Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-06-19
COMMENCEMENT DAY.
nouNpINa orr rnr uuLLuur YEAR.
Alumni Dinner aud Class Day Programme
Jrstnricai contest and cremation ENer-
IIseE--IU.days's Commencement

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were covered with masses of foliage, whilc
! flowers and foliage placed in tho several
windows, excluded the rays Of tho sun aud
mcllOwed tho light. Four long tables, ex-
tending tho full length Of the hall, aud
capable of seating nearly five hundred
guests, were elegantly spread and laden
with choice viauds. Every scat Ut the
table was occupied, and scores of visitors
were unable to obtain seats.
! The assembly was called to order by DIR,
+. X. Eschbach, and blessing was asked
! by Rev. j. {. Clapp, Of North Carolina.
! The dinner, like all those that have been
given by the alumni of Franklin and
Marshall was worthy of the occasion, and
was heartily enjoyed Ivy all who partook
of it.
The regular toasls were road by DR..
! Eschbaoh, the first being, Tho Daniel
| Scholl Observatory" 1t was responded
| 60 by Dr.. J. L. Wickcrsham, who con-
graduated the college on the certainty that
! the observatory will bo erected in grand
proportions, for Rev. DR.. Miller had gwen
assurance that the committee having tho
matter in charge would have no difficulty
| in finding money with which to do the
work, DR.. Wlokcrsham paid high com
plmCnt to Mrs. Hood for her muuiiioent
endowment, and TO Prof. kerschner, the
great astronomer, who is to have charge
of the observatory. lie predicted that by
the time OF the college cUutenuary IN 1887,
Lancaster will have not only one OF tGo
finest equipped obServatories, but also one
Of the finest chemical laboratories of any
college IN the country,
The second toast WAS Ih0 Pursuit OF
Scientific knowledge" and Roy. Dr. Wei
ser was called upon 70 respond. iio pro
ceeLed in a humorous VEN, commencing
by stating that the chairman had certainly
called upon the right pcrson 20 respond,
As he know nothing about scientific
knowledge, and ought 10 doubt % begin
its pursuit. The great difficulty IN the
way is that the scientists set up to day
" frozen facts Of scientific knowledge,
which they knock down as worthless TO
morrow. Ii ono wishes to save his scien.
tlnC soul by sulcutluC knowledge, he must
shoot it on the wing, i1T what is science
! to-day - not science tomorrow. DE-.
Wcisur paid high tribute 10 Mrs. Hood,
which evoked warm aVPlaUso.
The third toast VS. The Alumni of
of Franklin aud Marshal, College UoTac,
lundt, esq. was called uP'u ~ respond,
but he WAS not present.
The fourth tJas. was " The Literary -
oieties Of Franklin and Marshall College,
which Was happily responded to By l.. kJci
der Evans, Of pUttstOwn, who spoke highly
Of the good work done by tho Gwtheaus
and DIagnOthiaus, and their lady friends
encourages them n their rivalry aud urged
them in their literary contests, which
cannot fail, when properly conducted, tc
make them truly literary societies.
The fifth toast was "Our Sistcr Iustitu
tious." and was responded to by Rev J
{. CIapp, president Of Catawba college,
y. c., whlCh he said was a daughter OI
Franklin and Marshall, having been orEa-
uIzed thirty-threo years ago by some oil
the alumni OF Franklin and Marshall
Some fifty students have been guaduated
from it, and are doing good work towards
IlluminiuG the dark places OF the South,
wheTc dense illiteracy prevails
The sixth toast was "Our Alumni Din
uer, " aud DR.. z. ). Davis was called on e
respond, which he did IN a jocular vein. HI
thought he was the right man in the righ
place, when q dinner was 70 be discussed
though he confessed that no was often to,
full for utterance. The nearest way 70
man soul is through his alimentary canal
lie believed in the motto "shOrt speeches.
ard long Sausag6s." He was once called Oh
to address five uJdTed little darkies, whC
were about to be presented with oranges
!
they would rather have, a speech from
him or tho oranges, and they answered
that they would rather have the speech
and every little darkey of them lied, and /
wasn't q white lie, either
The last toast offered was The Ladies
may they always smile upon us as Now.
Hon. John Cessna was called upon I,
respond. Like the cOlOred president Of th
Republican national convention, he Coulo
not return thanks for the honor, for he fel
himself unequal to the occasion, though n
had been forty years married ard ought I,
know something about the fair sex. II
only speaks one language, and all tht
languages IN tho world are not enough I,
do justice to his subject. He recOuutet
someinteresting "reminiscences of his c0lleg
life, aud cautioned the freshmen and th
sOphs not 70 be in too great a hurry t.
capture the pretty girls, as they woul
wait until they became seuiOTs, or eve
graduates. AT the conclusion OF Mr
Cessna a speech, dinner was adjourned.
'ia.s Day txcrcisss.
At $50 ?. m, the class day exercise
took place on the campus in front Of tn
college, whCGa stand was erected for tn
speakers. Seats for the class and for aI
audience of several hundred were convc
UlbuLly aIIAuptu III Lut bEiut uLueE u
wide spreading trees. Tho city band wa
present aud furnished the music for tn
occasion. Following is the programme
Music--OvertuTc-B
| HalutAtOTy y....,...,.,............D r.. EsChbaCh
Music-SchotLsche
| LIdss Ioem. m......,.,...: .......,,.,E l.. IwitmycI
Music" mtI birds Of tsrndiso.
Class History .........,.....W. Il. BrintOn
pronnsHy Music 80 ovor'uro-L'ttLo Dapr4y;; coon
Music -SeTonadc-I am LOTCiy.
| lEtHcnthllOn n.,.,,,..,.,...,....... +. Z. hOyCT
iC-schottische--Silver Brook.
| Mantle Grafton. iOn.,.,........,.,.......R. OBOylC
Music-W c-Waltz-CIairmOut.
NalCdictOry...... .........:..........,"J. y AppeI
MarCn-BIlkum.
Music by the CITY Band.
AL the young gentleman acquitted them
selves handsomely. The salutatory was
hearty welcome to all the class poem Wal
well written aud well read /; the class his
tory contained many humorous and a few
sad passages the prophecy as to the fu
ture life work OF the members of th,
class was amusing, as was also tho presen
tation Of gifts, the jokes cracked at tn
expense OF tho recipients being greatly
relshed by their classmates and the au
dience. The mantle Grafton was a sensibl
one, containing much good advice to tn
junior class, aud Mr.. William Hager, O
that class, who received the mantle, mad
a suitable response. The valedictory wa
well. conceived carefully written pro
ductiOu, delivered in an easy, graceful
rpannar and yyaa recciypd with much fayO