from onr earliest
| period of recollection, we can not call 10 mihu
| an instance in which its recital caused as much
pleasure al we felt, this evening, in listening to
| the low, sweet tones OF Miss Porter
"The Bewitched Clock" by Miss Clara
| Springer was a humorous recital of lover, and
| was one of the gems of the evening.
"Ourfew Must Not Ring Tonight, by geo
Balderston, was very effectively rendered indeed.
"The Lost Heir" by Miss Mary Churchman;
| WAS a humorous reading and one that Is entltleu
| to receive high degree of praise.
"Defence of Catholicism" by Chas. NJ Val
landigham, was a fine, vigorous defamation.
The exercises concluded with the trial scene
from Piskwicb, in which Mr.. Henry }. Jones
personated Buzfuz Miller, the Judge &c.' very
skillfnlly and kept tho audience in high state
of delight AT the conclusion he was encored
and gave in response :" The Baby's First Tooth;
This ended the evening exercises and the a'ioi-
ence began to slowly yacate the oratory, many
lingering to exchange greetings with the STU
dents. The success of this public display ID un'
doubted and it il asserted by many OF those who
have long visited the public examination OF Dol
aware College to be supe-ior to any OF its preoe-
cessors. The general average OF the reaaerf
and declaimers WAS very good and there were @
none whose performance was not ohiy cieui'"
BILE, but worthy of praise.
Tomorrow at II o'clock, the Trustses meet
i,a session II. 1T.