The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-09
| G0LDEY
GRADUATES.
Many Friends and Rela=
tives Witness the Pre-
sentation Of DipIo=
mas Last Night.

The 80 class of the Goidey Wilmin
!. ton Commercial College graduated wi,
honor IN the Grand Opera House last eve
ing. Many parents and friends of Il
!, studenIs attended the commencement e,
ercises which were delightful in every r,
spect There was one Disappointing
however, Ex-senator John J. ingalls, :
Kansas icing unable to appear because {
Illness. Mr. ingalls, was to deliver the an
hual address. but Professor John r. Clar
OF New York, most talented speake,
spoke Instead.
me stage was decorated with palms an
potteo plants, and on IL were seatt d man
guests Among those on the stage besid
the faculty were Professor John Clark
Ex-senator Anthony Higgins, Mayor Sam
uei Ashbridge Of Philadelphia Selec
councilman Franklin NJ. Harr!s. j. Hamn
ton Moore, Of Philadelphia, the Revs. I, x
McCurdy, William l.. White J. d, C
hanna, w. L. S. Murray. Robert Watt
~ ~ II. Dichsrson, w. r. McFarlane, Raj pf
T. CoCrsey, Senator John Pyle Henry G.
Conrad. A. A. Capelle, George w. Todd
Hugh 9. Browne, Horace Greeley Know
los, and Clawson s. Hammitt
Inc following programme was given.
MUSIC ny Opera House Orches ra. begin
ing at 145 pm; overture, "MasaniolIo. :"
Auber; selection, "Chimes o. Normandy"
Tlanquette; march, Greater America /"
vanoersloot; faculty guests. alumni and
graduates enter Invocation, the Rev, ri. A
McCurdy, D. D.; presiding officers re-.
marks Ex-senator. Anthony Higgins, sal
utory, Sadie i. Coursen OF Wilmington.
| Waltz Lovely Cuba" Christy annual ad.
| drcss, Professor John H. Clark of New
| YORK; andante from Surprise Symphonic.
Haydn presentation Of diplomas Principal
a.. p uoidey; march, "On Review" Sill
berbarg; intsrnezzo, "The Three Graces y
to
Ash bridge of Philadelphia; ColuInbia Ma.
tonal potpourri. Coates; valedcto.y, Val.
entlno G. Trout of Pennsylvana: benr-
dlction, Rev. w. l.. $. MURRAY, Ph. d. u.
bert. -ioA
Ex-senator Higgins spoke of tho i'm
pottant ho!d tnat the Goldey College has |
a .mhen uIon the schools of the city. He
was gratiiied to fesl after residence of
thirty years the great improvements IS which
hnd Deen made in educational lines in the
city and State. Thirty years ago there
Nere no snperlntendents outside OF Will
lnihston OF Stats or country schools, no
examinations of teachers, no prescribed
scnooi BOOKS, all OF which had been sup
plieu since thsn. The speaker said Friends
school was an admirable Institution for
preparation of students for colleges
anu universities Hc said Delaware Col
iiego was .moGel institution, which the
pounCy or the national government has
provided. He said the people were indeht,
eu to Professor Goldey for the addition of
u commercial college, whose purpose was '
20 III men me, and women for the duties Of
me- Ihere was no reason why Whining. &
ton shouid not bc great intellectual
centre. Hs was proud of the class AS t
sembled, and wished them God.speed and :
congratulated them upou their work @
NJ iss Sadie +. Coursen of this CITY, in de-
!!VerinS the salutatory, expressed this a
thanks OF the graduates to Profrssor or Gold. Il
ey ana the faculty Of the college. She
SPOKE OF the regret at parting from COL
lege un!les and OF the opportunities for
providing the abilities which had been g.
gained by study. Integrity, noblensss in
aeed and action were necessary to success T
IN ilfo III the course of their lubors she :.
sad they would separate-some to 90 far "
away.
