The daily gazette., 1875-06-17
FOURTH EDITION
DELAW1RE COLLEGE.

TIE CLOSING ExERCisEs-MEETrNa OF
THE TRusTEEs-TuE ANNivERsAR1Es,
DC.
The closing exercises of Delaware
College have been going on this week
ind have been unusually interesting.
sunday the Baccalaureate sermon was
oreoched by the Rev. Charles F. Shep'
pard.
tuesday the Board of Trustees mot
in annual session.
The committee ON the condition OF
the college, presented q report favor.
ing the continuance of the present
course of instruction, and offered the
following resolution:
RssO.ged, That we recommend the
continuance of the present system OF
normal instruction pursued In the col
lege by the faculty for that purpose;
and also that application shall be made
at the next session of the Legislature
for an amendment to the existing char
ter of the college Incorporating into 1t
sections and of the charter, passed
at Dover, February 1861, with the
view to establishing in connection
with the college and the course OF In
struction and education pursued In IT,
a good and efficient normal school for
the preparation of teachers In our free
schools, and for the proper support OF
the same by law as part and parcel OF
the Free School system of the State"
On motion 1t was resolved, upon the
recommendation of the faculty, that
the degree of Bachelor OF Arts be con
ferred upon the following:
Thomas Davis, Walter F. c. Colt.
George Morgan.
Degree of Phi. B., be conferred upon
the following: ,
Walter G. Curtis, Frederick William
Curtis, Septimus D. Jay, and Lewis O.
Vandegrift.
Degree of B. L., bc conferred upon
the following:
Elizabeth s. Blandy, Harriet Il. Cur
tls, Ellie G. Mackey. George r. DAVIS
and John W. Dorsey-all of the grad
uating class.
On motion 1t was resolved that the
degree of L. L. d. be conferred upon
Edward s. Joynes, Professor OF Mod
ern Languages, Washington and Lee
University, Va.
The election of officers for the en-.
suing term resulted in the selestion OF
the following:
President, Col. Henry s. McComb;
Vice President, John F. Williamson;
Secretary and Treasures. George r.
Evans. ~
On motion it was resolved that the
proper officers of the college be ana
they are hereby Instructed to borrow,
as needed, Il sum not exceeding four
thousand dollars TO meet the expenses
of the institution during the next two
years.
The salary of president OF the col
lege and those of three of the profes
sors vere reduced $3.50, each.
Tuesday evening the annual exercl-
ses of the Athen@an Society teok
place in the college oratory. Geo. Il.
Morgan delivered the Society Address,
his subject being "Whitewashed
Trees" The address was a sarcastic
reelection on the custom of pandering
vicious tastes and whitewashing the
defective in humanity.
Rev. Epher Whitaker, the orator OF
the evening, made an addsess on "Ihe
Progress of Religious Liberty" Short
addresses were also made by Dr. Frost,
Judge Houston, s. NJ. Harrington
Esq, and Mr.. Marshall.
Yesterday morning the annual com,
mencement exercises were held, ana
were conducted by the members OF the
graduating class, number OF whom
made addresses, An grafton was de-
livered by Hon. Montgomery Blair,
after which the degrees were conferred
on the students mentioned above.
Last night the annual anniversary
of the Delta Phi Literary Society was
held, when in addition to tho usual
exercises, addresses were delivered by
Alex. IT. Gray, Esq, John O'Byrne,
aad others. This anniversary conclu-
del the closing exercises of the col
lege.
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