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CLOSING EXARCISES—THE VALEDICTORY—RE- MARKS BY DR, ANDERSON, PREMIER M LEOD, SENATOR HAYTHORNE, REV. WAL TER P TAYLOR, REV. MR, GORDON AND KEV. MR. SCTHERLAND.

The closin yr exercises of the students of Prince of Wales College and Normal School were held yesterday. Among the interested spectators were Hon. Neil Me- Leod, Hon. G. W. Beatley, Hon. Senator H aythorne, Revds. James Carruthers, J A. Gordon, David Sutherland, Walter P Taylor, De. H. D. Johnson, Principal Mil- ler, Principal Seaman, Charles Palmer, W. E. Diwsvon, H. J. Cundall, Alex. Ken nedy, Ksqs, Mrs George D. Longworth, Mrs. Nicholson and many other ladies and gentlemen

I'he exercises consisted of readings from Shakespeare's play of ** Julius Caesar,” the reading cf an excellent, original essay upon the life aud character of Julius Caesar by Mr. Crafer, and the reading of the tol- lowing veledictury address by Mr. William Bentley :

VALEDICTORY ADDRESS.

It is with mingled feelings of pleasure and regret th have completed ou course, assemble here to-day to participate in the closing exer und bid farewell to ow esteemed professors and classmates

Our connection with the College, it is true, has not been one of unalloyed pleasure: we have had als to endure and our difficul ties to overcome; but under the able and kindly assistance an: guidance of our talented Principal and hs co-workers—to whom we woul i respectfully tender our sincere thanks and gratitude —- we were ever able to surmount all obstacles, and are now in the highes* de- gree satisfied wi.h the results of our labors.

With respect to our course of stadies for the year, we may say, that although it was éifficalt, we have every reason to feel gratefu for the connection existing between the differ ent subjects, whereby our work was made to harmoniz:, and be, on that account, far less ditfi-u't than it might have been.

At the beginning of the year a football team was organized, as usual; but, much as we dislike tu do 80, We h ave to complaia o} the state of our football yrounds, and we are, indeed, sorry to think that the ad-rireble sug- gestion of our pedecessors, of having the fieid stumped and ijev-lied, has been entirely over- looked. Rat that. we confess, is but a small matter; and we would now respectfully cali the attention of the same *“poweis that be” to the of our institution, for we cer taialv consider that there is room for improve ment.

We would suggest that we have a chemical laboratury, a library and a gymnasium in con- nection with the College. We hope that the first of will mvke itsappearance on the advent of our Professor of Agriculture and kindred subjects, but we think that the two list are at ast € ntitle i to c ynsider stion, for they would certainly be hailed with acclama- tion by the students. The library would eres them in their study of English Literature, aud the gymnasium promote the health and vigor of the students.

When the iaclewency of the weather pre- vented us from indulzing in ontdoor amuse ments, a Deva'ing Club was orgamized, that those of onr numbers who possessed oratorical!

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We cannot pass without directing a few remarks to the death of the late Mr. Lepage. By his departure the studeats have lost « kiad and talented teacher. Our staff of teachers has thus been reduced in pumbers; but, notwithstanding this, we feel that we have suffered comp:ratively little owing to the highly commendab’e manner in which Our earnest and energetic Principal and his assistants have conducted the work of train ing us in the paths of wisdom.

A short time ago another vacancy in the Educational D-partment ot this Province oc- curred in the death of our Superintendent, Mr. Montgomery. We sincerely hope that his su:c ssor may fulfil the duties of his office with equ il satisfaction,

Aud now, kind sir, we will bid you fare- well, with gratefal memories wili we ever cherish the many kindoesses shown us by yourse!f and faichfal assistant professors dur- ing te time of our tuition. Many of us, no doubt, wiil wander back from time to time to gaz+ on the old fami iar surroundiogs, but alas! not on the old familiar faces. Thesg will have gone their several ways to be tossed on the restiess billows of life’s ocean, and will have been replsced by new and unfamiliar ones; burglet us hupe that thesame kindly emulative spirit shal: auimate and render pleasant the memories of cur successors as of ourselves.

