Smyrna times., 1932-06-15
"a GRADUATES
AT WESLEY C.. /.
Prizes and Scholarships Also
Awarded at Exercises
in Dover
REV. A. I'll. WILSON TALKS

The auditorium at Wesley Col
legiate Institute at Dover was
crowded Tuesday evening of last
week by relatives and friends of
the graduates to witness the clos
ing exercises. William Thomas
Jones was the student speaker and
his subject was, Washington"
The commencement address to the
graduates was given by the Rev.
Albert H. Wilson, D. D., pastor of
the Church of the Savior, of New
York City. Mr.. Wilson said it is
not what we take out Of life but
what we put into life that counts,
and that in building life and char
acter we should build not only for
the present time but for eternity
Professor Clarence A. Short, pres
ident Of the Institute, awarded di-
plomas to the class of "a grad
yates as follows: Latin Scientific
course, Harold Bell Hancock, Do
yer, Del. Scientific course George
Billings Church, Galena, Md; Mel
son Hilghman Hastings, Laurel;
Thomas E. Heather, Jr., Marydel,
Md; Frank Elwood Warren, Wy
oming, Del. General Academic
course John Willroy Bradshaw,
EwelI, Md; Catherine Louise Brown
Camden, Del; Ward Walter Dasey,
Jr., Frankford; John Edward
French, Rumbley, Md; Phillip
Stevens Hanson, Dover; Albert
Thomas Hoffecker, Canaan, Conn;
Joseph Hartman Hynson, Dover;
William Thomas Jones, Milton;
Ray Wainwright Kirwin, Cheswold;
Robert Schofeld Long, Jr., Frank
ford; James Otis McAllister, Wen
ma. Md; Elwood Franklin Nelson,
Wilmington; Elliott Tennyson
Moore, Btltimore, Md; Alice Cath
ryn Sheldon, Newark; Ruth Marie
Watson, Frankford; Anna Rose
Wilmington, Marion Station, Md;
Albert Hughes Wilson, Jr., New
Rochelle, N. ]. Commercial De-
partment, business course George
c. Johnson, Magnolia. Music, two
years-Ida Bernice Long, Wyom-
ing. Professor Short also made
the following scholarship awards:
Harvey F. Marvel, prize of S25 to
the student for the ministry or the
mission field who excells in scholar
ship and other student activities,
awarded to Harry Conner, New
Castle. The Victor c. Kitchens
Prize of S25 for excellence in schol-
arship to a student for the minis
try, to Nelson Tilghman Hastings,
Laurel. Scholarship prize of S25
offered by the president to a MEM
Der Of the senior class for best ora
tion in oratorical contest, awarded
to Nelson Tilghman Hastings,
Laurel. Prizes of SIS offered by
the class of 1917 for best declama-
tion, awarded to Ewell Crockett,
Va; second prize of $40.
to Hale Bennett, of Frankford;
third prize of S5, to Doris McClin-
took, Wye Mills, Nd. The Miss
Emma r. Porter memorial prize of
$40 for highest standing in French,
to Miss Beverly Roe. The Harry
Mayer Varsity memorial prize of
S25 for excellence in scholarship, to
Harry Conner, New Castle. The
Mrs. Samuel w. Hall prize of $50
for the young man in the senior
class who excels in scholarship,
awarded to William Thomas Jones,
Milton. The William T. Records
memorial prize of S25 to the I'M
dergraduate having the best gen.
eral standing in mathematics,
awarded to Frances Handy, Dover.
The DR.. Thomas Brock prize for
student making greatest advance
ment in scholarship and general
standing during the year, awarded
to David Wimbrow. Prize of SIS
to the member of the freshman
class who attained the highest gen.
eral average in scholarship to Miss
Ann B. Harrington; second prize
of $40 to Jane Adams, Dover.
Coach Cowan, of the athletic de-
partment, awarded letters in base
ball, football, basketball and track
Certificates were also awarded by
Professor Short for efficiency in
the study of the Old and New
Testament. Professor Short an
nounced that there would be but
two changes in the faculty of the
school for next year Miss Dor
othy E. Mitchell, teacher of art and
librarian, resigned to return to her
nome, and John F. Kelso, teacher
If Latin, Greek and Mathematics,
to do graduate work. His
,ather, John NJ. Kelso, who taught
1t the institute several years, will
return and take the place of his
son. The annual Alumni banquet
vas held in Wesley NJ. E. Church,
he chief speaker being cameron
Beck, of New York. officers of the
Alumni for the ensuing year are:
President, Austin A. Banks, Sails
,ury, Md; F. D. Milburn, Wyom-