Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-23
A FIELD DAY AT NEWARK
"A ElElJD IA l AL NE w Allh
COMMENCEMENT DAY PROPER
AND ITS SCENES.
Eight Graduates and Their Speeches
Prizes Awarded-The Delta Phi
Anniversary.

Anniversary.
Special Correspondence of state Journal
NEWARK, June l6.-A strong northwest
wind swept the clouds to sea yesterday
morning and gave the sky perfect blue
for commencement day at Delaware Col
lege. The oratory was crowded with an
audience largely made up of ladies and
for the first time during commencement
week daylight saw those marvels of
millinery and matchmaking that have
been in preparation here for weeks
past. The Faculty, the clergy and the
students again filed the platform. Among
others were the Rev. Drs. Frost and
Clemson, the Rev. 7. Il. Littell, DR..
Murphy of Rugby Academy, and num-
ber of the alumni.
The Rev. WIG. Ware of Downingtown,
Pa, made the opening prayer and Mr.. ).
Harrington Messck made the Latin salu-
tatory, the audience, learned and un-
learned, hearing him through with
apparent pleasure and giving him hearty
applause.
Mr.. Messick's address was in the usual
style of the salutatory. He reminded his
hearers that year had passed since they
had assembled on such an occasion, a
year occupied by the present graduates
in hard study under careful teachers.
He welcomed the audience, saying, sour
doors and hearts are open toreceive you" !"
He thanked the alumni for their presence
and hoped they would ever return on
such occasions. He also welcomed the
officers of the college and congratulated
them upon the prosperity OF the institu-
tion. In conclusion he said sit is my
most pleasant duty in behalf of the
faculty and of those who are about to re-
ceive their diplomas to point to our open
doors and to greet you each and all with
the most endearing and emphatic
welcome"
p. y. Meredith of Petersburg, Del,
spoke upon "Life and its Lessons"
1--WE find" he said in the course of his
address, ''life, despite its varied manifes-
tations, essentially the same, whether we
go back to geologic ages and study it in
its different phases from the simple
marine plants, or whether we study ii
from its first appearance in animate
nature, and on through the different steps
by which the world has been peopled
with its myriads of living beings" lie
combatted the doctrine of natural spon-
taneous development, and "believed that
all things were created as God alont
| could and would create a perfect world y
He referred to the interest of the study
| of the developments of life in the purely
animal world, but claimed We find the
the subject increasing in interest and
| beauty as we study it i'll its relations t
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