The daily gazette., 1876-05-27
The Commencement Season.


EIGHTH ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT OF
THE DELAWARE STATE NORMAL
UNIvKsITY.
The commencement season was in
augurated in this city, yesterday after
noon, by the eighth annual commence
ment OF the Delaware State Normal
University.
The exercises took place in the large
school room, second story of s. Z,
corner Sixth and Market streets which
was tastefully arrayed with flags, and
crowded by large audience cOmpos.
ed of the pupils, their parents and
friends. Miss Caddie Cowperthwait
presided at the piano, and the pro-
gramme of exercises was as follows:
Chorus: "vacation's Coming"
Address "1he Centennial"
J. Wesley Sullivan.
Fanny and Caddie Cowperthwait.
select Reading; " Scattered Roses"
Chorus: 1.-TWO little Birds in the Morning."
Colloquy: "a Nobleman in Disguise" by
Richard A. Forrest, Olive X. Pierson,
Mary Ii. Wright. Samuel M. A. Guyer.
Thomas Benson. Cadd1e COwper-
Defamation: Better to Whistle than
Whine" .,, Ulysses $. Pierson.
Chorus: "whistling Farmer Boy" Glass.
Colloquy; "Aqetion," John J. Mahoney.
ges, j. Hamilton Ayars. Percey L.
Tantum, John G. Elliott, Charles p.
Boyan, Frank Runner. j. Elwood San
ders. William Fl. Harris. and Samuel
peclamation;: Mi "A; '"ssO %Good Advice"
Select Reading; "Curtew must not Ring To
night" Caddie Cowperthwait.
| Chorus: "Hark the Alpine Hunters Horn"
Exercises for the Degree Of Arts Docendi
Baccalaurea.
Essay: Co-Education Of the Sexes"
Essay: "social Duties," -
Essay. "Msthods of Primary Gaas ASac Tsaehins son
Mary Elizabeth Cllniff.
Awarding Of Diplomas.
| Chorus: "When up the Mountain Climbing"
| Colloquy: "Thirty Thousand Dollars" by
Caddie Cowperthwait. Maggie Ben
son. Rollin q. May, J. Wesley sulli-
van.
Chorus: "song and Sunshine"
The programme was carried out
faithfully, and with good effect. The
choruseswere spirited, the instrumental
performances artistic, the declamations
interesting and well modulated, and
the colloguys amusingly rendered. In
the latter the young ladies bore of
the palm, Misses Pierson, Wright,
Benson and Cowperthwait acquitting
themselves most gracefully and natur-
ally. The latter in particular display
ed rare artistic abilities, and portrayed
her characters in the amusing farces in
so acceptable manner as to gain the
commendation and applause of the
entire audience.
The essays of the graduates were
we'll thought out, clearly expressed
and carefully written. Miss Wright's
was womanly plea for eco Educa-
ton of the Sexes" and by calm argu,
ment and earnest deductions asserted
the beneficial results that would fol-
low the mingling of the sexes IN all
our institutions of learning.
Miss Persons referred to "Social
Duties" and the necessity of practic-
ing them continually and impressihg
them upon others, in order to success
fully and pleasantly live out the great
lproblem of life.
Miss Cliniff's practically considered
the best methods OF 1napartlng In
st1uction to chilhren, and by its sound
argument and clear perception plainly
showed that her efforts to properly
Iqualify herself for her chosen profes.
sion had been highly successful.
The remarks of Professor Hardness
to the graduates were touching and ap-
propriate. He said that the diplomas
they received were the testimony of
the Trustees and Faculty of the Insti.-
tuition that the recipients were well
qualified to teach in the common
schools. He took pleasure in testify
ing to their character as well as their
qualifications, to their morality, truth
fulness and honesty as well as their
proficiency and scholarly excellence.
In them the highest honor and greatest
trust of the Institution had been re-
posed, and he was confident they would
ever be credit to the school. He
praised the naturalness and simplicity
of their appropriate essays, and closed
by extending to the graduates his ear
nest wishes for their future success
and welfare.
At the close of the programme the
audience, departed, ,complimenting the
pupils on their success, and congratula-
ting eachother upon their good fortune