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Occasion--The Graduates and Their
Addresses Defamation Prixes-D Degrees I
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NEWARK, June 21.-The commencement
exercises of Delaware College took place IN
the college ofatory to-day, commencing at /
II O'clock, The hall was beautifully
traanmed, and there was a large audience
composed of friends and relatives of the |
graduates The turn out was unusually
large, for seoresiwere ere'unable 70 gain admit
tance
Upon the etage sat many prominent |
people OF the State, many OF them peing |
trustees or friends of the college, The eX- |
ercises opened with music, followed by |
prayer and some appropriate remarks by |
President Purnell.
The addresses of the graduating class |
came next, Fas .tii~a snh iaH
r MISS SUE W. FERRIS
being the salutatorian. Her address showed |
great talent and much care of preparation,
and was received with great satisfaction and
every evidence of appreciation.
LII. BALL lF ra
of Middletown followed Miss Ferris, and
delivered an address on the Facilities Of
Nature" Mr.. Balls address was well pre-
pared. His style Of speaking was polished,
and in handling his subject Mr., Ball ac-
quilted himself with great credit.
WILLIAM H. BRoUGHToN Az fe, S.
of Kingston, Md came next His subject
was 0fSree Trade.,' After defining the OBJ
ject of free trade he produced many points
and a strong argument in favor of free
trade. He pictured the advantages that
free trade has over "proteetion" and told
how nations would be benefited by the
universal adoption Of free trade. ..,,eJ -at
n. W. DAVIS
of Milford, Delaware, was then introduced.
His subject was Capabilities Of Man."
At the onset the speaker said thereis grow
ing interest, amounting in some cases to
fascination, about everything capable of
development. Inart, man has applied lbs
own intelligenceand skill in modifying and
increasing the value of all gifts of nature.
D, The well-t alanced man, with his massive
brain and mighty arm, is an object that the
eye cannot but gaze upon with delight and
admiration. Mans possibilities are made
realities by his increasing and unsatisfied
longings. He cannot remain contented with
bare knowledge of his immediate sur
roundings his views and ideas do not stop
with the terrestrial sphere they are only
limited by the whole circumference Of
being. He also spoke of mans eve and the
use he makes of it; of the human hands,
which he says lis machine within itself,
and Is the greatest piece of workmanship
that God has connected with the physical
nature of man." In conclusion he said !:
Notwithstanding the many pursuits and
callings of man in life, and regardless of
OF the bounds Of each, none can be found
to which the nature of some man rs not
peculiarly adapted The social circle is
made complete by the strength Cf its in
= dividual links, and mankind are strong by
union and Infinite cooperation.
The next graduate was Alvin Cubbage of
Hazlettville, Del; subject of address, "The
Stage of Life" The address was most in
.terestipg one, and was well handled by the
speaker. He took for example the life of a
man, starting from early babyhood, and fol-
lowed it through home and school life until
it made the debut on the stage of life. He
= also said "everyone has part to act, the
evasion of which would be an injustice to his
fellow-men and to his Creator; to his fellow
men because they are not deriving the bene-
fits which they have right to demand OF
him as a citizen; and to his Creator, because
prostituting or neglecting to use Alright the
talents which have been bestowed upon
him" The speaker concluded his forcible
address by saying "that which falls to our
lot may be very humble portion of the
play, but it can never be mean If we fill il
with honest care and unselfsh love"
A musical selection by the excellen
orchestra was here given and
DANIEL HIRsCH
of Milford, Del, was introduced. His sub
ject was ''Genius and Talent" After fey
Introductory remarks the speaker define,
both genius and talent. He said talent /
the native power by which we are enable,
easily and quickly to receive, to digest, an,
then skillfully and ably to reproduce bu
talant Il Iat
already; upon prior results that arc pre-
sented to us; upon treasures already ac
quired 1t creates nothing new Not 8
with genius. 1t is independent; it creates
it discovers truth heretofore hidden;
discloses laws hitherto unknown II
said that talent may be acquire
while genius cannot. Talent propagate
the knowledge which it has stored up; PEI
fects it now aud then, turns it into con
mon benefit for all. Genius enriches IN
manity with new truths and perceptions.
has given and still gives impulse to all I'll
great events in the world. Columbus di
covered the new world by the power of h
genius. This excellent address was col
cluded as follows "The men oftalents a
the draught houses of the world they a
the steady lights that never fail, and shiI
for all. They fill our pulpits, make al
execute our laws, minister to the defects
our bodies, instruct and develop our mind
turn the wilderness into a garden, and
fine makes this every day life of ours II,
only tolerable, but delight-a thing
beauty and joy forever"
MISS MAY JANvIER
of Glasgow, Del, now spoke of the subie
of her essay, "The Now and the Afterward
The essay was one possessing fine languag
and many beautiful thoughts Life WI
protrayed as a beautiful country, and we a
in possession of it. The essayist said 18th
we are in our spring time, with all
glorious possibilities stretching before 1
Be it known to all people that the now
theirs, in order that they may prepare f
an afterward." The essayist also pictur,
two men of matured age, one of which h;
taken advantage of the now that he had
in early life, and what lit
harvest he was reaping from Il
patient labor of younger years on Il
other hand man was pictured whose Ii
had been almost as a blank time and tin
again the nows had passed him witho
being improved, he having learned nothil
upon which to rest finally lies down
await another afterward, leaving behil
him nothing but a dishonored name III
brilliant and highly entertaining essay W
concluded as follows "What though t
way be dark and toilsome and great mou
tains are in our pathway let us not be d
heartened;let us ever push on with unflinc
ing courage, aad If VIC perseyeringly elm
toward the summit XUa ora o,,rn ,,Fo o+ta;,,;