The daily gazette., 1878-06-20
SECOND EDITION
Newark College.
THE COMMENCEMENT EXERCIsEs-THE
DBLTA PHI ANNIvERsARY.
NEWARK, June 20, 1873.

Ihh CoMhENCEMENT EXERCISES-THE
DBLTA PHI ANNIvERsARY.
NEWARK, June 20, 1873.
Special Correspondence of the Gazette.
Yesterday morning found this town
stirring betimes as the most important
day of Commencement week-Com-
mencement day proper-had arrived.
The Board of Trustees held a short
meeting in the morning, there being a
fuller attendance than at any previous
meeting since the re-organi cation OF the
college.
BY eleven o'clock the oratory was well
filled with townspeople, strangers from
different parts of the State, and former
graduates of the institution. After the
invocation by the Rev. William Simon
ton, and music by the orchestra, the
speeches of the graduates were in order.
Mr.. viii M. Ogle, of Delaware City, had
the opening address and made an able
and interesting speech, entitled, "Two
Martyrs of Science" Guyon and Galileo
being thus designated. Miss Anna
Springer followed with creditable es-
say on Civilization, "and then came Mr..
q. f. Rudolph, now of Newark, former
ly OF Wilmington, with an address upon
"Ihe best Government" meaning, of
course, our own form.
Miss Hattie Is. Evans, of Newark,
pleased the audience with an essay, "LIt-
tie things no Trifles," showing consider
able thought, and Mr.. Frank c. p. Fos-
benner, of Baltimore, Immediately fol-
lowed, addressing the audience in
speech entitled, "a Pitiable Death"
The sad fate of Major Andre being the
"pitiable death" prefgured in the title.
The first portion of the programme
was closed with Miss Maggie r. William
sons essay "The Minds Kaleidoscope"
A pleasant and fanciful performance
treating of the phenomena of memo
ry.
AT the end of short interval devoted
Ito charming music by the orchestra Mr..
Q. p. Murray's stirring speech "The En-
franchlsemement of the Soul" was de-
livered with remarkable force and
warmth.
Mr.. Murray's address was entirely diff
ferent in character from that of any of
his classmates, both subject and treat
ment being peculiar.
Miss Ada b. Miggett read an excellent
essay on Pestalozzi, full of geographic in
terest and touched here and there with
the brightness of young girls fan
cy.
Mr.. c. Russell Jake's speech, "In spite
of adversity," Immediately followed, and
then came Mr.. e. K. Shaw's address, ga
thought about genius"
Mr.. Shaw's speech, in unity of design
y
doubt the best of the morning. 1t was
so much as whole that extract is almost
impossible. Its design, however, was to
show the gradual development of genius
through successive stages of art
Miss Minnie p. Dickinson, the vale
dictorian, read an essay "Master Build
ers," showing that the young lady had
not failed 10 profit by her course Of study
or won, undeserved, the honor of her
class.
AT the end of her essay she made
graceful valedictory address, applying
some of the lessons she had sought to
teach in the foregoing position.
After sho rt intermission, Mr.. Thomas
Davis, of Milford, made the master ora
tion,"The unity and culture of the roses"
and Immediately afterward the degrees
were conferred, Messrs. .-Ogle, Jakes and
Rudolph receiving the degree of Bachs-
lor of Philosophy, Misses Dickinson,
Evans, Springer and Williamson, and |
Messrs. Murray and Shaw that of Bache-
lor of Literature; Miss Ida b. Migget,
that of graduate in the Normal course,
and Messrs. Davis, Morgan, Colt and
Reinhart that of Master of Arts.
At the close of this cremony the Alum
nj prize of S25 for the best essay, was
awarded to Mr.. E. r. Shaw, and after
Governor Cochran and Col, McComb
had responded briefly to repeated calls
the benedcition was pronounced.
THE DELTA PHI ANNIVERSARY.
Evening found another crowded au-
dience in the College Oratory to attend
anniversary of the Delta Phi Society.
AS ON the last evening the room was
beautifully decorated with flowers and
evergreens, the emblems of the Delta
Phi's having this time taken the place of
those of their sister society.
Mr.. John S. Houston, president during
the evening and introduced Mr.. g. w.
Cruikshank, A. M, of Elkton, as the
orator of the evening.
Mr.. Cruikshank's address "Cui Bono"
was a keen attack upon metaphysical
studies and bristled with wit and sarcasm
The position he assumed was a peculiar,
almost q startling one but there was no
mistaking this earnestness, and no deny
ing the evidences of thought and study
which were shown in every part of the
address. A sery true, amusing, and at
the same time sad picture of the career
of the clever lad was one of the best
points of the speech.
Mr.. Charles p. Murry of Newack was
next introduced and spoke upon "In-
stincts of Liberty"
Mr.. Murry's evening speech, like his
mornings, was thoughtful and manly.
He claimed high privileges for man and
drove home his thoughts with the telling
blows of forcible delivery.
The farewell address was delivered by
Mr.. G. Russell Jakes and the benediction
pronounced by the Rev. DIR. Craighead
after the Rev. VIM. Simonton and DIR. +.
NJ. Cloak, of Smyrna, had responded to
the calls of the audience.