The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-24
GRADUB ton
rEXERCISES
Hubert w. Wells to Deliver
Baccalaureate Sermon
ON SUNDAY, JUNE is
Glass Day Exercises to be Held on
Monday Afternoon-Addresses
by Graduates on We'd
nesday.
ON SUNDAY, JUNE l6

Commencement week Mt Delaware Col
le.e Newark. opens on Sunday, June 16,
on The evening of which day the Rev.
Hubert w. Wells. rector of st. Andrews
Wilmington, will deliver the baccalanre-
ate sermon in the conege oratory. On
the morning Of the same day n sermon
will BE- preached before the Young Mems
Christian Association of the college.
The usual class day exercises, which
Of recent years have become very pop
ular. will he held At 8 o'clock on Monday,
the 18th. and on the evening of that day
occurs the defamation contest, in which
three prizes are offered
The Board Of Trustees meet on Tues
day morning. and ut night is celebrated
the anniversary Of the Athcnacan Liter
1ry Society.
Commencement day proper falls on
Wednesday, the 18TH There will be the
usual addresses by Il number of the new
graduates, the comforting of degrees, the
presentation of prizes. and an address by
the Hon. James Fcnncwill. Luncheon
10 visitors will he served in the Library
ut the close of the commencement eNcr-
cises, and then will occur the reunion Of
tile Glasses of 1885. sc, 'S7.s'SS. and so.
All former students belonging to those
classes. whether graduates or not, are
invited to this reunion, and such as are
50 fortunate rs 10 he married are invited
| To bring their wives or husbands. Tho
| Alumni Association meets ut $50 u. m,
and at p. M. occurs the exhibition drill
| Of the Delaware College Cadets, always
an interesting display. At night occurs
| the anniversary of the Delta Phi Liter.
ary Society to lie followed by the com.
mrnccmcnt dance. admittancc to which
us last year, viii DO restricted to those
holding cards.
Entrance examinations will be held nj
| Newark oil Friday and Saturday. June
21st and END. and on the same days ii
Wilmington. NIiddletown. Smyrna. Dover
| Milford. Georgetown. Sraford. Iaurc
and I.cwcs. Candidates for entrance
| shall notify the President or the Srcrr
| tary that they mean TO present them
selves ut those places. In response t,
/ widely circulated documents touching
the College and what il has to offer. nj
unusual number Of inquiries have hcci
received during the past wear from pros
pcctivc candidates for admission in va
| rin,ls parts 0f Delaware and the Easter
Shore Of Maryland.
New rules designed to raise tho stand
| ard Of scholarship within The variou
classes have recently been put into effect
II Is intended that these rules shall be s.
administered rs 10 insure the promp
withdrawal Of students who arc persist
Guilty idle. One wholesome provision o
the new rules will prevent student VIII
lmS fallen below the required average il
his recitation work for any term fror
retrieving himself by nero crammin,
process in preparation for examination.
The prospect is that the Improvement
TO be made at the college during til
Summer vacation will render the dorm
tories, the recitation rooms and the Labor
atories Of the old hnlainc. known as III
normitory, much moro attractive. con
Portable and convenient, and will Civ
beauty and dignity TO the exterior Of III
binding.