Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-06-18
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Special Correspondence Of Gazette and Journal
NEWARK, June 12.--The plain white walls
OF the college oratory res0unded this even
ing with the enthusiastic and Often
raptIrous applause which frequently
greeted tiie speakers in the prize declama-
ton contest. The people Of the town
turned out enmasse, in accordance with
tame honered and scrupulously adhered to
custom. The assemblage gathered was
rather promiscuous, but quite appreeiative
of-%he students efforts.
X&e declamatory exercises were opened
bysh.few preliminary remarks by President
Purnell, delivered with his usual grace.
In the absence Of regularly constituted
committee of three, who have heretofore
been appointed by the president to decide
upon the merits of the respective speakers,
W. y. McNair of Wilmington, consented to
act In that capacity.
The first upon the programme, which
contained seventeen readings and declama-
tons. WINS emission RIDGE" spoken in u
forcible, yet unassuming manner by Austin
@. Heaton. A pathetic reading entitled
"T'he Legend of Bregenz" by Miss Laura
X. Mackey followed and received prolonged
applause. "The Poet of Freedom" by
Charles b. Evans, was an impassioned APP
peal which struck sympathetic chord in
all hearts. Miss Kate Janvier's reading of
1.-THE Little Hero" was followed by w. l..
II. Benton with 1.-The Pilgrims" Miss
Mollie Sutton told Of an amusing interview
with the governor with much originality
and humor. Among the Hills" pastoral
composition afforded Miss Anna L. Rey-
nolds of Wilmington great scope to display
her delicate and subdued power Of express
sion.
After an intermission of 10 minutes,
Robert Il. De Meanwhile proceeded with the
time-worn "Black Horse and His Rider"
Notwithstanding its antiquity, the audience
apparently enjoyed 1t. Miss Lizzie IL.
Stewards Modern Sermon" was read for
the ediilcation of several preachers present,
who "grinned and bore it," bay Billy"
and ''The Polish Boy" were spoken re-
spectiyely by Thomas NJ. Morrison and Will
liam Lansendale. Miss Grace Purnell read
"Charlie Machree," with considerable
earnestness. Edward Henry Eckel of Will
mington, made typical vagabond,
and dwelt pathetically upon his mis-,
fortune. Miss Maggie NJ. Deputy told
how ''She Wanted to Learn Elocu-
ton" with characteristic humor, and
the audience unanimously thought that she
had accomplished her ayowed purpose.
Samuel A. Buchanan made cold chills creep
up many backs by his vivid personation OF
1.-The Ghost" William DuHamel spoke
with characteristic energy on "Shamus
O'Brien," and appropriately terminated u
highly creditable and entertaining pro-
gramme.
The audience then adjourned to the
campus to witness the last sad rites at
tendant upon the burial of Zoology by the
Sophomore class. The mourners took their
places upon an impromptu platform and
the strange exercises were opened by j. Il.
j. whistler, as master OF ceremonies.
Laudatio Anglice English oration) was
Latino Qatin oration) by William IL. Smith,
was followed by Laudatio Grace, Greek
oration), delivered by W. l.. H. Benton.
After the impressive eulogies the specta-
tors were invited to file past the funeral
bier and shed silent tear The cortege
then proceeded to the grave chanting u
solemn dirge, and inferred the mortal re-
mains of the particularly detested study
zoology. Before departing and as substi-
tuition for the doxology they sang with
evident enjoyment u new adaptation OF the
old melody, Hang JEFF. Davis on q Sour
Apple Tree" with u slight change in favor
OF Professor Webb, the teacher OF zoology.
A junior banquet was gwen at the resi-
dence OF George Il. Evans last evening.
NutltIOub bO1iSl5 Wtlb ItsilDutu " anu an
enjoyable night spent.
NEWARK, June 13.-Ihe programme of
yho class.day exercises, was some
what rearranged to suit circumstances,
although the alteration did not i'll the
least detract from the enjoyment of the
audience.
The salutatory address by J. II. White
man, who was master of ceremonies, ex-
planned the purpose and intent of the ex-
ercises. The class poem, which was to
have been delivered by Miss Grace ID.
Chester, was referred to John Nivin. This
diversion was necessitated by the late
trouble in the ranks of '85. '"The history
of the class" by v. b. Woolley, reviewed
the trials and tribulations of the indi-
yidual members, as we'll as the many lu-
dicrous incidents in their history, and his
comments upon the traits and eccen-
tricities of his classmates were often too
true for their enjoyment. Miss
Margaret w. Blandy, in her
Prophecy" endeayored to predict the
glorious futures of the members of the
class. The 'Tree Grafton" by Charles
W. Cullen, stated the purpose of planting
tree,a the perpetuation of the memories
of the class of 'S5. r. L. Pilling spoke
ON that precious article Liberty" and
the novel act of smoking huge pipe,
symbolical of peace, followed. The
male members evidently enjoyed this part
of the programmes, but the ladies by their
anguished contortions emphatically
proved that it was anything but IN agree
able performance to them.
The presentation of numerous and ap-
propriate gifts by j. II. Whiteman TO the
members provoked much mirth among
the audience, and closed the programme.
The presents were of all conceivable sizes
and forms, and ranged from "mischiev-
Gus monkey" to an artificial mustache.
Ritchie's orchestra WINS present, and
enlivened the occasion with music. Glass
day is now permanent institution in the
college, and as such was eminently sue
cessful.
After a creditable repetition of the
drama "A Widow Hunt, by the Athenan
Society in the orutory last evening, the
audience adjourned to the large tent
erected on the campus to witness the ere
nation of astronomy by the junior class.
The funeral solemnities were unintelligi-
BILE to the spectators, inasmuch as most
Ol llt tAtItlbtS were lJuLih anu bItChs
yet this Objectionable feature did not de-
tract in the least from its enjoyment. The
juniors with black robes and the conven-
tional mortar boards and the underclass-
men in white attire closely resembling
the mythical ghosts, marched
around in solemn procession. j.
X. Frame was master of ceremonies
and delivered the exordium. Samuel
Polk and Edward Henry Eckel with their
Greek and Latin orations respectively,
followed and were necessarily inter
rupted by the excessive grief and pro-
longed lamentations of the members.
The cratic Triumphalis by William Du
lIamel, in English, expatiated upon their
escape from their dread enemy,
astronomy. After several solemn dirges
were chanted the corpse, IA text book of
astronomy was consigned to the funeral
pyre to be consumed in smoke and ascend
amid their maledictions to its fitting place
in the planetary system. The exercises
| we're over about II o'clockf p. H., and
the spectators wendell their way home
| only TO dream of ghosts for the remainder
of the night.
NEWARK, June 15.-Thc seating
arrangements in the commodious tent ON
the campus We're totally inadequate to
seat the people who came last night TO
hear the annual baccalaureate sermon
before the students of Delaware College
by the Rev. John De Witt Miller of Phil
adelphia. The sermon was TO have been
delivered in the First Presbyterian Church
with seating capacity of 500, but this
WIS deemed to be insufficient in view of
his popularity and prevalent desire on
/ Al,n nnrt Of n1ir nan Ia 10 hnnr him einnn