Middletown transcript., 1910-10-08
DELAWARE COLLEGE WORK
It's improvements, Facilities
and AdVantaueS

Delaware College is now we'll settled
in the work Of another academic year.
Since the opening day, September 10,
new students have been entering almost
daily.
The total registration of students TO
date is l58. The Freshman class is slightly
smaller than last years numbering at the
time of writing AZ. Of.these 9 hail from
Wilmington, IA from Rural New Castle
County, 5 from Kent County, and 5 from
Sussex County. Nine Freshmen are en-
rolled for the Civil Engineering Course,
for the Mechanical Engineering, for
the Electrical Engineering, and for an
Engineering Course, the specific one to
be selected later, for courses in Agri-
culture, for the General Science Course,
for the Latin Scientific, and for the
special course. The registration is fairly
satisfactory, il one bears in mind that the
requirements for entrance are more severe
than heretofore. Solid Geometry is re-
quired for entrance to all engineering
courses. Students who have eatisfied the
requirements in other subjects and who
have been admitted with a condition in
the subject must enter special class for
the first half year. The rural parts of the
State are better represented than in pre-
vious years, thus showing the widening
influence of the College. A large majority
Of the new men are graduates Of high
schools or other preparatory schools and
the non-graduates are boys who have al
most completed the regular course. These
Freshmen have entered this year with
fewer conditions than preceding classes.
They are also on the average older in
years and Of better build physically. The
average age Of the Freshmen is almost 10
years.
Several changes have been made in
the Faculty and in the courses of the
study since the close Of last year.
All applicants for admission must take
an examination in English Composition.
In view of the conditions in thia ubject
in June and September, it is urgently de-
sired that our high schools shall devote
more time and attention to this important
part of their work. Pupils should not
be advanced from year to year unless
they are reasonably proficient in pelIing,
grammar, punctuation, and sentence
structure. The attention OF teachers is
directed TO the statement in the annual
catalogue OF the requirements in compo.
sition and literature. Solid Geometry
was required for the first time this year
Of all applicants for admission TO the En-.
gineering courses. More than half of |
the class entered on certificate. The
examiners report that the majority Of the |
entering stHden4s we're extremely weak |
in AlRebfa and that far too many were
poorly prepared in Plane Geometry.
Teachers are urged to see that their
pupils are well grounded especially ID
these two fundamental subjects, English |
and Mathematics. Beginning with 1911 |
all applicants for admission to any Of the |
regular courses must offer one modern |
language. Men who have not had either |
French or German may enter with g
condition which must be removed by |
the frst Of the year. In view Of the i'm.
porsance in business or in the professions |
Of knowledge Of at least one modern
language, it is high time that every high |
school in Delaware should offer instruc.
ton either in French or German.
The military department. consists of |
four companies and cadet band of.tonr-
teen pieces. There are about 100 men
enrolled in the College thus giving well
filed companies. Delaware, being one
of the original land grant colleges, has
military department. controlled by the
government and is one Of the 46
class B colleges. Drill is held two hours
a week, an hour each day on Thursday
and Friday. Besides this one hour q
week ID devoted to class room work. The
work isin charge Of q regular army officer
BY the general staff for term
Of three years. The freshmen are in
structed in school of the soldier and guard
manual; the Sophomores, in guard duty
and elements Of fret aid; The Juniors, ID
firing regulations and school Of the bat
while the Seniors receive lectures
on martial Law and The conduct Of can.