Newark post., 1912-12-11
MEN, FOR THE SECOND YEAR THE ISSUE
SHOWN AND SUCCESS PREDICTED

ical properties OF food, etc. IN the
well-being Of the family.
Henry b. Thompson discussed
the question from the standpoint
of citizenship. At our present
stage Of development it falls large
ly to women to carry on the social
service and welfare work. 1t cam
not be questioned that more eff
Gent service will be rendered by the
woman whose vision has been
broadened and sympathies enlarg-
ed by means of a college training
than the one Of more limited oppor-
tunity. In illustration he mention
ed the service rendered the work Of
the Public Service Commission Of
Delaware. The last Legislature APP
pointed commission, but failed to
appropriate funds for the Success
ful completion Of the task. 1t be-
came necessary to find volunteer
workers. and these Mr.. Thompson
found in the women s clubs of the
State. With the assistance of these
workers data was compiled which
would otherwise have been impossi-
BILE, and the cause materially fur
7 thered thereby. The speaker paid
special tribute to Miss Emily Bis
sell Of Wilmington, woman Of
whom Delaware may well be proud,
of the true Jane Addams type-a
type of all that is highest and best
in the womanhood Of America.
Chancellor Charles Curtis discus
sed 1.-The Woman s College and
Educational Ideas" ideas apple
able to the problem as is exists in
Delaware. Mr.. Curtis spoke of the
large number of girls graduating
from the high schools; of the fact
that one-tenth of all persons taking
honorary degrees at universities
during the last ten years are wo-
men, so that the fact that Delaware
as "a state has failed to provide ia
cilities for her women is a serious
one. An educated man was defined
in the words of the President Of
Princeton University: "A loose,
well-rounded one-pliysically. NOR
ally, Intellectually
1t is Mr.. Curtis personal belief.
however, that an institution should
not try to teach all things to all
men. Specialization should follow
a broad cultural education. Intel
lectual resources should first be de-
velOped, which will satisfy leisure
and give a stimulus to things worth
while; which will help when one
is compelled to sit back and take
his ease--it is then that he needs
the resources of intellectual train
ing, TO person so trained money
making is not the only thing in life.
Let culture be given precedence
over moncy-making.
Mr.. Curtis regards the home as
the woman s sphere-for such a
life her nature was planned-and
believes that vocational instruction
for wOmen--teaching them how to
make money-has no place in an
ideal college.
/ DR.. W. 0. Sypherd, of the Fac
ulty of Delaware College, discussed
the effect of a woman S college on
Delaware College. The speaker
summed up the opposition which
comes from the alumni and we'll
wishers of the institution under
three heads: An affiliated woman s
college in Newark will have dam
aging Influence on the scholarship
OF the students Of Delaware. The
presence OF so many girls in New
ark, with the opportunity Of daily
meetings, set and unset, will have
a tendency to distract the atten-
ton of many boys from their stu
dies to the Overemphasis Of social
interests.
2 The affiliated college will i'm
pair the efficiency of the present de-
partments OF instruction. The IL
brary to certain extent will be
used in common it is already over
crowded The laboratories are in
some eases inadequate to meet pre-
sent demands; for the sake of econ
omy they will have to be used at
| fixed times by the young women.
Any additional pressure on the
time or energy of the corps of in
struct0rs must result in lessened eff
ficiency in their courses.
3 The affiliated college will mean
a decrease in the revenue which
I Delaware may naturally expect to