The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-06-22
DELAWARE COLLEGE
COMMENCEMENT

The annual Commencement Oi Della
ware College was held this week, be
gining on Sunday the 10th inst. with
religious services, and ending We'd
nesday, the 10th, with the Commence
ment exercises proper upon the con-
clusion OF which prizes wee presented
and degrees conferred.
At the morning service on Sunday,
Rev DR.. w. +. C0rkran, OF the New
ark Methodist Episcopal Church,
preached the sermon upon the subject
of Heart Culture" and at the evening
service Rev. Floyd ". Tompkins, OF
Holy Trinity Church. Philadelphia,
preached the baccalaureate sermon
upon the subject The Need, of To-
day" E
MONDAY was Ca>, Day, the first
event i'll the Commencement work, in
which the students took an active part.
The exercises were held in the oratory
and were very interesting. Long be-
fore the beginning OF the exercises a
steady stream OF humanity began to
pour in at the College gates and the
spacious lawn, shaded by the massive
lindenS, was soon thronged with the
friends OF the students.
H. W. Collins was the Junior select
dto represent his class as chairman
The class Oration was delivered BY F.
F. Warrington. l.. f. Cain followed
with the class history, which was we'll
written and at times sparkled with real
wit J. II. Perkins, OF Elkton, was
class prophet, and conceived the
unique idea in the role assigned to him
of likening himself unto the typical
"Bally y-hoo' man OF the circus, and
proceeded to bark" the quantities OF
the class as a whole. and then individ-
ualized, by pointing out what the
future had in store for each member,
after extolling his virtues.
Great enjoyment was gotten out OF
the presentation OF class gifts when the
members presented on another with
ludicrouS presents supposed to be fit
ting symbols oi their personal charac-
teristics.
AT 8 O'Clock in the evening the ann
vtrsary celebration OF the Delta Phi
Literary Society was held in the col
lege oratory. The orations were de
i'vereG by Lawrence F. Cain and How
ard II. Prouse, and the address OF the
evening was made by William T. War
burton. Esq, OF Elkton
On Tue sday there was meeting OF
the Board OF Trustees in the morning,
the inter-clas field and track meet on
the Huber farm, at go p. m, and the
celebration OF the Athenaean Society
was held at 8 p. m, when student ora
tions were delivered by Julian Con-
stable Smith and Gustav a. Paper
man, followed by an address by Hor-
ace G Eastburn, Esq, 'os OF the Viii
mington bar
Wednesday was the principal day
OF the exercises and was an ideal day
in every sense OF the word. The wea-
ther conditions were simply perfect
and the crowd that turned out to wit
ness the cudmination Of the school life
OF the graduating class was as large as
was ever known in the history OF the
old college. The class was one OF the
largest since the reorganization OF
the institution in 1873.
The college oratory was thronged
to its capacity when the Commence.
ment exercises began at 1890 in the
morning, during which Julian Con-
stable Smith, an Elkton boy, delivered
an Grafton on "Alexander Hamilton"
At the conclusion of the exercises the
prizes were awarded and degrees con-
ferred upon the graduates. Cecil
county was represented in the class as
follows:
Bachelor OF Arts (Classical Cour>e)
Charles Blake. Elkton.
Bachelor OF Arts Gatin. Scientific
OurSe(-Tuliou Constable Smith ELL
ton.
Bachelor OF Sciencc-Joscph Hinch-
life Perkins, Elkton
The address was delivered by Hon.
Herbert II. Ward. OF Wilmington
After the exercises luncheon was
esrved by the ladies to the trustees.
graduates and visitors More than 200
persons partook Of the repaSt
At $50 p. IN. the Commencement
hop was given by the Junior class.