Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-06-08
A CLASS or 60 GRADUATES
Receive Their Diplomas From
Principal Goldey,
OF THE COMMERCIAL COLLEGE
Colonel Russell H. ConWell's
Annual Address.
Chief Justice Lore Presides--The Address
to the Graduates Delivered by er- Min
lister to Russia Charles Emory smith,
An Immense Audience Present.

At the Opera House Tuesday night was
the animal occasion Of the commencement
exercises uf the Goldey Wilmington Com
mercial College, when the class of 93,
called the Columbian class, numbering
80 graduates, - in the commercial depart
ment and 80 in the shorthand and tyne
writing department received tholr diplomas
in the presence ot gathering that filled
every seat i'll the theatre to overllowing.
The platform was decorated in the usual
tasteful manner with foliage and potted
plants,
Along the front lines of chairs the young
lady graduates in white, with pretty
bouquets and lans, took their seats TO the
right, ahd the young men in thier uni
form black attire, relieved by houton
nieres, sat to the right of the stage.
The exercises were opened by Chief
Justice Lore inviting the audience to rise
as DR.. Keigwin offered prayer.
Chief Justice Lore then followed in
few adulatory remarks IN connection with
the marked progress OF the commercial
college within the past few years. II is.
he said. an institution of which Whining
ton may be justly proud.
Miss Dorothy Welch then delivered the
sulutatqry address. The speakers manner
and tue ideas expressed were extremely
creditable Her enuncation was highly
commended
Following selection from Ernan by
the Stuebgcu orchestra the chairman in.
truduced colonel kussel II. Couwel OF
Philadelphia who proceeded to deliver the
annual address, lie said the great neccs-
sity of oar day is practical education.
This was the theme of the address. Tie
true education OF the future is that of tile
higher sciences combined with the eiuca.
tien ootainct in HE saop and at The bench.
They win IN the battle of life only who
are best Crainci for it, inevitable struggle
The busiuesS education school must be the
pioneer school oi the and,
Duty is Il success ana success is a duty.
!, is Crime 10 TAIL. Mnen man fails lor
lack of business education or for moral
luckings lie deserves anathcmatizatiun
from all. tod preserve each one of all this
graduating class from closing mis- doors
and declaring a dividend OF 3 per cent
These graduates of :his school are given
the opportunity Of entering lite in advance
Of athers vino have not had its advantages
OF training,
lAe .retdFer incidentally advocated the
prOpO ton y. all employers dividing pro
rata certain share IN the profits OF their
businesses
The speaker was very loudly appialdel
at the close Of his address,.
Following the playing Of selections from
the Chimes OF Normandy" by the orches-
ira, Principal Goldey called the roll of
honor. presenting the diplumtts to the
graqaites Mr.. Goldey referred to the
fact that one of the graduates matricnlated
only last september ana completed the
course this June.
Following is a complete list ofgraduates:
Commercial Departmeut-A. H. Bows,
Wilmington: George w. Burke, lr., Mil
lington Md Iruemah W. Campbell,
highlands, Dcl Arthur II. Carpenter,
Centreville, Del! Herman Galloway. iiar-
rustnn. Del, j. l.. Cooper. Camden, Del;
bessie ;. Denny Pennssravc, \. j.; trace
|. Goldey. Newark, Del. Allen II. Grosh,
Elkton, Md; K. I. Hogg, kirkwool, Ian
caster county Pa; j, A. Hart, Townsend,
Del; Nellie L. ilarrigan, HuckeSsn, Del;
Samuel Iscuschmid. Wilmington; Hannah
Lindsay, Wawaset Pa, j. n. Ll1yd, viii
mington; Harry H. Martindalc, Zion Md;
Charles c. Matchett, Wilmington; Helen
&. Aloseley, Wilmington; Evan I. Neal,
Chadds Ford. Pa; Florence patt vii.
mingtOn; ). +. sylvester Goldsborough,
Md; Ernest Tharp, Harrington. Del; W.
| A. Thompson, Delaware City, Dell; Charles
f. Walton Iron Hill, Md; Hattie Z, Wal
ters, Wilmington: Edgar W. Watts, Mar
ragunsett Pier, Il. |.
| Shorthand and Typcwriting Department
Harry Il, Archer, Wilmington; Mary A,
lailey, Wilmington; Elizabeth NJ. Choir
mann, Wilmington; rruemau W. Camp
bell, Highlands, Del. Gertrude Colvin,
Ceciltpn. Md; Lizzie v. Dougherty, Henry
| Clay, Del; Miriam Davidson, New Castle,
Del; sara Darlington, Parkcrsville, Pa.
| Fred A. nodl. l.cwes, Del, Nellie y. Dunn,
| Wilmington; William q. Draper, Milford,
| Del; Amy Z. Ewing, Wilmington; VIM.
| L. Fritz, Wilmington; Grace ]. tioldey,
| Newark, Del; Grace :. Hunter, tiettys-
burg, Pa; Ida +. Hatton, Wilmington;
tlotilla NJ. Hartman, Wooddalc: Del,
| Samuel lSenschmid, Wilmington; Frances
| Jordan. Cambridge Md; Liuna NJ. Kelly,
Newark, Del Iynthia Lotland. Chris.
| tiana, Del; Homer lii2cubcrg, Whining
| ton, Thomas X, Lancaster New Castle,
| Del, Matte H. Leach, MI Cuba, Del.
Rina u. Layton, Burrsvillc, Md. John
AIaloney, Red lion, bel, Mary Miller
Henry Clay, Del; Annie I. Nclio, VIII
mington Mary Parker, Wilmington, Annie
r, sterling, Rising sun, Del haCles NJ.
| Smith, Wilmlngtom Charles ), lrnltt,
| WILMINGTON. Anne =. faYloE, Whining
| ton George \. White Wilmington Nellie
| 3. Wheeler, Wilmington, Dorothy WEIGH,
| WilminEtoni Laura j. Wcldin, Whining,
| ton.
Chief Justice Lore introduced Charles
| Emory smith, the eN minister to Russia,
| IN most complimentary terms.
! EN Minister smith bears somewhat of Il
csembanCc in feature and platform style
To the ex-inInistcr to Persia, who is better
| known here.
The man who has hobnobhed with the
! White Isar was not as versatile aS his
| predecessor Colonel ConNell. He was
I quite earnest, however, and somewhat
| diduCtiC, Only once he attempted some.
thing vecring IN he direction OF a JOKE.
! With one hand IN lus hip pocket and the
other sce-,awlng mp and down with
| clGnchcd fist or emphasizing index llnger,