Daily Republican., 1879-06-25
WILMINGTON DEL, WEDNESDAY,, JUNE 25, 1879

the programme for q response, Rev
DR.. Stevenson replied. He referred t
the honor accorded him in, being invl
ted to partaks Of the hospitalities of th
Alumni. He alluded to the great ben
eft which the prizss offered by Mr.
Adams were to the institution. a.,
said the speaker, "am one who preach
es while Mr.. Adams ia one VINO prac
tices, and | look upon that gentle
man as a great friend of the schools 0
Wilmington and one whose memory
would remain green as long as the
success of free education in Wilmington
was fact Of history. Young gentle
men you have many prizes before you
and am afraid that some of you do moi
recognize them in the guise they come tt
you.
"One of the prizes which is close tt
you is in the Alumni Association. Cher
ish it stick to it and work it up for tn.
sake of this community. [applause.
BY reason OF such association you viii
become a power through your education
Cherish it for the sake Of your aim:
mater!' The day is coming when she
shall lean upon her graduates, anG
when you have grown old you will b,
her pride--her joy, SO that when othel
graduates follow in your footsteps they
will look upon you with swelling bo
SONS and IN honest pride will exclaim
They are my comrades = while she
that good old alma mater, may SAY
They are my boys ="
delaware, educationally consider
ed, twas responded to by Henry G. Con,
rad, Esq, Actuary of the Delaware Asso-
citation for the Education of the colored
people. He alluded to the great strides
that have been made in education in
the State within the past five years and
from this hoped for greater results in the
future. The people of the State were
slow to act, and it devolved upon young
men, such as those present, to wake up
public sentiment and public action 10
the real issue.
"The Growth of ourCommonSehools, :"
owing to the Importance of the subject
and the lateness of the hour, was re-
sponded TO with but few remarks.
"The Press" was ably responded to
by Mr.. Geo. W. Humphrey, city editor
of the "Every Evening"" He spoke of
the vital connections between true edu-
cation and the public press and from
the evidences of progress made in both
principles :he result could not but be a
gratifying one.
"The Ladies' was responded to by
L. Ely Quigg in his peculiar and pleas
ing style. In closing the response he
said: "But none Of US imagine would
be willing to admit of any other than a
spirit of fQuixotic chivalry towards our
friends of the other sex. Their sad
contradictions and frailties render them
only more dear to us and demand our
affection to be only the more intense.
May their lives be happier by our ex-
ertions, may their deeds be all the more
glorious by our encouragement, may
the sacred interests of virtue, honor
and piety be the dearer to them for our
support. May they meet death solaced
by our prayers and tears, may the YER
dant turf lie lightly on their graves ="
Applause.
The classes of rs, '76, IT, '7S and
10 were responded to by members of
each class, as follows: J. Harmer Rile,
NJ. D., Walter Bacon, John Il. Greiner,
J. N. Harman, Jr., and w. II. Farra.
They were all well delivered and given
with the effectiveness of finished ora
tors. The response of DR.. Rile deserves
special mention, from the fact of its
having been written in rhyme. The
verses were pointed and replete with
wit and sarcasm. 1t was highly enjoy
ed. At II O'Clock the gathering dis
persed.