The daily gazette., 1879-06-21

thusastic applause.
With another pleasant selection from
the orchestra, part first of the program
me ended.
l.. Ely Quigg then delivered an address
uDon the character of Robert Burns. 1t
was faultless in rhetoric and was an elo-
quent and glowing tribute to Scotias
immortal bard. file commenced by
speaking of the pure and refreshing
simplicity of the fountain of Burns
song, to which the famlshed soul was
often wont to turn, from the vast cata-
ract of Shakespeare's genius or the Ma
jestic fl pod of Millions "Paradise Lost"
or "Paradise Regained." Born in ex-
treme poverty, subject to ungovernable
and foreign-born passions, and urged by
tormenting ambition, Burns began
life. His genius was kept back by mis-
cry and misfortune, and with no school
advantage TO form an English style, he
fell into the use of that lovely Scotch
dialect, which, mastered so completely,
vii ever pei ipetua his name. His pa !
slonate nature was a combination of ex-
tremities, his life a life of alternate mis-
cry and bapp ness; whose only joys were
love and poetry. His love was love'in-
t .nse, his Tat ed NEST uncontrolable, but
his passi onS, deep, firm and acute though
thev were, were hasty and changed
much. The poets love for Mary of the
Higlan s was ardent, and his grief in
tense at her death, CALLED forth the
lines
80, pale, pale now the rosy lips,
oft haze kiss'd sac foudly;
And closed for aye the sparkling glance
That dwelt on me sac kindly;
And nouldering now IN silent dust,
The heart that lo'ed me dearly;
But still within my bosom's core
Shall live my Highland Mary"
The minstrel who sounded such gems
as these could not live i'll secrecy, aud he
was much fattered ,toasted and applaud
: ed by many famous hero and hopeless
Goth. He died worn out by imprudence,
weakened by disease. Without making
ourselves apoIogists for his imperfec-
t,ons, let us leave his wrong-doing upon
: that hallowed tribunal which only can
, sound the depths of the human heart,
; and before that plying Judge, who oft
permits the weight of mercy 10 turn the
scales ofiustice.
William Chandler Pierce, next spoke
upon "Engish." Mans mental facul
ties were first mentioned and the great
) relation which speech sustained to all
the rest was dwelt upon. The young
. speaker then proceeded to give brief
| history of language, from the time when
= in the early ages but one language eX-
isted, down through the confusion of
, tongues at Be bel to the formation of the
: English language. This formation was
most peculiar and was caused by con-
stant changes in National power. The
=, language OF the people of the British
l Isles, became compound of many
4 tongues. OF the language thus formed,
r a great part IS pure Saxon and about 80
per cent Latin words which were intro
duced at certain stages.
Probably no language has undergone
so many changes as that of the English
g and American people. Many words
have been added and many have been
S taken away and alterations made from
f time to time that have been extensive
f. Its suitable nature commends it to all
p and 1t promises to be more widely used
:, than any other. The English language
u has been the nursury Of genious and
more OF the brighter gems of moderr
e literature have been sung In it than in
any other. 1t is constantly advancing
+, and aids civilization, christianity ane
- philosophy as it goes on. While 1t may
a not thus continue for all time it is moi
y likely to be forgotten and can ever BE-
u exalted. The address was deep and
thoughtful.
s Hon. VIM. G. Whiteley, then present
9 ed the Adams Prize, "a gold medal,) for
+ excellence in English grammer to Fred
, | rick l.. KurtZ. He made some interest
ing and extended remarks upon gram
l mer, language and rhetoric, that could
not tal to be useful and instructive.
After musical selection by the band,
Rev. j. w. Kaye delivered the address to
|. the Graduating Glass. The opening OF
: his address, he illustrated by compari-
V son between two Greek atbeletS, who
!. were Struggling to support the roof of a
building, and students who were Crap
! ping with stern educational pro blems
!, and thus supporting the intellectual
h.f.
o e1ucahng tho mental and physical man
o In order to make knowledge Sell, al
possessors of il must havead finite aim
n A careful selection should be made al
- once, and 1t should be per, istently ad
: hered to. The de meanor ofpoople ha'
= mu ch to do with their success and the
81 motto should he "Chariiy to all, Malice
to none, and frmuess in tie right" A
e careful and deep system of study is nee
u essary in life and the root should bt
v reached before thing Is given up, OF
r. thought TO be complete. All thing'
!, should he done with a good will ant
~ dol @ well. IL musts be remem beredL 10y
II those who jmmence life, that n deter
e mined person can do almost as he please:
" and that by stern effort, what seemed al
Is obstacle will rapidly be leveled to tn,
dust. And last 1t is necessary to be god
j. ly; the safety 2f ;he land, depends upol
y the integrity and purity of our citizen
>, who. would rather be "right than bt
President"
, The awarding of diplomas came mex
President Eckel of the Board of Educa
n ton came forward, and after few ear.
d nest remarks introduced Prof. w. III
d Purnell, of Delaware College, who per
,s formed that task.
20 William John Finck followed with al
address upon "Strikes," closing with th
&c valedictory. He held out the idea tha
q it was right for men to strike to main
/, tain their rights, but the strike shoul,
% never assume t propo tons of physica
force. Although the contest between
a capital aud labor if uneyea and unequal
further than determined and an ear
:, nest remonstrance, the strike should no
~ go. Every time the laboring man strike
u and resorts to force and is put down b.
is the same. agency, he loses that mucl
y advantage, while were be to work ear
d nsstly he might, in some future time
m succeed in bettering his condition. Ii
closing with the voledictory, he sal,
\ many pleasant things to the Board o
" Education, the principal, the teacher
Y and his class mates. The essay was yer,
II thoughtful and interesting.
1t This closed the exercises and afte
le music by the band, the audience dis
=. persed.
ii Taken altogether, this commencement
~ was fully up to the excellent standard es
" tablished by previous graduating classe
from the High School. The orations wer
a we'll prepared an effectively delivered