126 
COLLEGE COMMENCEMENTS. 
Man.; Le Roy Webber, Rochester, N. Y.; H. F. Whaley, San Francisco. Cal.;: 
Arthur W. Whitehouse, Laramie, Wy.; E. J. Whitworth, Lynedoch; Robert J. Willis, 
Brampton; Charles L. Widmeyer, Gretna, Man.; C. Otto Wagoner, Akron, O.; 
H. Wilkinson, Almont, Mich.; John W. Welch, Toronto. 
The Speeches. —At the conclusion of the prize distribution, 
several of the gentlemen on the platform delivered brief ad¬ 
dresses to the students. Mayor Kennedy opened the ball with 
a felicitous speech, in which he congratulated the college and 
the students upon the conclusion of another successful year in 
the history of the institution. He commented upon the large 
number of students present from the United States, British 
Columbia, the Northwest and many other distant points, and 
declared that this was a strong testimonial to the wide reputa¬ 
tion and thorough work of the college. Many present were 
leaving college to begin life, but he urged them nevei to give 
up study, but to continue to the end of life with the same 
thorough whole-heartedness that they had conducted their work 
during their term at the college. (Cheers.) 
Principal Caven added his meed of congratulation,- and 
endorsed the mayor’s remarks upon the necessity and value of 
continuous study. This, he declared, was not only a necessity, 
but the highest joy. The best moral attainments were nearly 
always found alongside of the best intellectual attainments; a 
good student was nearly always a good man. He was satisfied 
the students before them would do all in their power to elevate 
and advance their chosen profession. (Cheers.) 
Public School Inspector J. L. Hughes advised the students 
to not only keep up with the latest developments in their own 
profession, but also branch out into other departments. He 
reiterated and endorsed Henry Irving’s advice to the students 
at Harvard, to nurture and develop their individualism. There 
was a great personal responsibility attaching to each of them, 
a responsibility to themselves, their college, their parents, their 
neighbors, their country and their God. 
Mr. J. J. Withrow, President of the Toronto Industrial Ex¬ 
hibition Association, was the next speaker, and he was followed 
