Milford chronicle., 1907-05-31
COMMENCEMENT SEASON
At DELAWARE COLLEGE.

The exercises Of the Commencement
season of 1907 will begin at Delaware
College with a sermon before the Young
Mems Christian Association on Sunday
morning, June Is, by the Rev. DR.. viii.
bur F. Corkran, in Delaware College
Orstory.
On Sunday evening at O'Clock the
Rev. Dr. Floyd w. Tompkins Of Holy
Trinity Church, Philadelphia, will
preach the annual Baccalaureate ser.
mon.
Monday afternoon at O'Clock the
annual class day exercises will be held,
andin the evening at o'clock the Delta
Phi Literary Society will celebrate their
anniversary. Lawrence f. Cain and
Howard H. Prouse will make addresses.
and Hon. William I. Warburton will
be the speaker of the occasion.
On Tuesday morning at II O'Clock
the Board Of Trustees will meet to con-
firm recommendations of degrees and
to transact such other business as may
be needed. The annual Field and
Track Meeting will be held on the
grounds east of the town and many
interesting events will take place on
that occasion.
In the evening the anniversary Of the !
Athenaean Literary Society will take
place. Gustav A. .Papperman and Julian I
G. Smith are the student speakers, and
Horace G.. Eastburn, Esq, a member
Of the Wilmington Bar and an aIumnus
Of the College, will deliver an address
to the society.
The exercises OF Commencement
Day proper will begin Wednesday,
June 19, 1907. The graduates who
will deliver orations are Everett F.
Warrington, Charles P. Messick, Julian
g. Smith, Paul H. Keppel, and VIM.
4. HemewOod
Herbert H. Ward, Esq, Of the Will
mingtOn Bar, Will deliver the Com.
mencement address. The following
prizes will be awarded
The Bishop Coleman Prize of twenty
five dollars Ito the member Of the
class having in all respects
the best standing in the Senior year"
The Alumni Prizes for best work in 1
OratOry and Debating.
The Bush Literary Prizes of fifteen
and ten dollars. Il
The Lieutenant Clarke Churchmsn d
Prize for the Senior of best standing in d
instruction. II
The f. w. Curtis Prizes Of twenty a
i've, fifteen and ten dollars to Fresh b
men in English.
The PhilO Sherman Bennett Prize for
he best essay on the principles Of free
government. The Hon. William Jen-
lings Bryan chose this college as one di
# twenty-five institutions to which to R
PRESENT four hundred dollars in trust W
or this purpose. 80
The William 4 Clark Prize of twenty. tn
i've dollars which will be presented by III
Iiss Julia N. Clark to the student of o.
he Sophomore class who has the best +.
landing in the Freshman aud Sopho-
lore years in Mathematics.
The Roberts Medal will be awarded HI
fter the competitive drill. gri
The Woman's Christian Temperance Ian
nion Prizes of thirty.tive and fifteen da
pillars were awarded a few weeks since ag
ter an Oratorical contest held in the SCI
ollege. mo-
After the presentation of the prizes me
sgrees will be conferred. net
In the afternoon at ? o'clock the meet dir
g of the Alumni will be held and at
30 the Competitive Drill will take
ace. In the evening a hop will be 2
ven to the graduates by members of no,
e class of 1908. ino
Entrance examinations will be held po,
Friday and Saturday, June p and mn,
at various points thrOughoun the mn,
ate' No.
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