Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-11
COMMENCEMENT At
DELAWARE COLLEGE
Activities Incident Thereto Will
Begin With Board of Trustees
Meeting Tomorrow.
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Na,,ark. June ll.-Commencement ex-
nc,ses at Delaware College, which this
year also marks the siftieth anniversary OF
.he reooeninC of the institution, IN 1870,
,fter having been closed for some years,
swing TO the Civil War, will start tomor-
row morning with the meeting of the
BOARD of trustees.
Tne most important matter to come
before the board will be the election OF a
president to succeed DR.. Samuel G. Mitch
~. resigned. The executive committee, TO
ghich the sesuring of n successor to Dr.
SII.chell wax referred will, 1t Is SAID,
,econmend Iir. Walter Hulhhen, dean OF
the University of the South at Sewanee,
Tennessee, and there seems to be no
Doubt that he will be elected. DIR. Hull
aen is As wears of age and has taught IN
nnivelsities and colleges OF the South Tor
more than 20 years. He graduated from
the University of Virginia in 1896 and
,ook post graduate courses at.hoth that
university and Johns Hopkins. The new
president will assume office at the opening
of the term, next September.
This Will be the last board meeting be-
'ore DR.. Mitchell leaves to take up hls
duties as head Of the department OF his
tory and economies at Richmond College,
Richmond Va, for which he resigned the
presidency of Delaware College some
weeks ago. 1t is said that DIR. Mitchell will
oot have a report to make 10 the board at
.be meeting tomorrow, but he will likely
naEe a brief farewell address to the
trustees Since coming to Delaware Col
iege. seven years ago, DIR. Mitchell has
made a host Of friends throughout the
State who are sorry to see him lowe. lie
aas made friends with practically every
resident of Newark and IS especially be-
owed by the children of the town, young
and older
The meeting of the board tomorrow Is
the annual session and therefore officers
will be elected. 1t is expected that Henry
B. Thompson will be reelected chairman
of the board and Charles Ii. Evans secre-
sarv and treasurer. The reports OF various
committees aud officers will be presented
and the board will also likely confirm what
appointments have been made IN the
,acultv since the last meeting.
While the trustees are IN session to-
morrow morning, the class day exercises Of
Delaware College will be held In Wolf
Hall. This Is always 4 feature Of the COM
nencement program to the student body
and many visitors.
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At 4.3O o'clock tomorrow afternoon the
presidents reception will be held at The
knell. the home Of DR.. Mitchell. lhls Is
always one OF the social features Of COM
nencement, whom hundreds OF students
and visitors pay their respects to the
president. This wear il will be looked on
also largely as a farewell reception. as Il
will be the last opportunity OF many OF the
visitors to see DIR. and Mrs. Mitchell be-
lore they go TO Richmond.
At 6 50 O'Clock tomorrow evening the
annual reunion and dinner OF the Alumni
Association will be held in Old College
The indications are that an unusually
large number OF alumni members will be
back this year and the annual get-to-
yether of the old grads Is looked for
ward to by them with interest. Later in
the evening the different fraternltIes will
hold reunions at their frat houses
AT 80 o'clock Sunday evening the
sermon will be preached to
the graduates in Wolf Hall by Rev
William Halloway Main, u. ID. Of Phila-
ielphia. This service will be largely at
tended.
COMMENCEMENT on MONDAY
The commencement exercises viii be |
7eId In the open in front Of Old College at /
1850 O clock Monday morning. The class, |
which numbers 10 young men, Is the larg |
st to graduate IN any previous year IN the |
history Of the institution. The degrees |
will be awarded BY the trustees and there |
viii be a number Of individual prizes
awarded The address TO the graduates /
will be made by Hon. Thomas Nelson /
Page. former Ambassador to Italy The /
invocation will be offered by Rev J. /
usual commencement luncheon VIII be |
served at l.. 80, following the exercises.
On Monday afternoon there will be a /
baseball game between Delaware and /
1averford and in the evening the fare
veil hop viii be held IN the armory.
WOMEN COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT.
The commencement exercises at the /
Fomen's College will be quite Is inter- |