Evening journal., 1912-06-14

W TWitmyer, president OF the State
Board OF Education, and Professor
Harry Hayward, the special committee
ON the Higher Education for Women,
this morning made the following
recommendations to the state Board
meeting in Dover:
"A rather exhaustive study OF the
conditions in Delaware, and IRON our
snsnection OF Institutions providing TOT
the higher education OF women III
other states, we are led TO the loi-
lowing conclusions.
u There is a strong demand ior a
sufable provision for the higher euu-
cation OF women in Delaware at pun
80 That this demand can be met IN
the most economical and erncisnl
manner by an affiliated college lot
women at Delaware College.
* That the cost OF cstanllshine
such a college need not eNcecd flVv'-
900 for buildings, and an annnai ~
nense for maintenance OF Hy,vvV po'
rear. or $4,000 more than DelaWalS
NOW appropriates to the normal ll'.i
schools OF Pennsylvania ana nc"
a THAT the following courses Oh
snstruction should be provided;
-fa) A course leading TO the uesleS
ri bachelor Of Arts with an oppol
tnnitv 10 elect rather freely III 'ns
Jnnior year from the departments =,
Irducation, General Science a"u
household Arts. ia Ar,s
-th1 A course in Household Ar's
heading to the degree OF Bachelor %
Science. .. roo,ra-
tory course. - uouse-
~tdl A two-year course IN housN-
hold Arts. - .,o,td he
directed by a dean OF Women ,s,s
much as the Department OF Asli.u', ,t.
aure is at the present tme unue' w
snnorviaion of the board Of trustees.
'rrhe instructors for the ahiliat sd
collooo and the courses Of study 10
he ofcred. TO be selected and arranged
nor hv "A committee composed OF me
president of the College. the Deah
of women. ana the professor Of Edu-
cation. with the approval Of The rus
toes s.,
"a womens dormitory is essential
ias home center for the afllliat su
college Ii should be the home ot me
mean. ana as many of the students
ms possible. Ina case it Is not large
enough 10 accommodate AL the
eiudents. approved homes IN the town
shall be selected by the Dean, VINO
should make regulations governing
The conduct Of the students in such
homes
1T is likely that further recon-
mendations will suggest themselves
as the question of-higner education
OF women is discussed, both verbally
snd In the public print
I'VE are satisfied, however that the
recommendations embodied az a rart
of this report contain the essentials
of what should be done 20 relieve the
embarrassing situation in which the
state now finds itself in regard TO edu-
cational matters.
Respectfully submitted, II Hay
ward, George w Twitmyer, Members
of the Committee on the Higher Edu-
cation of Women
The report made by this committee,
after visiting several institutions
where women are given higher educa-
fgop, was submitted this morning as
follows:
no the State Board Of Education Of
Delaware.
Gentlemen Your resolution. au-
thorizing the examination Of certain
institutions devoted wholly or in part
10 the higher education Of women, as
Eoipment, Administration and Courses
of instruction was carried into enect
during the week of April l5th-l9th, by
Professor Harry Hayward and your
President Professor Hayward, gave
special attention to Equipment and
Administrative phases of our problem,
aud the president moro particularly
to the Institutional phase. We have to
report as follows:
1--WE. visited the State Agricultural
College at Durham ~ r.; Radcliffe
College In Cambridge: Simmons Col
lego In Boston; Northheld Seminary,
Mount Herman School for Boys, the
Womcns College in Brown University,
Providence, r. L. and the Rhode Is
land state Normal School These in
stitutions were chosen for examination
because they represented conditions
either very much like those that exist
or must exist for years TO come In
Delaware or are radically different
from our conditions I'm point OF build
incs. equipment. resources, admins
tration. student body and courses OF
instruction
Our aim was 10 get a knowledge OF
the conditions. aims and possibilities
OF these institutions, in the belief that
In tho comparison Of their work and
experience light would be thrown on
the preplexine, and yet important
problem VIC have presented Tor solu-
ton
"At the New Hampshire College all
the courses of instruction are open TO
women. most Of them. however, con-
fning thomseivay TO the General
Course. " yet theEe being no course
in Household Arts or kindred subjects
Thssc courses whilst largely yoca-
t'onal lay a broad foundation in cul-
tural subjects and thus insure a high
grade Of intelligence for community
life and citizenship. The conditions in
this institution are very suggestive
and their careful study will aid us
materially in outlining definite plan
for the proposed institution for the
higher education Of women in Della
ware. A dormitory is provided close TO
the campus for the women students
who are in charge of q matron There
are no lady instructors in the faculty.
The plan is satisfactory under the
conditions that obtain in New Hamp-
shire, and IL is expected that more and
better facilities for the education Of