Professor John r. Clark, who made tho n
annual , address, mado good speech. He q
snlu Mr. ln9alls's absence did not dimin- =,
,sh the nonor OF his call to make the nd. Il
auman family. -,
4 ne greatest faculty Is that OF using what y,
No Know. some pereons are Possessed of
'ralns ike spunges which soaked all that a
oi!egee could teach but they lack the 10
llost ~ essential thing Of all common sense to
ne mind is the standard Of a man When w
iod made man He gave to the world q nh
natchless creation of genius, that nothing he
ould surpass and only ono could equal: w,
nd that one is women. Colleges will not ''
at the finishing touches on education.
otb1ng ever will put the finishing touches
o. ano any ono whO affects to have com.
leted MS education Is an object of com iil in.
llseration from all. Lincoln the great ~ ~
,merican. living or doad, was eager for ~, q.
howledge and graduated from tho uni. 81. n.'
srsty Of knowledge. In our mental mako I'm
we must not be aesthetic, but should col
'siess common fense. The commonplace. Gn coi
'c1hary things OF lifeare regions of ideal VT VI,
N, yet we cannot live Without ideals Wa nla
pend upon one another Look through ua
70 best medium. This is glorious "s'
This world is not all poems and flowers
" eacn gay erlngs to W tho same old
-. twenty-four hours" Re-
The speaker advised tho graduates to
t married. and let angela sing over their
mestic affairs. Don't be a cipher. Be
mething and you cannot be mnch nm.
s you IRE married. Take chances and Rui
u Will come out right. Be kind and Am
urteous. Utilizo time. The mission of Am Am
oks and oratory is to make men and An An
'lheh leei. Make the best of circum- Am
lnoes under all conditions and Let vonr Am
olives be right. This nation is so great Ate
united that Lee and Grant live to- Alto
liner In the same garb and In the service Eal'
common country. 1t Is SO strong that Cn
Inrelgn country can break into it. and Con
Q In. ~''' w Ghes
,rotessor Clark told Incidents of tho life Chgt
cation of The cb,rac, a. ~ ~, sho ue, Chgc
y lhnumerable jokes. He told ofa speech & III
pen bntlers during which q man in tho Del.
Hence shouted: "Where are the spoons . D., L
'ler asked the Speaker to stand up. He Gen
60 Butler asked him: Are you a Led d
pu6i'can?" NJ Yes stree, Bob" he an Kan Kan
'rda' 80 was l when took the Loui
ons," said Bntler, sit down" " hietr lt
lted by the invitation to spcak, He
gratlfed 10 see so many young peonIe
ar upon the duties OF commercial life
great centre OF commercial life Ia thu Bal.
lu'e states The graduates were en- Saiin am.
hg tine Held OF experience, where there Can Ca,h
lla De dlsappointments which must be Choct
above. For those who rose above the Ejec .
prominent Ihere was always a place Diam
1feats were blessings in disguise. Ali Lehig
essiOns are oman to woman IN MarsC
it ee stimulated by ambition and hone Zen pann
those who entered lie with golden Pemm1
n In their mouth and finished Iife as
began there was no credit, but to
o VINO OF pool. parentage. had risen in
Itrv was mada ha, .as . %as uue ana tho Natio
W,rar ..NI', so'eer ny tnelr strug- First
o1u VI Aoh hpriuao peRan MS business Centr,
III salary OF S16o week, which was vii Il
'assd to t5, IS and when he left tho firm Union
had engaged him for ~ week he Earme
getting II. 500 a year. He mastered EEq'utt
,usinss c,ntrn,,al ~, iu"9VSio ou Sccufl
-, o.n ioi'ou lhe traue and Kept Delaw
'oaision ou,. Wilmi
, shiu Professor Goldey Shas reared Wimi
llmlngton great collcd4 for mae Wlmi
business purposes. Thai JavurirJ Wilmi
d all the graduates to Fhiludolphia
they might swell the thousand, Of
OF Delaware who already reside 4
'n DR.. Murray pronounced tho bene.