The daily gazette., 1875-05-29
Annual Commencement.

AftfttC0t commencement.
OF THE DELAWARE STATE NORMAL |
scHooL--vERY INTERESTING ExER- |
cIsEs.
Yesterday, the Delaware State Nor |
NAL School, at the 3. e. corner Sixth |
and Market steeets, condusted by Prof.
]. G. Harkness, closed the ninth year
of its successful existence, and the u.s.
ual commencement exercises were
held The spacious school room was
filled with the pupils of the institution
and their friends.
promptly at $50 o'clock tho exercis-
es began, and were conducted In the
following order:
Chorus, "Lo, the Glad May Morn,"
by the school.
Essay-"Music," by Miss Mary II.
Wright, a we'll read, pleasantly wIitten
discourse, not only dwelling on the
elevating character of music, out relat-
ing so ne interesting facts concerning
the origin and progress of this import
ant branch of the fine arts.
Instrumental solo o-"Lucie de Lam
mcrmore," brilliantly executed by Otto
Becher.
Essay-''Importance of Education,
by David B. Wilson; o careful analy-
sis I the subject, showing how neces-
sary is education to success in all the
various branches Of business life.
Defamation, "Dr. .Iallop," well rem.
dered by John ii. Braunstein.
Composition, "a Morning Wall, !"
by Miss Sallie Eglinton; interesting in
style and decidedly original In detail,
owing what can be seen by an OBJ
servant person, while indulging In a
morning walk around our suburbs.
Composition, "Man not the Crea-
ture OF Circumstances" by Miss Alice
F"rsev. Showing that man 3 advance
nant In life depends upon his own ex-
sl.ions aLd not upon favorable circum-
stances.
Defamation, 1.-THE Last Look" by
VIM. A. Wisdom.
Composition, "A visit TO Solomon's g
Igland," describing In an interesting
and original manner visit of the wri.
ter to this beautiful little island In the
Chesapeake.
Select Reading, "Who stole the
Birds Nest;" delightful rendition Of
Juvenile poem by May G. Primrose,
pretty little girl.
Defamation, "Old Rye's Speech, II
by Ulysses ). Pierson.
A satirical and amusing dialogue,
Anniversary of the Anti Pork Socie'
ty," wss ably conducted by John E
Griner, Thomas Benson, Samuel Muir
ply, Jr., w. &. de Normandie, John
II. Braunstein. VIM. A. Wisdom, Jno.
]. Mahonoy and Otto Becher.
Composition, chow to Kill Bug.
Bear" an interesting and original pro
ductlon by Miss Olive K. Peirson.
Thoughts on Music" a compost
tlor by Miss Melissa Valentine, was 6
cultivated, thoughtful production.
Defamation, John Maynard-s
Ballad Of Lake Erie," by Thos. Ben
son.
solo, "Poor Old Grandpa," !" John Il
Braunstoin.
A very pretty acting charade, illus
trating various phases of social life
was ably conducted by D. M. Wilson
r. Il. May, Samuel Murphy, Jr., Mis-
Olive K. Pierson, Miss Hattie 3. Goo
kin and Miss Mary Fl. Wright. TIL,
various characters were very well sus
talned.
A chorus, bright Hours Only" BY
o class, ended the regular exercises
and then followed the exercises TO
the degrees of ATtss DocendS Bacoalaa
rsus. The candidates were but two il
number, Miss Hattie Gookin and Mr.
Rollin Rivers May.
Mr.. May gave an address on "Cor
poral Punishment, Showing its useless
ness, and much better school diciplin
can be maintained through kindness
f1rmness and moral suasion than by tn
use OF the rod.
Miss Gookin read an excellent essa,
on "Mental Cultivation" TWAS writ
ten In q smooth, graceful manner. an,
bore evidences of much case In prepar
alton.
The degrees were then conferred b,
Prof. Harkness, In few appropriate
remarks, and the exercises concluded
with quartette and chorus.
The programme was intersperse,
with quite number Of choruses
which were conducted by Professor +
Allen. Otto Becher presided at tn
piano.
The exercises throughout were yer,
pleasantly conducted, and besides re
fleeing great credit to the pupIls an,
th0 school faculty gave much pleasur
to the visitors present.