Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-06-18
DHLAW ARE'S sens
GIVK CREATIONS
Take Part in Interesting
Defamation Contest.
AE4OIher Exercises
Special to the Evening Journal.


Newark, June 1S.-With the first
train yesterday morning visitors from
Pennsylvania, Maryland and the Pei
ninsula began to arrive and before the
day had waned scores of fathers. moth |
ers, sisters and sweethearts had in |
vaded the old college town to be pres
ont at the various exercises attending
commencement week.
The senior class day exercises were
held yesterday afternoon. and the past
reputation of these events for fun and
good fellowship had the effect of fill
ing the large hall with an enthusiastic
audience. The motto of the class was
"1he only class under the sun, Della
ware, Delaware, nineteen and one. "
Henry Warburton, '02, was chairman
and right well did he fill the position,
as his witticisms were irresistible. The
program given was: Glass history, e.
Byron Griffin; class GRAFTON, e. Mon
roe Baker, THE Dormitory System"
in which the speaker advocated hazing
in a mild form, especially when the
freshman came to college with exalted
ideas and a swelled head. He cOnsid-
cred the dormitory as an advantage,
rather than a hindrance to the stu
dents in securing a thorough educa-
as the mother of the college spirit, and
urged that the dormitOry system bel
made compulsory; class poem, "A Bal
lad of Naughty One;" class prophecy,
Henry G. McCOmb, who predicted many
brilliant things for the members of the
class twenty years hence,
The most ludicrOus part of the pro-
gram was the awarding of gifts to the
faculty and members of the class. This
is the last opportunity the graduates
have of getting back at the professors,
which they do in a mild and pleasant
manner, evoking uproarious laughter
One of the graduates, the chairman
said. entered the class with the degree
of NJ. A., and goes out with the degree
of PAPA, which is literally true, as he
is a married man and the happy father
OF two children His work throughout
the college course has been marked
with close application to study, and he
will be graduated with the highest
honors.
AS is the usual custom, the members
of the graduating class were entertain
cd at DR.. Harter's home last night.
The class poem was as follows:
When first we tired. four years ago.
The halls of dear old Delaware,
We learned to conjugate "amo"
To parlez-vous Francois and bear
The musket on the campus there.
We spent no time in search of fun.
But sought TO crown with honors
rare
Our own dear class of naughty-one.
A year passed quickly by. and. lol
AS sophomOres. we took good care
To I'll The freshman heart with woe.
We bearded Br'er Wolf in his lair;
We flung a banner to the air,
On belfry spire it caught the sun,
And on its face was printed fair
Our own dear class of naughty-one.
We studied more as Juniors, though
In love or sport we took our share;
We gave a promenade, and To-
With it none other could compare;
And now. with laurels everywhere,
Our days at college all are done,
But still we love. and by her swear,
Our own dear class Of naughy-one.
ENVOI.
Fellows we go ere long to bear
LIES labOrs but in gloom or sun
Wen guard, however we may fare.
Our own dear class of naughty-one.
Mcdonald.
The defamation contest for the
Alumni prize was held last night in the
oratUry. The judges were Willard T.
Smith. superintendent of public schools,
New Castle county; the Rev. NJ L.
POffenberger. rector of ST. Thomas
Church, and Hugh @. Browne. postmas-
ter of Wilmington. The orators. under
the training of DR.. William H.
Purnell. gave a good account OF them
selves, and the judges will be called
upon to decide some very fine points
before awarding the three prizes of
$50, SIS and $40. The program fol-
lows.