Dr. Anders m then addressed the pupils. He said, in effect :

In responding to your valedictory, wehave to thank you for the terms in which you speak of your instructors, and for the as- surance yOu give that you are conscious of having spent a very successful year in the Prince of Wales College. 1 can assure you that the work has not beenlight. The number of stalents is still up to the mark of former years, and the character of the work that has been dune is good; but it is not advantagevus for students or teachers that the energies of the latter should be overtaxed to the extent that has been the ease during the past year. The loss of one of our number, and the delay in the ap- puintment of his successor, not only pre- vented us from undertaking certain sub- jects, but brought to bear a pressure and strain which was healthful for neither body nor mind. That you might suffer as Jittle as possible was the desire of your teachers, and the results to-day show that their ef- furts were net in vain. We reciprocate your sentiments on parting. Though la- boricu:, the year has been pleasant. I scarcely expected that the senior class, from their appearances in the first half, would have acquitted themselves as satisfac- tery as they have dons in the second half. Their diligence was always commendable, but accuracy, habits ot attention and obser- vation, ant faculty of systematic work, had to be aequired. And it is my agreesble duty to have to state that such an improve- ment has taken place m ‘hese respects that I can conscientiously say that I feel heartily sorry to part with them. But though the relationship of teacher and student no ionger au wists between us, the intercourse which hes been so confidential during the period of our connection, has begotten a

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THE DAILY EXAMINER,

tutions. It is good to remember those who have gone from us under these circum- stances—good for them, for us, and for those who occupy their places in these rooms. It is a powerful stimulus to them in their career to feel that they are re- membered, and that we participate in the joy which springs from their success, it is a source of gratification to us to see the frui- tion of our labors, and it serves to arouse the ambition and quicken the energies of their successors to gu and do likewise. We do not mention the names of former students who have done us credit, out of a boastful spirit, but we may be permitted to express our pleasure when we witness the fuller development of these faculties and tastes, of the possession of which they first became cognizant in these class rooms and under our care. It is a singular coincidence that the valedictorians at the conclusion of the college year just ended, at Dalhousie, Pine Hill, McGul and the Montreal Pres- byterian College, were alumni of this insti- tution. We also record the fact that medals st Dathousie, McG: li, (Medical and Science departments) and the Presbyterian College, Montreal, have been won by our former students. And we delight to add the names of F. McLeod, Schurman, McKechnie, Lea and Clay, not to mention others hardly be- hind them, to the long list of those who have gone before and who have done us honor. A good education 3s the greatest of iL blessings where it is properly usel. When it merely feeds the vanity of the individual it gives birth to a progeny, mischievous and baneful—envy, hatred, malice, treachery. self-seeking. But where it refines the character, purifies the sentiments, elevates the taste and ennubles the nature, we hail itas the most powerful instrument for good. A discussion has been proceeding for some time on both sides of the Atlantic respecting an article written for the New York Tribune by Mr. Carnegie, of Pitts- burg, the greatest captain of the iron in- justry on this side of the Atlantic, in which he avers that collegia’ » education to the young man who hasa_ business career in prospect, is rather disadvantageous than helpful. Mr. Carnegie sail :

*- The total absence of the college graduates in every department of affairs should be deep- ly weighed. I have enquired and searched everywhere in al! quarters, but find scarcely a trace of him. Nor is this surprising. The prize-takers have too many years the start of che graduate ; they have entered for the race invariably in their teens—in the most valu- able of a!l the years for learning any thing— from fourteen to twenty ; while the college student has been learning a little about the barbarous and petty squabbles of a far-distant past, or trying to master languages which are dead, such knowledge as seems adapted for life upon another planet than this, as far as business affiirs are concerned—the future captain of industry is hotly engaged in the school of experience, obtaining the very know- ledge required tor his future triumphs.

