Evening journal., 1898-06-15
ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT.
INTERESTING EXERCISES AT iDEL
AWARE coLLEGE.i

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MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES YESTERDAY AFTER
NOON-DELTU PHI ANNIVER-
sARY TONIGHT AT 8 O'CLOCK.
EXERCISES OF THE DAY.
Newark, June 15.-The anniversary
exercises of the Athenean Literary So
ciety of Delaware College were held
last evening in the college hall. E. E.
Hollock, of the graduating class, pre-
/ sided and made the farewell address.
The orator OF the evening was Rev
Harvey w. Ewing, pastor Of Mt. Salem
NJ. E. Church, of Wilmington, his sub
ject being ''Heroism Necessary in
These Times"
The pleasure Of the evening was
something marred by the absence Of
light in the hall. About the time that
the exercises were to begin all the
lights went out, and it was impossible
to repair them in time to be Of any use
for this occasion There was scurry-
ing around for lights, and a few were
finally secured.
The annual meeting Of the trustees
was held in the college building in
the afternoon. The old officers were
reelected, as follows: President. Hon.
Charles B. Lore; vice-president, Man
love Hayes; secretary and treasurer, c.
b. Evans. 1t was agreed that the agri-
cultural committee should consist Of
five members, to be appointed by the
president. All the other committees
Will be appointed as soon as possible.
The following degrees were conferred:
Bachelor of Arts, John T. Mullins, Will
mington; G. f. Foulk, Wilmington;
George Norton Davis, Laurel; ]. F.
Brewster, Chester; E. S. Hellings, n
M. Morris; Bachelor of Civil Engineer
ing, L. r. Springer, Wilmington; Bach
elor OF Electrical Engineering, e. L.
Tosney, Delaware City; ]. V. Craig
Newport Edwin Krause, Osceola Mills
Pa.
1t was decided to have DR.. Purnell
|, teach mental and moral sciences.
The board was empowered to build
brick fire-proof two-story structure
to replace the old one destroyed by fire
1t will be finely equipped.
The commencement exercises proper
began this morning at 1890 o'clock
The salutatory was delivered by Hugh
Martin Morris, on Mason and Dixon''
Line" John T. Mullins spoke OF
Modern Newsgathering," and th'
! valedictorian, Edward Spencer He'll
ings, spoke on THE Habitability o
Mars" The following graduates VIII,
enlisted with the First Delaware Regi
ment were present, but were excused
from speaking: George Edgar Foulk
/. Wilmington; James Vance Craig, New
p. port, Del; Lewis Reese Springer, viii
mington George Morton Davis, Laurel
4 Emmett Laurence Tosney, Delawar
/. City; Joseph Fergus Brewster, Chester
g Edwin Krause, Osceoia Mills, Pa.
The members of the Delta Phi Liter
: airy Society will hold the sixty-thir
i anniversary exercises Of the society to
n night at O'Clock in the college ora
tory.
The society address will be made b
Henry Lyttleton Constable and tn
+ farewell address by Hugh Martin Nor
ris. The orator Of the evening will b
e Hon. George L. Wellington, Unite
States senator from Maryland.
The committee in charge is CON
I posed Of Harrison w. Vickers, Jr
2 chairman;T. B. McKeon, H. B. Hughe'
Ig ]. e. Seminar, Charles d. Stocl0ley an
e. c. Johnson.
At 2 O'Clock this afternoon will
D. the meeting of the Alumni Association
and at O'Clock the exhibition dri
~ y. will take place.