Milford chronicle., 1911-12-15
RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING
An Affiliated College for Delaware
Women.

IN the State of Delaware foI tn
higher education of women.
bAnd Whereas, a great number O
women of the State Of Delaware ar
thereby denied an academic educa
ton who would avail themselves O.
the opportunity if a college existed
m the State in closer proximity t
their homes.
And Whereas, it is to the best in.
terest OF the State of Delaware to
provide for the highest intellectual
development of its Womanhood.
And Whereas, a course in normal
school work can be given as a part
OF the curriculum of a college, and
thereby, raise the efficiency of the
teachers of the State, and through
them, raise the general standard of
intelligence in Delaware.
And Whereas, the annual amount
already appropriated by the State
for the training of Delaware girls in
the Normal Schools of other States
might be applied to the expense of
the Normal Department, thus giving
to the State of Delaware its own
much needed Normal school.
And Whereas, it is as essential
Tor young women, as it is for young
men, who expect to remain in touch /
with the agricultural life of the State,
to have instruction in the Science of
Agriculture to enable them to care
Tor dairy products and poultry sci
entfcally, and to learn domestic
science in order to develop better
the agricultural resources Of the
State.
And Whereas, statistics of the
WOmen's Colleges of the United
States have emphatically proven
that the percentage Of divorce is de-
cidedly lower among the graduates
of WOmen's Colleges than among
those who have not had a College !,
education, and that infant mortal n
ity is very much less among Col
lege- bred mothers, thereby establish
ing the fact that Delaware should
provide for the higher education of 1c
Its women who are to have the re- ia
sponsibilities Of the home, who are
become the wives Eand mothers Of
the future, and who are to become ,
the leaders in the social and intel q
lectual life Of the community.
And Whereas, it is possible to re
adopt the Agricultural School and
the Academic Department Of Della "
ware College as it now exists to meet "
these needs of the Delaware Young ..
women. D..
And whereas, Delaware College is .'
State College, partially supported NJ.
by funds donated by the United =.
States Government aud partially .
supported by appropriations made d"
by the State Of Delaware, which ap- 81.
at the present time are ."
used for the education of Delaware d"
young men, extending to them free q"
tuition, to the exclusion of Delaware d"
young women.
And Whereas, Delaware young e..
women are equitably entitled to d"
share in the intellectual benefits of
lhese appropriations for education :.
And Whereas, it is desirous and Al,
necessary to save expense in pro-
hiding for the higher education of 4"
'oung women in Delaware.
And whereas, an affiliated Col ,r.,
ege would meet the requirements
I economy, in that the same pro- g"
sssors would be employed as are d.
mplOyed in the mems college. and Q.
he same laboratories and the same
brary used, and would incur only
le addition al expense of a woman
Dean, " no shall have supervision j.
the academic work and of the So
al and moral environment of the
oung women, and the expense of
- S'a,''.- WI injury Vogelher with June
ent for Normal School work and 3"
teaching Domestic Science.
And Whereas, an affiliated College &c
eets any objection which NAV be
ised against cO-education, in that "
the affiliated College the women
hough receiving the same degrees d"
the men, have separate and dis. July
ct class rooms, and in no way are
iociated with the men of the Col
e except in so far as they may aug ~
ociate socially. 3
And And, Whereas, building could be Sep. J
ured at a distance of few SQUARES !
m the present College buildings /" ,
few thousand dollars, and be
tipped with dormitory, recitation
ms, and gymnasium at very little 5
lltional expense. Therefore, be it oct
resolved, That we, the members
he Educational Committee of the
aware State Federation of Wo- Il
rs Clubs and members of the " .,
tral Committee of Fifty College Nov. s
men do most baarti1x, ovI -.