Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-06-16
DELAWARE
HAD BIG DAY

morning. Many Kent and Sussex men
who have attended commencement
regularly for years. were missing yes
terday. but they were at the College
Farm on farmers day. Possibly two
important days came too close to-
gether for them.
At the annual meeting of the Della
ware College Alumni Association yes
terday afternoon the following officers
were elected: President, the Hon.
William H. Head; vice-president,
Charles W. Bush. secretary, Professor
w. O. Sypherd; treasurer. Professor G..
Short. Congressman Heald made
an address I'm which he urged the co..
operation Of all Alumni i'm making the
association a success. The association
voted to give $500 annually to the ath-
letic fund and for other college pur-
poses. II was decided to add the 200
yard dash and the discus throw to the
list of events and to substitute the
sixteen pound shot put for the twelve
pound hammer throw. SO that the ath-
letic events will conform to the inter
scholastic schedule. Hereafter records
broken by students in interscholastic
events will become the college records
White the attendant number of visitors
about the college campus IN the morning
was not so large as in former years. the
crowd that witnessed the competitive drill
i'm the afternoon was one of the largest
that has been at the college in many years.
The campus was fanked by about two
thousand persons and there was a long
line Of automobiles. which brought parties
from all sections Of the State
1 Four companies participated in the drill
/ the Judges being Captain Edwards and
I Iieutenants Campbell and Eglin OF Fort
Dupont. who were assigned by the Wa
/ Department to determine the question OF
superiority among the cadet companies
+ The manual OF arms and field formation.
and maneuvers were gone through by tho
/ four companies, and the expert Judge.
decided that Company B was the winnei
of the Roberts medal and honors for ex-
cenence in military tactics Company p
had a score Of g6 % out Of a possible l0o
a remarkably good showing The sam,
company won the medal last year. Com
pany A was second. C third and d fourtl
in the number Of points scored Captain
] n Lyndau commanded the victorious
company. Lieutenant Edgar S. Slayer
T.. s. A., military instructor at Delaware
! College. entertained the Fort Dupont Of
/ fcers while here.
After the competitive drill the cadet
went through the Butts manual and riff
drill, a task under the hot sun that mad
all perspire After the drill Lieutenan
slayer announced the following appoint
ments of cadet officers for the ensuin
year:
Major L. Irving Handy, Jr; adjutani
Wiley: quartermaster. Hubbard; ordir
. ance officer Eaton; commissary, Carr
/, son: captains. Eastman. Heisler, Taylor
. Marshal. first lieutenants, Leonard, Kid,
Wainer. Garrett. Houston; second lieuter
: ants, Ledenham band officers. first liet
s tenant and chief musician, Fisher; secon
llcutenants. Van Arsdalen, Lind, Raugl
ley; sergeants Harvey, Averst. Jacob
corporais. Rawley. A. 2. Lenderma
# Thielman: drum major, Millington; Sc
I geant major. Maier; first sergeants. Al
t mond, Reynolds Nottingham. Sloal
quartermasters, Lewis, Rice, Rossell, c. ]
Taylor; sergeants. Ennis, Darlngto
Butt. Ward. Attlx, Thomas, ,McCahert
sowin. Civilian. Carswell. Lewis: col,
, sergeants. Vandegrift and Walls co
\ porals, Blades. Brown a. 3. Davl
Hemphin Haley, Houchin. Knelinstube
-, Il. d. Smith. sawdon. A. Smith, Wall
: Jous. McLoughery, Walker Lark, Hi
O'Brien, Mccall.