The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-06-22
COMMENC CEMENT
AT DELAWARE


Commencement exercises at Delaware
College were opened on Sunday evening.
With sermon to the graduating class.
by Rev. Prof. Erdman, OF Princeton Uni
versity, who took for his subject the
greatness of courage and consecratiou.
Monday brought great crowd to New
ark, the graduating events being supple
mentcd by Farmers Day" at the Col
ege farm. The last Deiawase Iegisla-
ture appropriated $4,000 additional to
the farm, with which several new build
ings and other improvements are being
achieved. The farm was in fine shapa
and inspected by many Of the visitors.
The speakers at the farm were Henry B.
Thompson. of Wilmington, who referred
to the fact that there is an ''overplus In
most professions today, but trained az
riculturists are not to be had for the
bidding" City Solicitor Daniel o. Hast
lngs, of Wilmington, made an address on
Progressive Policies Applied to the
Farmer" Congressman Heald presided.
Prior to these addresses Miss Anna
Scott, of Philadelphia, spoke to large
gathering of women on practical reme-
dies for the high cost of living.
CLASS DAY AT COLLEGE,
Class Day exercises OF the graduates
were held on Monday afternoon in the
Coliege Oratory, before a large audi
ence. James Lewis read the class his
tory. T. J. McLoughrey, 10, presented
each member Of the graduating class with
present suitable to his character.
George Sawin 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, ESD,
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 ak once. No ap-
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 Biggs,
Thomas Davis, and Chancellor Charles
NJ. Curtis, of Wilmington; DR.. H. G. NJ.
| Kollock, Charles B. Evans, George G..
Kerr, Joseph H. Hossnger 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, df
| Lewes; Samuel II. Messick, of Bridge
vile, 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-sx graduates received uaoba-
nor degrees. Local boys rec Giving de-
gress were Robert G. Lewis and David L.
Sloan, in Civil Engin aering and Robert
B. Harvey, In Elee trical Engineering.
David Sloan won the Churchman Memoir
lal 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, a graduate In the class
of 1889, who is now president of a bank
at White Junction, Vermont, was elected
to succeed Congressman William H.
| Heald. 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. Stelle,
| ex-'11. John S. McMaster, of the class
of 1880, who lives in Jersey City, was at
the meeting and made an address.