Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-30
DELAWARE COLLEGE.
The Progrnmme for commencement Weet
MT That institution.

The Programme for Comm encement Weef
at That Institution.
Com n,enoement week at Delawa.
College opers % Sunday, June 10TH.
on the evening of which day the Rev
Hubert W, Wells, rector OF st. An
rev e, Wilmington will deliver ths
oayoalaureate sermon In the colleg'
ratory. On the morning Of the sam
day sermon will be preached before
the Young Mems Christian Association
Of the college.
The usual GLASS day exercises, which
of recent years have become very poru'
ar, will be held at 3 O'Clock on Mon
day, the 18th, and on the evening o
that day occurs the defamation COD
test. in which three prizes are offered.
The board Of trustees meet on Tues
LAY morning, and at night is celebrates
the anniversary of the Atheu9an Lit
erary Sooisty. %
Commencement Day proper falls on :.
Wednesday, The 10Th. There will ba
The usual addresses by humber Of the
new graduates, the comforting OF de
grees, the presentation Of prizes. and
an address by the Hon. James Penne-
will. Luncheon to visitors will b7
served in the library at the close of the
commencement exercises, and tnet
sill occur the reunion OF the classes Q
1885, 1885, 567, 1913 and 80. A II former
students belonging to those classes.
whether graduates or not, are invited
20 this reunion, and such as are 50
fortunate as to be married are invited
20 bring their wives or husbands. Tho
Alumni Association meets at 2.30 p.
M, and at 3 p. m. occurs the exhibi
ton drill Of the Delaware COLLEGE
Cadets, always an Interesting display
At night occurs the anniversary OF the
Delta Phi Literary Society, to BIO fo'
lowed by the commencement dance, ad-
mittance 10 which, as last year, will be
restricted to those holding cards.
Entrance examinations will be belle
at Newark on Friday and Saturday.
June 2lst and ed, and ON the same
days at Wilmington, Middletown,
Smyrna, Dover, Milford. Georgetown
5eaford. Laurel and Lewes. Candi
1ates for entrance snail notify th~
president or the secretary that they
mean to present themselves at thosr
places In response to widely circulated
documents touching the college ard
what it has to offer, an unusual mum
ger of Inquiries have been received
during the past year from prospective
candidates. for admission In various
warts of Delaware and the Easterr
Shore Of Maryland.
New rules designed to raise the stand
AID Of scholarship within the various
classes have recently been put into
elect 1t Is intended that these rules
shall be SO administered as to insure
she prompt,withdrawal OF students wnt
are persistently idle. One wholesome
provision OF the new rules will rreren'
student who has fallen below the re-
luired average in his recitation wort
'or any term from retrieving himself b,
mere. examining process IN prepars
ton for examination
The prospect is that the improve
merts to BIZ made at The college durlnS
she summer vacation will render the
dormitories, the recitation rooms and the
laboratories Of the old building, know
az the dormitory, much more attract
i've, comfortable apd convenient anc
will give beauty and dignity 10 the Ok
tsrior of the building.