The evening Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-1902, 1902-06-17
DELAWARE
COLLEGE.


Newark, DEL, June 17.-Class day
exercises were held last night in the
oratory of Delaware College, and
while they were entertaining through
out, one feature that always elicited
keen interest and provoked merriment
on such occasions in former years was
eliminated to night That was the
presentation, on behalf Of the gradu.
ating class of appropriate gifts to the
members of the faculty. There was
reason for 1t, members Of the grad
uating class remarked.
On such glorious occasion they
would not neglect to pay their re-
spects to the learned and dignitied
professors unless they had some mo.
tive to swerve them. The motive
this year, they said, was resolution
adopted by the faculty requesting the
seniors in their exercises to eliminate
any references to members Of the fac
ulty. This resolution was respected
to an extent, although in the course
of the evening the desire totwit some
of the members OF the faculty was
not entirely suppressed.
Despite the unpleasant weather the
oratory was we'll filled with the stu
dents and their friends, including !
many Wilmingtonians. The platform
wac decorated in a novel manner. Sug-
costing that the seniors must have
made an extensive raidto acquIresuch
an array Of cigarette posters, whiskey
beer and other such wicked signs as
those that dangled conspicuously
above the heads Of the graduates so
soberly clad in gowns and mortar
boards. To add to the effect Of the
bright autographed posters were sew
eral placards, rather hastily scrawled
to be sure, but significant--eSpecially|
to the comprehensive students. Above
all was long steamer, with this in-
scription, full Of meaning to the
young men; perhaps to the faculty:
'The Senior class requests that the
faculty don't pout II any illusions are
accidentally made which might lower |
their dignity"
Another placard contained this
thrust at Professor Brown, who isnot
held in the highest esteem by the
young men since their recent differ
ences with the faculty: "The Della
ware College color is not Brown" ="
The faculty has organized secret
service to project some OF It's men,
bers."
Leroy Hickman, OF the class of '03,
was CHI hairman OF the evening. and
music was furnished bv E!liott's Or.
chestra of Wilmington. A pleasing
mus ica al feature was the cornet Solo,
Milliard's "Waiting,' played by
Lester Riggs, member of the or
chestra. This talented young solist
was generously applauded.
The class history was read by John !
w. Huxley, Jr, Of Wilmington. He
must have been faithful chrOnicler
to amass such a volume of informa-
tion about his classmates. He did not
neglect the faculty, either, despite
the wlshes Of the faculty that they
be gently ignored.
Curtis Cooper. of Wilmington,
delivered the grafton. and it was a
mastery effort, all the more appre.
ciated when ihe circumstances that
caused Mr.. Cooper to face-the assem-.
blage are known. William Cooling
had been selected as orator, but a :
telegram was received that he was i'll
at his home and could not attend.
With but a few minutes at his conf
nand Mr.. Cooper wrote his essay on
'.Puck, Push. Promptness, and ;
delivered it ably, SO that the pro. !,
yramme was not marred by the ,
lbsence of Mr.. Cooling. /
G.. Glenn Mcdaniel, of Wilmington =
read the class prophecy based on his !
glimpse into the future twenty years ;
fence. Accompanying Professors
Frederic Robinson and William A. r
Pratt to Alaska in 1902, Professor" =
Mcdaniel became separated from the :
,thers of the party. and wandered
limlessly about until 1922 when he
'eturned to Delaware. He found
lis former classmates in various voca. &
ions that indeed would rot realize il
he ambitious dreams Of the young g
ncn in the college days. One grad b
late was depicted as chief electrician a
nd|on moonlight nights as chief of
'olice and in fact, the entire police a
apartment Of Newark. The Newark (,
olks present could appreciate this e,
xceedingly. II
Chairman Hickman presented the a.
lifts, and in few we'll chosen words
that the faculty desired
he graduates to "cut OUT any pre-
20 ntations to them. But the mem- !,
ers of the graduating class were not T.
.nored When Chairman Hickman "
assed "a corset to improve his v