Evening journal., 1912-11-16
.DELAWARE'S
SOCIAL SIDE
Wives Of Members Of College
Faculty organize Club
to Foster Interests
ESTABLISH LIBRARY
Of STATE HISTORY

Special to TIE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, Del. Nov. Efficiently
the wives of members of the faculty OF
Delaware College organized Facul-
ty Club for the purpose of fostering
the social interests Of the college COM
munity. This club, composed of twen-
ty-siX members, was formed about
month ago and has held meetin at
the homes OF Miss Harter and Mrs.
Hayward. Monthly meetings are
planned for the school year. and it is
believed the new organization not only
fills a distinct need but is also an
other step i'm the development of real
college interests and ideals
Prof. +. V. Vaughn, of the Depart
ment of History at Del. .5Ge College,
is striving to bui;i strong library
for the study of Delaware History.
but to a considerable degree this work
/, is handicapped by the scarcity OF
printed material II has been sug-
gested that perhaps the citizers of the
Estate and especially the old historic
families would be gl,a TO cooperate
in this laudable undertaking, at least
TO the extent of informing the Depart
is in existence where it may be found
and whether it can be made available
TO students Of State and local his
, tory.
President Edwing Earl Sparks, Of
Pennsylvania State College, will de-
gliyer one of the lectures in the series
1 of historical lectures to be given dur
ling the winter in Delaware College
ROratory. Pres. Sparks was formerly
extension lecturer for Chicago Uni
versity and the College Is very for
I tunate in obtaining a lecturer of such
lnote- He is fine speaker, a historian
and writer OF prominence and his
lecturer will be a treat He will be
/ here in February II is expected
that all the ether speakers will b an
Inounced shortly.
Recent Dublicatio by members Of
the faculty are English Trading Ex-
petitions into Asia under the Au-
lthority If the MuscOvv Company
1557-15Sl" by Professor Earnest v
Vaughan. aid Specimens of English
Prose Composition by Dr. w. o.
Sypherd and George q. Du.ton
Professor Vsughns say is ore Of
three i4 q volume entitled Studies
in the History of English Commerce
in the Tudor Period" published by
the University of Pennsylvania The
essay deals with he Search for an
Overland Route to Cathay. The Estab-
lishment Of Trading Relations With
Persia The Attempted Development
of tre Persian Trade. The Downfall
Of the Persian Trade and The Strength
and Weakness of the Persian Venture
The Selections Of English Prose
Composition" by Dr. Sypherd and
Nr Dutton offers to students In
Freshman English models for analy-
sis and imitation II includes speci-
mems Of narration. description. eX-
position, and letter-writing This
hook was printed by the Newark
Post press.
An informal entertainment for the
students will be given by the Faculty
on Friday night November % An
opportunity will b. given for the stu
dents to meet all the members Of the
faculty and for instructors to meet
the students in their classes So
cially
A recent valuable addition 10 the
library is the United States Catalogue
of Books for 1912 This volume of
2S37 pages contains all books in print
in 'he United State. on January J.
1912.
The Engineering Society at a recent
meeting elected as president. w. l.
Beck The Y. NJ. c. A will hold its
annual reception to Freshmen on
Monday evening, November IS.