I do not speak of the effect of college edu- cation upon young men training for the learn- ed p’ ofessione, but the almost total absence of the graduate from high positions in the busi- ness world seems to justify the conclusion that college education as it exists is fatal to success in that domain. The graduate has not the slightest chance, entering at twenty, against the boy who sweeps the office, or who begins as shipping clerk at fourteen. The facts prove this.”

Rejoinders, most vigorous and convinc- ing, have been printed in the same paper, the settled conviction of such men as Chauncey Depew, Ex-Mayor Hewitt, Presi- dent Low, may be quoted. Mr. Chauncey Dephew, in reply to this statement, said :-—

** It is only within a few years that the col lege man has thought that it comported with his dignity to gointo business. In looking over anvually the cauvasses made by the members of the graduating classes it will be found that 99 per cent of them were destined for the pretessions, and in that I include journalism and teaching.

** Business and commercial euccess now 60 completely dominates the public judgement and imagination that it has dwarfed the Cabinet Minister and United States Senator so that their personality, movements and opinions are po longer potential and hardly influential. Even the leaders of the bar and the most eminent men in the publpit do not now have, comparatively, anything like the social position and leadership which they did a quarter of a century ago. The road to dis- tinction, social consideration, and often wealth was formerly throagh the professions. Now it is through business. The great bank- ers, merchants, manufacturers and masters of transportation form the real leadership in every community, and the struggle it for their recognition and a place beside them.

** This is leading college men, in constantly increasing numbers each year, to turn their their attention to business. Of course, if a man has not the ‘ grit’ in him, and the name- less qualities which make succees, it is of little account whether he ig educated or not. The question, as I understand it, is whether, with equa! health, talent,energy and special capacity for success, the boy who began «weeping the store or working in the shop at fourteen will beat in the end a boy who has the advantages of a college education. In other words, have the eight years passed in the preparatory school and the university, acquiring many things which would be useless in the factory or store, been thrown away? My observation leads me to directly the cun- trary opinion. The college-bred man, under equal conditions of capacity and health, has a trained intellect, a disciplined mind, a stwre of information and a Seaedtl of grasp, with the fearlessness wl.ich it entails, that enable him to catch up and pass his rival. The technical schovls, whugse usefulness is ad nit- ted, are proofs of this. Trained ability takes the lead ; and the technical schoo! gives in a certain sense a university education.

**Hundreds of college graduates within the lest five years have beguao in the various de- partments of railway woik at the bottom. They were firing on the locomotive, working in the machine shop, switching in the yards, keeping books ip the treasurer's office, serving in the Leight and passenger departments, and my observation of them for this periud has demonstrated the value of a college educa- tion.

“‘Inever meta self-made man in my life who did not firmly believe that he had been handicapped, no matter how great his success, by deficiency in education, and who was not determined to give his children the advan. tiges of which he felt, not only in business, buc in bis ia'ercourse with his feliow-men, so greatly in need. It used to be a popular theory that strong men who had won great plices in the business “orld would have been ruined if they had beeneducated The better belief is that, on account of genius and special c+picity, they succeeded in spite of their dis- advantages. Itisthe old story of the trained boxer, runner, athiete, debater, soldier, as against unskilled strength and courage. «Whatever the popular delusion in the trials, there never has been but one result.”

We have not space to-day for the re- marks of President Low, referred to by Dr,

course of an interview with a reporter for the Tribune :

“IT did not suppose,” said Mr. Hewitt sharply, in answer to the request for his opizion upon the value of an education for the business man, ‘that the value of an education was open to controversy. 1 most decidedly do no not consider that the chief end of man is money getting.”

**Do you think, Mr. Mewitt, that a man who obtains a college education can reach success as readily and surely as a young man who plunges immediately into business?”

** What do you mean by success? Certain- ly, I will not admit that mere wealth is suc- cess. In my own case | have tried all my life todo my duty. Ifiuthe course of that [ made money, I . rejoiced. If I lost, and I lost money as frequently as I made it, 1 bore that with equanimity. i have given my children the best possible educational advantages. I am not trying to leave them wealth, nor do I care whether their education has aided or injured their ability to make money. Iam satisfied to leave them thor- oughly educated, Others may regard money- ge:ting as success. I do not, nor will I dis- cuss this matter upon that low plene.

