Evening journal., 1903-06-05
STUDENTS READY
FOR LIFE WORK
Commencement Exercises Of
Goldey College Held Last
Night
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOUR

Judge George Gray Presided-Protes-
sor C. W. Twitmyer, of Public
Schools, Addressed the Big Class on
the Duties Before Them.
Buoyant with the hopes and anticipa- |
tions for the future, and fully prepared |
to go out inte the business world and |
take up the duties of a new life, one
hundred and forty-four young men
and women said goodbye to school
life at the Grand Opera House last
night. They were the graduates of
the Goldey Wilmington Commercial
and Shorthand College, and the occa-
sion was the annual commencement of |
the school
1t was the largest class ever turned !
out by the college, and the largest ever |
graduated by an institution in Della !
ware
The Opera House was crowded with |
friends and relatives of the graduating
class, and i'm the audience We're persons |
from all parts of Delaware, Pennsyl-
vania and Maryland. The stage pre-
sented a pretty picture. decorated with
the college colors and the footlights
hidden by a bank Of potted plants. The
graduates occupied seats i'm the front
of the house. The young women were
attired in white, and the young men
wore the colors of the school.
Judge George Gray presided. and in
addition to the faculty. the following
occupied seats on the stage: The Rev
w. L. S. Murray, Phi. d., d. D.. T. A.
McCurdy, d. d., Henry G. Conrad. p. S.
Henson, D. D., of Brooklyn, Superin-
tendent George w. Twitmyer Profess
sor H. S. Goldey, the Rev. J. J. Huston
and the Rev. John Shape
The exercises began at 7.45 o'clock
and Judge Gray, after referring TO the
nature of the occasion. spoke of it as
being the commencement Of a new
world for the graduating class. He
then introduced Miss Jessie Enos Cars
well, of New Castle, who delivered the
salutatory address. The address of
Miss Carswell was delivered in a sim
pie yet forceful manner, and her sub
iect was Opportunities"
Professor George w. Twitmyer. su-
parintendent of the public schools
made the address to the graduates. He
spoke of the fact that persons of spe-
demands put on captains of industry.
Professor Twitmyer spoke of the
fact that there never was time when
prosperity was so great as it is today,
the day of great opportunities, and he
spoke Of the graduates as being fully
equipped to go out in the great COM
mercial world.
The speaker in referring to the es-
| sentialities of a career in commercial
life spoke of the first quality as being
the care of the health. The second of
| these qualities was a mental power
and he said that he who learns to To-
calize his energies on the thing in hand
has the first element of success. He
impressed upon the students the fact
that they must have their heart in
their duties else there could be no sue
cess.
The presentation of diplomas was
made by Professor II. S. Goldey, who
spoke of the work Of the school and the
requirements of the people.
/ Following the remarks of Professor
Goldey the graduates marched to the
stage i'm squads of twenty-four and re-
ceived their diplomas.
The Rev. p. S. Henson, d. D., Of
Brooklyn, n. Y. made the annual adj
dress, which was the feature of the
evening. His subject was Backbone"
and while he gave the graduates some
excellent advice, his talk of a humor-
GUS nature kept the audience convulsed
with laughter.
The speaker declared that Adam was
: devoid of backbone and said that If he
had possessed such a thing he would
have said to Eve, Excuse me
- madame" BY doing this, Dr. Henson
4 said. Adam might have had little
D more trouble i'm his family just then
but added: You and l would have a
great deal less i'm ours. In serious
vein he spoke Of the necessity of a
moral II not financial backbone anc
impressed upon his hearers that hon.
h estv always paws. In conclusion hC
n said the crowning glory of backbone
was "a head with brain in it. DIR. Hen
son was loudly applauded at the clos'
r of his address.
h The valedictory was delivered in
creditable manner by John Waite
Bower. OF this city, and the exercises
+ closed with benediction by the Rev. I
a a. McCurdy. ID. ID.
The honor grade graduates follow
Shorthand department-Agnes Bald
WIN Mitchell. Ethel Pierce, Edith NJ
Rudolph. George b. Lewis. Jessie Emo
- Carswell, Blanche Grubb. Gertrud
:, Iindale, Charles r. Holton. Charlie
'- wilmer King, Helen +. McCloslSeS
Martha L. Sayers, Emma i. Red
grave commercial department-D.
Id Davis. Jr., Homer Kratz, Baird G. Rob
Of inson. Arthur C. Bott, Minnie Wolter
ds Clayton NJ. Albright, Walter ]. Boye
Howard Clifton, G. "a. Gochnour.
The Alumni Association viii hold il
w thirteenth annual banquet at the Clay
es ton House this evening. Harry c. Mi
Is Ter. president OF the association, Will /
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