Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-07-05

ing. but srek frst she KIngd7m 81 Cod and
AZ thsnEs glil b added.
TusSdsy. at 4. p. as-, the Phllokalian So
eiesy held It's ceiehgatioa. Ihr exeFgazsa wsre
uleaed hv "A aafrrSs from the presilasns Of
she Soeseir. VITO intrudared Mr.. Geprge A.
Steele. II Elkson. Nd, who rad al essey en-
titled. Carrie ox INA HEAsTa On or The
e-saJesi vas GolloEed by tie OFaior e he So
eieiy, MF. Enserson {. Harrington. Madiscn,
Nd whose sui ierI was M0DgRS KrHKTscssN
Eeary ID. Harlan, Esq Baliimoze. deilveFsd
practical subici, RaEAD A1D ScccEEs-
TUESDAY, sass-aay exercises tick place. This,
foF The yoang peoplr, is the most aitreetire
feature d thu whole exerrises-exeeptt is ksps.
About 10 n'cioek, as usual o. this day Nc
bowel Hall Mas literally naked, pFesrasing
an array Of beauty srldom snrpassed save
when the M0sMRenfai city ssaals an excursion
down 20 see a.. The exercises consist of Clsxs-
POEM, Prophecy, Statistics, Class-bistoEy.
Gifts, ConfrFring Of Degrees by F.eSidsnt Of
class, and lastly, raising the Shield.
On Tuesday evening, Al 5 o'clock, the Joint
celebration Of the PhilomAtlseaa and Phii0ka-
lsan Societies took place. The Societies were
addressed hy the gol8es Faoatkea orator Of Bal
timore, General bradley r. IohRson, who
spoke in an abs and loFrib.o manner. The
principal points dealt with we're the unlimited
power OF corporations and universal suffrage.
Of the former, GEE Johnson said 10 Is the
only Ting that man can make immortal.
England, Germany aud France long ago saw
the great trouble resulting from corporations
which had no death, but they met the danger
In time TO prevent any serious national EN-
baFrassmeut. Corporations in those countries
are controlled by the government, while the
Z. s. allows her corporations 70 rule her cap
iial aud moR0poiizr her wealth. What, said
he, Will he the result Of this centraliz ttion Ct
wealth In the eouFse Of half cestury2 he
continued; IL cannot remain so, il must be
met Ia the oourSe Of his remarks Gen. Iohn-
son told the ladies that he guessed they
thoaght his subject was very dry, but said
THAI IL were better that the young men should
have clear ideas Of the great principles that ef-
feet them aud ihe nation, aud that il was bis
Intention 70 give expression 10 a few remarks
that would give room for future thought aud
study, and which would make them better
know how 20 take care OF families and make
better husbands. Gen. Johnson could scarce
BY speak for applause, aud be took his seat
amid unceasing demonstrations.
On "Wednesday the addresses before the
Alumni and the Alumni Banquet were % take
place, but the gentleman who was elected TO
make the address was compelled to lIe absent.
Ahte VIC bDtitC uN19ftdAL0, anu
not having any exercises for that day the
class Of 81 gave q hop TO the graduates that
evening. omitted 20 state that at the close
Of the exercises of each day a hop was given
Thursday was Commencement Day. The
order Of exercises was as follows: Scripture
and Prayer; S'iuiatory Grafton, D. r. Ran
dali, Annapolis; Religious federation in Co.
lonial Maryland, J. d. Murray, Annapolis;
That Government Is best which is best suit a
to the genirs OF the people Edward u. Sin
cell, Oakland, Nd; Communism. Norman v i.
) Farquhar, U. ). n. A; Valedictory, Beale
+. Padgeti, Port Tobacco, Nd, Presidents
Address; Comforting Of Degrees and Benedic-
ton.
The College re-opens September 18th. A
thorough preparatory department has been Or
ganized independent Of the college. The pro-
posed technical department will be opened AZ
the next session Of the college An able and
experienced officer, who graduated first in his
class at the Naval Academy, has been detached
by the government TO begin the work Of NE
| cHASIcAL ENGINEERING The college rates have
been reduced from $325.OO per anuum TO
SZio'OO. X. b. 7.