The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-06-10
GoLDEY's COMMENCEMENT.



ship, Banquet and Goodbye.
Beginning at Z. p. m. last evening
in the Opera House the Hushebeck
orchestra played American .Expo6i-
tion," Dream OF Love-" Martha"
Grand Promenade March. Tin prelude,
and other selections, interspersing the
program OF exercises graduating Sc
members OF the Goldey Wilmington
Commercial College.
There was youthful audience OF
over 1900, persons as every young lady
who could sport q Young gentleman
had kindly taken him along this leap
yenr.
When the curtain arose ats 10 o'clock
there dawned on the auditorial vision
a grand array of youth, beauty, intel
lect and wisdom. The stage was law
ishly decorated with palms, ferns,
plants and flowers. Down its central
aisle marched the officers and speakers
OF the evening, the faculty and the
graduates, each young man beside q
young woman, all OF whom, with in
vited guests. comprising a great num-
Der of professional men, took their as
signed seats upon the stage. In the
center sat Geo. w. Todd, presiding
officer; Prof. II. S. Goldey, principal.
At their left hand was the faculty and
ut their right hand the announced
speakers
Reporters and lawyers sat near the
faculty and ministers and other
guests along the stays at their right.
The light showers of the morning had
no perceptible effect on the size of the
audience. DIR. Dobbins prayed, Mr..
Todd eulogized Wilmington's great
Institutions, including Goldey's Col.
lege, that six years ago had 1856 stu
dents by the end of the first year, and
last year $50 hailing from 20 places in
Z States, 4 States being represented by
this graduating clnss.
The completionsof her "Salutatory'
with remarkable composure and per.
feet grace and diction, by Miss Annie
NJ. Heston, was the signal for loading
the front of the stage with bouquets,
baskets of flowers, books and other
presents for the graduates.
Then came the annual address
wherein Editor j. NJ. Buckley OF the
New York Christian Advocate struck q
new and original idea. He improvised
an anonymous man who was not sue.
cessful in life and philosophical upoT
his development from the hour Of
birth to the present time pointing ou
Tho mistakes he made such as not ask
ing questions of wise men, growing
stupid at 80 years of age for the wan
, of sufficient mental and physical eScl
else, marrying a butterfly that wol,
cursets and thereby Frustrated her ner
vous system, deformed her body dis
placed her vital organs and ruined hei
health SO that matrimony was no
marriage but only bondage whereby
two persons made believe live tosethe
so as to be respectable.
lie lacked economy, INDUCED in ci
gars and soda water was very fashion
able, never laid up any capital to star
business with and was always $50 t
SIS in debt. Before marrying, b.
Icourted 0 girls instead of conlininl
his attentions to one. thus wasting hi
time and becoming frivolous. Still
any man that passes through life with
out ever paying attention to ycunt
lady, is one of three things: Heis eth
Ell misanthrope and cynic or u de
.spiser OF women, or the posSessor q
u guilty secret in regard to himself
This unsuccessful man never prayed
although ho joined the church and pu
on an ain of superficial piety.
At $50 o'clock the Doctor estimate
he had come to the place for tn
preacher to begin and the lecturer [
would avoid all the mistakes OF the VII
successful man and lead happy on
prosperous life.
Diplomas were then presented b
Prof. Goldey to 10 graduates, bein
unavoidably absent. A number CON
pleted both the book keeping cours
and tine shorthand and type.writin
course. He emphasized his adherence
to high standard of attainment. IL
announced that the Alumni Assoclt
ition would banquet tho graduatin
class at the Clayton House this ever
ing.
Prof. Edward BROOKS, the celebrate
author OF mathematical works, spok
to the graduates on co.edueation an
the value OF courageous, systemati
and intelligent labor.
Louis ID. Norris of Waynesboro, Pa
with manly bearing pronounced a de
liberate and thoughtful valedictory.
College re.opens for day session
September LIST. evening sessions Ok
toGeg Sd to April 9Th. Tho college ell
larEement and alterations to be mad
: during the vacation will he the mos
extensive in the history Of the institl
ton located in the Institute building
at Eighth and Market streets.
GRADUATES OF 1892.