Smyrna times., 1917-06-20
"OLD DELAWARE" COLLEGE
HAS GREAT COMMENCEMENT
ALUMNI AND FRIENDS GATHER
NEWARK IN LARGE NUMBERS
Glass of % Given Diplomas and Prizes.
Honorary Degrees Conferred -
Painting of Dr.. Wolf Unveiled

ware College were held Wednesday |
morning on the steps of OLD College
Hall and in many respects was the
most notable in its history. They |
were opened with prayer by the Rev.
T. F. Beauchsmp, followed with music |
by the college orchestra. The one |
graduate Grafton was by Leroy Bay |
ard Steele on "The Power of the Col
lege Man." Elisha Lee, general |
manager of the Pennsylvania Railroad |
Company, addressed the graduating |
class which was made up as follows
Master of Science-Clarence Edward |
Keyes of Pennington.
Bachelor of Arts (Arts and Science
Course) Robert Houston Pepper of
Philadelphia and Irving Reynolds of
New York.
Bachelor of Science (Arts and Sci
ence Course) Raymond Mearns Cam
eron of North East, Md. James
Carlton Hastings of Laurel and Harold
Wolfe Horsey of Dover.
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Richard Morrison Appleby of New
Castle, Franklin Tracey Campbell of
Washington. Harvey Wilson Ewing
of Zion. Md, Rudolph Fisher and
Francis Albert Gilman of Philadelphia,
James Mcconnell Heinel and John
Abel Hopkins, Jr., of Newark, Will
liam Virden Marshall of Lewes and
William Homer Savin of Cheswold.
Bachelor of Science in Civil En-
gineering John Hurst Beauchamp,
Michael Joseph Fidance, Joseph Hol-
ton Jones. Albert Ruth and Edwin
Gaylor Smyth of Wilmington and Le-
Roy Bayard Steele of Elsmere.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical
Engineering Chester Smith, of Henry
Clay.
Bachelor Of Science in Chemical
Engineering Harold Mercer Veasey
of Wilmington.
Four of the graduates, Harold H.
Horsey, F. Tracy Campbell. Michael
J. Fidance and John A Hopkins, Jr.,
who are attending the officers train
ing camp at Fort Myer. were granted
special furloughs to return for COM
mencement and they receiving their
diplomas while in the uniforms of
army officerss.
Brief addresses were made by
Henry B. Thompson, president of the
College board of trustees, and DR.. j.
r. Parkin of Oxford University, Eng
land, general agent of the Cecil
Rhodes scholarship fund. Mr.. Thomp.
son in his address made the first pub.
lie announcement of the donor of more
than $1,000, 900 to the college fol
extensions, the purchase of grounds,
betterments and endownments, saying
''I wish to take this occasion.
Mr.. Thompson said, ION benalf o
the trustees. the faculty, the alumni
and the undergraduates, to publicly
thank Piere DUPONT for hsgreat'gift.
The announcement was greeted witt
applause.
Mr.. DUPONT visited the colleg'
Wednesday afternoon. He was CUES
at the luncheon to alumni and visitors
and when introduced by Mr.. Thomp
son was given an ovation. Mr.. du
Pont made few remarks saying b
'slways wanted to do something fo
Delaware College" He said the NOR
tar and bricks were only an inciden
as it remained for the faculty and a
interested to make it college of tn
highest standing.
The prizes were awardedlf ednes
day morning by Dean E. LsursnC
Smith and the diplomas presented
the graduates by DR.. George A. Hsrt'
former president of the college. San
uel C. Mitchell, president, conferre
the honorary degree and the exercise
closed with some announcements /
Dean Winifred J. Robinson of Il
Women's College.
Degrees Conferred and Prizes Award
The degrees conferred were
follows: -
Doctor of Laws (honorary)-Ge
eral James Harrison Wilson, U.
A., retired, of Wilmington, al
George Morgan of Philadelphia.
Doctor of Science (honorary)-Jo
Edwin, of Baltimore, Md.
General James Harrison Wilso
is we'll known. George Morgan, is
member of the editorial staff of t
Philadelphia Record. He is graC
ate of Delaware College of the cls
of 1875 and Mr.. Greiner of the cls
of 1880 The latter is we'll kno'
in Delaware and was consulting
gineer for the Levy Court in the bui
ing Of the River Front bridge.
is consulting engineer for the Bal
more and Ohio Railroad Co., and
this time a member of the Russ
Commission appointed by Presid