Middletown transcript., 1917-03-31
DELAWARE COLLEGE

lege will hold its second informal dance
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On Friday evening, May l1th, the
Dramatic Club of Delaware College will
give two one act plays, Honor and
'-The Green Coat in the Newark
! Opera House The Mandolin Club will
render musical program on the same
evening.
| OLD MANUSCRIPTS PRESENTED
Mr. E. N. Wallandigham, of Chestnut
Hill, Mass, and formerly a Professor
in Delaware College, has presented to
the Department of History at Delaware
College number of Interesting works
on loca! subjects The list is as follows:
o. Irving Spence, History of the
Presby yterian Church in America, Phila-
delphia, 1888. (2) Edward Neill, Terra
Mariae, or Threads of Maryland Colonial
History, Philadelphia, 1867. (3) Papers
of the New Castle Common, New Castle,
1893. (D Ideal New Castle. A COM
plication prepared under the auspices OF
the Commercial Club by G. A Wolf,
illustrated, 1899. (5) William H. Pur-
nell, Anniversary Address before the
Delta Phi Literary Society, 1853. (6)
Delaware College Catalogue, 1906,
with addenda giving Newark Academy
Catalogue. (O Also an M S. letter
from Professor W. P. Trent, of Colum-
bia University, giving the result of his
Investigations touching the legend that
a niece of Daniel Defoe came to Phia-
delphia as a "redemptioner' and be-
came the ancestress of several we'll
known families in Cecil County, Md
This story is circumstantially told in
Johnston's History of Cecil County.
MEETING OF THE ENGINEERS SOCIETY
An intensely interesting meeting of
the Engineers Society was held last
Tuesday evening. Clinton Todd was
the first speaker. He described the
development of the automobile from
the early horseless carriages in England
to the present handsome and powerful
cars.
TENNIS SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
Manager R. H. Pepper, of the Della
ware College tennis team, has an
nounced this years tennis schedule.
Tennis became minor sport at Della
ware last year and this years team
should make creditable showing. The
schedule is as follows:
April 28-Nt Johns at Annapolis, Md.
May 1-Swarthmore at Swarthmore.
May Haverford at Haverford. Hay
12-Moravian, at Bethlehem, Pa. May
lisp. NJ. c. (pending) at Newark.
May 26 Western Maryland, at West
Minister, Md. June Washington Col
e (pending) at Chestertown, d.
DONALD HoRsEY EDITOR IN-CHIEF
,lr Donald P. Horsey, Is, of Della
ware College, whose home is in Dover,
was elected editor-in- chief of the Della
ware College Review at meeting OF
he Review i,oard held last Tuesday.
Ar. Horsey mas been an assistant editor
turing the past year, and succeeds Mr..
Harold w. Horsey, his brother. also OF
Dover. as head of the staff. The edi-
torship of the college weekly is post
of leadership and responsibility, and is
one of the highest honors to which q
student is eligible. The editor OF the
Review is ex-officlo one of the represen
tatives of his lass during the senior
year on the Council of the Student Gov.
ernment Association. Luring the veal
Mr.. Horsey has been president of his
class and member of the Council, anc
also captain of the basketball team.
MANDOLIN CLUB HOLDS CONCERT
The Delaware College Mandolin Club
organized and led by Mr.. Earl Plumley,
of the class of 1919, gave concert ir
the auditorium of the New Century Clut
in Wilmington, on Saturday evening,
larch a. The club was assisted by
Miss Grace Saylor, soprano soloist, anc
by college quartette of male voices
A varied program of classics and rag
time was presented. After the musica
entertainment the seats were remove {
for dancing, and Sumwalts orchestrs
played. The club and the singers were
given a cordial reception by the audi
ence, which was large. Through the
courtesy Of the Bell Telephone Company
of Wilmington, telephone receivers were
suspended IN front of the stage so tina
o | Tom Wilson heard the music in his bee
\ .t the Delaware Hospital where he i:
;. cor fined as the result of injuries sus
: tanned last June at the college.
: The Mandolin Club has postponed thu
tour of the state, planned for this week
+ until April, when it will visit Salisbury
!. Dover and other Delaware towns.