Smyrna times., 1923-06-20
W. c. l. COMMENCEMENT, DOVER
DIR. B. NJ. Johns Addresses Seniors of
Wesley Collegiate Institute


DR.. B. NJ. Johns, pastor of Grace NJ.
E. Church, Wilmington, in his address
to the graduates of Wesley Collegiate |
Institute at the annual commencement !
held in Wesley NJ. E. Church Wednes-
day night spoke on the effect of the
World War He said the morale of
the country has not been so high
since the war and that we are living
in an age of deterioration as a re-
suit of the war. 1t is a serious ques-
tion to answer he said, "Is the world
safe for democracy" The diplomas
were awarded to the graduates by the
Rev. H. G. Budd, president of the In
stitute. Foster Ford, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Matthew V. Ford, of Smyrna,
was one of the graduates. Ford won
one of the prizes for athletics. Alvin
B. Biscoe, one of the graduates, made
an address on Golden Anniversary of
w. c. A. and w. c. l." There were
number of selections by the Glee
Club and also vocal selections. The
awarding of prizes and letters for
various sports by Dr. Budd was a fea-
ture. MOnOgrams were awarded to
members of the girls basketball team
as follows: Misses Insley, Mcconnell,
Budd, Roberts, Thomas, Gibbs, Porter,
Jones. MOnOgrams to boys for bas-
ketball: Everett, Schiener, Opdyke,
Reynolds, Ellis, Milbury, P. Collins, H.
Budd o. Collins. Baseball: Messrs.
Mumford, o. Collins, Ford, Reynolds,
Everett, Moore, Tingle, Hance, Brad
ley, P. Collins, Disc, Milbury, Opdyke
and Budd. DR.. Budd presented the
following with prizes: Miss Mabel
Thomas Dover, $40 for all round ex-
cellence in scholarship. Frank d.
Milbury, Milford, $25, excellence in
ancient language. Floyd P. H. Moore,
Marydel, Md, the A. B. Magee prize
of S25 for merit in scholarship. Sid
ney B. Bradley, Vienna, Md, S25, Of
fered by President of the institute to
student for the Ministry or Mission
who eXcels in scholarship. John s..
Mullin, prize of $25 for excellence in
mathematics, same to be applied to
tuition for next year, was divided
equally between James Porter McWil-
liams, of JOhnstOwn, Pa, and Frank
D. Milbury, Milford. The Orlando
Harrison, Berlin, Md prize of $25
for excellence in scholarship, to Miss
Mabel Y. Thomas, Dover. Prize of
$25 friend of the Institute living in
Philadelphia, for general excellence in
studies, awarded to Charles Scheiner,
Baltimore, Nd. Prize of S25 offered
by Harry L. Price, of Baltimore, Md,
for excellence in all round activities
lessons and athletics, awarded to Paul
E. Reynolds, of Oak Grove, Del Prize
of S25 for best original oratOn in
Oratorical contest, to Willard Everett
Millington, Md. Prize of $25 for best
defamation offered by Salisbury, Nd.
District Epworth League, awarded t
Ralph J. Barrett, Philadelphia; .seconC
best SIS offered by Mrs. NJ. C. O'Brier
awarded to Miss NJ. Raughley, Dover
| third best $5 offered by Mrs. Van
r Dyke, awarded to Miss Mildred Insley
: Wingate, Md. Prize of SIS offered by
r Miss Emma R. Potter, one of tn,
: faculty, to best PhOneetics in Frencl
I awarded to Alvin " Biscoe, Whining
! ton. Prize of $50, offered by Mrs
Samuel W. Hall, of Dover, to studen
who stands second in general averag,
in the Senior Preparatory subjects
8 awarded to w. Scott Hall, Dover.