Evening journal., 1907-09-17
BANNER YEAR BEGINS
AT DELAWARE COLLEGE
Students Come From All Sec
tiOnS Of the State, the En-
gineeTing Courses Being
Most Popular

DSloNaiS NoieBe mas just nad lne
most successful opening of its long and
varied history. The encouraging con-
ditions Of last year in respect to num-
Der of Students and quality of their
preparation have been surpassed to a
surprising degree. More than sixty boys
have entered the Freshman class, the
largest number in the history of the
institution. What is more satisfactory
than the number, however, is the gem
orally excellent preparation which these
students have received in the high
schools of the State. This improve
ment is most noticeable In mathematics.
Few of the candidates have been condi-
toned either in algebra or plane geom-
etry, and several have presented certifi-
Gates in solid geometry and trigonom-
etry. In English. the preparatory work
has not been so satisfactory, but an
improvement is noticeable even here,
! showing that the standard Of the work
done in the public schools Of Delaware
is gradually rising
The large number of entering stu
dents is rather remarkable in view Of
the stricter requirements for entrance
which have gone in force this wear.
In entrance requirements Delaware Col
iNt1N - Jul BiAI anu AOuI-LtnlHS points
below the standard of the Carnegie
Foundation. The only college Of the
South on the Carnegie list is Tulane
University of New Orleans.
From Every Section.
The new students represent almost
every section of the State. Whining
ton sends the largest number. Sew
eral towns in the State send more
than one student. Five students come
Newark, three from Lewes, four from
Dover, two from Greenwood, two from
Clayton and two from Delaware City.
lOther towns represented are Kirkwood
Port Penn, Seaford, Bridgeville. Town
send, Harrington, Georgetown, Smyrna.
and Elkton. The greater number Of
students enter the engineering. courses.
the civil and electrical engineering
courses leading. In consequence Of the
large increase in the number OF stu
dents, the engineering department will
be severely handicapped by lack Of
room and of materials and machines
for practical application. An engineer
ing building with thorough equipment is
lone Of the pressing needs Of the col
llege
College Is Stronger.
Aside from this pressure on the re-
sources of the engineering department.
every department Of the college is better
prepared than ever to do good work.
The increasing funds have served to
strengthen greatly the efficiency Of the
institution. The agricultural depart
ment has profited most, as II seemed
to be most in need. In addition to the
farm which was bought last spring,
large additions have been made to the
equipment for agricultural purposes
and the instructional force has been
enlarged. The number of students in
q agriculture is already considerably
8 larger than last year, and the college
is now prepared to give both theoreti-
cal and practical instruction. The farm
is in excellent running order, several
crops have been raised this summer.
Students will earn the most approved
methods of preparation Of the soil,
planting and harvesting of crops.
Military Change.
A change has been made this autumn
d in the military department. Lieuten-
y ant Slayer, of the Thirty second In
fantry, takes the place of Captain Nc
Caskey, who has been assigned to Fort
Logan, near Denver, Colorado. The
successful record of last year will no
doubt be surpassed under the impetus
of so large an addition of students
to the battalion.
The condition of the college in gem
( eral is highly gratifying to the alumni
l and other friends of the old institu-
Y tion. Its needs are great. The most
pressing OF these seem to be an engi-
q neering building with laboratories
4. drafting rooms, and shop, thoroughly
q equipped with modern and approved
! apparatus, and a much larger fund for
general expenses. The funds from
the United States Government must be
y used for stated purposes; from the
State the College hopes sometime to
> receive an income which will enable II
s. to care satisfactorily for those needs
:. which do not come under the provisions
l. of Federal acts.