Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-06-20
CLOSING EXERCISES OF
COMMENCEMENT WEEK
Special to the evening Journal.

special TO the Evening Journal
Newark, June 20.-The exhibition
drill by the Delaware College cadets
yesterday afternoon was an especially
attractive feature, and fully 1.5O0 per-
SENS were attracted to the drill
grounds to watch the interesting spec
tacle. The cadets, under dne watch
full eyes CT fathers, mothers, brothers
and sweethearts, never appeared to
better advantage, and the various evo-
buttons were so well done as to pro-
woke unstinted applause. The program
embraced battalion drill, minor tactics.
attack and capture of a position, de-
fence Of position, first aid to the
injured, dress parade, graduates,
goodbye to cadet corps, etc.
An interesting feature OF the drill
was the illustration of the capture of
a position. The artillery of the corps
was stationed near the college, and its
thunderous charges reverberated for
miles across the country Every
time the big guns doomed many of the
spectators would jump.
One company advanced from a DO
sitiOn nearly half a mile away. seal
ing hedges, and creeping along the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad, maintaining
steady fire all the time. Gradually
the infantry fire drove the cadets man.
ming the batteries from their positions
and the big guns were captured The
defense of a position was illustrated as
in actual warfare. The first aid to the
wounded was shown.
At the conclusion CT the drill the fol-
lowing promotions were announced in
the cadet corps:
To be major, p. Jones, vice Maier.
graduated; captain, w. f. Harrington,
vice Naudain. graduated to Company
A; captain, II. A. Warburton, vice OFT,
graduated TO Company B; first lieuten-
ants and adjutants, G. E. S. Speak
man, vice Mcdonald, graduated; first
lieutenant and quartermaster E. S.
Avis, Jr.; first lieutenant, II. c. Evans,
vice Fred. Evans, graduated to Com
pany B; first lieutenant, c. c. Cooper.
vice Griffin, graduated to Company A:
second lieutenant, A. L. Clifton, CO. B;
second lieutenant, w L. Fader, Com
pany A; additional second lieutenant,
G. G. Mcdaniel, to Company A; addi-
tional second lieutenant, G.. ID. Kel-
ley, Jr., to Company b; sergeant ma
iOr, =. Reybold, vice Jones, promoted;
quartemaster sergeant, ID. Stewart.
Jr; first sergeant, II. L. Wright, vice
Harrington, promoted to Company A:
first sergeant. w. p. Constable. vice
Warburton, promoted to Company b;
sergeant, ]. II. Mitchell, vice Cooper.
promoted TO Company A; sergeant, ].
E. Mackall, vice Speakman, promoted
20 Company B; sergeant, /. Green
COLOR, vice Avis, promoted to Com
pany A; sergeant, J. II. Frazer (stand-
ard), vice Kelley, promoted to Com
pany b; sergeant, S. w. Sawin, vice
t'ader, promoted TO Company A; SER
geant, r.. r. Householder, vice Evans
promoted to Company b.; sergeant, G.
e. Dutton, vice Mcdaniel, promoted to
Company A; sergeant. e. G. Hardesty
vice Clifton, promoted to Company B;
sergeant, j. M. Conner. vice Stewart
promoted to Company B; corporal, b
Ferguson, vice Mitchell, promoted to
Company A; corporal, J. S. Groves
vice Mackall, promoted to Company A;
! corporal, w. Lawton, Jr., vice Rey-
bold, promoted to Company B; cor
pOral, r. Schabinger, vice Constable
promoted to Company B; E H. Shall
cross, vice Householder. promoted tc
Company B; corporal, ]. ID. Truxton
Jr., vice Wright, promoted to Com
pany A; L. w Carnagy, vice Sawin
promoted to Company A; corporal. R
5. Rodney, vice Hardesty, promoted tC
Company b; corporal e. r. Crossan
vice Dutton, promoted to- Company A;
corporal. j. S. Frazer. vice Conner
promoted to Company B; musician, A
L. Matthewson.
The Delta Phi Literary Society he'll
| its siXty-siXth anniversary last night
A large audience greeted the society
| DR. Purnel made the inyocation; e
Monroe Baker delivered the society ad
dress, taking for his subject: Liter
airy Friendships"
The orator Of the evening was Pro
fessor Charles S. Richardson, Of TIN
Maryland Agricultural College. Hi
subject was 1.-THE Lost Art-Oratory,
and he made an excellent address.
The farewell address was delivered
by Charles d. Stockly Willis F. Har
rington. '02, acted as chairman.
The commencement dance last nigh
in the auditorium ended the festivities
The large room was prettily decoratel
with the college colors-old gold an
blue. The attendance was large. Re
freshments we're served in the library