The evening Republican., 1902-06-19

\ OF Company B. Lieutenant.C .Colone
Charles M. Stevenson and Majo
Thomas A. Blackford were tn
| judges Of the drilling. Company !
was declared to be the better skill
ed in the tactics, evolutions ant
manual Of arms and will retain thu
medal for another year.
A feature Of the drill was an at
tack and capture of position, ii
| which two artillery pieces wer
used. This was miniature shan
battle and was greatly euioyed.
The annual meeting OF th'
| Alumni Association of Delaware
College was held this altern noon
and was the largest meeting hele
in several years. Johu S. Grohe o
Wilmington. was elected president
Lewis p. Bush OF Wilmington. vice
president; and Leo Willis, ol
Newark, secretary and treasurer.
Resolutions we're adopted on the
death OF the Rev. William H. Pur
nelh 1t was decided that in the
future the alumni prizes will be
awarded for excellence In orator!
in the Junior and Sophomore
classes, aud for declamations to be
confined to the Freshman class.
A committee was appointed tc
devise some method Of obtaining an
alumni fund for the extentlon and
maintenance Of the college library.
The committee comprises Charles
b. Evans. II. Bayard Heisel. VIII
liam Ilearn, Thomas G. Baxter and
DR.. George W. Marshall.
A committee comprising Charles B
Evans. DR.. G.. w. Marshall and e..
NJ. Baker was appointed to recon-
mend to Governor Hum the appoint
ment OF members OF the Alumni
Association on the board of college
trustees, the idea being to have per
petual representation Of the alumni
on the trustee board.
Thomas Davis, +. W. Curtis, w.
4. Lyman, DR.. Marshall and Mr..
Hearn were appointed q committee
to arrange for a reunion banquet in
Wilmington during the winter.
Among the alumni present at the
meeting was L. B. lleiiel, of the
class Of SO. There We're two members
in the graduating class Of that year.
Mr.. Heisel's c!assmate having died
since then.
At the commencement exercises
yesterday Bishop Coleman presented
tile Bishop Coleman prize of s25,
offered to the member Of the gradu-
ating class havingin all res poets the
best standing IN the senior year.
Amid applause, Pusey Jones. OF
Montchanin, stepped forward and re-
ceived the prize from the bishop S
hands. The bi ,hlp made brief ac-
dress in which he complim,hte 4
President HArter. and referred to
the illness Of Chief Justice Lore, an |
the death OF DR.. William II. Purnel'. I.
The bishop also happily referred T.,
the Rev. Dr. Ed ward l.. Vallandig.
ham, who. although in his ninety
ii irSt year, does not diminish interest
in the college. The bishop calIel on
those presentto express; their since: c
and undying regard for the venerable
clergyman which th:y did in grace
ful manner.
Bishop Coleman also presented
the Johu p. Crawford prizes, OF SIS
SIS and SO respectively, 10 the
three students having the bes,
standing in Epglish Literature 10
the Sophomore class. The first
prize was awarded 10 Jose ph
McEey, OF Mechanics Valley. Nd. !,
the second 10 Howard Welsh, of
Milford; and the third 10 Joseph
Davis TruXton, Jr., Of Georgetown.
Governor Hum presented the
prize on behalf OF the Delaware
Daughters OF the American Revolu.
tion and friends OF the late Lieu
tenant Clarke Churchmau, offered
to the student who shall obtain the
highest proficiency 10 the military
department. The prize this year
was $50 and with an appropriate
speech the governor called forward
Pusey Jones, major commanding
the cadet battalion, and presented
him with the prize. AS this was
the second honor won by Mr.. Jones'
he was vociterously applauded.
The Rev. J. =. Otis presented the
alumni prizes offered for prolice pcy
i, defamation and oratory. The
G, sis were cid on Friday night
-iast, Mr. Otis. the Hev. &. l. OFT and
'rh omas Davis being the judges.
The first prize Of s25 was awarded
10 James Davis and Mr.. Otis an.
nouneed that the oratlon Of two of
the students were so excellent
that the Judges deemed them both
entitled to second place. Hence
the third prize was increased to
SIS and the equiv alent secon nd
prizes OF SIS were presented to
Alexander Jackson and Charles
Bush.
President IIartcr then called the
fifteen members of the graduating
class forward and after presenting
the diplomas. he Conferred the de.
grees as follows:
Bachelor of Arts classical course.