Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-20

tonight. Cooks Orchestra of Philadel-
phia has been engaged to furnish the
music This dance is given by the 1907
class to the graduates.
A feature will be the decorations,
which were in charge Of W NJ. Francis
az Wilmington. chairman Of the CONF
mittee on decorations. AT one end of the
hall viii be electric figures '0I to O6,"
and at the other end a large Cd Sus-
pended from the ceiling in the centre Of
the hall will be a large red paper bell,
from which blue and gold bunting win be
stretched 70 all corners Of the hall Small
bells will be suspended around the running
track.
The various committees in charge of
the dance follow:
Invitation and Programme-W. T..
Homewood, G. # Stevens, H. W. Ridgely,
P F. Rossell c. p. Messick.
Refreshment-H D. Grifen, L. +.
Voss, T. B. Smith.
Decoration-W. NJ. Francis, Z. L. CAIN
z. Buckmaster, j. G. Smith, W Singles
| G. Blake, J. H Perkins, Ii. Nj. Price, n.
Hermann, H. Crossan, c. Sehafler.
Music-G. W. Francis, w. V. Cullen,
P. H. Kepple.
Floor. F. Warrington, S. B. Stine,
| +. s. Price, @. Wyatt, O. A. Hudson, r. j..
McFarlin, G. O. Diffenderfer.
| Prizes were awarded as follows:
The Bishop Coleman prize S25 IN gold,
4 for the student having In all respects the
best standing in the senior year, awarded
| to Wilmer Edwin Harkness, Jr., and
= | presented by the donor, Bishop Coleman.
The Lieutenant Clarke Churchman
memorial prize of S25, given by the
Daughters of the American Revolution
for the encouragement Of military virtues
and instruction, awarded to William
Thomas Moore, and presented by Horace
G. Knowles.
The Alumni prizes. three in number,
awarded as follows: Two prizes amount
ing 10 500 and SIS, respectively, were
contested for in public debate on the
night of March ID, and We're awarded by
the Judges to Samuel L. Hamilton, first
prize; Charles p. Messick second prize
In an oratorical contest held on the night
Of March 9th, the judges awarded the
prize of SIS TO William G. Draper, Jr.
for the best Grafton.
Lewis P. Bush Of Wilmington offers
annually two prizes of SIS and $40, re-
spectiyely. for the best and second best
literary essays written by an under
graduate student. These prizes were
awarded as follows: Samuel i. Hamil
ton, first prize; Charles P. Messick, secono
, prize.
The f. William Curtis prizes, amount
I ing to S25, SIS and $40, respectively, 4
the students winning first second ane
. third place in freshman class IN Englisi
were awarded to the following mem
bers Of the freshman class; Samuel L
: Hamilton. first prize; Ernest II. Sirman
second prize; Charles F. keppel, thir'
}, William Jennings Bryan, in carryinI
!, out the will OF Philo Sherman Bennett
late of New Haven. Conn, has designate'
Delaware College as one Of the 25 college
I or universities to receive its share OF a.
U endowment Of 5000 to be invests
3 and the proceeds to be applied TO tn
psvment Of an annual prize for the bes
e essay discussing the principles OF ire
IL government. Delaware College has az
g eordinplv received S400 in trust Tor IN
: nurpose and from the income derived iroi
this sum an annual prize will be awarded
tbe undergraduate student who present
the best essay in the lines prescribed. In
1 proceeds of this fund for this yel
4 amounted to $50 and the prize Is awarde
n TO Charles W Clash.
The Womans Christian Temperate
n Union offers two prizes for the best or
tions upon a subject along the lines
scientific Temperance, TO be contested K
IN public Gustav A. Papperman VIC
the first prize of $50, and Samuel l.. Han
ilton won the second prize OF $40
Degrees were conferred upon the stu'
ents 10 whom the awards were made,
| ,,,,bliabad Yesterday