Evening journal., 1912-05-18
AFFILIATED
COLLEGE IS
ENDORSED
WOmen'S Club Federation
Works for Higher Edu-
cation in Delaware
SPEAKERS THINK
The PLAN FEASIBLE

MIDDLETOWN, Del, May lS.-Ihe
fifteenth convention OF the Delaware
State Federation of Women's Clubs clos
ed yesterday, the delegates leaving with
bright memories of Middlctown hospital
ity The federation adopted the report
, OF the Committee on Education, which
approved a college for women in Newark,
affiliated with Delaware College, TO in-
: clude department of education which
will give a regular college course, a nor
NAL course. and course in domestic
science and garden culture; and called
on all Delaware citizens to join in this
movement
T'e resolutions OF the committee on
resolutions were indorsed, comprising ap
proval of the peace movement and all
that is conectcd with it; a recommends
ton that every club work for free IL
brary in its town; and thanks to ''ths
Middletown Club for it's generous hospi-
tality to Mrs. Shepherd for the use OF
her beautiful home, to Messrs Pool for
their delightful music, and TO Mr. New.
man for the use Of the Opera House.
As was expected, Dover will be next
years meeting place. In her arts and
crafts report Mrs. Robert j. Ferguson,
praised the excellence of the exhibition
made by the Mddletown school children,
and also commended the exhibit Of the
Girls Industrial School, in Wilmington.
She thank d the clubs whose members
had sent exhibits.
In the discussion following the excel
lent paper of Miss Sarah As<ew, of the
. New Jersey Library Commission, Mrs
Henry Ridgley said the Federation Is
irving to get the towns to do for them
selves, that the library commission gave
its time to free travelling libraries. She
said if the towns understood the State
law they would probably avail them
selves of the free library laws
Mrs c. T. Burchenal told Of the lack
Df books in homes especially in rural
districts. Over 40 per cent. of the chill
lren in such homes read no books at alf.
At the afternoon session, when educa
tion was the topic Dr. George w Twit-
myer advocated co-education He urged
that the Legislature next winter take
steps for an affiliated college. DR.. Twit
mver thought it was not possible to have
q normal school in Delaware because the
state is too small to afford IT, He said
it is the opinion Of critics that Delaware
is not Keeping up with other States in
the matter Of education.
Mrs. J /. Pennypacker of Haddonfield.
\. j.. a member of the Philadelphia Club
who writes on "Our Public Schools for
the newspapers. spoke on Some Ideas on
Modern Education" Mrs. Pennypacker
said that if the women of Delaware say
"a ,yoman's college," then a woinan's col
lene there will he. She thought the re-
sultst would fully justify the expenditure
of the extra money. She does not ad
mire the suffraqette who throws a stone
Mrs Pennypacker saws the stone
thrower skaters something more valu
able than window glass; she shatter.
mans good opinion Of woman.
President George A. Harter, of Della
ware College. thought an affiliated
college feasible
Professor Harry Hayward. Of pelawar'
College. said he thought women ought tc
learn conservation Of the worlds goods
because women direct 90 per cent. of tn,
worlds expenditures. and Of the 303 oc
equations. I'm 2a5 Of them Therefore a
womsn's education must be as broad a.
a mans He spoke OF the probable extra
expense if women were admitted TO Della
ware College and thought it quite pos
sihle to raise the extra money. Profes
,nl hayward cdiu ii Dne women AiuO'
stand together and the Board of Eduoa
tion is with them, il seems more thar
possible to secure the affiliated college
Professor Carroll, of the Kent count,
schools, spoke in favor of higher educs
tion for women, and wanted woman 4
have the very best. He thought a WON
an teacher, especially in the primar,
grades. could do much more with the chill
dren than a man teacher. Some fun wa
gotten out of Superintendent Carroll
telling how TO live on SO a week.
Superintendent Hardesty of the SUISSE,
county schools, said he was fully in ac
cord with the other speakers in the ide
Of an affiliated college. Some of hi
teachers. he said, have not even a hig
school training. He thinks people woul
be glad to avail themselves OF a goo
chance for better education"
The federation closed with the singin
of America