The sun., 1900-06-21
THEY LEAVE Old DELAWARE
Fourteen Young Men Graduated
From Delaware Col
lege.
DEGREES AND H0N0RS GIVEN
The Hon. John Bassett Moore Ad-
dressed the Graduates---Bat-
talon Drill Held in the
Afternoon Was
Excellent.
DEGREES AND HONORS GIVEN
srecial to The sun.


Newark, June 20.-The annual COM
mencement of Delaware College took
place this morning at 1890. The grad
uating class, which numbers fourteen,
were graduated in the cap and gown.
They were: Thomas George Baxter,
Slaughter, Del; Reginald Constable, Elk
ton. Md. Samuel Harrison Baynard, Jr.,
Wilmington; VIM. Henry Connor, Will
mington; Roger Owen Mason, Newark;
Jacob Elmer Sentman; Newark; Hugh
Rodney Sharpe, Lewes, Del; West Alex
ander Fratter, Wilmington; Edward
James Ayars, Wilmington; Alfred Han
son Hartman, Wilmington; Chas. Scott
Hyland, Wilmington; William Louis
Hirsh, Osceoa, Mills, Pa; Thomas
Becker McKeon, Newark; George Daniel
Woodward, Wilmington.
The class, with the trustees and
faculty OF the college, occupied the stage.
Rev. DIR. Rowan offered an invocation
The first speaker was Roger Owen Mason
and his subject, biological Evolution"
Then came the following in the order
named: Thomas George Baxter, 1.-The
Tariff and Trusts; West A. Trotter,
''The Importance of Athletics in Educa-
tom; William H. Connor, ''Oratorical
Speech";S. II. Baynard, Jr., ''The Unity
of the Siences"; Ed. j. Ayars, "The
Military in Institutions of Learning"
The address to the graduates was made
by Professor John Bassett Moore, of
Columbia University, n. Y. He took
for his subject, "The College and the
State. The degrees conferred upon the
graduates were announced by President
Geo. A. Harter, and were as follows:
Bachelor of Arts-Classical course,
/ 'ThOmaq fnn0rUa Ravtor Pa0iuol5 Mon
stable. Latin scientific course, Samuel
Harrison Baynard, Jr., William Henry
Conner, Roger Owen Mason, Jacob Ell
mer Sentman, Hugh Rodney Sharp, West
Alexander Trotter.
Bachelor of Civil Engineering-Ed-
ward James Ayars, Alfred Hanson Hart
man, Charles Scott Hyland
Bachelor OF Electrical Engineering
William Louis Hirsh, Thomas Becker
Mckeon, George Daniel Wood ward.
Dr.. Hartes also announced the confer
ring OF the degree of IL. D. upon Prof.
John Bassett Moore.
Prizes Awarded.
Fifty dollar Crawford prize, for best
advancement in English literature, to L.
Monroe Baker, 1902. The prize was pre-
sented to Mr.. Baker by Mr. Crawford.
The Bishop Coleman prize, $25, for
highest standing in all studies, to Regi-
nald Constable. This prize was present.
ed to Mr. Constable by the bishop.
The judges awarded the prizes in the
defamation contest as follows: First $40
+. Monroe Baker; second, $40, John
Huxley; third, 50, Henry A. Warburton
These prizes were presented by Father
Geo. L OFT.
The Clark Churchman prize, 500,
given By the ladies Of Caesar Rodney
Chapter Of the Daughters OF the Ameri-
can Revolution, to Reginald Constable.
DR.. Nallandigham pronounced the
bcnedicton.
Luncheon was served in Assembly
Hail for the alumni and friends of the
college. About -four hundred took lunch
there.
Alumni Meeting.
The largest alumni meeting eyer held
at Old Delaware was called to order in
Recitation Hall by President Thomas
Davis. Secretary A. Lee Ellis read the
minutes OF the last meeting, and the fol-
lowing new officers were elected for the
association: President, George Bddle;
yice-president, John T. Mullins; secre-
tary and treasurer, DIR. Walter Steele.
On motion of Charles NJ. Curtis COM
mittee OF five was appointed to solicit
$500 for the purpose of improving the
general library Of the college. The COM
mittee appointed was Charles B. Evans,
" 9. NJ. Curtis, Z. N. Yallandigham, John
7. Mullins and James Hossinge.
The prizes offered for the defamation
contest were raised from SIS to $40 for
first, from $40 to SIS for second id from
So to $40 for third.
Fifty members were present and the
meeting was the best ever held by the
Alumni Association.
About 5000 people gathered on the
college campus to see the two companies
in competition for the Roberts medal,
which was reviewed by the Board OF
Trustees.