Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-06-11
DELAWARE COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT.
The Programme of Next Weeks Events
at the States Institution of Learning--

The Programme of Next Weeks Events
at the States Institution of Learning
An Address by Ex-senator Wallace
Special Correspondence Gazette and Journal
NEWARK, June 9.-Next week is com
mencement week ana with all that that
implies it is q name to conjure with here
in Newark. 1t is the fullest. busiest, gay
est week in the towns entire calendar. It
is the one season in the year when Newark
forgets itself and its conservatism and be-
comes prodigally gay and furiously busy,
this latter state coming from faithful at
tendance on the many events and eXer-
cses which are crowded into this one
week; and II has long been a religious duty
with many town folks never to miss any
event connected with it. 1t is the height Of
the social season" here as ii is the very
height and zenith Of the graduates hopes
and fears
The senior class this year is larger than
last year and consists of the following
young men John l.. Armstrong. Kia-
mensi Thomas C. Frame, Jr., Wyoming;
Joseph II. Hossinger Newark; Edward X.
Martin, Seaford; Clinton X. X, Mckinsey
Newark, and Francis b. Short, Gumhoru,
all being from Delaware. Three Of them
are in the Latin scientific course, two IN
the engineering and science and one in the
modern language and science courses.
The first event Of the week is the annual
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which is to be delivered on Sunday even
ing June 18th, la the college oratory BY
the Key. II. G, Bunstcin Of Milford this
State on which occasion the church choirs
of the town will probably combine and
furnish the music. on Monday evening
will he held the oratorical contest for
prizes to be offered BY the Alumni Asso-
citation. Tuesday evening has been set
apart for the 18th anniversary exercises OF
the Athen@an Literary society when the
Rev. George NJ Hickman Of Wilmington,
will be the speaker Of the evening. The
society addresses will be delivered by
Thomas Clayton Frame, Jr.. and the fare
well address by G. Il, X, Mckinsey, The
committee for the affair is composed of
benjamin y. Smith, a. ] Taylor, William
Medill, Francis \. Cooch, W. II, MELON
aid and w. IL. Speck, ON the same dry q
II o'clock the board Of trustees will hold
its annual meeting n he college when the
plans for the new building will probably
be passed upon.
Wednesday is commencement day proper
and from $ Il. m, there is q regular success
sion of events until 1879 o'clock, when
relaxation will come in the pleasures OF
the dance. Tho first event at . o'clock is
the dress parade, artillery and battalion
drill hy the cadets under Captain Brown
in competition for numerous prizes and
medals offered furcXCrllencc in the mill
tary department. The graduating exercises
commence at 1870 O'Clock in the urutory
when orutions will he delivered by the
graduates and the degrees conferred by
President Rnub Shortly after the concln-
sion nf these exercises the aunual alumni
dinner will be served in the oratury at .
O'Clock, In the evening at O'Clock the
Delta Phi Literary Society Will celebrate
its seth anniversary With an address by
the lion. William A. Wallace the we'll
known ex-senator of Pennsylvania, on
the Subirct uf the Law The soriety adj
dress and the farewell address will be de
livcrcd hy Harry Whitcinan and r.
Blrgcttr Short respectively. The commit
tee for the evening consists Of 7. Blair
Pic, 4. w. Jones, Mallory Foulk, u, Wnr
rell, Fred. Il. Richards and j. j. kellam.
The grand finale will be the commence.
ment hop in Caskey Hall, which will
commence at 1850 o'clock. The music
fur lis, ms well as all the other exercises,
Will be furnished by Oslcsby's orchestra Of
Chester.
The closing exercises Of the Academy,
which will take place on the following
evening, Thursday. June 18th, will mark
the clQ>c of the scholastic year here in this
athens nf the state, On this occasion
Prof. James " foughlin of Pennsylvania.
will deliver an address, and this will he
followed by addresses by the six graduates
of the institution