Evening journal., 1890-06-18
DELAWARE COLLEGE rausrEEs.
Important improvements Recon- M ended.
Frtzes Awarded-Begrees Conferred.
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Important improvements Recon- NJ ended
Hrszes Awarded-DeGrses Conferred.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK. Juno 1s-The Board Of Trustee,
4 OF ytlafsAre College met IA tAe PRESIDENT.
| room yesterday at II a. m, DIR. Bush pre-
| siulhg IWenty-o one Of the thirty rnember-
| We're present. After the usual routine busi
ness, PRESIDENT kaub's report was read and
/ fsteffed 20 committee # three with Hon
1 NharieS Is. Lore as chairman. who later ra
ported resolutions that the recommendation
| ~ the president be adopted. Afnonp
| the most important action taken By the board
/ was the adoption Of the motion that the
| Prudential Committee be authorized 10 have
| steam neat put IN the college buildings ii
| Hsateie ne sulucient funds TO meet the expense
/ me Agrcultural Committee WAS authorized
| 70 construct on the athletic grounds a build.
| lng LOT athletlc, military and experiment
saJ,,'a sehJaon ,p purposes. The Agricultural Com.
perimental plots, of not less than five acres
etch one at Dover and one at Georgptowf an
l Mnieh q 70 conduct held experiments next year
The, prizes for the contest in defamation
haye been awarded by the committee as fol-
First Athen@um prize. B. B. smith VIII
si,s; Second y prize. P :. Herring, FELTON,.
Irhlr9 prize, ). y h. Wells. Milford
A4e degree A. NJ was conferred this MORN
LIZ tk, ~ ileiaware College on Rev. Harvey w.
EWlhk OF thrlrsheld. Md also the honorary
ssss9fee , 81 a. NJ on George johnson of Elkton,
Mu. lhls years graduates Of the college, ali
~ Mhom receive the degree Of A. B are
hngh e. Browne, Albert II. kaub, -E. b r.
Springer and John Ball, Jr The following
prizes were also Distributed; For most prof
lent student IN organic chemistry, the
BbstI,s memorial prize to Albert H..
proficiency in mathematics. limited NJ ~
JUNIOR class. TO John l.. Armstrong. The prize
q the sophomore Of the highest general stand
ao5dnat ~ sch,oliarship attendance and
ihe !. 4, Tres hman of highest general standi 2, TO
alexander y. IaylDr. Everybody Il pleased
wv. . lne college has been so successful during
The attendance al the oratory Is increasing.
iast night very large audience assembled
w \. !4esa Mt1hesa tle uIty-siXth anniversary Of the
Asthehlenm Literary society Of The college.
Al : O'Clock the president ana facnltv
marched into the oratory. followed bv the
AthenWum and Delta Phi Societies. of ara eal
lege. O.leby's orcheStra furnfshed eveaIient
music. g; K. II. Mckensey acting as chair-
man, aud IN his opening address, said that
.as as9. getr theAthenRumSociety did not hold its
aliillN i eraaIy, Tor the reason that there was
only about six members; now he was glad to
say Ihat the society numbered about thirty
ana ne believed that there would be many more
IN the society next year He then introdncsd
Is smith Of Wilmington who delivered
lhe society address. AR Smith handled bis
ebo5qior IN mastery manner, exhibiting
scuoialiy attainments After the orchestra
nad rendered choice selection the Rev w
Y. alexander OF Middletown, was introduced
rha Toyose vrsnor OF tne evening" His subject;
that was exceedingly pleasing and enterlain
ing. ne spoke for over an hour and the clos
est attention was paid 9
B I. Springer OF Wilmington. delivered
the farewell address His remarks vyere in
teresting and showed that he had been a close
student. 80 " sAo9o
The usual custom of ex-tempore sneecbas
from older members Of the society was looked
lor. several names were called, but the re-
spohses We're few: Lieutenant Brown made
iew happy remarks. but he said it was not in
ms line TO make speeches. The Rev, Henry
excl, former graduate of the college made
a lew remarks, in his usual captivating style
After the adjournment of the society fhe
memners OF the Review Publishing Company.
were invited TO the residence Of Hueh q |
brQMhei the retiring editor-in-chief al table |
mad been set under the friendly branches Of a |
tree, ana with the aid Of Japanese lanterns /
ths scene was beautiful one Spreads were
ialu Tor about seventeen. After partakine of /
tne good things, short addresses were made
mhgh q. Browne, acted as toastmaster. nj r |
4 Springer responded 10 "Class Of 'Q0.1 ,Tohn /
bali. TO 'Medicine;n Bert Raub, as "Business |
managerN Of the ReviewS J M
Bowen, on 1.-THE Press;'' Edward Martin.
= our Colleges" 9 b. Short, 1.-THE Ladles.r II |
i. Pllling Armstrong, Base BALI" s. s. Her
ing, The Law $, e. Grant, "The Ministrv.u |
-. - Smith, "AthenRum Socistv.u II
Mlids. Delta Ihi S6ciety;n Joseph Hum
phrey Hos enger.e Wit and Hun.orn; and @. n
X. Mckinsey. whe was late to the BANQUET |
responded TO Better Late Than Never 3 The
remarks were very entertaining and instruc- |