Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-06-20
DELAWARE COLLEGE.
Meeting OF Tho Trustces--Field Sports an
Society Anniversary.


Society Anniversary.
Special Correspondence OF Every Evening.
Newark, June 1y.--The competitive
drill for the $40 prize offered to the
cadet OF the sophomore or freshman
class at Delaware College who IL best
in the manual OF arms was held yester-
day morning on the campus. Major
Blackfoid, Prof. Pratt and Major Maier
were the judges. The prize was won by
Richard s. Rodpey of 90. B. fresh
man. The competitive company drill
for the Roberts medal was won by o. A.
At the meeting Of the board Of
trustees, The question OF co.education
was discussed, and resolution was
submitted recommending that COM
mittee OF five be appointed to inquire
into the pructlcnhiity Of opening the
portals OF the institution to young
women and report at u future meeting,
but an amendment was adopted saying
go 'educntion Is not considered feasible
at this time for Delaware College. |"
Plans for the improvement Of the COL
<lege buildings were also discussed.
Chief Justice Lore was reelected presi-
dent of the board, Mauloyo Hayes vice.
president and Charles Is. Evans score
tnry and treasurer. Resolutions on the
death OF former Gov. Stuokley, who wss
4 trustee OF the college, were adopted.
Degrees we're voted to the following;
OWL Engineer--Fred Evans OF Henry
CLAY Henry T.. Maier of Wilmington.
Mechanical Engineer--Henry g. Nc
Comb of Wilmington, Herbert X.
Tunnel Of Georgetown, Theodore Il.
Wolfe, Jr.. of Newark, Samuel J. OFT,
Of Wilmington,
Classical Elisha NJ. Baker OF Selhy-
Vile, John P. Cam Of Kirkwocd,
Lowther Cheney OF Henry Clay,
William Malshall, Jr., OF Milford.
Latin Sclentilio-Ricnard 4. Cam,
I'd, OF Kifkwood, John s. Chapman of
Laurel, John w. Mccoy OF New Castle.
William N. McMullin of st. Georges,
Charles ID. Stockley, of Smyrna, Cecil
Q. Mcdonald and Edgar Il. Griffin of
Newark.
Observation-Disclosures p. Naudain Of
Marshallton.
In the afternoon, the junior
sophomore-freshman field sports were
held on the Newark Farm track. The
freshmen won, scoring q points
against sophomores' 20 and the
Juniors Is. The weather was warm,
and d large crowd turned out. The
Judges were Capt. e. S. Avis, Prof.
Pratt and George McIntire. Prof. g.
Harold Powell and DIR. W. II. Steele
were starters. The referee was Capt.
Avis. Following is the list OF events.
with the first. second and third men in
each event:
One hundred yards dash-Huxley,
'02, first button, '03, second; Conner,
'03, third; time, liz seconds.
H., ~. OF
Davis, '03, 80 $40 feet; Huxley, '02,
81 feet.
220 yards dash-Huxley, '02, first 4;
Dutton, '03, second; Conner, '03, third /;
time, 1864 seconds.
inch; Groves, 'Oi, Z feet, inches !;
Bush, '03, feet, 1 inches.
Relay race -Juniors Huxley, Avis,
Fader, Harrington, first; freshmen,
Briggs, Carnagy, Frazer, Schabinger,
second; sophomoIes, Dutton, Leach,
Bush, Conner. third.
Running broad iump-Sohabin
'04, Is feet, 3 inches; Groves, 6O4,
II feet, 51s inches; Huxley, 'O2, II
feet, 216 inches.
Running high jump-Mathewso 'O4,
4 feet. ii inches; Groves '0a, feet, 10
inches; Leach, '03, feet, . inches.
Halt mile run-Joseph Frazer, '03.
first; Grove Pardee, 03, second; Willis
Harrington, '02, third. II
In the evening, the 9th anniversary
OF the Athenean Literary Society was
celebrated in the college oratory. The
Invocation was made by DR.. w. II.
Purnell. e. Bfyon Griffin delivered
the society address, on 1.-The Speaker
Of the House the Sovereign Power of
Congress. The address to the society
was delivered by the Hon. George
Denney Alden of Middlebcro, Mass,
who took as his subject "What Will
He do With It." Henry @. McComb
delivered the farewell address. Eiiott's
Orchestra Of Wilmington furnished the
music.