Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-13
WOMEN'S COLLEGE
COMMENCEMENT
Sixteen Young Women Gradu-
ates Are Awarded Diplo-
mas and Degrees.

Special Correspondence Every Evening
Newark. June ta.--On the beautiful
| grove Of the Red Mems Home and In
| the presence of n large crowd Of
relatives, friends. members of the
faculty. fellow students and former
students. Is young women who have
/ finished the required four-year course
| were graduated at the commencement
| exercises OF the Women's College uf
| the University OF Delaware this after
noon. The exercises were held on the
lawn opposite the college because of
the shade II afforded and this proved
| \ comfortable and pleasing feature II
was the largest crowd that has ever
| attended a commencement Mt the col
lege which was opened In September
| 1919, this being the fourth class to
graduate.
| Mrs. Nancy Schoonmaker of Hart
| ford, Conn. a speaker and author uf
| note, made the commencement adj
/ dress Her talk was on ''The
| Old Trail and the New Road" and was
| unusually interesting. The academic
! procession with the graduates. faculty
members and students formed at the
college and marched TO the grove.
Dean Winifred J. Robinson who has
had charge Of the college since II was
opened. presided and received many
congratulations during the day for
The growth and development OF the
| institution under her management.
Dean Robinson presented the candi-
dates and President Walter HulIihen
conferred the degrees. A selection
by the GIee Club. Fly. Singing Bird. =
was a feature. The opening pE1yer
WAS by Rev. George T. Anderson OF
hsikton. Nd. and the bencdiction was
also given by Mr.. Anderson.
Twenty three students, holders OF
the State Board of Education scholar
ships. having completed the two yeas
/ teacher training course in education
received certificates. Under the terms
OF the scholarships. these young wom-
/ en- are now required 10 teach AT least
/ two years in the elementary. schools
Of the state. II is likely that after
| that time some of them will return
Degrees Conferred.
The 1s graduates OF the Women's
College and the degrees conferred on
them were a follows:
/ Bachelor of Arts lArts and Science
/ fCourse} Ruth Emma Bennett and
| Madeline Harriet Dixon Of Whining
ton; Alphonsa McConnor Anderson o
| E.lkton, Md: Marie Hearne Locates
Of Laurel; Edna Ellen Pratt of CIa =,
| ton; Katherine Stevens of Seaforj
| Lillian Lewis Thornley, % Smyrna
Anne Van SAINT Of Galena, Nd. ard
/ Bertha La Tour Welcome of Milford
Bachelor of Science lATts and See
ance} -He.en Chase Fisher and VIZ
red Hanche;t OF Dover; Marian Grsf-
/ in of Hanover, Pa: Anne Lois R;t.
ol NewayK ard Cardeiie Williams o.
Crescent City. Fla.
| Bachelor OF Science (Fiome Eco-
nomics> Brita Sarah Buckingham Of
| Newark and Margaret Groves OF Mar
shallton.
The following students having COM
p.eted the two-year teachers training
course in education received certih-
Gates;
/ Virginia Mary Brown, Eleanor Linda
/ Cleno Ethel Luella Jones. Beatrice
Jane Nayior, Marion Aydon Spraance
At-sE Sis1EssA2l L. udA VI W N0AA
| ia Kathryn Collins, Mildred Horsey
.r.d Mildred Hitch Wolfe OF Laurel
w Hudson of Wyoming; Margaret
| earned and Anna Pearson OF Ches-
void; Anne Pennewill cahall Bridge
| vile: Myra Ellen Everett OF FELTON,
sarah Esther Frazier Of Newark
| Miriam Elizabeth Gordy of F'rederica
Elsie Margaretta Johnson Of Richard
| son Park; A. Edith Kelly, Md: Anna
| Virginia Mason of Magnolia: Madge
| Rickards OF Ocean View; Alice Ber-
ace Simpson of Harrington; Pauline
Elizabeth Walker Of Kenton and Edna
Huggins WoodkeepRr OF Taylor S
Bridge,
The community sing al the Women 5
| College Saturday evening attracted a
| fair sized crowd despite the inclement
weather and there was another crowd
at Dean Robinson's reception at $50
O'Clock After this there was a dance
| and with a large number of alumnae
| hack a delightful evening was spent
Forty-seven former students of the
Womens College were at the alumnae
luncheon at the college yesterday
afternoon and all had a delightful
| time.
At 6 o'clock last evening vesper
services were conducted at the col
ege when Bishop Philip Cook gave a
short talk.
LET others tell Of storm and shower.
I'Il mark only your sunny hour" IS
ne Inscription on a sun dial a gift
from this years class which has been
placed in a prominent position be-
tween Residence and Science halls.
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