Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-12-17
Mr.. BAYARD At
THE LONDON COLLEGE.

A very pleasant and interesting func-
ton took place last evening at the City of
London College, Whitestreet, Moorhclds,
when the prizes won during the year were
presented to the successful students by
His Excellency the American AMBUSH
dor. The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor
(Alderman Faudel-Phillips), who was ne
companied by the City Sheriffs, occupied
| the chair. Amongst the other friends of
| the college who attended the proceedings
| We're: The Bishop of Stepney, Sir Ed
ward Clarke. q. O., NJ, r.. Sir Owen Rob
crts, Sir Philip Magnus, Alderman Sir ii.
| II. Knight, Mr.. j. II. Flannery, M. r., Mr..
| Ii. G. Richards, NJ. p, Mr.. Alderman and
Sheriff Richie, Mr.. Sheriff Rogers, the
Rev. Canon Elwyn, and the Rev. Dr. Ba-
ker. British and American flags were
hung INTERVIEWED at the back of the plat
form and in front of the balcony
| The Principal 0he Rev. Prebendary
Whittington) read the annual report of
the governing body, from which it APP
peared that the work Of the college is be-
| ing continued in very satisfactory man
ner During the session the total number
of students amounted to 2,160, and the
number of class tickets issued was 1925.
The Lord Mayor, who was received with
loud cheers on rising to introduce Mr..
Bayard. after referring to the interest
taken by successive Lord Mayors in the
college, said: One word and one only
will venture to say in introducing the
American Ambassador There are two
flags together opposite me: two flags
which 1t is am sure the hope of us all,
and the hope of every inhabitant of these
islands, that they always will be seen to-
getller. tCheers) 1t is nm alliance which
is stronger than any other alliance, which
| 10 atp thntt rnlttinn1 all
is much stronger than the hazard of war
alliance which brings two powerful ma
tons together; II is an alliance of kinship,
an alliance of blood, an alliance which is
closer and more LASTING and more admira-
bic than any other alliance can be.
tCheers0 1t was only the other day that
England for one moment stood practically
face to face with Europe. do not want
TO trench on political matters, nor need
tell you how this came about, but for one
moment we practically stood alone; but
only for one moment, for in the Senate of
America, although they themselves had at
that time slight difference family
difference, if you choose. which has since
been so happily ACKNOWLEDGMENT
though they had slight family difference
with us, when we stood alone they came
down and stood by our sde-(cheers)-
and they pointed out the pleasure and the
happiness and the glory that they felt that
English blood ran in their veins, and they
also declared that while it did run in their
veins we need not fear for an ally or that
we had not a friend in the great nation to
stand beside us. (Chcers.) So while Mr.,
Bayard is the Ambassador from another
country he is also one of ourselves. And he
personally, during his residence among us,
! has shown us the great affection that he
has for the English people. tHear, hcar.)
, He has taught us how it is possible TO
! unite and combine and knit those tics
which bind MS even more strongly than
they did. When he came we greeted him
, with all good wishes, and when he leaves
, we shall lose valued friend. (Cheers.)
, The friendship which he has for us should
, ever remain craven on our hearts, because
it represents the friendship of our kith and
kin. (Cheers.)
The American Ambassador, who was
very cordially received, then distributed
i the prizes to the successful students. Ad-
dressing the meeting afterwards he said
in the course of an eloquent and th, lght-
! full address. he could almost imagine him
self partic' "1ting in a function in his own
country, ling as they felt and as he
, felt on such IA subject as the liberation and
, the education of the human mind. At the
head of those who were interested in the
a City of London College he found the ven
q cradle, the excellent, and the honored
= Queen of the kingdom-Qoud cheers)-
= and associated with her were names illus
: trious in every branch of the country's
government, names ilustrious from per
+. sonal virtues illustrious for public ser
y vice, illustrious from official station worth
! lily obtained and honorably exercised
J, dIear, hear.) And the list of studies was
i. well worthy of the patroness of the college
4 and worthy of the great City of Londor
. and the people whom that city typitieC
!, and represented. (Cheers) There was
u nothing mercenary in the prospectus of til,
- college. 1t was directed to the intellect
= ual advancement of the nation. and to th,
Strengthening of civilization. He though
the value of such institutions could 10
he overratcd, because the time had com,
|, when the powers Of the people for thei
A own self-goycrnment must be acknowl
/. edged. tl1ear, hcar.) The times in which
n we lived were tremulous with interest ant
n with anxiety. Never could the world hay,
~ been so interesting to its occupants at an,
a time since the creation as il was now il
Il the closing years of the nineteenth cen
/ fury. The world was witnessing the evO
= luton of discovery and invention. and eacl
= invention and discovery generated man!
=, more until the arithmctical progression he
came absolutely startling, and equally dc
= lightful Looking ut tile history of tn
. world, and seeing what it was that con
10 trolled it, what were the inventions tina
Is had changed it, ii would he seen at
y glance that the inventions which had al
~ tered the lives of human beings on thi
10 world had come, within u compamtivcl
70 few years, and in consequence of then
:, the relations Of mankind had steadily nm
u dcrgonc enormous changes. No part of tn
% world now could he affected by the hear
10 of all the rest of the world would resbon
= to it. lear, heur) And while there ha
70 been an enormous, marvellous growt
10 in the machinery of destruction and i
Dr. the destructive forces, il was also foun
s. that under liberal institutions, and fos
10 tered by educational facilities. there ha
also grown n spirit of peace which mad
force unnecessary, and behind the times
. He would not refer to late events, or I
- circumstances now taking their nature
and orderly shape of justice and mutu,
bcnevolcnce between Great Britain an
the country of his birth, to show tina
u however enormous or however powerf,
might be fleets and armies, however gre;
w the powers of destruction. there accon
b panied them Mt all times spirit thu
curbed and checked the use of brute fore
in the arrangement of the affairs of MAJ
kind. lCheers.) This was the fruit
liberated minds and liberated feeling