Evening journal., 1914-06-17
STUDY Days END
FOR TWENTY-FIVE
At OLD Delaware
Senator Joe 7. Robinson, of
Arkansas, Advises Young
Men Against Pitfalls
AWARD THE PRIZES AT
commencement TODAY

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWARK, Del, June 17--With hun
dreds Of visitors from ali parts OF
the State, and delightful day to add
10 the charm, commencement exer-
cises of Delaware College were held
this morning, when degrees We're con-
ferred upon twenty-five members Of
the graduating class
Today marked not only greater in
terest and an awakening OF spirit
at Old Delaware, as result of the
activities Of the Alumni Association,
but they also marked the last time
that DR.. George A. Harter. as presi-
dent will call to order the commence
ment exercyises. After nearly a
score of honored years as president
OF the college, he will retire from
that Office to become professor of
mathematics, he fayorite branch Of
study. The Oratory was thronged
for the exercises. The invocation was
made by the Rev w. J. Rowan. Mu-
sic was furnished by the college or
chestra. Members of the faculty,
some trustees and the graduating class
and speakers occupied seats on the
stage.
Senator Willard Salisbury was in
troduce6 by DR.. Harter today as pre-
siding officer and the address to the
graduates was made by United States
Sc -tOr Joe r. Robinson, of Arkan-
sas, who spoke directly and forcefullv
to the members of the class His sub
1ect was THE Rising Ideal OF Cii-
zenship," and he pointed out some Of
the pitfalls he counselled tho young
men to avoid. Senator SALISBURY in
troduced the speaker as man who
nad been elected governor and United
States Senator within sixty DAYS.
Degrees For Graduates.
Degrees were conferred upon the
following graduates:
Bachelor Of Arts, ia Arts and Sci
ence, Alfred Preston Scott, Newark.
Bachelor of Science in Arts and Sci
ence, Archie Homewood Dean. New
ark Norman Armstrong Groves. Mar
shallton; Henry Harrison Morgan
Newark Tobias Rudolph. Flkton
and Joseph Edward Watts. Princfpio.
Furnace, Md
Bachelor Of Science in Agriculture.
Paul Emerson, Elkton.
Bachelor Of Science in Civil Engi-
neering, Walter George Aurand. VIII
mington; Alfred Chamberlain Con-
nellee. Aliddletown; Charles Edmund
Grubb, Wilmington; Joseph Warren
McCafferty, Wilmington: Norman
Joseph Mcdaniel, Wilmington. and
John Harold Veale, Edge Moor.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical
Engineering, Clinton Harriott Brown,
Wilmington; Carl Webster Hearne.
Delmar; Elmer Keller Hoch, Wood
side; Daniel Raymond McNeal, New /
ark.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical
Engineering, Robert Walker Grams
ton, Stanton; Arthur Cleveland Hus-
ton, Seaford; Wilbur Earl Lind, Will |
mington; Emery Wright Loomis, Mes
hoppen, Pa; and Samuel Miller |
Shallcross. Wilmington.
Winners of HOnOrs.
An interesting feature was the |
awarding Of prizes, those receiving !
the honors being as follows:
Bishop Coleman memorial prize of |
S25, to the member of the graduating |
class having in all respects the best |
standing in the senior year-Charles !
Edmund Grubb, of Wilmington.
The Lewis P. Bush, literary prizes |
Of S15 and $40, for the best and sec
ond best literary essays written by an /
undergraduate student-Joseph Ed !
ward Watts, of Principle, Md, first, |
and Edward William Martin, OF VIII
mington, second.
Lieutenant Clark Churchman Me- I
mortal prize of $25, for profi- |
cheney in the military department 4
Emery Wright Loomis, Of Meshoppen,
Pa.
The Freshmen English prize for the I
highest standing in English-first SIS, +
Edwin Gaylor Smyth, of Wilmington;
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