Daily Republican., 1890-06-27
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The commencement exercises Of thu
Trlsnds' School teok place at the meet.
ing house at Fourth and West streets on
ThursdAy afternoons In The preeeuee Of q
very largs audience, and proved highly
The graduating class consisted Of nine
pupils, one Of whom, Leroy Harvey, Il
absent in Europe, travelling and studying
under tho care Of former teacher ln the
school. Two others, James L. DeVou,
Jr., and Frederick II. GswthrQp, were
excused. The flrst named had prepared
. highly Iustfuctivs and interesting essay
upon "The Dream Of = Nationalist" but
WAS prevented delivering It on account
ol being at Yale College for examination.
A. be had passed with . high average.
his diploma was awarded and awaits his
return. Frederick II. Gawthrop had pre-
pared an essay on 'Imm grafton" but
did not deliver II.
The arst oration WAS that Of William
@. Sprusnce, Jr, on "Eiectricity as .
Factor in Modern Civilization" The
orator reviewed the history Of the dis
covery Of electricity AID the facts OF ita
development, and concluded that as it
had practically Annihiiatsd space And put
all parts of the world In instant com mu-
uASBtlU0t buat ~ WoAAA opbAAhu 4uNy
the interests Of oil nations and promote
the material aud moral interests Of all
nations.
Rachel L. Maistre discourscd pleas.
antly Of "Conversation ~ Fine Art"
The speaker held that the charm Of con-
vsrsation. while IL evaded tho subtiiity
OF scientific analysis, was within the
reach Of anyone who with desire 10
please combined the tact of accom- mo.
dating himself.
Augustine L. Cranston spoke pleas
antly Of "What Women May Learn
From the Women Of the Bible." She
said that the Bible differs from all other
books 10 that It gives women the POSI-
tion which God 10 her creation designed
her to fll. The effort Of the speaker
was to describe the character Of Bible
heroines, notable those Of Father and
Ruth, and enforce the duty Of emulating
their examples.
Alice A. johnson talked about ''The
Indian Of Fiction" The speaker held
that the barbArous and blood thirty dis
position of the Indian 10 the result OF his
Ill treatment by the European emigrants
who have ruthlessly killed his kiusmen
and taken bis grounds.
lola X. Eastburn read delightful essay
on ''Brownins's Saul"
Francis II. Thompson's Grafton was
upon "The CatIlinarian Orations." The
| oratory Of Cicero. according TO tbe
speaker, was OF two kinds. That Of an
advocate in which he spoke for glory aud
the Catilinarisn orAtions when he spoke
as . patriot and under the influence o,
his overmastering love for Rome. The
Grafton was fuently and clearly apokep.
Professor Johnso on prest nted the diplo.
mas Of the graduates In brief address,
and introduced Professor Seth X. clifford
Of Haveriord College, who made the
address to the class.
DR.. Madill, Of Swarthmore. was intro.
duced and spoke briefly, urging the
gr aduates to extend their study to a
univcrsity course ~ the only reasonable
end TO the progress which they have at.
tained.
Professor johnson declared tho exer-
cises at an end and thanked the Andl.
ence for its attendance, invited thoss
present to Witt the school aud inspeci
the work Of the drawing classes, v whici
had been arranged en- lis walls.
The school house was soo1 filled will
the frlends of the graduated, the schol
| Ars and the graduates. The latter held
reception In the school parlor and re
ceived many congratulations from
friends and relatives.