“If you ask my opinion upon the value of an education, quote me as saying this: If | were offered a fortune without education, or an education without fortune, I should un- hesitating!y accept the education.”

Hon. Neil McLeod complimented the students on their readings and essays, as well as on the marks obtamed by those who were on the honor list. These results proved that, though deprived of the valuable services of the duceased, Professor LePage, the students had made good progress in their course. All would, however, be glad to learn that the Government had appointed a graduate of McGili College, a gentleman highly recommended as fitted for the posi- tion, to give instructions particularly in that branch of education, which is of the first importance to this Province, viz: Natural Science and Agriculture. When the coliege classes were re-opened, the new profess r would, he hoped, be here, and the students, while enjoying all the advantages now ol - tained, would in addition, be enabled tu obtain higher instruction in the principles of agriculture than ever befure. The suc- cess of students of Prince of Wales College was almost phenomenal. They took high

rank in every university to which they went. Indeed, the character of the institution is such that no wmatri-

culation examination is required at Mc- Gill of those who go up from Prince of Wales. He recognized the importance of manly sports in the curriculum of the Col- lege. Learning is of little use to those whose bodies are not strong and healthy. To obtain health and strength physical exercise is necessary. A sound mind in a sound body is most of all required. The Govern- ment would, therefore, bear in mind the hint contained in the valedictory and have the football grounds levelled so that they might be used. (Applause).

Senator Haythorne cungratulated the teachers and the students, and spoke at length upon the advantages of a higher ed- ucation and the importance of scientific methods in agriculture.

Revds. Walter P. Taylor, J. A. Gordon aud David Sutherland each made appro- priate remarks.

After singing verses of ‘‘ Auld Lang Syne” and *‘ God Save the Queen,” the visiturs and students dispersed.

Religious Services.

Upper Prince Street Methodist*{Church to- morrow: 7 a. m., prayer meeting; 1] a. m.. Rev. Ezra B. Moore;7 p. m., Rev. W. W. Brewer ; 2 p. m., Bible Class.

Don't forget the Railway Gospel Meeting to-morrow afternoon in McLeod’s Hail at 4 clock. Strangers will always find a wel- come. Lesson; Hebrews 10 23. ‘Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering ; for he is faithful that promised. ’

Services in Zion Church, to-morrow, will be conducted by the Pastor, at 1] a. m., and in the evening at 7. Morning prayer meeting at 10.15; Sabbath School and bible classes will meet at 2 30 p. m.

The regular Gospel meeting {wi!l be held in the upper hall of the Y. M. C. A. to-morrow afternoun, at 4 o’cleck, and will be addressed by Mr. Lude. Subject, ‘‘ The Experiences of @ Blind Man.” As Mr. Lude is blind, the collection taken will be for his benefiz. A large attendance and a liberal contribution is solicited.

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Axsout EcopeMents.—Wm. Oliver, who resides near Lawrencetown, N. §., has eluped with a young woman named Romans. Olliver is a married man.

Porter, the Englishman, who eloped from New Beford, Mass., with the 16 year old daughter of aman named Woodan, as narrated yesterday, has been arrested in St. John and is now languishing in jail.

Dynamite Expitosion,—A Halifax des- patch of the 29th says: Five pounds of dynamite for use in a city sewer exploded while being warmed this afternoon, at the corner vf North and Agricola streets. Duncan McLeod, aged 57,a city employe was attending it at the time and was terrib- ly injured, but may recover He has 59 wounds on his back and legs. The shock was very heavy and could be heard nearly a mile away. Window glass in all houses and buildings within several blocks were coniplete'y demolished and small articles on mantels and shelves knocked to the fllor. Strange to say no other person than McLeod was injured.

