Middletown transcript., 1914-06-13
DELAWARE COLLEGE
SCHOLARSHIPS AT wOMAN's COLLEGE

man COllege nave dlTeduy D6eH pIO
vided for, and it is quite probable thai
others will be provided for in the neal
future. The recently organized Della
ware Association of College Women
offers scholarship of $1OO to the girl
who passes the best entrance examina-
ton as set by the faculty of Delaware
College, on June I'd, at Newark. OF
this amount, $50 will be paid in septem-
Der and $50 in February. The State
Federation of Women's Clubs also offers
a scholarship of 500, to be awarded to
the girl who makes the second highest
grade in the foregoing examination.
The Alumnae Association of the Will
mington High School gives a scholar
ship of 800 to the girl graduate of the
class of 1914 who makes the highest
grade in a competitive examination to
be held at the Wilmington High School.
A fourth scholarship of $1O0 is offered
by High School Association of Milford,
to the girl graduate of the Milford High
School who attains the highest standing
in all respects in her senior year.
CELEBRATION AT COMMENCEMENT
The Alumni celebrations will be
special feature of the Commencement
Exercises this gear. On Tuesday after
noon, June 16, Immediately after the
Inter-Clabs Track and Field Meet, the
Alumni will assemble on Frazier Field
by classes, and have costume parade.
The men in the younger classes will
wear fancy costumes, and for the older
alumni fancy sashes will be provided.
The parade will be led by the Delaware
College Band. At eight O'Clock, in the
evening all Alumni will assemble at the
Deer Park Hotel for an informal supper
and cabaret entertainment. On We'd
nesday, June II, the alumni will have
a special luncheon in the gymnasium
The luncheon will be followed by the
regular business meeting. A greater
number of the alumni are expected back
this year than ever before.
GUIDES FOR COMMENCEMENT VISITORS
For the purpose of showing and ex-
planning to visitors at the exercises of
Commencement Week at Delaware Col
lege, the plant and equipment of the
College, the Publicity Committee of the
Faculty has arranged to have student
guides through the buildings, labora-
tories, and class rooms, any persons who
may so desire. These guides will be
stationed at the main entrance to the
campus, where they will be accessible
to visitors an any time from nine o'clock
in the morning until six o'clock in the
evening, Except when the College bat
talon is giving exhibition drills) on
June Is, and Wednesday, June
II.
ARTS AND SCIENCE CLUB MEETING
The Arts and Science Club of the
Delaware College Faculty held its final
meeting of the year at the home of Pro-
fessor H. E. Tiffany on Tuesday even
ing, June 9. The subject for discussion
was "What Shall Be the Future Policy
Of the Arts and Science Club" The
club enthusiastically decided to continue
its meetings next year. Several new
projects were proposed, but it was de-
cided to take no definite action in regard
to them until the opening of College in
the fall. Officers were then chosen for
nextye This meeting brought at a |
close profitable and highly successful
years work.
DIR. W. o, SHEPHERD GIVES LECTURE
DR.. W. 0. Sypherd addressed the
students of the dupont High School on
Tuesday, June 2, on Literature and |
Life". The speaker attempted to ex-
plain what is meant by such an express
sion as English Literature reflects the
thought of English speaking people of
all times" He pointed out that on
two general ways English Literature is
with the life of the people;
first, by giving US definite information
about the manners, customs, and ways
Of living of. the people, and second, by |
presenting under specific conditions, |
emotion and thought which are common
to people of all times. To enforce this
DR.. Sypherd gave a running
of the main periods of Eng |
lish Literature and considered several |
Of our representative authors.
SUCCESSFUL BASEBALL SEASON
Delaware College closed its most sue
ressful season on Saturday, May 30, by
defeating Western Maryland College
IL to 2. Delaware opened the College
season with defeat by John Hopkins.
The ouly other game lost was the
College game which Della
ware practically threw away by miser-
able fielding. Delaware defeated some
Of the best college teams in the East,
Swarthmore and Rutgers.
Two games-one with St. Johns College
and the other with P. M. c. of Chester
had to be cancelled on account of rain.
the whole team has played
consistent ball, much credit is due to
the two men who have done the pitch
ing Geoghegan and W. Hoch. Geoghe-
gan who played right field when he
was not in the box, also led the team
in hitting AS only three members of
the team will be lost this year through
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