Evening journal., 1911-06-29
EARLY HISTORY OF
STATE COLLEGE
Is Shown by Old Volume Cow
ering Years l84l to 1856
Now in Delaware
Archives
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
MARsHALLToN, Del. June 29.-
An interesting volume. comprising q
collection of catalogues, programs,
ETC., Of Delaware College, between the |
years Of 1S41 and 1856, was recently !
presented to the college by Lewis p
Mustard Of Lewes. The volume was
compiled by David L. Mustard in 1855.
It's historical value in making COM
plete the annals of the college, Is
greatly appreciated, and aside from
this it gives a glimpse into the stu
dent life of the time before the war,
the catalogues showing the ideas of
education that prevailed at that time.
There is a complete list of graduates
from the years of 1886 to 1916, this
being followed by the catalogues Of
Newark Academy, the preparatory de-
partment OF Delaware College A
number of programs are given which
show the commencement Of those
days TO have been much later in the
summer the one of 1858 having been
held on July 20
Marion Owens, of Newport. while
fishing in Folly Pond one day last
week, landed six-pound bass, proud
| ly displaying his victim to his friends.
Farmers have been harvesting their
wheat A number of them have fin-
ished cutting.
Franklin Pennock and daughter,
Emma Pennock, of Union. were pres
! ent at the commencement exercises
of West Chester State Normal School
last week, when Miss Mahelle PEN
mock, the eldest daughter of Mr. PEN
mock was graduated.
Personal: Mrs. ]. p. Jorden and
Miss Mary MacCalla, of Philadelphia,
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. r.
Chapman, Of Newark.-R. Smith, of
Perryville, Nd. was the guest recent
ly of Mrs. Mary Smith. at Newport
Miss Madeline Horsey. of Crisield,
Nd, is spending some time with her
aunt, Mrs. NJ II. Elliott. of Roselle.-
Mrs. Leslie Lambborn and son Gift
ford, Of Rosedale, Pa. were recent
guests Of c. ID. Lamborn. of near
Pleasant Hill.-Ellis LeSage of Union,
visited number Of friends of Pike
Creek on Sunday.-Miss Name Pilz,
Of Pennsylvania, is visiting Miss Elsie
Sittler, of Marshallton-Alis Elsie
Collins Of Newport. recently enter
tanned Miss Helen Vandegrift, of
Wilmington.-Mr John Frisk, OF
Newport, recently entertained her
mother. Mrs. Currinder. of New Cas-
tle.-Mrs. w. c. Lamborn and daugh-
ter. of Pleasant Hill, have returned
from a visit to her sister, OF New
/ NJ of Trf.
Hill, recently entertained his mother
Mrs. r A. Springer of Philadelphia
: Mrs. Sarah T. Whiteman, of viii
|. mington, has returned TO her home
! after a visit to her son, Franklin V
=, Whiteman. Of Fairview.-Aliss Louise
4 Parrot, of Newport, is visiting hei
mother at Baltimore.-Miss Mar.
Z Scarborough, Of Newport, has beer
visiting her sister. Mrs. Elsie Patton
! of New Castle.-Miss Mabel Worrall
of near Fairview, was a recent gues
of Mrs. Anna Strahcrn, of Newark
Frank Kershaw. Of Wilmington, was
the guest of John Heavellow of neal
. White Clay Creek, on Sunday.-Mr
and Mrs. Bacon, of New Castle, hav,
: returned from a visit TO Mrs Edgal
. / Gross, OF Newport-Mrs. John Parvis
VI ANNW putt ltACniAf tllAtl bdAHtu WI =
/ Foster. of mington-Harley Nous
/ ley and daughter, Of Pleasant Hill
|, were recent visitors to Philadelphia
, Miss Ella Gibson, Of Charlestown
! spent Sunday with Newark friends
, Mrs. Manly Miller. of Elizabeth, n. j.
was a Sunday guest of Mr.. and Mrs
]. r. Chapman, of Newark-Mr. anS
Mrs. Paul r. Pie, who have beef
J visiting relatives and friends o
, Newark for some time. have returned
= to their home in East Orange, n. J
: MIR. and Mrs. Harry Thompson, o
Marshallton, entertained Mr.. and Mrs
! Fred Thompson and family of New
. port, on Sunday-William Mark. o
, Newport, is entertaining Philadelphi,
friends.--Mr. and Mrs. Albert T. Dav
idson, of State Road, have returne,
/. from a recent visit with friends a
, Seaford.