Very Muca Marriep.—A Chicago des- patch of the 29 says: The Rev. Frederick T. McLeod, formerly of Economy, N. S., was sent to jailto-day, the jury having found him guilty of bigamy. His second wife, being at home with a sick baby, was net disturbed, though she, too, was found guilty. McLeod’s lawyer asked to have him admitted to bail, pending a motion for a new trial, but the judge said’ ‘It won’t hurt him. A minister of the gospel living with two women! A termin jail will do him no harm.” _ McLeod married Mary Ann Moore in Econumy two years ago. He was obliged to leave there because of trouble about a woman. Hecame to Chi- cago, and when his wife came to see him six months ago she found he had another wife and child,

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—From a “Topic of the Time,” on “‘The Influence of Athletes,” in the June Cen- tury, we quote as follows: *‘At the close of the recent inauguration ceremonies of the new president of Columbia, a well-known professor in ancther famous college, him- self a Columbia man, was expressing his high satisfaction with the impression. the new president hid made. ‘But then,’ he

SATURDAY, MAY 81. 1890.

Local Notices.

at J. B. Macdonald’s.

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$5. Sizes from 36 to 44.—Jas. Paton & Co. : : ; : 2 Ge ee : r , Trimming, Mourning Fringes, New Silk Fringes, New Ball Fringes.

Children’s hose 6 cents a pair. Ladies’ | hose, 10 cents a pair. A large assortment | BEER BROs. at J. B. Macdonald’s.

Fresh ginger-snap, honeycomb, orange and soci#l tea biscuits, just opened at Beer a Goff's. May 31 2i

Boy’s suits from $l up; summer overcoats | from $4.50 to $10. Special line in black and,

silver-grey cord dusters at Jas. Paton & Co’s.

Ladies’ and Gents Lawn Tennis Shoes, ? , just received, at the Dominion Boot & | Ladies’ Summer Vests ! Shoe Store.

Always the cheapest! Ladies Leather | Slippers, 40 cents a pair ; Oil Pebble, $1,- 50; Men’s Laced Boots, $1,10 at the Dom- inion Boot & Shoe Store.

Latest si yles in ladies’ and misses’ colored shoes at Golf Pros. May 31

Gents all-wool suits from $5 up. When we say ‘‘all wool” we don’t mean ‘ cottonade.’ —Jas. Paton & Co.

Great sale of boots and shoes to-night,

NEW ARRIVALS.

Ladies’ Summer Vests!

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(Saturday). Women’s shoes, 69 cents; boys’ shoes, new, 75 cents, at Guff Bros. May 31 A LARGE VARIETY OF SUPERIOR WALUE. Oysters, fried, stewed, raw or =. the half shell, at the Bijou, John McDonald’s, Great George Street. May 30 2i BEER BROS.

Ladies, remember we keep a apecial line in boys’ and youth’s ready-made clothing Larg- est and cheapest stock in Charlottetown at Jas. Paton & Co.

Oys‘ers to suit the customers at the Bijou, J. McDonald's, Great George Street. May 30 2i Shoemkers—Our new English tops, laced and elas‘ic, have arrived, We have a pumber of light, summer ones amongst them—they are fine. Geoff Bros, May 31

The Wise Man’s Veidict.—Every man who values money should buy clothing at Prowse Bros., the Wonderful Cheap Men, as they have the best goods and sell at the lowest prices,

Something Tremendous.—Prowse stock of children’s and men’s clothing.

REDUCED PRICES!

Reduced Prices on London and Paris Silk ani Jot Wraps, Reduced Prices on London and Paris Hats and Bonnets, Reduced Prices on Ladies’ Jerseys.

We ask Special Attention to the values now given in WRAPS and JERSEYS, Our Assortment is very large and the Styles correct. Bros.

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At Crapaud, on the 2nd May, after a short illness, Clarence Heber, infant child of John and Jessie Hall, aged 6 months and 16 days.

PROSPECTS.

The publication of an Independent Irish Catholic Newspaper, to be called

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The subscription price of ‘* THE WATCH- MAN”—a 28 column Weekly Newspaper— will be

$1.00 a Year in Advanee.

Rates for Advertising moderate.

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