The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-06-22
COMMENC CEMENT
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commencement exercises at Delaware
College were opened on Sunday eyenIns.
With sermon to the graduating class.
by Rev. Prof Erdman, OF Princeton Uni-
versity, who took for his subject the
greatness Of courage and conservation.
Monday brought great crowd to New-
ARK the graduating events being supple-
mented by Farmers Day at the Col.
iege farm. The last Delaware lexfa1s-
ture appropriated 1000 additional "a
the farm, with which several new build
ings and other improvements are being
achieved The farm was in hna share
and inspected by many Of the visitors.
The speakers at the farm were Henry B.
thompson, of Wilmington, who referred
70 the fact that there is an "oyerpIus in
most professions today. but trained ag-
riculturists are not to be had for the
bidding" City Solicitor Daniel o. Hast
ings, of Wilmington, made an address on
Progressive Policies Applied to the
farmer Congressman Head presided.
Prior to these addresses Miss Anna
Scott, Of Philadelphia, spoke to large
gathering or women on practical RENEE
dies for the high cost OF living.
CLASS DAY AT COLLEGE. Z.
Class Day exercises Of the graduates
were held on Monday afternoon in the
College Oratory. before a large audi
ence. James Lewis read the class his
tory. T. j. McLoughrey. '1s, presented
each member Of the graduating class with
present suitable to his character.
George Sawfn gave the class prophecy.
In the evening the annual reception Of
the Delta Phi and the Athenean Literary
Societies were held.
TRUSTEES MEETING.
Tuesday morning the Trustees held
their annual meeting. Former Governor
Preston Lea was reelected President OF
the Board. and Charles B. Evans, Esq,
OF Newark, continued as Secretary and
Treasurer. The Board approved the
plans for the new athletic field, to be
known as Joe Frazer Field, work on
which will be started az once. No APP
pointment was made to the professorship
in electrical engineering, made vacant
by the resignation of Thomas l.. Stur-
gis, Jr. The engagement of an assistant
in animal husbandry was authorized.
The members present at the meeting
OF the board were: Chairman Preston
Lea, J. Harvey Whiteman, william T..
Lyman. Lewis p Bush, John Bfggs,
Thomas Davis, and Chancellor Charles
VI. Curtis, of Wilmington; DR.. H. G. NJ.
kollock, Charles B. Evans, George G..
Kerr. Joseph H. Hossinger and Everett
G. Johnson, of Newark; Henry Ridgely,
and w. w. Harrington. OF Dover; Dam
lei W. Corbit, Of Odessa; DR.. l.. Heisler
Ball, of Marshallton; Professor Charles
| S Conwell, of Camden; Samuel H. Derby,
Of Woodside Lewis W. Mustard, Of
Lewes; Samuel II. Messick, of Bridge
willie, and Edward d. Hearne, OF George
town.
After the meeting the trustees had
dinner at the Deed Park Hotel
COMMENCEMENT DAY.
Wednesday 1t rained and the rain mar
red the attendance at the final gradu-
| alton exercises, which were neid in the
| Oratory, the address to the graduates
being delivered by Judge Charles w.
Heuisler, of Baltimore. Tie three grad
yates selected to deliver orations were
Howard Taylor Ennis, on "A Plea for
Leaders" Robert George Hill, on 'Ths
Rural Problem" and David Livingstone
Sloan. on Technical Education-a Fac
tor in Modern Progress"
| Twenty-six graduates received uacbd1
Tor degrees. Local boys rec Giving de-
gress were Robert c. Lewis and David L.
Sloan, in Civil Engin sering, and Robert
B. Harvey, In Elec trical Engineering.
David Sloan won the Churchman Memoir
ial Prize for highest proficiency in mill
tary drill.
| ALUMNI MEETING.
The alumni meeting was attended by
about 80 members in the gymnasium on
Wednesday afternoon.
| Frank Collins, graduate In the class
of 1883, who Is now president of bank
at White Junction, Vermont, was elected
to succeed Congressman William H.
| Head. Other officers elected were.--
! George McIntire, of New Castle, vice.
president; Everett c. Johnson, OF New
ark, secretary. and Professor c. A.
| Short. treasurer.
| 1t was decided that all money received
by the association which are not for
any definite purpose will be applied to
maintaining the athletic field.
Announcement was also made of an
annual prize of $25 to the freshmen for
the best composition in English This
prize is to be given by Clifford NJ STEELE,
ex-'11. John S. McMaster, of the class
of 1880, who lives in Jersey City, was at
the meeting and made an address,