Evening journal., 1911-11-23

vcrsity, formerly economic adviser and
director Of commerce Baroda, India.
and an alumus OF Goldey pictured
the difference between the motionless,
unchanging, philosophic India. and the
hurried, ever-changing, materialistic
America. He said he used to feel like
putting gunpowder under the Indian
people, to get some sort of progress
started. When he asked a learned
Babu friend why the Indians didn't
prevent the frightful famines, and get
business underway the Hindu replied,
India is Handicapped by thousands
of years of financial stringency star
ing her in the back, and you know the
British lion will not draw I'm his horns
nor retreat into his skell." But al
though India has been unmoved
through all political changes, yet, he
said. the spirit Of nationalism is awak-
cning there, but the great changes
that are now coming will be Indian,
not American or European. Mr..
Whitenack gave as the charm Of India,
its splendid buildings and its pro-
found spirituality of thought, while In
America, the charm lay I'm the won
derful mechanisms invented, the ma
terial wealth and conflict. He said
the Indians heard this side of America,
its sensational wealth and political
corruption, and did not do Justice to
it's literary and art achievements, its
Howard Pyles and Edwin Abbeys, but
in the end America must pay more
attention to ideals. or India might
prove the greater OF the two. He
said the greatest glory of Goldey Col
lego was its training 20 high ideals.
Following this address, tho gradu
ates gave the Goldey yell, with
"Whitenack" added to the lines.
Judge Conrad an
Judge Henry c. Conrad, lecturer at
Goldey College on history stated that
he was unique in being the only one
present who had started with Protes-
sor Goldey 25 years ago and was with
him yet After hearty congratulations
to the man who had perseyered in
founding a great institution, although
he had told him It would not last
more than a couple of years, Judge
Conrad spoke OF the private schools
which were Delawaro's main source
Of education until the public school
system was established There were,
the College Of Wilmington, founded
in 1765 aud remaining for $50 years;
the schools taught by the early Swed-
ish ministers, who were choristers,
boll-ringers, and grave-diggers as
we'll; the school taught by John Fill
son. who afterwards joined Daniel
Boone, in Kentucky, wrote history
OF Kentucky which he brought on
horseback across the mountains to be
! he tsaf "a. Inn rfl.t.
and then went back TO be killed by
the Indians.
Following him came John Felwell,
who also led the singing at Asbury
NJ. y. Church, Lewis Cass, who became
a great man at Washington, William
Cobbett, who taught a private school
on Quaker Hill. and Samuel and Ell
Hilles, who had the Hilles Academy.
Other teachers Judge Conrad said
were Dubre Knight, John Bullock,
Theodore Hyatt Il. Clarkson Taylor,
who was notably successful, and
whose academy Judge Conrad attend
cd John c. Hardness who started a
state normal school, and w. A. Rey-
nolds The Rugby Academy was on
the site Of the Opera House. Judge
Conrad mentioned the Wesleyan Fe-
visit when a young man, and spoke
of St. Mary's College. OF the old
schools, Friends School alone sur
vived the coming of the public schools.
he said In closing, Judge Conrad
spoke of Goldey as school
started at the psychological moment,
and a place that gave 100 cents worth
for a dollar. He said il had succeed
ed because it brought out the latent
forces of a student and reused his
ambition to do something worth
while.
Judge Conrad referred TO the du-
Pont Boulevard and the new hotel.
He said he attributed nine-tenths OF
Mr. Goldey's success to his marrying
a Delaware woman, who had been a
constant help.
DIR. Grant Contributes Fun.
After the presentation Of diplomas
by Nice-President j. +. Fuller, the
Rev. Dr. Roland Dwight Grant of
New Hampshire, gave a lively talk to
the graduates that made them laugh
and made them think. He said life
was getting so crowded that Bos-
ton was going TO build sub-sidewalks
TO get room for people to walk. II
was enough to scare anyone starting
out into the world, and wondering
, what there was left for him to do
Just the things a woman ate in a
lifetime. let alone a man, 30 oxen. 100
COWS, 200 sheep, so hogs. 10000 oys-
ters, 24,000 eggs and five tons of
o bread, was enough to appall anyone
who had to earn the money TO pay for
a IL in these days of high living. Dr.
!. Grant said all life must be measured
by the same tremendous figure. il
wasn't easy 60 live. Continuing the
speaker remarked that since human
beings knew less in infancy than any
other animal, and found that the old
k er they grew the less they knew. and
- every older man realized he'd some
o times been a fool the young people
;. present should realize that they didnI
know it all in spite of their diploma
S and could take a little advice from
I their elders He said, Remember
that the old man repents of what the
7 young man boasts Of"
DR.. Grant told them to be Original
thinkers, to cultivate poise and bal
. ance. His final advice was Don't
Il let the bad habits that are lyinf
around thick and that will unbalanc,
you get a hold Of you for one instant
You are free, that is good, but dan
J. gerous. II you ever fail to live uJ
e to your best impulses, you will lost