The daily gazette., 1879-06-20
7RTH EDITION
.aE WESLEYAN

,crnNr OF WESLEYAN
tco,'LEGE IN THE OPERA
8 .,... which brought the forty
CONN.,, ',Sns 10 a formal teriilinstion'
olles1h h'lly ii sustained the rep!ita,
nins' Ing, 'I,,s Institution, and excited e. s
lshIe lnsl comment from all VINO
iyors%U,,ee Onera House was In .
.. ,,narded ard condition in the audi
y sI cIOS" ,Sose who assembled were
ana ..,s .,u'' and culture and in q
ts.urs o. ','i friends and supporters Of
eas~u aI.rsn. A very conmendaDie
esleyam' ., IN. beaten rules was OBJ
re .ss so character of the presents;
y VIC n.,t Of them were books and
e. .s.a',| Pa's offerings, ri instead of 90 many
!. se,It which, while pretty and apPro,
s~% '.t rank second to those which
Re ,eIa lasting and more eleVa''ns 70
%. IL. rrominent gentlemen who
ne '1ss psv. Mr.. Wilson, Rev. DR..
~ ,,.st' " Rev. J. o. Sypherd, Rev.
,d~sIl s Enoch Mccullough, Esq,
asV, y VS,bsnnard. Rev. J. B. Mann,
p on;rp. Rev. J. A. b. Wilson
s,', On duet. "Alassaniello,' by Au-
Misses Nj Iovene Cordery and Ella
ourh, opened the exercises OF the
0't' Tss beautiful selection
ialcally performed.
nr' MstIack followed with fer
.ys,. M in which he invoked the
'cof the divine spirit upon the
iine class, the school and the au-
uollie J. Kurtz and Mr.. c. b.
next sang a duet, "Coming
Il was delightfully."- rendered
,.,sd pleasant impression.
Georgia Gearhart, of Catawissa,
,n read an essay, whose title was
Ind not Yet" The young essay
Imenced with the statement that
(ha world was crowded with be-
q. endings were few. Progress
Eom eternity and the first inateri-
hi was taught in creation; and in
I, Of society the mind Of man Of
IOlyes to know more of the mist
concsals. Like Goethe they cry
hone life, more life" We ask
the philosophy Of modern pro-
All real advancement is the ad-
pent Of the idea. About once in
century, there is seen above the
X common life, great man who
Aided by the loudest trumps Of
he. He lives for all time through
Inspiring idea, without which he
have passed away, "unwept, un-
d and unsung."
wonders of nature and the diff
rOblems she presented were then
d upon and the idea held that
WAS SO much yet unknown in ma
bat the searching philosopher often
pause in puzzled state Of mind.
bld be long before all the hidden
lies would be revealed.
Individuals we know our end is not
nd that we shall not end when we
the grave. Does mans body
In the grave? God answers the
pn quickly. He has written In
letters upon the Grecian brow OF
bl, the inscription, "Thou canst
e.' The earth moves notwith-
ng,' said Calico, as he came from
pigeon. One man has caught \
y Of this, and others saw it when
bger pointed and men will still
ns to see greater truths. But the end
yet.fhe essayist then spoke Of Edi.
md his wonderful inventions and
bed hiT as a man who stood high
all others. She closed with the
pestions from Wolsey's address to
we'll; "Be just and fear not ; lei
ends thou aimest at, be thy coun-
hnd thy Gods and thy truths"
Instrumental solo, "Varsouvie," by
was then performed very prettily
is Hettie Jones, after which Mis-,
j. Kunz of Cheltenham, Pa, wa
luced and read an essay upon "To
King, tomorrow nothing" She
lenced by alluding to Louis XIV
was INSCRIPTIONS and who dice
lsd by all his friends on May 1Otl
and eagerly succeeded by Loui
She spoke of the sudden downfall
nclent places like Athens, Ninev
home. Alexander the Great boast
he found Rome Of brick and left
narble. Her downfall was a
as her rise. Not only d
thrones and kingdoms G
cfunole, but their fortune likewis
away. Many who become rich d
rough long continued effort, and ris
very humble positions. Extrava
10 much the cause of busines
and this e1travagance is as muc
eiely n in the home circle.
esldent Williams now proceeded t,
the diplomas, and in doing so sal
ABOUT to perform that act whicl
sever the active connection of til
solSs with the college. He di
'sn all their connections to be Sc,
ana though they were enterin
Ine responsibilities of womanhoot
oped to see them at the college FRI
Wy. In closing his address, whic
,, ,.r! appropriate, he awarded tn
vml. ha !. Before taking his seat he sal
=; .ne action of the trustees the d.
" " N; A. had been conferred on Mi.
=. ~ no Houston, of Wilmington.
~ ;a nlla Mccullough, then perform
.'ta instrumental solo, 81 Puritani,
~. f,S'uea' ,s,. II IN ahighly pleasing manne
a.d si tnls Miss Lovene Cordery, De
,u NY somare BY Ketterer with muc
(nno ana n musical ability. Miss Molli
tSoi 1, .us .nea .ang "a Queen" by BIZ
n" >" .;,a d,ia being encored, gave "I'd /
:, r.,d anne hs. May Metz, Of Wilmington
~. Nr ner essay, "l'he Power of
Ir,tion ,re'. =, She commenced with Il
is,ns.nr. .n u that 1t was strange IL,
n srte Tt should ask, what was in
no,a. mere was much in a name. Ar
rr".r s,s., ol the names Of many me
sonS.se sS ,otce in every land. Dan
"~nuoIIul DOWar In It.l- ..t a,