Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-06-19
COMMENCEMENT AT
DELAWARE COLLEGE
Large Attendance at the Interesting
Exercises Held in the CratOry,
at Newark, Yesterday.
THERE WERE FIFTEEN GRADUATES
Address Delivered by Chancel-
Tor Nicholson.
AWARD OF PRIZES BY BISHOP COLEMAN

exercises being held in tho college ora
tory at Newark. Tho hall was filled
with relatives and friends Of the
students and many others VINO have "a
warm feeling for Old Delaware. The
weather was fine and the attendance
from the State outside of Newark and
Wilmington was larger than usual.
The most important features We're the
annual address, which was delivered
by Hon. John r. Nicholson, Chancel-
lor of Delaware, and the comforting OF
degrees, the recipients of which were
as follows:
Alfred Lee Clifton of Smyrna and
Clarence Martin Prouse Of Charles
town, Md.
Bachelor of Arts Clatin scientific
course Howard Malcolm Armstrong
of Cooch's Bridge, Curtis Calvin
Cooper and John Wagstatf HUXLEY. Jr.,
of Wilmington, Willis Fleming Har-
rington of Pennington and Henry Ar
lington Warburton of Elkton, Md.
bachelor OF Science general science
course) : Cnmmins Eliot Stockley
/ Speakmnn OF Smyrna.
Bachelor OF Civil Engineering
William Lowrey Cooling and George
Glenn Mcdaniel of Wilmington, Harry
| Cleayer Evans of Elkton, Nd, Pussy
Jones of Montchanin and Herbert Rod
ney Tunnel of Georgetown.
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering
William Lewis Fader Ct Newark and
Henry Goodman MeComb of Whining
| ton.
Prizes we're awarded as follows:
Bishop Coleman prize of $50 for the
best standing in the senior year Pussy
Jones of Montchanin.
Clarke Churchman prize of s25 for
excellence in military drill = Pussy
Jones of Montchanin
Crawford prizes in English litera-
ture, donated by John p, Crawford of
New York City. M. McVey of Me
chanic's Valley, Md, 525; Howard
Cough Welsh OF Milford, SIS; Joseph
Davis Truxton of Georgetown, $40.
Defamation prizes First, James
Thomas Davis, S25; second, Alexander
Mitchell jackson and Charles Whitley
Bush, SO each. There was no third
prize, two contestants being tied for
second place. The contest took place
last Friday evening. The judges were
tho Revs. j. p. Otis and George |.
OFT and Thomas Davis.
The exercises were pleasing through
out. The members of the graduating
class, Curtis g. Cooper, John w.
Huxley, Jr., William L.. Cooling,
George G. Mcdaniel and Henry g.
McComb of Wilmington, A. Lee Cliff
ton and Cummins Il. s. Speakman of
Smyrna, Clarence NJ. Prouse Of Charles
Coochs Bridge, Willis Il. Harrington
of Pennington, Henry A. Warburton
and Harry Cleaver Evans of Elkton,
Md, Pusey Jones of Montchanin,
Herbert r. Tunnel of Georgetown and
William L. Fader Of Newark trustees,
including Gov. Hum, members of the
faculty, Speakers and others occupied
seats on the platform. Chief Justice
Lore, president of the Board of
, Trustees, was unable to be present. on
account of illness, and sent letter of
, regret to President Harter of tho col
lego.
, The hall was tastefully decoratod'and
looked its best. The graduates wore
tho conventional black gown and
, mortar board costumes. Music was
, furnished by Elliott's Orchestra OF
. Wilmington.
, The exercises opened at 10. 80 clock,
with an invocation by the Rt, Rev.
i leighton Coleman, ID. d., Bishop Of
: Delaware. President Harter presided
Calvin Cooper of Wilmington was tt
have delivered an Grafton on 1.-THE
, Young Man in Politics, " but was cx.
/, cused from speaking. Willis Fleminl
Harrington of Pennington made q
!, pleasing Grafton on Tho Duke O
I Monmouth, . which was received will
q applause.
!, of an grafton by John Wagstatf Huxley
) Jr., of Wilmington, which was on
:, Enthusiastically received.
! Henry Arlington Warburton of Elk
= ton, Md, delivered an grafton on "ThC
Centurys Outlook, - which like thost
: of his predecessors, was brimful of goot
advice, philosophical predictions, &c.,
:. and was decidedly entertaining. 1t wa
? loudly arplauded.
, the annual commencement address
!, was delivered by Chancellor Nicholson
. The Chancellor WIS enthusiasticall,
applaudod.
Bishop Coleman presented the prizes
and in doing SO made u brief address
in which he congratulated the colleg
u management upon the tine institution
He also expressed regret at the en-
: forced absence of Chief Justice Lor
, and paid high tribute to the forme
. president, the Rev. William II. Purnell
Is d. d., who died during the year. Til
n bishop also made a few remarks il
J which he pointed out the advantage
! of good education and an honest am
:, bition. IIe gave advice and oiiere
y congratulations to the recipients of tn
"a prizes.
IS President fIarter conferred the dc
l. grees as given above.
n At the close of the commencement
- exercises a luncheon was served by tn
t. ladies to the trustees, graduates an
~ visitors from out of Newark.
,e Exercises incident to the commence
nj ment were held during the afternoon
Ia the programme being as follows l.3
n o'clock, Alumni Association meetin
y and exercises >. 30 opening of the ne'
u hall, with address by Manlove Haye
Ne of Dover, Thomas Davis OF Whining
1T ton, and others; 3.30, exhibition mill
Ne tary drill on the campus Tho CON
a mencnment dance will take place thi
~ evening Tho COMMITTEES Of arrange
ments comprises William K. NJ. Whal
u ton, Il. G. Hurdesty, II. l.. Wright
i Charles W. Bush and Lucian Greer
ye Tho patronesses are Mrs, L. X. Wolfe
u Mrs. +. n. Nallandigham, Mrs. c. W
Manning. Mrs. L. ID. Sanderson an
Mrs A. i. Nozzle II is expected tia
the attendance will be large.
NJ Tax ON Maize to ba Reduced.