The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-06-17
FIFTH EDITION..
COMMERCIAL COLLEGE,

i REASON - frhrtichi Auuresscs- her.
1 Sam Small a spsaker-Hon. Charles
b. Lore's Good Advice - Goidey ON
Practice.
The Wilmington Commercial Col
Ilege held Its commencement last
might in the Opera House. Notwith-
standing the sweltering heat the house
Twas filled with an audience of the best
citizens of Wilmington. The nutterlng
OF fans gave the audience an addition
Ial life-like appearance.
4 Tho commencement was not noted
,Ifor show, Professor Goldey depending
,In ora upon the solid attractions OF
, let ucltion and merit to interest his
auutence. There were however few
lpotted palms and ferns at each end of
1.-THE stage. The presents from friends
to the graduate made rare breast
work combination of boxes, books
sand bouquets which the graduates
I carried away with them.
: The graduates occupied the
front rows of orchestra chairs and
upon the stage were the faculty of
I the college, Mayor-elect s. j. Wiley,
George W. Todd and wife, Job II.
jackson, Mr.. and Mrs. King of Newark,
: e. NJ Curtis Esq.
), Charles =. Lore, ESQ, Revs Isen-
schmid, J. d. @. Hanna Atkins, VAN
Burkalow, w. L. White; Henry q. Con-
rad Esq, Professor w. A. Reynolds,
Allen Speakman, President Of City
Council John Q. Farra, DIR. John Simms,
Rev. A, s, Mowbray, w. s. Prickett,
ESQ.,, Prof. A. H. Berlin, ex-superln-
tendent OF New Castle County public
schools, Herman Bessey, DR.. Lewis
Finn, George O. Maris, George II.
Townsend and Othprs
Reybold's orchestra discoursed most
excellent music during the evening.
The Southern melodies were especially
appreciated.
Rev. r.. b. Cook being introduced
Opened tho exercises with prayer after
which Slansbury j. Wiley Mayor
I, elect Of Wilmington, was introduced
as the presiding officer OF the evening.
. MIR. Wiley made "a few practical re-
: marks, as he accepted the honor, high
lily eulogistlc OF Professor Goldey's
enterprise and the grand results which
How from the Wilmington CONNER
cial College.
Following Mr.. willey's address
came the snlutatory from Miss Lila
0 Mendenhall of Philadelphia. Her ad-
dress was delivered in excellent style
of language and dlction and was loud
: lily applluded.
NOV bhinuel oiHHli, tHe ledulbR CELL
ter of attraction for the evening, was
next introduced and delivered an elo-
qnent and practical address.
The central thought of his address
was Integrity. without which there
lcould be no commercial enterprises
and his object was to lead the school
In the direction OF honor and integrity.
Those who expected something funny
from Mr.. Small were disappointed.
He reserved his hunIor for few re-
marks at the close Of the exercises.
Professor Goldey then had a pleasant
pnrt of the evenings exercises in con-
ferrlng diplomas upon the graduates.
The following members OF the COM
merclal cluss graduates took their
places, upon the stage, and the grad
~iuating parchment scroll was passed
along the line:
Paullna ID. Christy, Wilmington;
Kate Carroll, Rockland; Bessie Groves,
Cooch's Bridges Lila MendenhalL,
Philadelphia; Anna NJ. Scott, Chadd'a
i, Ford; Laura j.. Shaw, Corlnne, Pa; s.
Ella Taylor, Hockessin: Rose II. Toy,
Henry Clay; Florence u, Upton, Viii
mington; +. T. Adams, Marion Station,
Md; George e. Brown, Elkton; VIII
liam s. Carsley, Pocomoke City; Frank
+. Dixon, Wilmington; S. G. Hill, Will
mington; j. Il. Johnson New Church,
Va; 5. 9, Kirby, Milford; William Nor
. ton, Bellevue, Del; Franklin B. Mas
seY Wilmington; Hugh M0ngle, Rock
land. Charles j. Reed, State Road;
William N. Sturgis; Pocomnke City;
Hampton 4. Smalley. Choate Del
as ]. Talley, Wilmington.
After this class filed down the stops
and took thor seats, the following
graduates OF the short hand and type
writing department took their places
on the stage, and the graduating scroll
again did It's duty: ...
Ella Curlett, Wilmington; Elizabeth
I1amill Davis, Orangeville, Pa; Rietta
NJ. Emerson, summit Bridge; Susie
. Gibson, Wilmington Theresa +. Guth-
rie, Farnhurst; Jennie w. johnson,
t'hnrlostown; Emma B. Jacquette, Elk
ton; Lola Murphin, Wilmington; Mrs.
Cora @. Potter, Wilmington; Ella IL.
Ruth, 1orklynj Matte d. Stirling,
Wilmington; Elizabeth II. Stewart, st.
Georges; Mabel b. Scott, Chald's Ford;
Rose H. Toy, Henry Clay; Fannie Il.
II. Taylor Elk Mills; Anna L. Travis,
Wilmington; Adde +. Williams, Mar
shallton Harry J. Bailey, Wilmington;
II. b. France, Wilmington Charles @.
Lunt, New Castle; J. Harris Lightly,
Philadelphia; Ricketts, Nelson, Elkton,
Bertrand L. Potter, Wilmington; ]. ii.
Russell, Newport; J, Il. sheppard, Rls-
ing Sun; Charles p. White, Whining
ton.
After these had taken their seats,
Professor Goldey made some practi-
cal remarks about Theory vs. Prac-
/. tlce, aud ridiculed the habit that many
business men had Of asking young
men and women when they applied
for positions whether they have had
praetlce. when they ought to know
that they have never had chance ex-
cept such as they had in tho CONNER
cial College, which was the best OF
practice.
II nobody employed these young
men and women graduates simply
because they have had mono OF the
office practice that they think they
have, how do they ever expect to
practlceH Mr. Goldey spoke In strong
+, laudatory terms, but not stronger
than was proper Of his scholars, and
spoke of the difficulties some of them
had to surmount to get commercial
education. One young lady rode 40
miles and walked about five every day.
During the course she travelled 10000
miles, and another travelled nearly the
= same distance.
One little girl. under 13, he would
not accept unless her mother would
assume all responsibility OF not grad