Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-27

The members of the graduating class of |
'94 of the Friends school, Fourth and |
West streets, received their diplomas yes
terday week from the principal OF the |
school. Isaac L. Johnson, who presented |
them with few brief and appropriate
words. Those receiving diplomas were:
Mabel Beecher Lille Capelle Dryer, Ger
trude Beckwith, Bertha Cranston, Philo-
mena Beecher, Edith w. Garrett, May |
Harris Cam, Mary Poole and Mabel
The feature of the afternoon was the
address made by James NJ. Taylor presi-
dent of Vassar College, on 1.-The Demand
for the Higher Education for Women" of
which the following is a fair abstract;
] Since the civil war, this country and the
\ world had seen great progress in almost
3 every line. In education there had been
marvellous progress.
In this whole realm of progress, how
ever, there was nothing that could he com-
pared with the advance of womankind.
However, it is considered there is nothing
that approached the great growth i'll the
4 power of woman. In thirty years this
growth has been so large that unless one
has made it study 1t could not be under
stood.
1t was doubtful, the speaker said, if the
future historian would recognize anything
80 important as the growth and influence
of woman. The war, he said, made neces-
sary the organization of women and now
every church, every missionary society,
every movement for hegood of black men
or red men finds much of its support in
woman. They are in every movement
4 that has philanthropy for its object and
wherever sacrifice is demanded woman is
rfound. She is not there as dependent
factor, but at the front, organized and ef-
tficient. giving her energy and her work
Nor the fnrtherance Of every movement.
Matthew Vassar, in 1861, said that a
Ia
ltion as a man and the time would come
when an institution founded on this
Thought would be started. Since Vassar
College was started in 1865 hundreds of
other colleges have opened their doors to
young women, until to-day score of
thousands are receiving the higher educa-
ton in the schools,
The call for higher education for
woman was demand on the present
education.
This education was first physical. Not so
livery long ago it was fashionable to be deli
cate. This has been changed. Games have
Elbeen prescribed 1t was found that that
gkind Of exercise which enlisted the SYM
tpathy was the most beneficial and games
swimming baths and lakes for boating and
fskating had been provided.
The intellectual training IS to teach the
lscholar to see clearly; to see an object as it
Ris; not in careless, but in careful way.
EThe faculty of comparison must be trained
fand the student taught to draw differences
from the objects. With larger progress to
f5udge of the facts and from higher infer
FENCES to utter judgments.
Finally, the object of education was to
train the faculties for efficient action,
There was nothing worthy in education
that is not expressed in human activity
The object of education was not to make
doctor, lawyer or minister, but to
train personality to make man or
woman of more efficient service in life
In addressing the graduates he said: The
tduty which l have delineated as resting
upon all women, now rests upon you. If
You have fuller opportunities for gaining
ian education, you must gain it. If not you
must engage it for yourself. 1t must be
syour duty to follow out some line of study
Fdoing little every day so that you may
know it definitely and well. Do not, he
psaid, waste your life upon current fiction
tand literature. Another duty is to the
community. It is now q time when SO
kmany men and women are frittering away
,their time in various reform and EhilaR-
thropic movements, without doing Justly
sby any. a wise discrimination must be
falsed and energies directed where they can
tde the most good. | may put my meaning
lin one word duty. | would put duty over
against caprice and transient impulse and
would ask you to look into your own
shearts for its highest thought and do it
mot as following out q set rule, but with
dove for the right.
THE ENSUING RECEPTION.
There was large attendance at Friends
School in the evening at the reception giyer
by the principal and instructors of thu
school to President James NJ. Taylor q
Vassar College The reception was held il
the assembly room, which presented til,
appearance of handsome draNiug-room
the desks having been removed, tile foo
&arpeted with rugs, the walls covered with
portraits and views and the black board
with fine drawings representing Christina
and New Year thoughts. IA Child
Dream of Santa Claus !" in eolors. Rim
out tie Old, Ring in the New, SAINT
Claus and the Stockings" and "Ye Hnll,
and Ye Mistletoe,' We're particularly noted
Wreaths of holly tied here and there viii
large bows of pale blue ribbon adorna
liant lights and the gay assembagu o
guests made the scene a notable one
ia President Taylor, the distinguished CUES
of the evening, Professor Isaac I. John
son. assisted by Mr. and Mrs. Enos /
Doan, Miss Crew. Miss Hewes and Pre-
Ffess0r q. S. Hammitt received.
Refreshments were served in the uppe
room, which was also deliberately dec
rated for the occasion.
Among the guests we're: Mrs, William
]. Williams, MIR. and Mrs. Alfred i
Warner, MIR. and Mrs. William T. Webb
Miss Mary G. |. Williams. Miss Emm
aMeErell, Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Thomas, hi
Hannah NJ. Thompson, Miss Mary n
Turner, G. Reginald Van Trump, Mr.. an
Mrs Frederic II. Robinson, William A
Reynolds, Miss Reynolds, Mr.. and Mr.
Ydhn =. Robinson, Miss Edith Newlir
sHlT, and Mrs. Alfred y. Poole Miss Mar
". Pyle, Miss Linda b. Palmer Charlt
Nv. Pussy, Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Berlin. Nj.
Harriet A. Boyd, Mrs, Elizabeth s. Brat
ford, Mrs. NJ Louise Barry Miss Mary |
Ehembe Mr.. and Mrs. James o. Ciarl
fon, A. A. Gapelle, Miss Downing, Mr.
Thomas Darlington, Miss Phiena RI Eel
Ezra Feh, Miss Mercer, Miss Muermai
Miss Ella Kitchener, the Rev. S. b. Meese
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel w McCaulley,
Whittier McCauley, Mr.. and Mrs Alfre
GawthroP, Miss Gawthrop, Miss Sarah \
fiawthrop, Miss Hebb. Miss Halock, Nj
Elizabeth p. Hebb, Miss May /. Heat
Miss Elizabeth T. Hopes, Mrs. Holster
Harvey, Miss Harvey, Miss Annie Il. Ha
PUN, Moses Heath. Cluwson S. Hammit
mir. and Mrs. j. II. Hoffecker, Ir., Job I
jackson, Mr.. and Mrs. Lindley q. Ken
Mr.. and Mrs. Casper Kendall. Miss ke
fall, Mrs Henry j. krebs. Miss Anna y
Lewis. w. w. Birdsall Of Philadeiphi
Professor and Mrs Beckwith and Mrs !
n. Raub Of Newark, Del.