The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-06-18
COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS CLOSE
TWENTY-FIVE GRADUATES FROM TOME INSTITUTE
DELAWARE COLLEGE.

iege. Newark, began on Sunday, but on
last Friday night President George A.
Harter, Ph. D, for twenty-five years
member of the faculty and for fifteen
years head OF the College, was tender
ed dinner at Hanna's Cafe in Will
mington, by his associates, who pre-
, sented him fine gold watch as tes-
tlmonal of their esteem. The same
evening the Senior Class enjoyed a
banquet with a choice bill OF fare at
the Hotel, Windsor, Atlantic City. w,
J. Bratton was toastmaster. On Sat
urday evening DR.. Harter gave re-
ception at his residence to the grad
uating class which was thoroughly en-
joyed. On Sunday morning, Rev Rob-
ert Watt, Superintendent of Easton
District. Wilmington Conference. ad-
dressed the College Young Mems
Christian Association In the evening
Rt. Rev. Bishop Frederick J. Kinsman
OF Delaware, preached the baccal/u-
reate sermon. an abe discourse on
The End OF Education, from Mat
thew VIII. 3I-36: Then said Jesus
unto those Jews who believed in him,
II ye continue in My Word then are
ye My disciples indeed; and We shall
know the truth. and the truth shall
make you free & - The Bishop
dweit on the need and value OF disci-
pine of all ones faculties for the right
exercise and enjoyment OF freedom
as well as the necessity OF learning
ones limitations. So disciplined, one
could meet his tasks with power and
courage.
On Monday the Class Day exercises
were held in the afternoon. the Cadets
parade.ln the evening, and at night the
Athenaean Literary Society held its
anniversary celebration with Rev. DR..
II. w. Kellogg. OF Wilmington as
orator. On Tuesday the Board OF
trustees met and passed upon the de
grees to be conferred. Prof. Thomas
5 Sturgis assistant. was made head
oi the School oi Mechanical and Elec-
trlcal Engineering. and Charles Wade.
Rhodes graduate scholar, OF Oxford
England. was chosen assistant proies
sor OF English. Prof Hayward
broacled the matter oi teaching do
meStlc science at the State farm of the
College, which was referred to the
Legislative Committee. In the ever
ing the Delta Phi Literary Society
held its anniversary celebration with
Rev. ]. Brown Turner, of Dover. as
orator.
he regular Commencement exer-
ciSes were held on Wednesday morn
ing. the graduates orations being ly
William Jones Bratton. oi Elkton,
'Ih. III L..
cation Compared" Wilbur Sherman
Corkran. Delaware College in Our
System OF Public Education and "The
Engineers Society. by w. Harry
Weggenman. The address to the grad
yates was given by DR.. Alexander
Humphreys. President OF the Stevens
Institute of Technology. The prizes
were awarded as follows:
Bishop Coleman Memorial SIS; w.
II. Weggenman Alumni Prizes--First
i'll Public Debate, $50. w. J. Bratton;
second. SIS. \. +. f. Horn Frize in
Oratory. F. Wainer Lewis P. Bush
prizes. First, Sis. r. G.. Hill; second,
$40. w. J. Bratton Lewis Churchman
Memorial Prize. w. s. Corkran W. C..
T. L. Prizcs-First. SIS. H, +. Ennis
second. SIS. f. F. Blades; third $40.
NJ. R Hutchinson; fourth. S.. II. F..
Spruancc. Philo Sherman Bennett
Prize. r. f. Watts. William d.
Clark Prize, SIS. William Bel;z; Gar
rett s. Smith. Jr., Memorial Prize, $40
Will nm Reltz. Perkins Prizes for best
stori : in Review, S.. c. c. Kidd.
S. J. G. Lewis; s.. F. f. Armstrong.
Freshman English ior best work, Sis,
X. G.. Hill. For greatest Improvement
$40, W. +. Aur~ I'D. Phi Beta Kappa
Fraternity Honor men were announc-
ed as follows: w ]. Bratton, W. S.
Corkran, w Edgar, Egmont Horn.
john l.. I.yndall and W. II, Weggen-
man. The graduating class. the lare-
est in the history of the College, re-
c ivcd degrees as follows:
Bachelor of Arts. fro mthc Classical
course, upon George II. Bacon, Lau-
rel. and w. J. Bratton. Elkton. Bach
elor OF Science, from the General
Scientific Course, upon John n. Lyn-
dal. Wyoming. and William y. Rat
ledge. Farnhur.t, b. S. from the Civil
Engineering Course. John w ALDEN.
Wilmington; James B. Bice. Dover
AN'tWcll LARK. newark, w llDur y.
Coykran. Wilmington; William Edgar.
Wilmington; Oliver G.. Hudson. Laur-
el, Stanley NJ. Jones, Wilmington: Hol-
lis ]. Lowe. Delmar: Joshua l.. Ober.
Scaiurd; Samuel RezitS. Wilmington:
Theodore F. Watts. Principio Furnace
b. s., from the Mechanical Engi-
neering Course. Charles r. Jones,
Georgetown. and .\lbin p. Shaw, Will
minGton
b. S, from the Electrical Engineer
ing Course. Lawrence b. Cam. Kirk
wood: William l.. Elason. Mt Pleas
ant; Philip GruenStein. Philadelphia: :
Egmont Horn. Rehoboth Fred c.
Mac Sorley. Townsend; Chauncey ID.
Robinson. Georgetown: William W.
Schaefer. Chesapeake City; Joseph P
II. Shipley. Seaford; Harvey f. Bos-
hell Middletown: William II. Veg
german. New Castle A certificate for
the short course in agriculture was
given to Albert Smith, of Dover
Honorary degrees were conferred
upon the following Master of Agri-