Evening journal., 1905-06-22
OLD DELAWARE"
CLOSES ITS DOORS
With Drill by Cadets, Alumni
Meeting and Commence
ment Dance
ADDRESS BY JOHN BIGGS

Newark. June 22-Once more has
l"old Delaware" closed her doors for
the summer months after having turn
ed out into the world "a class of twenty
lnve graduates who win work out their
paths in life in the different branches
OF pursuits for which they have be-
come qualified
Following the graduating exercises
yesterday morning the Delaware Col
llege Cadets. Captain r. W. McCaskey.
military instructor of the institution
lin command. gave an exhibition drill
.in the field i'm the rear of the college.
The competition for the Roberts
medal covered the entire maneuvers
land Company A was declared the win
lner The judges We're Captain J. H.
lHosslnger and Captain Medil and
Lieutenant Bowen of Company T.,
First Delaware Infantry, stationed at
Newark.
PROMOTIONS ANNOUNCED
Captain MctaAskey issued an order
announcing the fsalowng promotions
lin the cadet battalion:
Major-Moore.
Captains-Company A, Grifhth;
company b, Stewart
Adjutant-Crames.
Quartermaster-Nei
First eutenant-Company A, Fad
Ter: Lewes, Company b. Clash and
lTaggart. Artillery Lovett and Muir
Tray; signal corps, Fulton and Hark-
mess.
Second Lieutenant-Com A.
wyatt and Shaffer; Company b. Fos-
tier ana Derby; artillery. Ward and
lHauber; signal corps, Lawson and Ed
wards.
Sergeant Major-Messick.
Quartermaster Sergeant-Keppen.
Color Sergeant-Grifiin
Sergeant-Company A. warrington.
lF. Smith. Hudson. Perkins. Homewood,
! company B-Rossell, McFarlin, Bell,
Buckmaster, Diffenderfer Artillery
/, stevens, j. Smith. Singles, Crossan,
Cooper. Signal-Francis, Voss, Ridge
lly. Price. Blake.
( Corporals-Company A, Collins. Tay-
lor. stokley Evans Company B-Kil-
lien. Herman Torbert, Tinney. Artil-
llery-McCaskey. Atkins, Brown, Ward.
signal-Taubenhaus Stubbs, Dra-
lper, Munigan.
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During the afternoon the annual
. meeting of the Delaware College Alum
nj Association was held and officers
for the ensuing years were elected.
; They were as follows. President
lRichard r. Piling; vice president, Will
liam II. Heald. Of Wilmington; secre-
tary and treasurer, Clarence A. Short
, of Newark.
, A committee comprising +. w. Curtis,
= Isucien Green and the Rev. j. H.
/; Mitchell was appointed TO devise ways
: and means of making the Alumni As
sociation more active in behalf OF its
alma mater. and also to cooperate
with the athletic committee comprising
Mr.. Short Dr. W. IT. Steel. Joseph II
Hossinger and Lee O. Willis. in tryine
v Ito establish an athletic fund for the
n college.
COMMENCEMENT DANCE.
n The commencement dance given IL
e the drill room I'm recitation hall last
evening by the junior class i'm honor
of the graduating class closed the ex-
> ercises OF the year.
l. The large room was decorated with
e the college colors and with ferns
palms and daisies in profusion while
a from the outside of the building thu
q letter ID" blazed forth in electric
lights.
About two hundred persons attend
ed the dance in the course Of the night
4 and music was furnished by the or
= chestra from the Bellevue-Stratfor'
Hotel, Philadelphia.
MIR. BIGGS' ADDRESS.
One of the pleasing features OF tn
graduating exercises yesterday morn
y ing was the address Npf former Attor
d lney- General John Biggs.
y Mr. Biggs spoke Of the impOrtanc
y and aim of education in equipp's
e young men to meet national civic ant
/. moral responsibilities. and to preserv
e the fundamental principles of the gov
ernment. He said he is still firm
l. believer in the principle that the voic
of the people is the voice of riSh
n Continuing. he said, in part.
'grhis republic of ours viii live a
{. long as the world exists if there is
s free and untrammeled expression O
" the people at the ballot boxes. W
will have good government here i
y Delaware-State. county and municl
is pal-as long as that government Is i
accord with the honest. free and unde
r. filed expression Of the people at IN
n ballot boxes. and no longer.
Young mon, you go forth today
+ when mental courage. intellectus
Y. power, lofty and unselfsh qualities q
mind and heart lead IN this land q
y ours from poverty and distress to tn
he utmost heights Of honor and distino
n tion.
"The world needs intelligence, tn
Is state needs YOU. the little state q
Z Delaware needs you today as she neye
ie needed you before. Let us hope 70
IS. better things for our little state. Il
u, us put our trust in that gracious BE
ling who has heretofore held US. as
r were. in the palm Of His hand. Lt
e lus trust to the virtue Of our people an
the efficiency Of our religious obliga
r. tions."
is West Sabbath School Excursion