Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-06
ANNAPOLIS, MD, FRIDA AYl EVENING, JUNE 6, 1884,

Dy having It's material marVelS ana
magnificences. "'This is the age of
lightning and steel. The refnements
and utilities of life are enhanced bv
these energies, utilized by art an
science" Fifty years from now and
where will be our steam engine-rub-
bish. Other energies more tractable
than electricity may be discovered
and used for power and illumination.
The heroes of our future are made
out of such marvels. Once men
sought for the Golden Fleece, the
Holy Grail, the fountain of perpetual
youth, and the El Dorado. Now
they seek for the miracles in the
arena of nature, to prolong and save
life, to defend and aggrandize nations
and to add to the sum of human hap
piness. In this quest you are called
upon to take a part-whether in the
mine, at the forge, in the shop, at the
lathe, in the bessimer furnace, in the
mint or mill, by land or sea, by rail
or steamer.
You harness this demon of Iron and
this genius of Force to carry, spin,
weave, print, fight and work. The
speaker then referred to Stephenson,
Nordenschiold, Erricson, Lockyer,
Draper, and other heroes of the loco
motive, telescope, spectroscope and
compass.
Touching upon the nerve forces of
men and women, the orator gave
Stephenson's definition of the greatest
force in nature, woman's eye for the
man who loved her. He concluded
by referring to the farewells of the
graduates to teachers and friends and
the prospect before them of contests
in the future-not to be compared
with the combats of our naval heroes
of the past. / trust, said he, in what
ever situation you may be placed,
you will return something Of that
spirit of chivalry, which has not al
ktQgether departed with the advent of
our material forces. You may still
emulate in steel steamship, the
achievements ofour Porters, Hulls and
Decators. American ingenuity will
rise to the exegencies of the time. We
do not live in utopia, nor have we
reached the millennium The arts of
war will continued to be taught
and practiced meanwhile, pursuits
in private life, or in public duty
in your several ways-when you leave
these academic halls and shades
it will be well'to remember, that the
noblest strength which q nation has,
lis in its individuals who, when
combined morally, intellectually, and
patriotically can render this country
with its institutions invincible.
At the conclusion of the address,
Superintendent Ramsay arose to de-
liver the deplomas. Before he did he
said: "It gives me great pleasure to
speak of the high character and good
conduct during the past year, of the
present graduating class. You will
leave behind record to which you
and your friends hereafter will point
with pride and pleasure" This well
deserved compliment the cadets ap-
plauded roundly. The captain then
began the delivery of the diplomas,
commencing with cadet Charles III.
Hews, of Pennsylvania, the honor
man ofthe class. Cadet Hewesreceived
chorus of ofapplause as he came forth
to take his parchment, and so the APP
plause went to the last man of the
class Robert H. Orr, of Delaware.
There had been some doubt as to his
getting through the wilderness" and
when his name was called, the de-
lighted cadets stormed the Chapel
more uproariously than they had at
the brightest scintillation of Sunset
Cox's Grafton.
1t was easy to tell by the charac-
ter of the applause who among the
graduates were the favorites of their
fellows; it increased in proportion to
the esteem in which the graduate was
held. Those marked as fayorites were
Cadets McNulta, Hoggatt, Seymour,
Plunkett, Mexican, Hulme, O'Malley
Mosely, Mcdonald, Leary, Capps,
Shoemaker, McCreary, Bush, Davis,
| Smith, Lawrence and Orr.
The battalion marched out of the
Chapel, and the graduates standing
together, were cheered by the remain
ing classes, "as those who leave US. .