The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-13
GRADUATION
EXERCISES
Governor Hum Delivers an Ad-
dress to Cadets.
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM
At the Wilmington Military Acad.
envy Prizes are Awarded to Junior
and Senior Glasses Willard
Henderer Wins Medal.

Wyckoff Hall bedeckcd profusely with
the nations colors, presented fine APP
pearance yesterday morning when the
commencement exercises OF the Whining
ton Military Academy were held. Tho
occasion, which marked the ending OF the
second year Of the institution, was not
able one to the officers and cadets and a
most interesting event to the large num-
Der of guests assembled. Many prizes
for excellence in class work were award
cd. Phenomenal averages were made by
the prize winners and good averages
were made by all the contestants.
The Rev. X. ]. Hammond opened the
exercises with prayer. Bishop Coleman
presided In his opening address he con
graduated the institution on the success
of the past year and the great amount
and character of the work done. He
said that there had been a distinct adj
vance during the year in the amount Of
work accomplished, and he thanked the
pupils in behalf Of the board Of trustees
for their diligence.
GOVERNOR HUNN'S ADDRESS.
He then introduced Governor Hum
who spoke as follows:
One Of the most gratifying features Of
our national life. one that Is replete with
hope and confidence for its future, Is the
widespread and active interest of our
own people In the general subject of edu-
cation. and the presence everywhere
throughout the entire country of univer-
stiles, colleges, Summaries, academies, as
well as normal schools, preparatory
schools, high schools and military
schools not to mention the common
school system found in every nook and
corner Of the land. embracing in their cur
liclla every known subject of literary,
s,ientih,. ethical and mechanical study 1t
Is no exnggeration to say that this &c a
land of schools. No government IN an
cient or modern times has evinced great
or care for the education Of its people
than has that Of the United States. Thar
was primarily and is now n profound rca-
son FOR this general interest in national
education.
In government like ours. n govern
ment of the people-of all and not Of a
few Of the people--whose population has
been and even now is being drawn from
every quarter OF the globe, and embraces
within its citizenship all sorts and condi-
tions of men, with striking hereditary
differences of race, language custom and
law. the only reasonable hope that pre-
scntei itself To the founders of our gov
crnmcni of obtaining and maintaining out
Of these diverse elements homogeneous
people and IN consequence n distinct ma
tional life, strong, cohesive and charac-
terlstic, was through the establishment
everywhere Of 4 uniform system of public
instruction for the purpose of moulding
year by year each one Of the oncomlns
thousands and ten thousands OF its future
citizens into n community Of Thought. "
law. political precept; social usage AM
ethical and religious custom. So broadly
was this idea sown, so well has 1t gcrm
mated and grown that everywhere the lant
IS illcG with al! kinds of schools, from
grea. and richly endowed universities Il
the humblest schoolhouse under our com
mon school system. And so effcctnal ha
been the result that probably no nation
has ever attained to higher average o
intelligence than the people Of the Unite,
States possess to-day. A most wonderful
result indeed when It is remembered tina
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