Newark post., 1912-10-23
OPENING OF DELAWARE COLLEGE
OFFICIAL REPORT-REVIEW OF CHANGES
AND IMPROVEMENTS

owe are releasing oW space this ~eek
In Order to print the official Report Of
tire Opening Of DeldWdre Colleges
Delaware College has entered on the
present academic year with a Freshman
class of 81 and "A total enrolment of 1853.
The Seniors number 20; the Juniors, 2S
and the Sophomores, "a. OF the Fresh
man class 10 students have enrolled in
the Arts and Science course, IS in the
Agricultural, and 33 in the Engineering
course (Civil Engineering, IS; Mechanic
al Engineering, 8; and Electrical Engi-
neering, lO). All of the Arts and
Science Freshmen are from Delaware;
the Agricultural and Engineering courses
have drawn somewhat from surrounding
States. Wilmington sends to us 20 new
students, rural New Castle county, 10,
Sussex county, 10, and Kent county but
3. Sixteen Freshmen come from Mary
land, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New
York. The average age of the Fresh.
man class is Is years, 9 months. Twen.
ty-eight of the new men are graduates
of high school; 33 are non-graduates. -.
Three changes have been made in the
Faculty. Mr.. Thomas Mayo Roberts
succeeds Mr.. T. L. Sturges, Jr., as Pro.
fessor of Electrical Engineering; Mr..
H. X. Preston succeeds Mr.. Joseph NJ.
McNey as Instructor in Mathematics and
Engineering; Mr.. NJ. o. Cooper comes to
us as Instructor in Animal Husbandry.
Professor Roberts received his college
education at the University of Oregon,
where he taught mathematics for year
after graduation. With a degree Of A.
B. from "Oregon,' he took the com.
plete Electrical Engineering course at
ha MacS ah,,1n 70 Inc .k,,%r n&
Ogy, graduating in 1898 with the degree
of B. s. The Master 8 Degree was taken
three years later. Immediately after the
Spanish American War, he was employed
for one year in the U. S. Engineer Corps
in fortifcation work in Portland (Me.)
harbOr. He was one year with the New
England Structural Steel Company and
two and half years with the Edison
Electric Illuminating Company of Boston
IN general station power work. The past
ten years, he has been assistant engineer
with the General Electric Company; and
during the past two years, in addition to
his engineering work, he has taught in
dustrial electricity at the Franklin Union,
Boston, Mass. He is member of the
American Institute of Electrical Engi-
aeers.
Mr. Preston was graduated from La
fayette College in 1909 with the degree
of Z. r. For two years after graduation
he was Instructor in Mathematics at La
fayette. In 1911, he accepted position
IN the engineering department af the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Rail
road. Mr.. Cooper was graduated from
Iowa State College in 1912 with the de-
gree of B. S. in Agriculture. He has
had great deal of practical experience
tho haSf Sfo.l 70 h., T,,;t 30.
States.
Various changes or improvements have
been made in the departments of instruc
tion. In the Department of History ant
Economies, almost a complete reOrganiza
tion has taken place. Delaware History
has been put on satisfactory basis.
reasonably satisfactory collection OF
books for it's study is available. The
new courses in History are Modern Eu
rope, American Government, and Current
Topics; and the special courses in Soc
ialism and Taxation are offered. One OF
the most gratifying features Of the worl
of the department is the marked Interest
that is manifested by the students in eco
monte problems A first class referenc.
library is being established for the his
tory work in all branches. Arrangements
are being made for series of four lee
lures by men who are recognized special
lists in their respective fields.
Several changes have been made il
the work of the English department. A
new course in American Literature, elec
tive for Sophomores and Juniors, is be
ing given by Mr.. Dutton. Most stres.
is laid on Irving, Hawthorne, Poe, ant
HOwells. The course in Technical Eng
lish for Engineers has been advanced t.
the Saninr uhora IL ic =,
correlate advantageously the work of tn,
two departments of English and Engi
neerng. new course in Composition
is required Of Sophomores in Civil Engi
necring.
Two new courses are offered in Chem
istry, course in Industrial Chemistr,
and one in Chemical calculations. Tw,
new analytical balances for the use O
students in Quantitative analysis hav
been added to the equipment The lab
oratory was SO Over-crOwded last yea
that additional room became necessary
portions of the Dormitory have been fit
ted up as working oratories-tempor
ary, it is hoped-and these will be fo
the use of students specializing in Chem
istry.
The enrolment of Freshmen in tn
Civil Engineering Department is unusl
any large, hfteen new students havn
entered the four years course. The fiel
equipment and illustrative material fc
class use have been largely added to. /
the Senior year the department has prt
vided an option between structural wor
and sanitary work. The efficiency of IL
course has been increased by the movin
back of Highway Construction to the ,Jul
ior year. In this year also is offered
preliminary course in Framed Structure
The new Mechanical Engineering la1
oratory was finished last year and pa
of its equipment was installed by Il
students. Some new apparatus has be-
added to it this fall and it is now in e
tcient condition for practical instruct,
in steam and gas engineering and ALI,
subjects. During the summer new e
gine, boiler, and dynamo were put
This new power plant. which normally