Daily Republican., 1890-06-13
toMMERCIAL COLLEGE.
|.onMeNcGMeNT EXERCISES
Ar1He OPERA AovsE.
.larse Audience rr''sns-nr''''a"t Or
.,or, Give Good Advice and Words
Il rneouragsn'n' TO the stu
,su,s- Names OF The
Graduates.

r,ote.sor Goldey certainly has cause
4. ,a nrouI of the great success OF the
Uou uu.I commencement Of the Whining
soa'a, A., rommercIal college, which took
". w. =, ,be Opera House last evening.
,w,,h,landing tho threatening wssther
,so e Gouse I was we'll 1!lod with . select
.aJisure. .nJ % many Of whom were relatives
!. S,snds of the graduates. The front
,hs staae was handsomely decorated
m irrns. palms and other potted plants
h,le tbs ioo,l ghts were almost hidden
nm NM view with the presents for the
U,duates. The stage was sot Wild .
srlsu scene, which contrasted hand
su,ly with the floral decorations at the
mi, The chairs ON tho stage wore oc-
rped by the following persons:
On ibe right Of the middle aiale ON the
\, row sal the Hon. Thomas =. Bay
nj ,le Flight Rev. Leighton Coleman,
I'D, IL. D., aud Bishop Of Della
~ and the Rev. Russell II. Conwell,
sSiladclph!a. On the left Pro 'essor
EkVoliey, Professor Charles May
mi Professor John Hume Of the Com
patIal Col ege and msmb,rs OF the
htul,y. The other persons on the staze
vue. Mayor Austin Harringto President
ol C.ty Counc John U. farra, the Rev.
i. GARDINER L,ttell, Milo W. Locke, Job
L. jackson, the Rev. George N. Hick-
nau, U. Wesley weldin, President OF the
Board Of Public Education Charles
Hard, the Rev. L. K. Barrett, the Rev.
Adam gisugle, the Rev. J. Simpson
rro,,er, Professor A. II. Berlin OF the
BOYS High school, Washington Jones.
William $. Miles, Esq, Thomas Davis,
isq., the Rev. W. !. +. Murray. L. X.
D.i, ESQ.,. George q. Marie, Professor
". A. Reynolds aud City Councilman
lnnols b. Cotton.
The exercises wore opened with an
snrture by the orchestrs, julie Reybold,
sciduc,or, during which the curtain was
nsel and the faculty invited gucsts en-
hrd. Bishop Coleman then led In
payer and Immediately afterwards the
Hon. Thomas #. Bayard, who presided,
stepped to the front OF the stage aud was
nteived with applause. Ho made o
hief address, In which he said that he
felt the greatest interest In anything that
romoted the intelligence OF the commun
Ny, and tended to elevate the morals oil
tie people. A. he believed that this In.
hlution does this, he was glad 10 do oil
10 his power In It's behalf. This college
ihstructss sstudents In everything that will
tend to make them good citizens, among
which 10 the keeping of honest obligA.
tlons, without which no one can sue.
oeed. Its object 10 to instruct the young
ef members Of the community how Il
conduct business, and succeed In tn
great bate Of life. No one however cal
sxpect 10 succeed, except by kespinI
70. faith In every thing, and no truste
he graduates would remsmber this, an,
bs guided By It In all the actions OF life
An concluding, Nj. Bsysrd introduced
Mss 4. Bessie Fleming, of Hillsboro
Nd who delivered the salutatory.a idross
She raid that this was Q mosl pleasau
and agreeable duty, a. the hour had nov
come for which they had waited snt
toiled 80 long. She trusted that al
would prove strong and brave in th
great battle Of life, 90 that all its dutle
would be met in . satisfactory manner
ln conclusion she welcomed one and all
MIS- Fleming 10 an el0cutionist of NJ
mean order, and her enunciation wa
perfect.
Alter music BY tho orchestra, the Rev,
Russell Il. Conwell, of Pbiladelphis
wm introduced, and said, we are living
We are dwelling in an age Of progress
In which every department OF human
education 10 receiving an impulse. 1t l.
every mans duty to succeed In life, and
ms Is duty that he owes not only tc
bimself, but also TO his fellow mon,
therefore II Ia wrong for him not to sue.
eeto. 1t is also the duty Of every mau
70 become rich, and no one has the right
10 remain poor. II these grad yates are
poor twenty years from now, Il Will BE-
tbeir own fault.
ltis also the duty OF every man and
woman to be strictly honest. Nine
enihs OF all the property 10 this country
nonheu DJ honest men, men who live
a np 70 and keep their obligations 10 thelr
,elioh mon. 1t 10 all folly to saw that 4
m,a cannot become rch by being hopesi
.he itVer,e Is the TACT, 1t IA the dutv
!. usgIy one TO have a practical busincl,
,ueaton, ,. and therefore he felt 4 great
,s,eisal no".,s IN institutions Of this kind, He
~, ,Sns'le'eu m tlls college u gre t benefit to
wy oi Wilmington, as one OF Il,
s,A' ~ objects is to help men and wome a
Obe honest. He never knev . mar
nv NM kep' an accurate account of every.
ops n.ah .un ne spent to be dishonest. Nc
iind ea ,.r. os afraid to loan man of thai
hut /, w uo,iais, as there 10 no doubt
powa- ".ulu be returned. Money II
oSs o.t.,mas'e .to'a 1t not. consequently every.
Nj, 'Ioaa ia p learn and practics oconomy,
d th.n =, psuef and OF more practical bsne.
hewsxa h,a q college education. Economy,
slv Vs., uoes not consist In being mis.
uooi u, ou, u, on the contrary copduces to tn,
I'M I. a'i, and this is one of che truths
Wa.n "uSht in this college.
lspe soa, graduate from q classical COL
M, h. o0s ou' l1to the world with tho iies
but an o,s nuohs everything, he 10 nothing
lsps an esaueated fool. He had seen col
sye iuases, in"i,es, with . glass stuck In ont
bu,ins.. a.us down on merchants ant
had hnn.e men as mere ploddsrs, but h,
10 liis i.ww,, u OF these plodders to succeed
urs, au',e % ths graduate proved q fail
MI A.. business training is necessary II
iound psflments Of life, and will b,
ma. necessary to insure success. Tn,
win ~, the lawyer and the physioiap
yocs,,a ai o'hers, no matter what theI
mad. may be, need II, This wiz
aou.shsiso y 70 assist her In performing he
pt,'a pte,,ss1 duties, and the home thar i
us,s u i,s,.er over BY = woman with 4 busi
ls,s ana aa,nlng 10 always Q model Of meat
N, A1I good order.
,peakaSr Souwsii Ia a talented and sloouen
ent,au ana be held the undivided Al
hour III u. Inc audience for nearly =,
ascio,s.o Illustrated his subject viii
humorou, aoms Of which were YER
rup,sd W., Hs was frequently inter
As ss., WIN applause, and when he tool
,lowsS i, received an ovation whicj
been n,s., I'M the auditors would nav
soms t;,na ;sassd to have him Continue 10
ache.trss eoL ciusion Of bis rsmsrks th
opera "e e gave .ome selections fom th
ol the ss,oSs osst During the renditio,
Clur,, sa,.sctlon., Colonel A. x, No
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