Evening journal., 1909-06-15
COMMENCEMENT
AT DELAWARE
Nineteen Young Men tn Class
to be Graduated To-
morrow
COLLEGE TRUSTEES
IN SESSION TODAY

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWARK, Del, June 15.-Class day cX-
ercises OF Delaware College were held ia
the College oratory yesterday afternoon
and as usual were full Of interest to the
students. W. j. Bratton was chairman.
Richard j. Warren read the class prop
hecy, W. Floyd Wingett delivered the
oration and Gustav A. Papperman deliver
ed the mantle Grafton. w $. Cochran. of
the class Of 1910. received the mantle.
Music was furnished by the college or
chestra and following the exercises an
informal social was held. Il was one Of
the most pleasant features Of the social
size of commencement week at the col.
lege
Commencement Tomorrow.
Commencement exercises will be held
tomorrow. when diplomas will be award
ed to nineteen young men comprising
/ the class Of 1909, and POSTGRADUATE de-
/ grees will he conferred upon nve alumni
of Delaware.
The members Of the class Of 1879 are as
follows:
George Lionel Bright. Delaware city;
Richard Thompson Cam. fourth. Kirk
wood Robert Mel can Carswell. Elsmere;
Isaac Gibbs Jr., Mlddletown; John
Brooks Jackson Wyoming; Cecil Edwin
Watts. Principle. Nd. William Floyd
wingett. Wilmington. John Randle Roth
rock. Osceola Mills, Pa Henry Van
/ Dyke Stewart. New Castle; Thomas Bell
Tinney Newark: Richard Joseph Ward.
Phfllpshurg. n. j.. Richard Hampton
Palmer. Wilmington. Gustave Adolph
Papperman Wilmington Samuel Mont
gomery Parish Wilmington. Howard
Hopkins Prouse, Wilmington; Victor Her.
bert Jones. Middletown: Charles Frederick
Kettel. Lancaster. Pa; Edward William
McGsrvey, of Altoona, Pa and Clifford
McIntire. Wilmington.
The following students viii receive
prizes:
Bishop Coleman Memorial Prize, SIS
Gustave Adolph Papperman. Wilmington
Alumni prizes for debates-First. so
Howard Taylor Ennis Dover: second sl5
William Franklin Knowles. Greenwood.
Alumni prize for oration. SIS. William
Franklin Knowles, Greenwood.
Bush Literary prizes-First. si5. Cecil Y
Watts; second, $40. Howard Hopldn
Prouse, Wilmington.
Memorial Prize OF Lieutenant Clark
Churchman. N5-Robert Mclean Cars
well Elsmere.
Philip sherman Bennett Prize Of SO
Cecil f. Watts. Principle Md.
w. C. T. u. Prize-girst. s25. Howar,
Hopkins Prouse second, $i5 Howard
Taylor Ennis; third, $40, John Baugh
man Ennis Dover; fourth s., Howsr'
+ Evans Spruance. Smyrna.
: William d. Clark Prize, $25.-Clarenc
Edwin Taylor Harrington.
The annual address viii be made b.
Judge Victor B. Woolley. who is an alum
nus of Delaware College. The commence
ment exercises will begin at Ills o'clocl
in the college oratory. and will be pre-
ceded by review of the college cadet
by Governor S. S. Pennewin at 1os
O'Clock
The orations at the commencement
n tomorrow will be delivered by Gus
r. tav A. Papperman. Charles +. Keppe
y and Richard II. Palmer.
70 Cadets on Parade.
Last evening there was dress parad
o of cadets, and it will be repeated this even
y ing The anniversary exercises Of th
e Athenaean Literary Society were held las
f night The Delta Phi Society will hav
= its exercises tonight when an address wi
It be made by John p Holland. Of Milford.
o Visitors to the college will be entertain
IS ed at luncheon at noon tomorrow. Th
Alumni Association will have Its annu'
dinner at 1245 O'Clock in the gymnasium
AT $50 O'Clock there viii be an exhibitio
t and competitive drill by the cadets for II
y Roberts medal. and the commencement
h dance by the junior class at night will en-
d the festivities.