Evening journal., 1922-12-04
MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1922
OUR SLOGAN:
The EUening Journai-the First
Paper of the First City of the First
State.
THE eonpEY COMMENCEMENT


(soLDEY COLLEGE, the oldest and one Of tn
W largest and popular commercial colleges II
me State Delaware. will hold its thirty-sixth com
unencement Playhouse in this city next Wed
nesday evening.
Almost one hundred young men and young womer
who have completed their IN the ins
tution win receive their diplomas that time and be in
readiness the business world It promises TO
be one the largest and most impressive commence
nents in the history the Institution and II with
out saying that the auditorium win be crowded with
relatives and friends Of the graduates and friends and
wcl-wishers of the college.
We congratulate the students upon the rewards
which are 10 to them for their scholastic zeal
and felictate w. e. Douglas, tho president; ]. r.
Fuller the vice-presdent and J. r. Phipa the treas
urer and their the fsculty OF the college,
upon the institution during the
college year that Just is closing.
II is noteworthy fact that since 1886, when Pro
ressor Hurry s. Goldey founded the college than
$4,000 students attended the institution. They
represented ehirtyve States Canada the West Indies
and severed distant foreign countries II also be
many tho leading substantial business
and professional OF Wilmington and the Delmsrvia
Peninsula graduated from students at Godey
College result the institution has a large and
enthusiastic alumni association, which will sgnallze its
recognition OF commencement time by holding It's
shrtysscond annual reunion banquet and dance in the
Hotel dupont next Thursday evening
The courses OF study at Goldey's consist Of: Com
piete business course commercial course English pre-
psratory COURSE seeretnrial course senographic
course. In addition there advanced courses
which Include: Normal commercial teachers training
business organization and management, saIesmanship
higher aceountancy and business administration. per
efficiency and machine bookkeeping calculat-
ing
It IN 1903 that Professor oodey disposed OF
major part OF his the college the present
asr~ r..ff
identinsd with the college 1892 tho having
been student in the school and member OF the
graduating class OF 1898. Mr.. Phillips who had been
graduated IN 1901. Joined the faculty IN 1909.
i will interest readers TO know that between
July /. 1922. November 27 1922. students have
been registered from nfty-four different public high
schools. representing the following States; Delaware.
New Jersey Maryland virginia Pennsylvania Illinois
and California, OF them being graduates From |
universities and colleges students came az follows;
Wornen's College University Of Delaware; Dickinson |
Washington. Blackstone, Eastern. Smith Hood Phila-
deiphia College OF Pharmacy and the New York state
Agricultural School seminaries institutes and acad-
emes which contributed 10 tho student body Notre
Dame. Wesley Collegiate. Ursuline St. Francs-xavicr,
Tome. West Nottingham. Dickinson Randolph-Nacon i
and Darlington. Normal schools sending students
Baltimore, Farmviile Clarion Maryland and Radford.
The college preparatory and private schools adding /
their quotas Friends. George salesianum and /
ebo Ihere also were students from several business
schools In fact during the year were re-
ceived from les cities and towns and seven States /
namely. Maryland. Pennsylvania Delaware Virginia
New Jersey North Carolina. and New York Cuba
Costa Rica and Domingo also sent students
Since Goldey College founded IT has distinguished
itself for its high standards IN the policy and
scholastics The exalted purpose which animated Pro-
fessor Goidey. its founder continued throughout
the Intervening years until to-day one Of the most
prominent and popular schools OF its kind eastern
section Of the United States institution OF such
value city state that we wish # many
years OF continued prosperity