The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-19
Nineteenth Annual Com
mencement of the Has
brouck Institute.
CLEVER YOUNG ESSAYISTS
Grave Subjects Thoughtfully
Treated-Solid Facts and
Graceful Fancies.

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mencement exercises were held in the
Tabernacle and from every point of view
were entirely satisfactory.
The sight which the platform presented
when the Rev. Cornelius Brett invoked
the divine blessing upon the fedglinas
who were about to try their wings In the
cold of reality. was indeed treat The
large organ was almost hidden from view
BY potted palms and plants and stream
ers OF smilax woven Into an attractive de-
sign about huge bank of smilax upon
which In blue and white immortelles was
the device '9l.
TO the right was platform also
screened with tall palms upon which
there sat a number OF representative citi-
zeps. including Allan l.. McDermott,
Joseph A. Dear. DIR. 4. J. Gordon, Colonel
HITLER, Joseph d. Bedle, Jr., James g.
Hastings. John A. Walker. E. S. Cowies,
Alderman Max Salinger. Dr. l. N.
Quimby. the Rev. David Mitchell, the
Rev, Mr.; Hathaway. President Voorhees,,
of the Board of Education, and the Rev.
Drs. Snodgrass and Scudder
A deep fringe of boquets, baskets and
artistic designs of every known variety of
tine modern fora ran around the edge of
the entire platIoom forming q most Drll
liant array of foot light4.
THE FAIREsT SIGHT OF ALL.
But IL was toward the left that the
prettiest sight was to be seen and 1t was
in that direction that most eyes were
directed. There sat the pupils of the In
stitute tier upon tier.
The young ladies sat in the front rows
and in the very first were fifteen gradu-
ates. Their fresh, half girlish, half
womanly beauty together with their
exquisite toilets dimmed the beauty OF
the floral display around them. at least SO
declared an enthusiastic alunnus, who is
now college Sophomore and had his first
high nat with him.
Tue essays and orations were far above
the average OF such productions, and
showed an originality of thought which
would well become persons of more
mature years. Not only were the sub
jects well chosen and the productions ex-
cellently written. but they were delivered
in u manner which added to their charm,
and made them doubIy interesting.
THE sALUTAToRY.
Miss Nellie j. Gould, the salutatorian
delivered an essay on "Our Debt to the
XVI. Century = which was entertaining.
Miss Gould has a graceful platform
presence. aud she read her paper in snch
clear, distinct manner that not word
house.
She said that we hear much of the
greatness of the nineteenth century. but
all it's glory and greatness arose from the
achievements of the sixteenth century.
She then enumerated and dwelt upon
each of the grand accomplishments OF
that century, the greatest and grandest
of which was the Reformation OF Martin
Luther, the vastness of which she de-
clared eternity alone would reveal.
Mr.. Charles J. Negus had much to say
that was of interest concerning the ZAP
plications of electricity Especially
entertaining and instructive. too, was
what he had to say about the development
Of the use of electricity in warfare He
also declared that the apparent failure OF
executions by electricity in New York
was due to the b.undering of those in
charge. and not TO any defect in the sys-
TEN.
Castle Building" was treated by Miss
Alice II. Brown, and an entertaining
treafise 1t was too. She was of the opin-
ion that imagination was given to man
kind as sort OF mpensatlon for the
many ills human flesh is heir TO-; and
then In charming manner she pictur-
esquelv drew plans for castles In the air
for almost every one. There was q vein
of humor running through this paper
like tiny thread OF silver which denoted
that Miss Brown possesses that subtle
sense which detects the humorous side of
everything.
WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECTS.
Mr.. Frank S. SImmell deliyerei a care
fully prepared grafton upon africa, Past
and Present." In which, after giving
much interesting Information about that
wonderful region, he deplored the i'm
portatiou of intoxicants into the country.
Hero Worship formed the subject of
an excellent essay by Miss Regina Justin.
in which it was contended that the wor-
ship of the pure aud good was commend
able, as it was stepping stone to the
worship of that Hero whose feet all
u.fious of the earth shall how
'sThe Anglo-Saxon Tongue" found an
able, aggressive champion In Miss Matte
L. Wiggers. She said that all the ex
pressive words OF home. love. friendship
and hospitality In the English language
came from the Anglo-Saxon tongues.
Mr. Joseph c. Gravatr, in his oration
on 1.-THE Coming Metropolis completely
demonstrated the arrogant claims OF Chr
cago to that distinction, and demonstrate
ed to the entire satisfaction OF all present
that New York, especially after Jersey
City had been consolidated with 1t, would
be "The Coming Metropolis" OF the
World.
Miss Grace Toffey's essay upon "Triies"
was one of the successes OF the evening.
Mr.. Charles l.. Hill, young man with
an apparent prediction for politics,
took crack at the much discussed In
dian Question" Ii must be said, however,
that be kept his ideas within the bonds or
reason, which is something many people
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do, and advocated that the Indians be
made American citizens by educating
them In American schools.
Aisr Alice Dear's essay on "Tact" was
characterized by its beautiful diction and
excellent delivery. She extolled tact as a
gift Of heaven. aud said that IL the good
sisters who conducted the temperance
crusade In the West some time ago had
had more tact that movement would not
have been such dismal failure. She
then showed how by tact the women of
New Jersey obtained from the Legislature
last winter the death of the race track
bills; and she made some pleasant re-
marks about the Trenton solons whic
showed that she knew great deal more
abont tact than she did OF the average
Jersey legislation
A FINE FLIGHT OF FANCY.
II. the orations and essays were to be
ranked q la mflitufre. two stars. which
denote the highest rank in the United
States. would have to be bestowed upon
Mr. Albert z. Koonz's oraiion on 'erhe
Twentieth Century" The Grafton was
supposed to be an address delivered in
the year 1851 upon the progress the coun-
try had made during the century then
about cloeing. He showed not only the
Ingenuity Of Jules Verne In the scope
pf his imagination. buE in the subject
l. <ef