The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-14
AGRAND OCCASION.
Waxahsehie Overlooking With Legions
of Eager and Interested Visitors,
In Attendance Upon the Commencement
Exercises Of Marvin College.
Raccalaureate and Other Addresses are
Delivered Before
Vast Audiences, Cultured, Appreciative
and Enthusiastic.
A Host Of Youth, Armed Capable
for the n
Coming Battle With the Werld are
C0mmi ssiOned.
Coming Battle With the Werld are
Commissioned.
Personal ENTHUSIASTICALLY Items.

Personal ENTHUSIASTICALLY Items.
WAxAHAcHIE, June l3,-[Special, Visit
ors have been pouring into this city from
all parts of the county and the sur
rounding sections to attend the exer-
cises of Marvin college. Following
are the names OF some Of them ::
Rev. William Carey Crane, DID,, LID,
Chancellor, Baylor university, Independ-
ence; Major J. f. Elliott, editor Dallas
HERALD, Dallas; F. c. billiard, esq, Sher.
man; w. V. Hihey and wife, Cameron;
Joseph P. Philpott, Mexia; II. G. Roberts
and sister, Corslcana; Mrs. Stricken, Calvert;
Mrs. ]. N. Patton. Alvarado; Miss
Ssllie Battle. Mckinney; Miss Vestie
Kennon, Mr.. j. M. Logan, Miss
Smith, Fort Worth; Captain Doyle and
wife, Dallas; Thomas s. Turner, Alb
bott; Mr.. Roberts and sister, Corsicana;
Miss Carrie Ransom, Chatfield; jeff Walk
er, New York, Tex; Frank Jackson, Groes-
beck; Willie Armstrong. Irene; J w Pope,
Kerrens; M L Woods, Bald win Woods, Wn,
Rose, Percival Wood, Allie Templeton,
Joshua Halbert, Mrs. Founville, Corsi,ana;
Miss Farrar, Palmer; Mrs Viola Hunt,
Dallas; Mrs. Hall, DR.. Henry Walkup,
Courtney. Mrs Nan. Shegog, Miss Fannie
Evans. Ennis; Mr. and Mrs P N Taylor, Mrs
Lou White and daughter, Lancaster;
Misses Elloie Sessions, Boone Sessions,
Lizzie Mitcham, Sallie Hendley, Rice; Miss
Addie Uhl, Sprawls; Mr.. Will Cnmmins,
Mckinney; Mrs. DR.. Moffett and daugh.
&oro Mro TOhn Elliu Ta,noo DnvI md
wife, Miss Addie Rawlins. Misses Mamie
and Bette Howell, Mr.. Horace Beckey,
Lancaster; Visiting committee: Rev. o. NJ.
Addison, Rev. r. G. Armstrong, North
west Texas conference.
The Clionian, Ciceronian and Lone Star
literary societies are loud in their praises
and enthusiasm over the admirable address
TO them delivered yesterday, by +. G. Dill
lard, ESQ.,. of Sherman. 1t was one OF the
most classic, able, and beautiful speeches
and literally beamed with exquisite gems
Of thought and expression. Mr.. billiard sc
entrenched himself in the admration Of
these young men that If they could do Sc
they would run him for Governor to-mor
row. They say that that one speech wa
enough to make him state reputation as ,
thinker, reasoner and orator. Following
was the programme Of those societies ] IS
evening under president Il. M
Sprowls:
Observation-Disclosures
s. B. Ellis, grafton, 1.-THE Lame Shal
Win the Prize"
Music.
L. NJ, Cox, defamation, 1.-THE Progress
OF Humanity"
Miss Fannie Spencer, essay, "Why?'
Music.
G, d. Craig, defamation, "Importance o
the Diffusion of knowledge"
Miss Katie Banks, recitation, 9TH
Painter OF Seville"
Music.
J. NJ. Kim, grafton. EVERY Man tn
Architect OF His Own Fortune"
The commencement exercises were con
cluded to-day. By 10 o'clock this mornin
every available seat, and even the windo'
coves and the doors, in the large an
spacious hall were filed, all anxiousl
awaiting an intellectual feast from the ad
dresses OF Colonel Elliott, of the Dalla
HERALD, and the Rev. w. G. Crane, an
from the frequent and prolonged bursts {
applause during their delivery, the antic
pations of that vast audience We're full
realized. Some 5000 copies OF the HERAL
containing the baccalaureate address wer
ordered for this place.
DR.. Cranes address to the colleg
on The Grandeur OF Thought, was a
intellectual treat throughout, and ev
denced master mind. Its reasoning wa
close, vigorous and bold and worthy tn
renowned name of the reverend and distli
gnished speaker.
Colonel E.liott's baccalaureate address I
the graduating class is pronounced by IN
faculty of Marvin college and others VII
ha, >,,, Of tha finest nrpHuI
tions of its order ever delivered in COLES
walls. For one hour he held the immen,
audience, not person stirring from the
seats or stands. He left this afternoon IL
Dallas.
BACCALAUREATE ADDRESS.
Mr.. President Gentlemen of the Facul ~ L
dies and Ge..tlemen. and ny Young dfadaa
Friends:
In Addison's vision Of Mira, life is nj
tured as passage over bridge, OF an hu
dred arches. A black cloud hangs ov
each end of the curved span. AT u
entrance there are hidden pitfalls, throul
which tbrongs disappear as soon as Ia,
have planted their feet upon the oridg
The numbers grow. thinner toward =
center. they gradually disappear, until
there are but very few persons 10 De seen
You, my young friends, have to-day -
ously reached o given point on the BIRD
Of life, and congratulate you upon :
event and upon the particular occasl
o. browning your happy eiiol
10 the especial end II was desir
for you 10 reach. But while | bring Co
mandatory congratulations in the one ma
bear in the other some counsel not mea
to dampen Low, but to avail you In I
future. The first could be OF only ephhe
eral and efiervescent existence, WINE
trust that the latter may prove sure see
of stouter growth. That you have accco
plished much within the time allotted
the work IL to be conceded, but what II
before you yet to be done is an unkno
quantity. How fur you will solve the pr
lem will greatly remain with yourself
For, tell you that you have to-day
passed into the vestibule OF :,
YOUR "ENTEEED APPRENTICE, pkGhkk
In your onward journey through the SEQ
OF tteps in the free masonry oil human
that lies all about you. warn you thal
passing through your curriculum you NJ
merely possessed yourselves oil only ~,
mum magazine OF matters In the seedii
nursery, as compared with VIVA ava
your attentions in the orchards beyo
In the education you have been receiVl
the seeds have been sown. You are to .
tinue to plough, and to delve, and to u
row, and you are 70 continue, to plant,
well, upon the mellowed soil that ell
may flower into fruit, otherwise your !
accumulatious will be but as SO m'
melancholy monuments Of toll,
even your books will be as
sepulchre of the soul.
true education means rather
disciplining Of the mind toward the ap
cation OF principles, and a.giving to.it
drilt than the mere memoiizihg
dates and events, or other data. Ana
scholar must be neither q sponge Tor
sorbing only, nor jelly bag TO be inha
With ilatulent facts alone, but more
working In the crude ores, but saving 0
the pure gems. You are to think for yf
selves, Tor thought is 10 the brain what
gastric Juice 10 TO the stomach, solven
reduce what has been imblbed, into M