Evening journal., 1902-06-18
Fifteen Young Men Receive
Their Diplomas
INTERESTING COMMENCEMENT
Addresses by RelI-knOWn Men, Award
inc Of Prizes and OratiOnS Make
Up the Program

mortar boards this morning said farewell
TO old Delaware College. Fond parents
and happy sisters and friends filed tn
college oratory and during the commence
ment exercises pictured in their minds th'
future Of these youths. The futures whicl
they mapped out We're bright and file,
with noble deeds.
When the bell ON lhe chapel tolled th'
hour Of 1890, the oratory was already
crowded. Most Of those present wer,
from out Of town. The bright gowns o
the women were i'm deep contrast will
the sombre black of the graduates as the!
filed into the room, followed by the mem
bers of the faculty, the Board of Trustees
and those who were to deliver the ad-
dresses and present the prizes.
The stage was decorated with palms
in the background being a large Ameri
can flag. The invocation was made by tn
Rev. Robert E. Wright. OF ST. Anne.
Church. Philadelphia. Following this was
a selection by the orchestra. The ora
tors and their subjects We're:
"The Duke Of Monmouth Willis Flem-
ing Harrington, Of Pennington, Unity o
Purpose. John W. Huxley, Jr., Of VIII.
mington; THE Century's Outlook, Henr.
Arlington Warburton, Of Elkton.
Chancellor's Address
The commencement address was de
livered by Chancellor John r. Nicholson
In part he said: Il think we all feel NOR,
and more deeply as we grow older the
inspirations Of eternal youth that natur,
each year gives us. Life has become IN
fniteiy more complex than ever before, &
smattering Of knowledge has become uni
versal and the struggle for the practica
fruits Of modern civilization for the pos.
session and enjoyment of the utilities anC
trfa I,ur Eva
cedent IN the history Of mankind. In thl
first place I think l may take it fo
granted that you realize that your lives
must be strenuous il they are to be sue
cessful. The object of education is two.
fold-one the training and discipline o
the.intellect and mind and win. strength
ening them as the muscles Of the body
are strengthened and developed by gym
nastics and the other the imparting o
knowledge.
Finally. never forget that you are Del
awareans. What pride we have taken II
that name in the past. We have ever
been proud Of the very smallness OF ouI
territory and population. for II added lus-
tire to Delaware's name in history-thai
quality, that should have made up so com
pletely for the lack of quantity and now
that ner fair fame is for the moment tar
nished, we may gather courage and hope
for the future, even from that source, fol
the weight of each individual personalit,
tells so powerfully in so small constit-
uency, the responsibility of each one is
greater than that Of a citizen in a larger
state. and it will add intensity to the ef
fort that must be made for her regenera-
ton"
Prize Winners
Bishop Coleman awarded to PuseS
TOUpg of NNflrnfnutoa fhf 1,rf1a 90 COX ~
fered by him for the best standing during
the senior year. The bishop also present
ed the Crawford prizes offered by John p
Crawford, OF New York, for proficiency in
English literature. The first Of $25 wa.
awarded to ]. NJ. McVey Of Mechanic
Valley, Nd; the second Of SIS, was
awarded to Howard G. Welsh, OF Milford
The third prize, $40. was awarded TO JOS
eph Davis TruXton, Of Georgetown.
Governor HUM presented the Clarke
Churchman prize Of S25, donated by the
Daughters of the American Revolution foi
proficiency in military tactics. to PuseS
Jones.
The prizes in the defamation contest
was awarded as follows, the presentation
being made by the Rev. J. p. Otis;
First. $25, J. Thomas Davis; second anc
third prizes, of SIS each. Alexander
Mitchell jackson and Charles Whitney
Bush.
The degrees were conferred by Presi-
dent Harter, as follows:
DeRrees conferred and the recipients
are:
Bachelor of Arts classical Course
Alfred Lee Clifton, OF Smyraa; clar
ence Martin Prouse, If Charles;Own
MI.
Bachelor of Arts CLatin Scientiac)-
HOW9rG M. Armstrong of Newark
Curtis Calvin Cooper, of Wilmington
Willis Fleming Harrington, of Farm
ington; John Wagstaff Huxley, Jr. o
Wilmington; Henry Arlington War
brIicn, of Elkton, $40.
Bachelor Of Science General Scien
tifc)-Cummins 'E. S. Speakman, 9
Smyrna.
Bachelor of Civil Engineering vii
liam J.. Cooling, of Havre de Grace
Md; Harry Cleaver Evans, OF Elkton
Nd; Pusey Jones, of Montchanin
Del; George eileen Mcdaniel, Of Viii
mington; Herbert Rodney Tunnel, o
Georgetown
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering
William Lewis Fader, of Newark
Henry Goodman McComb, of Whining
ton.
The benediction was pronounced by tn,
Rev. James Laird Vallandigham.
At noon the trustees, graduates and
visitors were entertained at lunch by the
women Of Newark, in the college building
This afternoon the opening exercises o
the improved college building were helC
In the absence Of Chief Justice Lore
Manlove Hayes presided and delivered an
address from the viewpoint of an ole
graduate. Thomas Davis. of Wilmington
spoke from the view of the more recent
graduate.
This afternoon the alumni will meet anC
elect officers. There will be an exhibition
drill by the cadets at $3.50 o'clock.
The commencement dance will be hell
this evening in the college oratory. Tn,
patronesses are Mrs. T. r. Wolf, Mrs. r
n. Vallandigham, Mrs. E w. Manning