Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-06-13

lDe lOkG dD1tbi tOmme1csmbnE OF
Goldey COMMERCIAL and Shorthand
: College was held Thursday night at the
Grand Opera House, which WAS
crowded with relatives and friends of
the graduates. Gov. Hum presided and
made an address. Speeches were also
made by Col. Russell II. Conxell of
Philadelphia. Chief Justice Charles b.
Lore and PRINCIPAL II. S. Goldey.
Oratious were also made by several
members OF the class. The graduating
class. which numbered 100, the largest
10 the history Of the College, was as
follows:
Commercial Observation-Disclosures r.
Elmer, James o. Gordon, William W.
Kane, William j. May, Patrick A.
Mulrocnsy, Lincoln j. Plat. Samuel
Hszlett Robinson Of this city; Asa
Bennett, Hiram b. Donoho, Frank
Green, Lorenzo i. Jones, James Leach,
/. @. Mclaughlin, William Steptoe,
Omar Tharp, Joseph Thomas, ~. ".
.VIrdin, Raymond A. Watson, |. f.
-Wickes, Bennett d. Wright of this
State; Earl Bell. Chester Fl. Cline,
Evan Crosssn, S. A. Fitzgerald. Frank
H. Goldey, NJ. S. Gohn, j. Howard
Gswthrop, Laura v. Hoagland. Ira L.
Heikes, Dennis A. Quill, George II.
Rebman, Nj. W. Stauffer of Pennsyl-
vania; Charlie W. Bennett, Ralph 6.
Campbell, Genevieye Hastings, William
II. Holloway, Robert FARRELL, John VI.
Mumford, Jr., Charles w. McGsw,
William g. McEwiDg, Granville n.
Merrill, ). R. Parson, ]. F. Phillips,
Walter Vaughan Sterling, Frank Z.
Stevenson, Roger r. veasey, Francis
d. Young of Maryland; Frederick @.
Hinwora Manr n
Zorro, b. T. Wise of Virginia; George
Perry, Jr., South Dakota.
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ment-Marguerite Binnix, Eliot f.
Brown, Sophronia E. Brear, Elsie NJ.
Curlett, Dora A. Cloud, Patrick j.
Carney, Lizzie V. Dohsrty, Mary NJ.
Dinsmore, Sallie A. FilIiben, Helen
Harvey, Sara Huflock, Margaret Hazel,
Gerald W. Hallowell, Herbert ID. Ingle,
Sallie A. Jester, Ellen keenan,. Rachel
N. Kolck, William j. May, Virginia
b. Newman, Georgia A. Newman, II.
O. g. Porter, leila Patterson, Edith n.
Rudolph, Claude T. Talley. Catherine
r. Walsh, Blanchard III. Whitcraft of
this city; Lille May Cannon, Agnes
N. DowneE. Ellis p. Griffith, James
a. Hetherton, Bertha A. Hayden, j.
b. Hyatt, Emma Hickey, Elsie H.
Jordan. Mary 4. E. Learned, Louise
NJ. McMullen, Elms W. Rawley. NJ.
W. Virdin, Katie Whann, this State /;
Minnie Anthony, Bertha r. Greenfield,
Cecilia A. Kelley, Jessie F. McPhei
son, George Newlin. DR., Irene Il. Pyle,
Elizabsth z. Rogers of Pennsylvania I;
Myrtle Berry. Walter Blackson, Charles
o. Brogan, Ada Anderson Carroll, Lee
Field Coston, Winter G. Cloud, Lizzie
Dugan, Henry Davis, James Albert
Davis, Florence Grise, Finett Maloy
Iongfield, Anna s. Matthews, Harry q.
Miller, Harold ID. PiIchard, James
Lewis Reid, Estelle s. Smith, Mary l..
Strsborn, Rudolph L. Tull, Victos S.
Taylor of Maryland; Anna German of
Virginia; Allie b. Stephens of Georgia
Meta Tolson Of North Carolina; John
Wallace Of Connecticut.
The exercises were decidedly interest.
ing and the attendance attested the
popularity OF the college. Elaborate
decorations had been arranged in honor
Of the dual Celebration of . graduation
and the 16rh anniversary Of the insti.
tuition, Along the ledge OF the stage
were heaped bouquets in profusion.
many being gifts to the graduates, ard
along either side were banks of palms
and ferns. Suspended above the stage
was massive star formed of red, white
and blue frosted globes, in the centre
of which gere the figures "15,'' repre-
senting the anniversary of the institu.
tion. This box to the right of the stage
was decorated with lilies of the vale,
and smilax in an artistic manner Il
honor OF Mrs. Hum and members Of
her party. Seated ON the stage were
Gov. Hum, the Rev. Russell II. Con
well, ChIef Justice Lore, Henry O.
Conrad, Principal III. s. Goldey, Hugh
g. Browne, Philip X. Clark, the Reys
w. W. King, W. L. S. Murray, Ii. s.
Dulaney, 7. A. II. O'Brien, Walter e
.Ayery, v. p. Northrup, e. N. Cant
well, L. p. Karholsen and F. Il. Briggs
Henry O. Ellison, Richard Hodgson
William A. Reynolds, Cornelius Frear
X. j. Mclean, G. ii. French, William
L Douglass. ]. Z. Fuller, Mis-,
Blanche Price, W. A. Moulden and r.
II. Fuller Of the college faculty. De
lightful music was furnished by th,
Opera House Orchestra. To the strain
OF the Regatta. by the orchestra tn,
graduates entered, their march teint
one of the features of the exercise a
They came from the wings Of the stage
marched to the centre and then sepa
rated, the young women going to on,
eAAo oHe tNo JouhB iuob W Iub OtD0
ard descended to seats IN the audi
torium directly facing the stage
The invocation was made by the Rev
DIR. w. L. s. Murray, and the saluta
tory was delivered by Miss Raehel M
'Kolck of this city.
Gov. HUM introduced the Rev. DR.
Russell III. Conwell of PHILADELPHIA, t,
make the annual address. His them,
was along the lines of the necessity fol
business education in the world of to
day. He said that in the history o
mankind it is true that they who mr.,
marching to the top will get there. blu
they who do not know whore they ar,
going will fail. The world is reqririn,
now, more than at any other time,
practical education. He knew of nj
place he could suggest with more pro
priaty where practical education
could be secured than at Goldey Col
lege. IL is wonderful thing to has,
school like this, increasing the earn
ing power Of, young men and women
He said: young men and women
when you enter business do not be con
tent with your stenography or you
bookkeeping or your salary. What MAJ
has done, man can do. Go to tho ton
II you have an ambition you can pe
there. 1t is the most dishonest thin,
in tine world for q young man TO fail
He has no right to fail. Ninety ne
cent OF the people 10 the United State
have no property except their furniture
Where do the riches come from? The,
come to those who have earned them. J
de spoke at som5 length uIon tina
line and in an interesting manner.