Evening journal., 1905-06-29
old DELAWARE s
NEW CATALOGUE
Tells of the Progress. Made
by the State College at
Newark
SOME MINOR ANNOUNCENfNTS

The catalogue Of Delaware College
has been received, it being volume two
number one OF the College Bulletin new
series published this month. This an
nual visitor is dressed this year in a
light cafe-an-lait cover ard is thinner
by a number of pages than in former
years.
Much Of the material printed in
earlier catalogues is now given in the
quarterly bulletins. the pages Of the
catalogue number being reserved for
specific information directed immedi-
ately to those who make inquiries
about the courses of instruction offer
ed. on account of the omission Of mat
ter Of more indirect bearing the con-
lvenience and disability OF the catalogue
is greatly increased.
During the past year the college has
lmade a few changes that indicate a
healthy growth, but comparison OF
the present catalogue with that Of a
year ago viii show a lack of that ten
ldency to radical innovations which
marks 50 many educational institutions
of late years. Among the changes the
lmost important is the replacing of the
old division of the college year into
lthree terms, by the semester or two
term system. The present method
divides the collegiate year into two
Enearly equal terms OF about nineteen
weeks each. and allows for no recess
between the terms. The regular
Christmas vacation wil be continued
and an Easter recess of about a week
will be substituted for the recess
lformerly taken at the end Of the second
term. The new arrangement has many
advantages over the old, chief among
(which is the increased continuity Of the
work Examinations recur less fire.
quently and less strees is thus laid OF
preparation for examination as Op-
lposed TO preparation for life.
! Perhaps the most interesting and i'm
lpOrtant single announcement Is tina
when the college opens on the Twelfth
OF next September the students vii
have the use Of a splendidly equippe,
Drill Hall and Gymnasium. This build
ling, the need of which has long beei
felt. will contain a running track, ap
paratus for general gymnastics. gui
rooms, various sorts of baths. ant
lmany other conveniences and com
forts. This new equipment will lent
new zest to athletics at the College
which has been exerting its influence
to make college athletics less 'uncol
liegiate" and more consistent with tn
needs of real students.
Among the minor announcement
may be noted four new prizes-three (
the freshman class i'm English, give
by an alumnus Of the College, and on
for the best essay discussing the prln
clples Of free government" endowe
by the will Of the late PhilO- Sherma
Bennett. Esq. The degrees of Baehelo
. of Science in Mechanical Engineering
I'm Civil Engineering and in Electric,
e Engineering. have been substituted fC
s the degrees b. NJ. E., b. C. e. and ]
= r. E. respectively. In making tn
2 change Delaware College is adding h,
Influence to that of a number Of oths
institutions that are working for
greater simplicity and consistency
e the matter of academic and professions
= degrees.
Two. new names appear in the list ,
. professors, Captain r. w. McCaske
!, having become head OF the militai
" Department, and Professor NJ. Van
4 Smith having succeeded Profess,
Il Arthur ]. Wood in the Department
d Mechanical Engineering. The list
e students shows a total enrolment
1, one hundred and twenty-one student
(, which is the largest attendance in u
e history of the College. No one who
interested in education IN Delawal
Il will fail to be saddened by noting thi
d the names of those two patriarch
: trustees, Geo. G. Evans, Esq, and
. NJ. Curtis. Esq, will apear no more
!, the catalogue of the College, for Il
Il lwelfare OF which they were 50 lor
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