Evening journal., 1911-06-20
CLASS DAY
AT DELAWARE
Graduates Make Merry in
Song and StOry in College
0fatOry
COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES TOMORROW

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWARK, Del. June 2O.-Class Day
exercises at Delaware College were
held yesterday in the College oratory.
Five hundred people crowded into the
auditorium which was beautifully dec
grated in the Blue and Gold of Della
ware. The walls were covered with
large cartoons Of the different "Profs. -
Music was furnished by the college or
chestra at intervals. Fred J.. Mailer,
~. acted as chairman of the OCCASION
and presented a new idea to the audi
ence as a chairman. After the Sem
iors in their caps and gowns had
taken their places on the stage,
"Dutch" burst up the aisle in travel
ing clothes, two suit cases, and a
lighted cigarette He kept every one
in burst Of laughter for two hours.
Speeches were made by PERTH
Nainer, II, as class orator; John Van
Gasken Postlos, II, as class histor-
ian. and by Charles Thomas Nc
Chesney. II. as class prophet. Maier
presented each Senior with a suitable
gift which had joke back Of 1t, and
brought forth a glad hand when Co.
e. was lined up and made the butt
of a great big pun l.. l. Handy,
Jr. and Maier enacted one-act
drama, and the latter presented DR..
Eben B. Frazer. Of Newark. with a
bouquet of carnations as token OF
their esteem 10 the best friend TO the
Glass of 1911 among the towuspeople.
Then the pipe Of peace was lighter and
passed around the class. In con-
Guiding the exercises. President c. r.
Taylor. II, presented the Senior man
tie 10 George p. Millington. IN behalf
of the Glass of 1912. and the whole as
semblage Joined in the chorus of the
Delaware College Alma Mater
Promptly AT o'clock the cadet
battalion formed on the parade
grounds and drilled for a period of
twenty minutes while the Stars and
Stripes slowly came down from the
flag pole. After a short drill In
battalion parade, the companies we're
dismissed.
At 8 o'clock last night. the Phi
Kappa Phi Honorary Fraternity held
a meeting in the oratory which was
addressed by Dr. Craig, pastor OF
Grace NJ. +. Church. Wilmington. At
$50 O'Clock Miss Eleanor Harter,
daughter of the president Of Delaware
College. gave a formal reception TO
the graduating class at her home on
wilkins Terrace.
One Of the most pleasing social
functions of commencement week ie
the house party at the residence OF J.
pilhne Wright. The guests are Gov
ernor Pennewil, Miss Alice Hum, oi
Wyoming; Misses Helena II. anC
Marian Mustard. OF Lewes. Miss AM
Cahall. of Bridgeville. Professor Geo
r. Messorshith, of Lewes; DR. j. r
Brown, Of Frankford. Ind, and DR.. W
O. Sypherd, of Newark
The program for tonight and tomor
row follows;
Tonight-S.00 p. m. anniversary oi
Athenian and Delta Phi Literary So
cieties. Address by the Rev Mr.
Herold, of the Presbyterian Church
Lewes, College Oratory
Wednesday, 1880 a. m, commence
ment exercises, college oratory Ad-
dress to graduates by the Hon. w. T.
Smithers, Secretary of State
100 p. M, luncheon for visitors.
2.SO p. m, meeting of Alumni AS
sociation.
$3.50 p. M. competitive drill for Rob
erts Medal
4.30 p. M. Alumni baseball game
$50 p. M, farewell hop, new gym
nasium.
The Graduates.
The following men compose the
graduating class:
James Rankin Davis. Arthur Bart
lett Eastman. Lawrence Altemu
Hidgson. Crawford c. Kidd, William
Joseph Leonard, Robert Hodgsoi
Morrow. Robert Francis Raughloy
Willard Perkins Shakespeare an,
Charles Irwin Van Arsdalen. of vii
mington.
Davis Hankins Bell. Levin Irvini
Handy. Jr.. William Livingston Kir
by, John NanKasken Postles. Horac
Evans Spruance, and Foster Irwin
Walls. of Smyrna.
John Waugh Ennis and John Hougl
Fisher. OF Dover; Charles Jane
Schaefer. Jr.. and PERTH Quainer, O
Delaware City; Robert George Dunn
of Camden; Joseph Horace Eaton, o
Port Penn; Harry Slaughter Garrl
son, Of Cheswold: Frank Gilbert, O
Seaford Liston Alexander Houston
Of Clayton; Herbert Stanley Leden
ham, of Bridgeville; Joseph Lafetr
Marshall, Of Lewes; William Har
Scott. OF Townsend Clarence Edwar
5. Taylor, Of Harrington; Roland Wal
lace Taylor, OF Kenton, and Bayar
AiffCbs Vandegrift. of Macdonough.
Ralph Gray Davis, Dudley Gass
away Frazer, Ralph Edward Garrei
and Charles Thomas McChesney, {
Elkton. Md, Winfield Washingto
Hubbard. of fredericksburg, Md; Pey
ton Boman Patterson. of Blythedal
Md, and John Stump, Jr.. of Perry
Vile.
Charles Harrington Heisler an
Carl Richard Lind. Of Philadelphia
and John Sayers Hagner, of Atlanti
City, \. J.