Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-06-18
LOCAL AND PENINSULAR
"rHE TIMES, OF THIS CITY STOPS
PUBLICATION.


The large school room of Wesleyan
Female College was last night week filed
with beauty, life and gaiety, and everything
else that goes to make up commence
ment. In the rear of the platform was a
perfect bower of roses and other beauti-
full floral decorations, and to the right sat
the white-robed young ladies of the col
lege and the graduating class. The latter
consisted of the following members. Miss
Anna Minor Vaules Of Milford, Miss julia
McCaulley Boulden and Miss Mary Moore
Sparks of this city, Miss Anna Mary Duff
OF Newport, and Miss Mary Percy Cor
don, Fort Stanton, New Mexico.
By o'clock every seat in the room was
occupied, and the entrances were crowded.
Many of the ladies in the audience had
flowers and bonbons for the class mem
bers.
It was $50 o'clock when the young
Indies of the school and President
Wilson made their appearance, and
the following programme was carried
out in n manner that fully came up to the
high expectations of those present.
Chant-"Lord's Prayer" Tallis, by the
school.
Prayer-The Rev. T. snowden Thomas.
Essay-"May Flowers" Anna Minor
piano duet-"Qui vive," Gallop, GAM,
Misses Rowley, Girdletree, Md.
Song-"Now, was l Wrongw Engel,
Martha Snowden Thomas, North East, Md.
Essay-"Wiliam Cowper," Julia Me-
Caulley Boulden, Wilmington.
Chorus-"Boat Song" Abt, by the glee
class.
Essay-'La Chooolatiere," Mary Moore
Sparks, Wilmington.
Song -"The Wood Nymph's Call" vii.
liams, Anna Minor Vaules, Milford.
Piano -"Tannhauser Grand March,
Fred Boyer, Misses Barnard and Thomas.
Essay-"F Years Hence" Mary
Percy Gordon, Fort Stanton, New Mexico.
Vocal duet--"The Merry Wanderer," Abt,
Misses Thomas and Vaules.
Piano solo-'Fantaisie, Leybach, Esther
Elizabeth Barnard, Dover.
Presentation of diplomas by the presi-
dent.
Parting song-"Life's Real Commence.
ment," Pontius, by the school.
President Wilson announced that
because of illness Miss Duff was unable
to read her essay upon the subject "The
Cadmus of the Blind"
However mythical may have been some
of the fowery thoughts contained in the
essays they displayed originality, and
the charming manner III WHICH Juey were
read by the young lady graduates won the
approval of the audience. The applause
was liberal. Miss Sparks essay on LA
Chocolatiere" was model of light, airy
and entertaining sayings Miss Boulden
pnid an eloquent tribute to William
Cowper. Miss Vaules' utteranees were as
howery as her subject, and Miss Gordon's
ognosticationske kept her hearers in almost
constant laughter.
After the entertainment the graduates
and their friends spent an enjoyable hour
in the parlors of the institution.
PRESIDENT WILSON RESIGNS.
AT meeting of the trustees of Wesleyan
College held yesterday week, John
Peoples presided. The resignation of
President Wilson was accepted, to take
effect July LIST.
The following trustees were reelected,
their terms having expired. William
Candy, Theodore f. Crawford, George
Gray, ESD, Ex-Governor John w. Hall,
George II. Johnson, the Rev. George w.
Miller, James l.. Walcott, ESD, and w.
Redin Woodward.
A committee consisting of William
Bright, L. T. Taylor, the Rev. L. Snow
den Thomas, John Peoples and George G.
Maris was appointed to secure president
to succeed Mr.. Wilson.