Smyrna times., 1935-05-30
COMMISSIONS
GIVEN CADETS
Sabres and Cash Prizes Also
Presented r. o. T. c. Stu
dents of u. of ID.
HONOR TOWNSEND BOY

Brigadier General William E
Cole, commanding general of the
Second Corps Area, Coast Artillery
Corps, and southern zone COM
mander of the Civilian Conserva-
ton Corps, Thursday afternoon will
present commissions as second lieu
tenants in the Reserved Army to
25 students of the University of
Delaware, who have completed the
r. o. t. G. training course. Six
in the group will also be presented
with sabres for proficiency in the
military course and five other
students cash prizes for military
efficiency. The exercises will be
held on the new campus and will be
witnessed by large number of
visitors including the parents Of
the students receiving military
honors General Cole is accompan-
led by his aid, Colonel t. M. Chase.
Previous to the presentations Cen
eral Cole will review the university
r. o. T. G. battalion. The 25 stu
dents, the great majority of them
seniors, who will receive commits
sions as second lieutenants are as
follows: Robert W.Callaway, Abra-
ham H. Eisenman, Daniel L. Her
mann, Harvey Maguigan, James w.
Nichols, James H.PatterSon, Harry
A Prosceno, Harold F. Redmile,
John n. Russo, Lewis H. Schinfield
and Fred L. ZaboWski, of Whining
ton; Charles S. Pie and Robert G.
Potts, of Newark, Del; Arthur B.
Frick, of Allentown, Pa; Francis
B. Gebhart, New Castle, Del; jam
es M. Hutchinson, West Grove, Pa;
Charles R Jefferis, 3rd, Claymont;
Edwin G. Jefferis, Marshallton;
Francis A. Lambert, Claymont;
Delbert M Minner, Woodside, Del;
John P. Tawes, Claymont; Smith
G. Toulson, Jr., Montchanin; Eldon
r. Vosseller, Washington, N. j.;
Harry T. Wilson, Richardson Park,
Del. Two other seniors, Thomas
G. Roe, of Dover, Del, and William
r. Wetherell, of Wilmington, will
be given certificates of appoint
ments. They are not yet of age
and will receive their commissions
when they reached their majority.
Robert E. Tanner, of Wilmington,
who took military training for
scholastic credit only, will be
awarded certificate of proficiency
for having successfully completed
the prescribed four years of R. o.
T. G. training. Cadet Major Har-
vey Maguigan will receive three
honors. In addition to the commits
sions as second lieutenant he will
receive one of the sabres to be pre-
sented by the 621st Regiment c. A.
O., of Delaware, for proficiency in
the course and the Lieutenant
Clarke Churchman memorial prize
of S25 for the best work in the mil
itary course during his four years
in college. Maguigau several weeks
ago also won the Rhodes scholar
ship to Oxford, England, in compe-
tition with a large number of stu
dents from other states and will
enter Oxford in the fall. Cadet
Adjutant John p. Tawes will re-
ceive the second sabre offered by
the 621st Reserved Officers group.
Cadet Captain Delbert M. Minner
and Cadet Lieutenant Eldon r.
Vosseller, will be awarded sabres,
they having won them in the an
nual competitive drill, Minner for
commanding the best battery and
Vosseller for the best platoon of
the battalion. Sabres offered BY
the university for proficiency in
military will also be awarded to
Cadet Captains Thomas G. Roe and