Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-06-11
MANY STUDENTS GRADUATED
Commencement of the Goldey
Commercial College.
SlXTY-NlNE DIPLOMAS AWARDED
Six States Represented by the
Graduates.
Interesting Exercises Of the Tenth Grad u
ating Class of That Institution = addresses
by District Attorney Graham of Phila-
delphia and Others.

Tho Goldey Wilmington Commercial
and Shorthand College hold its an.
nual commencement exercises before
large audience in the Grand Opera
House Thursday night. The graduating
claas, which was the 10th in tho his
tory Of the. college, contained 60 mem
bore.
While friends of the graduates we're
gathering, Grace Orchestra opened
the evenings programme with music.
The faculty, guests and officers Of the
Alumni Association occupied seats on
the platform and the graduates took
seats in the front of the auditorium.
Tho college colors were worn by
students and guests
Among those on the stage were ex-
Senator Anthony Higgins, who pre-
sided in the absence of Judge Ignatius
G. Grubb, who is i'll at Atlantic City (;
Bishop leighton Coleman, who made
the invocation; Select Councilman
Franklin NJ. Harris of Philadelphia,
District Attorney Graham, Melville
ID. Langdon, better known as ELI
Perkins," tho Rev. W. l.. S. Murray,
ID. D., dean of the college; Henry u.
Conrad, William A. Reynolds, the
Rev. Merritt Hulburd, S. 4. d.,
Postmaster Enoch Moore, job II.
jackson, Charles Wesley Weldin, Viii.
| liam X. Crosby, DIR. Horny Patterson,
J. jackson PIERCE, j.. Davis Sisler, w.
Il. Sowall, Librarian of the Whining
ton Free Library, Philip X. Clark, A.
| A. Capelle, the Rev l.. W. Layfield,
tho Row. Lafayette Marks, William ID.
Mullen, President Charles Baird of the
Board Of Education, Principal A. ii.
Berlin of the High School, Principal
Isaac L. johnson of the Friends
School, Francis II. HoiTpcker, Alfred
d. Warner, j. Frank Biggs, tho Rev.
Charles |. sStcngle of Dover, Archdeacon
Geurge G. Hall, Henry f. Pickles,
George 4. Elliott, Joseph M. Mathcr,
Police Commissioner William NJ. Pyle,
John p Doughton and the Rev. S. M.
Morgan.
Tho stage was decorated with potted
plants. Following the invocation by
Bishop Coleman, ex Senator Higgins
made some remarks in which no gave
the information that there had beer
335 scholars at thu college in the past
year aud that they came from siS
States and l35 places.
The salutatOry WAS gracefully deliv
erod by Miss NJ. Elizabeth West of thii
city. The annual address was do
livered by Mr.. Langtlon. who has be
come known to fame as Eli Perkins
Ills witty speech was received witt
great pleasure by the audience. Hi
central theme was tho uplifting powe
Of education, and he had some whole
some truths mingled in with hi
humorous anecdotal remarks. IL
illustrate no spoke Of twins one o
which was educated and becomes
distinguished man and the other be
comes a tramp and IA lecturer. Tn
educated boy is a wholesale boy, VIII
does business with double entry. III
spoke of the great career of AS
Packer, the founder of Lehigh Uni
versity. In tho course of his speecl
he admonished tho citizens of Viii
mington to have no business going u
here that Christian boy cannot do.
PRINCIPAL II. $. Goldey presented tn
diplomas to the graduates, whom h
called to tho stage in three sections
lie spoke Of tho growth of the schoc
and mentioned tho fact of its havin
exceeded expectations.
The address to the graduates was dc
livored 10y District Attorney GrahaI
of Philadelphia, who is IA gifte
speaker. Aitcr congratulating tn
principal and faculty he said that thi
graduating class equipped for til
practical side Of life, is witness {
what is being done.
W. J. x. Hill OF Bridgoville d.
J livered the valedictory, in which b
: paid tribute to Mr. and Mrs. Golde
for the valuable counsel and 81
. couraging words with which they ha
: underworld to point the students
: tho citadel of success. He declare
that success would DO sure if Il
, graduates followed the principle
! taught them.
The Rev. Dir. Murray pronounced Il
/ henoliction.