Evening journal., 1890-06-13
LAST EDITION
COMMERCIAL COLLEGE.
FouRTA ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT
IN THE OPERA HOUSE.

Half a Hundred Graduates Receive Di.
pIomas-Prominent People Present-CoI
Russell H. Conwell's Address-CoI. Nc.
Clure Speaks to the Graduates
The Wilmington Commercial College
held its fourth annual commencement at
the drand Opera House last evening. AT
precisely o'clock the curtain rose and
the faculty, graduates and guests en-
tered and walked down the centre aisle
of the stage, to the music furnished by
Reybold's orchestra.
Bishop Leighton Coleman made the
invocation and the Hon. Thomas +. Bay
ard, the presiding officer Of the evening,
made few Introductory remarks say
ing:
''The great interest feel in a thing
of this kind has brought me before you
this evening. For the advancement of
the community it is quite necessary to
have commercial institution of this
kind. | am, therefore, very glad to
lend my presence and to wish it grand
success.
M. Bessie Fleming Of Hillsboro. Nd.
made very pretty salutatory address.
After a selection by the orchestra.
Colonel Russell H. Conwell Of Philadel.
phia was introduced. He said in part:
We are living in grand ard awful
time. Every department Of education
is receiving something new at all times.
1t is 3 man : duty TO succeed in this life,
= = IS your duty IS become rich, and not
poor; you have no right to be poor. You
should own houses, factories and
ground. 1t is nonsense to be poor,
and If you fail to get rich 1t has
weakened us. Ii is your duty to sue
ceed and succeed honestly Every
man that succeeds succeeds honestly and
nearly all of those men are Christians
All the property and over 30 per cent. of
the state of Massachusetts, is in the hands
of Christian people, and not only Massa-
chusetts but Pennsylvania, New York
New Jersey, Delaware and nearly every
state in the United States are controlled
by Christians. 1t is nonsense to
teach people that you cannot get rich
honestly. 1t is very.difficult to get rich
dishonesty, and when a man does get
rich dishonesty the money burns his
hands and he does not enjoy penny Of
his money so earned. II one man fails
many others follow in his footsteps.
If you wish to perform business, and
you can enter into it, you must have a
good business education. 1t is an awful
necessity for colleges like this to be
established everywhere
| must say that the Wilmington Com
mercial College is an advantage and a
great benefit to the city of Wilmington
1t is an advantage to help those that
help themselves, and this is the purpose
OF this college. Did you ever see a man
that kept an accurate account of every
cent that he spent who was dishonest
He knows what everybody ought to
know, and that is to be honest.
remember one day that we were build
q church in Philadelphia when Young
man came to me and said that he would
like to give money to help build this
church. He said that he smoked fifteen
cents worth Of tobacco per day, and that
he wished to stop it and that he would
give this money. He commenced to keep
an account of every ce t. and one day he
came and said he would like to withdraw
from his contract, not because he wanted
to smoke, but because he counted his
money up and with compound interest
he found that by the time he was so
years old he would be able to buy home.
Economy is worth more TO a man than
any college education he could receive.
1t does not mean that man should be a
miser and that he should be mean, but
that he should be careful of the use OF
his money. Would that / could write on
the sky in sight Of everybody that
the education that is wanted to-day.
is practical and not a stheo-
retical education. mans duty in
business is to be pleasant and cheerful.
Many man has saved his business Dy a
cheerful smile.
"a diploma is required Of every drug
clerk who does business, and every man
that does business should have a diploma
to show that he is fitted to carry OIL
business. A minister should have Just
such business education as they receive
at the Wilmington Commercial College.
I'm few years more none but bust
ness men will be in tie House of Repre-
sentatives. We need business men il
the Cabinet at Washington: we neet
business men as reporters, ana we neet
business men everywhe
At the conclusion of Mr.. Conwells ad
dress the orchestra played selection
from the new opera, "Clover."
Principal a. s. Goldey presente,
diplomas to the following graduates
Shorthand and e-writing-Anni
Sheehy, Rose A. Lynn, Louisa Wilhelm
Annie e. Gem, Mary E. Neary, 6
Alysee Bratton, Cora May Hinkson
Emma Weldin, Annie Hillor, Beulah L
Cook, Josie E Morris, Sallie B
Newlin, William Vernon, Bonni
Hume, George A. Carter, Whining
ton; Lottie Jones' Efie Jones, Middle
town; Fannie s. Harrington, Dover; E
L. Wilson, Jr., New Castle Bessi
Sterling, Rockland; Anna NJ Phillips
Bellevue; Edgar 5. M4yne, Rising Sun
Md. Elga g. Carpenter, Port Penn; J
Newman Davis, William II. May, Elkton
Md.
Banking and Bookkeeping Harry E
Pierce, Benjamin G. Sentman, Bessie NJ
Ash Harry V. Pyle, Rebecca Stewart
Newton P. Watmough, Arthur L. Foster
William j. Brackin. Wilmington; Charlie
T. Deakyne, Towsend; William F. Mon
igle, George L. Miller, Rockland; E. S
Beswick, Milford; Adam K Luke, Pied
mont, w. Va c. B. E. Holton, Middle
town Isaac R. Merrill, Pocomoke City
Md. NJ Bessie Fleming, Hillsboro, Md
Charles E. Richards. Penrose S. Wilgus
Roxana; Harry G. Layton, Bridgeville
Lewis 6. Thompson, Pleasant Hill; Johl
A. Hartenstein, I. J. Wilson, Jr., Risin
Sun, Md. Catherine 8. Justis, Faulk
land
After the graduates received the diplo
mas Colonel A. K Mcclure, editor 0
the Philadelphia Times, addressed them
He told them of the great need the worl
had of such young men and women a
fhav