Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-06-22
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opening Exercises of Commencement
Week--Two Sermons sunday,


special Correspondence Gazette and journal.
DOVER, June l9.--Conmencemcnt week at
inc tonlcrento Academy opened yesterday
WIN Inc sermon 10 the graduating class by tho
Principal, W. l.. GOoding. The text NnS taken
Acts YIN, 3D. "Ani David served his genera
non. ne speaker characterized the nine
tehhlh century rs an age ol extraordinary ma
teflal development and Abundant educational
facilities, Despite these appliances, howsS or,
We We're not only intellectually inferior tn tho
AthenlanA OF e,iiO years ago. but we were % 20
morally staGnated. The members Of the
graduating class were eShorted to give ther
lives 10 the brin ing M of ihl1 moral arrsarngr.
The sermon before the school Wa. preached
IN The evening by the Rev. J. II. Howard Of
Lewes NJ r. Church. The text waa the last
verse OF Daniel: "But go thou thy way I'LL tho
end he, for thou shalt rest aud stand In thy lot
at the end Of the days" Mr., Howard is n feryii
ana eloquent speaker and held the close at.
tentlon NJ his large audience.
Among the visitors present were Mr. sped
zen from dorchester county, Md. Miss Jack
son rom salisbury, Md, and Miss Doanoy
from CheslettOwu, Md
lover, June GA large audience was pres
ent last evening 1T the Wiimingt II Conference
Academy Hall TO witness the iniiaie ella y ex-
hihtuun. Inc hall WINS Niled to Its utmost ca
pHcity. Ihs principal Of the academy, W. l..
Gpudiug, presided. the exhibition opened
win piano duo by Miss May -. hoDsnn OF
Dover, and Miss Ellen l.. Bryan, tho head uf
the music department..
"Tho Working Woman Of the hay" by Aputo
II. Miles ct fairmuunt, Md, wRs n statement
nl inc utEel0pmeHt OF opportunities Tor Work
Tor women and picn for further development.
"Sunday Observance by Harry Il. Baker
Of SeHiord, Del, was an argument for the slrirt
observance OF sunday as "a day Of rest and
worship.
''Selt-revelgtiou ct Poet" by Corneliil
townsend OF Odessa, was an examination Of
TenhyaOn 10 poet. quotations heing made to
show the photographed character OF some
OF his work
Miss CLARA Prettyman Of East New Market.
NIL sang u vocal solo with violin OblsatO by
Miss Spencer, cutitled Fiddle ana !.
'Ianes Il. Blaine by euIge h. Ellis OF
Laurel, was u Ylndication OF Blaine as cue Ut
the leading American statesman VI the ceu-
Jury.
american inventions" by Lille Il. Lekite
Of Glendale, was u sketch Of the worlds debt
10 american Inventive genius.
martin Luther by John II. Beauchamp of
Paramount, Nd, was discussion OF Luther rs
man and n refurncr, the speaker at times
inhhtng Luther speak tOr himself.
Violin solo, by Miss Spencer Of Dover. was
well rendered aud worry much appreciated.
"lhe Ltect Ot Environment on ChHih.tsr,"
BY Miss Ollie Harper Of SIN Pond, Md, was
illustrated br the early lives OF Mary OF Eng.
land, yron and Victor Hugo.
"Amerlcanlsm, by Arley B. MCGEE Of sea-
ford, Was eulOgy on Amer lea,
IAN Embodied Spirit" by Katharine IL.
Spencer Of Dover was discussion OF violin
music.
The EXERCISES closed with duo for piano
aud organ by Harry L. Baker aud Miss Mary
b, Conk IN, teacher Of music in the Acadeny
lhe essays ana urations were Delivered with
spirlt AM tho music, which has always been u
marked feature II The Academy, was fully up
to the standard Of former occ siona
The examinations were concluded yesterday
afternoon. The to lowing ddltiona visitors
arrived yesterday: Mi. Prettyman, Seaford:
Juhan tooptt, Camden: Miss Lizzie Hall,
Nufthncll, Mass; Miss Rose Hail, FairmOunt;
Miss Price. Mddletown: Miss Bright, Kent
Island, and Mr.. Wiley, snHiord.