The daily gazette., 1879-06-19
To1JRTH EDITION
or1AwARE COLLEGE,

DELAWARE
r,.ss Of '7s.-;Ths ,,'Ths DTln.c COM. ~
me Cnsencement Week aIse '..s"w.
".s'sscement EHeres..eA .s,,s.s ASniyersary
AZ Wight ,,oncs of the GAZETTE.
NE~AnS,n s. and pleasure, with which the
ear,Ill'eSf' # ,his plac. and vicinity view Iile
,OpIe ol ,ament , exercises of Delaware
el S"Iere is pleasant for Mnar ,Tlenu o' shows o
Ici,us ,ina 10 contemplate. Newark s,"ms OWE
al,on lou hest he during the Commencement
ns' ", las v become almost an adase mere
ND !, ,hs n'' beauty of Newark's summer
hal u ,IO ne.aone Where the exercises not 10
Foulu i,'ace u" The village wears a gala
N, ,'ire and the natural beauty % on .l,e
o~n ,",, causes the pleasure oil the delight
u" , visitor to be enhanced. u.a
Encouragement sl'uO' week" as it is called,
W ov onsncd Monday evening, when the
~ nare Vp was the scene of a grand eioc'i-
,nn,1y o,n,T and oratorical contest. A large
oI" O%isnce was present. Iwenty-slx OF
iu'enudI s,"deuts took part and the exercise
le ,.a mas a most agreeable and enjoyable
u 'la W" The contest was for two prizes, TO
''' Guarded to the best male and female
'osn,ionist. Austin III. Merrill re
'ived the gentleman's Prize,
si,o" W. and in the awarding OF the ladies
ao ,ao I tLe bonors were equally divided
.mson ,.r, Miss Annie NJ. Ilousman, OF
.aw Castle, and Miss Laura Ferris, OF
Glasgow IT, o;a:. ouo
,a,inuei with the exercises of the
,hsnan Literary Society. The exercises
,re opened with prayer by Rev. MIR.
boit W after which Austin II. Merrill
oa1e short address and when he closed,
nIrodllced Mr.. L. ID. llearn, who spoke
nou .Know Thyseli." Rev. Jos. &.
viiau,son, Of New Jersey. came next
md spoke upon the IRE atoms OF Edu-
Alton to the Public Welfare" delivering
yer interesting address. Mr.. ii. j.
biyon delivered an address upon the
inject, ,.The Leaders Lead" and was
lloyed by Judge Houston who made a
ew instructive remarks.
The above exercises were only pre-
minarics, so to speak, of the more in-
otant things to be done to-day, when
he commencement exercises proper took
lace. Eager expectation was paramount
nd early in the forenoon the beautiful
reen in front of the college was a scene
considerable animation. When the
oege bell, which by the way is crack
and hence like the "Libcrty Bell"
ang for the conn encement to com
pence, the oratoiy was densely crowd
u. The room was handsomely decorated
IAh flowers and evergreens.
Upon the stage the following promi-
Ipnt gentlemen were seated:
Hon. Isaac b. Jones, Baltimore, Nd.
udge Houston, Dover, Hon. Benz. Il.
bigg, Prof. James ii. Groves, Rev.
[lOs l.. roulson, Baltimore, Md, Rev.
Dr. w. J. Frost, Wilmington, Henry
Ecke Wilmington, B. X. Heiser, Viii
bngon, II. c. Conrad, Esq, Whining
bn, Col. Ii. 5. McComb,'J James AleXan-
er Fulton, ESP, Dover, DR.. l.. Z. Bush,
Prof. $. j. Wiley, and Rev. G. w. G..
Lewis, Middletown.
The exercises were opened with music
nd with prayer by the last-named gem
leman, after which Jefferson ID. Dar-
|ngol Of Newark, delivered the Latin
Ralutaory.
Miss Emma V. Blandy, of Newark,
bIowed with an essay entitled "Mist."
Ahhonsh fancy extends into the essay
pgey, ii was Of such delicate and po-
Tic nature and so deftly introduced,
bat pleasant and lasting sensation
as made on the audience. Well on in
be essay she drew a connection between
le clearing away Of Il mist from a
Fountain 10 the dispersion of the cloud
Inlldelily, philosophy and superstition
men hung over the world before the
christian era; but which had been, in a
|ea' measure, dispersed by the light of
easoh and Gods Word. Although Il
leN change has taken place, many peo-
VIII be dissatisfied at having even IL
:" 'hlhgs hidden from them and await
complete clearing away of all myste-
res, mat they may stand in the fullness
ule ilsllt and see all things of the
,nrat Maker.
James ii. Ward OF Laurel, Del, next
Eau all essay upon "progress Of Society. :,
Aer Speaking of society's wants and
'as as caused by its individuals them
enes' he touched OH the varied existing
'nul'ions OF society. History has made
cat distinctions between all classes and
ie extreme are very radical. A great
On'iaa Is shown between the state OF
,.'e's W. now and thai Of a few centuries
.neli tiiere wee two classes the cul-
n1 ,It ~ anu The uhcultured the learned
~, ~ Tue lhlearned. The higher classes
%'' aS lle mobiles were the only ones
~ enjoyed intellectual Improvement
! W ,ta, sls was debarred the poorer y, ople
nns 1.'l s'perlors in station. The were
su, u", :, uowh IN letters of ignorance, and
nI., \. .nete But the change that exists
Iuas great, and he who compares
iss i,e'e 'lhies with those of former centu-
sn, s', must thank christianity for the diff
bria@, i", s'ale OF ailans. The essayist after
" y c',a ieVlVlhg the progress of soci-
aid IMPAIRED ,ha, ''i The two states together and
av ,,'a' n''.l men Speaking of the world to-
rry ~ ""S' .aS not Use the words, "War, sla.
ausIrT Sau snd ? ,l ,rsecation," but "Peace, in.
nova,n n, ana lrendship.". There is still a
av,'l,l' soaa, lor higher and better things
Az spve'y u" along the whole line. Th es.
MIA Was s,. anle and interesting.
Ton ua's1 ca Minnie m L. Smith, of Atna. Sis
ihe iua b",,os SS, Ual', = next read an essay upon
eer,iagJ sT,Jecl, Miss Smith made a ham,
DaLahia tJ,i ana her treatment of il was mn
nInS nIaaO,y y pleasant to the tbouabtfn
llOry ' e,ii 1ne = tire Ated chiefly upon the an
whjcb MI 'n,s Ms. i'g between plants and peopIe
IeattanIa a WAS 50 clearly illustrated in tn,
9iIi,"a S"ie world, and showed that th'
human"", uue existing between plants an,
General ''oie was very extensive an,