Newark post., 1911-05-03
Early strawberries are in bloom.


Senator Alexander Corbit, of Odessa.
was in town this week
In the trials held on Thursday af-
ternoon at Delaware, Ennis, Manning,
Kidd and Hagner qualified to repre-
sent the college at the U. OF P. track
meet on Franklin Field
The Delaware Branch of the Wo-
mans Auxiliary of the Episcopal
Church will meet in annual business
session at St Thomas Church, New
ark, on May 18th. There viii be cele-
bration OF the Holy Communion in
the morning, special addresses, and
the annual business meeting. Dele
gates will attend from the entire do
ceSe.
The B. & 0. will run the first OF the
summer excursions to Baltimore on
Sunday June II.
Adjutant General Wickersham, of
Wilmington, Captain Chauncey Hol-
comb, of New Castle, Captain L. b
Jacobs, of the organized Militia of Del
aware witnessed the inspection at COL
| lege on Monday.
/ Senator Ellison, of Kirkwood, and
! Repres entative Buckingham, OF Hook
! essin were College visitors at the Gov
, ernment inspection.
William Hayes, of the Every Even
| ing staff, moved his family to Delaware
avenue this week, The reportorial eye
will be on you, now.
! May the 18th is known as Peace Day.
1t IS the anniversary of the first inter-
! national Conference which assembled
at The Hague May 1899. In the 10th
annual report OF the Lake Mohawk
Conference, there is given list of the
colleges and universities cooperating
i'll the work of international arbirra-
ton. Nearly all the institutions with
whom Delaware is associated on the
athletic field are mentioned in the Z.
port with notes OF the work done dur
ing the college year. We are sorry to
say that Delaware's name does not ap-
pear.
A large crowd OF college boys turn
ed out on Monday night to serenade
Professor Thomas Sturgis and bride.
Mr. Thompson OF Thompson & Ed
ridge Drug Store, expects to install a
new up to date soda fountain in a
shorr time. The fountain has been
shipped from Chicago, and is expected
to arrive in the course of a week or
so. Mr.. Thompson claims that he will
have a strictly first c,ass soda servl>e.
II addition to serving the Usual soda
flavors he will also provide the ice
cream soda and popular Summer Sum
dae. The community is watching the
new drug store with much interest.
Prof McCue has been planting pota-
toes this week, carrying OUT the variety
test, an experiment started two years
ago.
Some OF the varieties of the peach
trees on the College farm are showing
some welldeve. .oped buds. Report:
are that the peach and apple orchards
are in good healthy condition
Professor McCue's class in Land
scape Gardening will make trip to
Washington next week to observe the
different kinds OF landscape work ii
that city.
The Board of Trustees OF Delaware
. College will hold its annual meeting
next month when several importan
matters will be considered, among
which vii be the election of a chair,
man to succeed the late Chief Justice
Charles B. Lore, and the office o
, Vice Chairman made vacant by TIL,
death of Manlove Hayes. The ap
pointment vii, also be made to fill the
t chair of history.
Bids were received by the Levy
| Court yesterday for The construction
, OF the Depot Road from Newark to
, the P, B. & W. Station. Nothing wa:
| decided relative to the awarding of the
, contract
, Tiny Tom Tinker, the smallest ele
plant ever put on exhibition, will bt
t seen with Ringing Brothers Circus ii
t Wilmington, on Friday.
Prof. c. \. Short and Coach Viii
liam McAvoy attended the Intercolleg
] iates on Franklin Field last Saturday.
/ Howard Ferguson is about to bui.e
Two houses on the land adjoining thu
{ David Crime property
Three separate carties of Surveyor
are working in different parts OF Sus
sex county on the preliminary surve,
/ for the dupont road One party start
Y ed at Delmar, one at Selbyville an,
. the third started at Houston.
Y The new School Board meets TO
organization Friday night The plal
: of finishing the new school buildin,
4 viii. be considered and applications TO
e ,ne positions of teachers in the schoo
f will be received
e The State Board Of Education or
. | ganized on Monday. DR.. ". w. Twit
i mver superintendent OF theWilmng
: ton schools, was elected president 0
n The new board
Il Mr.. Aydon, a representative of tn
f Pennsylvania Railroad, said this morn
e ing that twenry-one thousand schoo
: children in Delaware county. Pa, ar
being instructed a.ong this line.