Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-30

a large audience attended the com
mennement exercises of the class Of ~
OF Friends School in the Friends
meeting house, Fourth anu West Streets
last evening a week. Eight Rtudents
received the diploma of the school after
presenting essays and debate and
being addressed by Lincoln iiulley,
PHI. d., OF Bucknell University.
This interior OF the Meeting House
was decorated with evergreen, holly
and cut flowers. Principal Isaac T.
johnson presided, and the graduates
we're Arthur S. Goodman, George NJ.
Settle, Miss Mary a. Jones. William
", l,usev, I'd, LEA r. Warner. Reuben
Satterihwaite, Jr., Miss Edith W.
Lobdcll and Alfred H. Gawthrop.
arthur $. Goodman opened tile pro.
gramme with an address on "Our Dent
to Greece, in which he showed the
influence OF Greece in culture, litera-
ture. sculpture and painting.
George NJ. Settle discussed "Ths
Olympic Games,' speaking OF the
efforts to revive them and of the sue
cess Of Americans in the recent contest.
The Swedes on the Delaware" was
an interesting historical paper by Miss
Mary A. Jones' Sbo dwet upon Peter
Minuit's treaty with the Indians,
which she held TO have been as faith
fully Kept as William Penn'a treaty
with them, aud antedated it, although
never given prominence.
Then followed aebate unon thu
question: 'Is ths 6iaarman,snt OF
Europe Dssirabler'' by William W.
Pussy, I'd, and Lea p. Warner. Mr..
Pussy for the Affirmative. made the
propositions that the standing armies
of Europe are a detriment to peace,
government, civilization, democracy
and progress. and held that arbitration,
should be resorted to, for the settlement
OF disputes. Mr., Warner. on the other
hand, maintained that war was
averted in Europe last year hecause
each country was afraid OF the strength
OF the standing army of its opponent,
and he showed moreover that arbi.
tration was not always successful,
especially in differences between honest
men.
The other essayH were: "Our Trade
with the South American States,' by
Reuben Satterthwaite, Jr. Colonel
Newcome, by Miss Edith W. Lob
dell. and South Africa aud lta
Future. by Alfred II. Gawthrnp
Principal Johnson presented the
school diploma TO tho graduates and
congratulated them upon the standard
they had attained.
In his address to the graduates DIR.
HUXLEY spoke on the subject Of Edu-
cation. = This. he said, doea not con.
sist merely in examining the head full
of facts. II ia possible TO 90 through
college and graduate either as learned
fool or an educated ignnramrs. Tho
real object Of education ia to evolve,
to unfold one self. A schoolmaster ia
Swedan kept a record OF the nunber NJ
punishments he inflicted upnn his
scholars. which the speaker held was
not the way to educate. As to the
terms, self made and self-educatei
men, he held that all men who wor0
educated accomplished it themselves.
Toll, not teachers, make scholars.
When there can be a school for idiots,
he held that there must surely no Il
chance for otner people, In speaking
OF tho value Of educated man to their
respective countries no declared that
| the American people could not afford
to lose Edison. In conclusion, he
maintained that education should not
be desired simply for the PURPOSE Of
gaining Il living, and gave tho class
advice for their future course in life.
Following the exercises an informal
reception was held.