Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-28
DELAWARE MEN WILD
WITH 10Y OVER VICTORY
Parade, Smoker, Bonfire. Snake
Dance Fature Yesterdays
Celebration.
Special Correspondence Every Evening

Special Correspondence Every Evening
Newark. Nov 2s.-Tolling Of the
old college bell 2i timce by Captain
Jack" Williams. applying OF me
torch by tho members OF the foot |
ball squad starting a huge bonfire on
the new campue and a snake dance
by the students around the fire at 10
o'clock last night ended day OF
celebration by University OF Dela'-
ware students over tho greet victory
won by Delaware on Saturday by the
score OF Fl 10 0.
In honor OF tho occasion the stu
dents were given n holiday by the
university authorities TO celebrate. For
the Freshmen and Sophomores. how
ever, Il wne a busy day as they were
kept busy gathering materials of all
kinds which was piled on the new
campus below Wolf Hall for tho bon
nre. In tho afternoon tho student
body watched the Seniors defeat mo
fraculty in the annual football game
on Frazer Field. which was another
reason for celebrating.
Early last night big smoker was
held in Old College with plenty OF
smokes and cider and pretzeie as re-
frcshments. Earl Brandt. president OF
the Student Council. presided et the
amolssr ana mort talks were given by
Or. w. owen sypherd, president Of
the Athletic Council. Clarence A.
Short. n former member OF mo faculty
who foe years wos a. the head OF
Delaware College athletics; Professor
Harold T.. Tiffany and Captain Jack
Williams.
DIR. Sypherd landed tho football
team and Coach McAvoy for the suc-
cessfu1 season and especially the
victory over Dickinson. He said Il
was the fine spirit OF tfle team ana th'
student body back OF tho team more
than anything else that made Satur
days victory possible. Dr. SyPher,
aieo sad that Saturdays victor
demonstrates that II is not necessarl
TO 20 out and get men. especially 70
lathlotlcs. to develop a winning team
as every student OF Delaware know
, That every player on the footte1ftear
was n bonafde student OF tho uni
! verslty. He urged clean sports 81
every particular and that at Dela
ware at any ratio a student 20 stan
good I'm sports must also stand goo
/, scholaetically.
Former Professor Short connmende
tho team for It's achievements thi
. season and said that ne and ever
aluminus was proud OF tho 1912 foot
, ball team, which was one OF che bes
IN the history OF Delaware.
Professor Tiffany also oonrrnende
the team and Captain Williams IN
few remarks and said ~ was tho I'm
support and spirit OF the student bod
and alumni back OF the team that mad
u the season a success.
During the smoker a group OF stu
70 dents had hunted up the old bell whic
o for fifty years rang out the tdings {
u huDdreds OF Delaware athletic VIZ
K tories. The bell at that tine was
Z the belfry OF Old College but va
|. taken down eevera years ago whe
: the building was rernodeled- The be
was placed On a largo push cart ar
e followed by the band and students u
e the way 90 tho scene OF the bonfire.
: on arriving at the spot where y
Z. huge pile OF boxes. barrels. and 9th
? material had been placed each OF q
= football players was given a tor,
= which he applied 20 the material ar
: in few minutes flames were shoe
~ ing many feet IN the air and cou
!. be seen for several mics.
n While the FIRE was burning Capta
:, Williams tolled the bell 81 times, on
= for each point scored by Delawa
against Dickinson. After this the Ain
Mater was sung and there followed
~ snake dance and the college yells.
~ During yesterday afternoon Dick
- son was buried on the old campl
u A small stone at the head OF the gra.
u bore the inscription Here lies Die
w. inson IN pieces" At the foot e q
er grave on q small stone was the scol
Id Dickinson 0, Delaware 81.
10 Tonight the students Will have IN.
Thanksgiving dinner N the Common.