Middletown transcript., 1921-06-11
U. OF D. GRADUATES
Three Middletown Boys in The
1921 Class

Three from Newark, three from Mid
dletown, two from New Castle and one
from Delaware City make up the list OF
nine University of Delaware students
from rural New Castle County who will
graduate next Monday. There will be
seven in the class from Kent County,
six from Sussex and the remainder OF
the total of 81 that will make the largest
class to graduate in any one year in the
history Of the institution will be from
Wilmington or outside the state.
The rural New Castle County gradu-
ates will be Harvey Newton Brown,
Francis Allyn Cooch, Jr., and Ira Ken
meth Steel, of Newark; Allen Jacqultf
johnson, John Francis McWhorter and
Joseph Coley Wise, of Middletown;
George Harney Madden and james
Draper Craig, of New Castle and Will
liam Albert Hemphill, of delaware
City. Joshua Willard NlcMuTfen who
will also graduate in this class is IRON
Kemblesville, Pa, only short distance
from Newark.
Ira K. Steele who is taking tn
mechanical engineering course, is SO
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles P. Steele. OF
Newark. He received his preparatory
education at the Newark high school
and entered the University OF Delaware
in 1917. He was associate editor this
year of the Blue Hen and is member
of Gamma Delta Rho Fraternity.
Francis A. Ceoch is son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis A. Cooch, of Newark.
He attended the Peckskie Military
Academy and is now completing the
four year course in agriculture. H
specialized in animal husbandry Coocn
is member of the Agriculture Club
and the Sigma NJ Fraternity. He won
his letter on the cross-country team.
Harvey Newton Brown, of Newark,
is taking the Arts and Science Course,
He is member of the FootHghts club
and played on the scrub baseball team.
Joseph G. Wise, of Middletown,
specialized in electrical engineering.
He is a member of the University
Orchestra, the Engineering Society, the
Glee Club and the Blue Hen board.
John Francis McWhorter, son of Pur-
nal l.. McWhorter, of Middletown, is
another Arts and Science student who
gets through this year. He prepared
for college at the Middletown High
School. His activities in college have
been varied. He is member Of the
Kappa Alpha Fraternity, the Glee Club,
the Mandolin Club, Wolf Chemical Club,
president Of the Down Home Club, and
manager of tennis.
Allen j. johnson, of Middle!own, is
another member of the class who is
completing the mechanical engineering
class. He is son of DR.. j. Allen
johnson. got his preparatory education
at the Middletown High School. He is
member of the Engineering Society
and played on the chess team in 1929
and 1921 and his class track team in 1918.
George Harvey Madden, of New Cas-
tie, has been especially active in all
musical organizations of the University,
He has been director of the orchestra
and member of the Mandolin Club.
Madden has taken the Arts and Science
course and was president of his class
last year. He has served two years on
the Student Council and is vice pres.
dent of the Council this year. He is
member Of the Derelicts and of Kappa
Alpha Fraternity.
James d. Craig is son of Clarence
R. Craig. of New Castle. He is
chemical engineer and received his pre-
paratory education at the Wilmington
High School, He is member of Cana
Delta Rho Fraternity. He is member
of the Wolf Chemical Club and played
in the band for two years. Craig will
likely go with the War Department a5
chemist after graduation.
William A. Hemphill, who has taken
the civil engineering course is a son o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evans Hemphill of Della
ware City. He prepared for college al
the Wilmington High School. He was
associate editor of the Blue Hen this
year, is "a member of the Footlights
club and the Engineering Society. He
was member of his class track team
for three years.
On Sunday morning the baccalaureate
sermon will be preached to the grad
uating classes of both the Mems and
the Women's Colleges by Bishop Phillip
Cook in Wolf Hall.
Professor William Lyon Phelps OF
Yale University will make the address
to the graduates of the Mems college
Monday morning and Mrs Nancy
Schoonmaker will address the graduates
of the Women's College that afternoon
Entrance examinations for next year
will be held at the university June Is
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