New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-10

MISS ADEIIA CAROLINE HARDING
certificates and diplomas; Adcphi School song.
Yale" Barnby Adelphi Glee Club; remarks. by
r /. Woodruff president OF the Board Of Trus-
tees; address In behalf of the Alumni the Rev W.
W Davis IT, Adelph. 70; organ postlude. r.
Warning Stebbns.
TheJ graduates were Rebecca Lane Hooper.
Carolyn A. Montgomery. Robert c. Adams. Will
lam d. Cutter Georg, p. Huchins, John ,. HIS,
william y. Shoudy. Sarah Conselyea Baker. Alice
Casamajor Adclia Caroline Harding Anna Maud
Harrison Agnes Stuart Kelley. Margaret y. Pat
terson Made. Jenctte Pouch. and Susan Burk-
halter Taylor
The address Of Mr. Woodruff. BrDoklyn's Park
COMMISSIONER who at all times shows lively In
terest in things pertaining Adciphi, was well re-
cevcd He spoke OF the pleasure 1t gave him TO
be present. and eiid he hoped long years OF IN
creased usefulness were. IN store for the academy.
Miss Hariing's valcllctory addresses were as fol-
lows:
To the Board OF Trustees: The members Of the
class OF ~ owe to you debt OF gratitude iof the
wisdom and foresight which you have exercised IN
The care FOR ther ~rliare We r"eLize ana appre,
your Responsible office school cal! uINon you
farewell We thank you from hearts for your
faithful fulnlrnent OF those duties.
those members whose services have been lately en-
lsied. a hearty welcome 20 our school ana rvs,er
dr. i.ryermorc. Looking back over the three years
during which Won hav" been our honpr~l principal
We nni 80 many cauf's for grAttu4e mat i would
night ~ one Thin however We must not fail to
speak and that Is the urw and broldenei course OF
study. which has proved such source Of pleasure
and knowlciae to us. AMI with VII i your name
vii alwayA-3c associated In our minis
Members OF the Faculty: As We tank Of the years
durns which We have been guided directed and en-
cplrageI by You we realize mat words can Dut
focby express tho gratitude out TO You all Among
our Instructors miss the one VINO was once
among your uumb"r ami VINO on many snrh occa-
s.ons VAS present - give IN" Young gra.iuat's a
friendly parting worl iiis tender gTeetns am t,I
kindly smc are IN 9nr f9"ns''s i s?-n'sst ana Ms
Cassmat's A. look upon the If. sm ,srr far ,Ss
years We have be- toscia"r. cannot help feel
INK NJ sadness AZ fhc thought that tonight The rcn
viii De s"yer"l fofctcr Friends We shlil always
be- trust. but fclow-'las-rna'cs never again
lie fu OF sunshine. II may be- full OF shadow. bat
through 'hc night 80; years We ctn MINK OF mes"
haP' spr y. t 80. my 5omraIes as You
sep from the OH He into the new. let me win
every one a happy and prosperous future and b'i
YOU all gpisr"el
A. Dudley Britton spoke Of Cecil Rhodes IN his
essay partly ~ follows. "Afrca for the last twenty
years has been the srcne Of continual changes. No
continent, in the world IN such short space Of time
has been parceil,l ont among 50 many conquerors.
Twenty yclrs ago Central Africa WAS a bar
b,rous unrlvllizrd country un Ter the rule Of i,s
native kings and chieftins During these twenty
wears England Germany. France ana even ltaiy
have b,cn each struggling for African porsess!ons
But today England. with her great Knowledge or
the art of building empires. has dIstancel all CON-
,.-,l,ors WITH an almost unbroker succession OF
nro,cctorltos from the delta Of the Nile the norm
tn the Cape Of Good Hope In the far south she dds
defiance 10 all her rivals OF the four great rivers
OF Africa the Nile tie Congo. The Niger and ihe
Zlmbczi tho British flag floats virtually prcdom-
'' ;rrnts +. \ wonderful thlnp 10 accomplish IN half
generation More wonderful does II hecomr wn~a
one considers wnat antago n.s'n IA been Dt,W..n
the Rocrs ard the English. and what ASK II Wa
To- harmonic these two races. lldrmonizrri tmey
cri shores OF South Africa would never nave oc-
curre ut mos, TGnfeql Go's iSl n M%
the direction OF one man. Whatever may be slid
II IS certain that cecil Rhodes ia remarieabl,
statesman and dp.onat. Ills horizon Is not limited
vond thc.c southern saor,s. II has been well said
mat there are only two men who look ai the %oFl+
Rome is one and the other IS cecil Rhodes; IN,
TWO greatest achlcvenrns ot me ne aeeT ,ag s
me ne OF on 'Iu he has brought under British rule
u 20, Of th ,," rat nchl.veent too much cannot 10
said When Nm. &c Cecil Rhodes came Africa the Beers
s der %os 10 Ed b%ck @n
on ne other hand the Rrtishers regarded the Bocrs
a. 5cr @niry But mr. Rhoes with his remark
able STEPPED In between these two eh pnrs S n
on the other to the English he succeeded IN nnlIns
these rnccs Until few months ago the f.nHiSn
and the Boerr had lived peacefully and quietly but
noa Tho foundations OF fire ndshp have been rudely
shattered. and 1t will take long TO repair the oah-
age" , ,,-,,.
LAS century after century passes away, some men
are born who not cOntented Win mere tNlsl-
ence or the gaining OF temporary name our VINO
are seized with the desire 10 perpetnatc ther de's
Even to-day we cannot say that the genuses OF the
mast have lived and gone. We must acknowledge
even tn shG Rses sy wb@ . chi hs Moris still haunted
What person. what student. or what teacher can
hear mentioned the wonderful works Of Homer.
Dante or Shakespeare without recalling the mighty
never of their creative minds What lover OF m'i-
ss,c can hear the soft poetcd strains Of one or
Hcethoven's symphonies without being moved to
reverence by the work of the greatest OF compos-
ers?" ~ e., 49,,
cation" read
"WIthin the last few years the subject of 4 girls
oIucaton has been discussed from all points OK
ton Is as necessary for woman az Tor man
The time is past when the weaker sex was con,
sd. red weaker In intellectual as well IA In pnyscal
powers. ard to-day tho prunes and prisms miss
of the past IL almost utter lmpossibility
"A liberal education usually means college edu-
cotior and that suggests ones mind the adj
wants yes and disadvantages Of such for girl The
whole course of her future HE depends upon .Iir
answer 10 the question: Shall she be sent away
from home? She has just reached the age wnen
her character IL forming; and 1t Is easily moulded
into any shape according to tae conditions among
which she 10 placed. - ,
1T is for parents guardians to decide whether
keen her where their loving. watchful eyes can
guido and direct her steps. There Is no DOUBT that
the college education itself Is great advantage 10
most girls: preparing them 10 face TIE woriu witn
greatur confidence 10 rely more Thoroughly on thclr
own resources ard knowledge. Independence IN
woman IA moderate Independence OF course) heips
better foundation for Independence than tho knowl-
edge gained from q liberal educationT