Evening journal., 1912-09-11
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TOMORROW
Old Delaware to Reopen With
Largest Class in Its
History
NEW CURRICULUM
FOR INSTITUTION

Special to THE evenings JOURNAL
NEWARK, Del. Sept. 11.-Advance
registration would indicate that when
Delaware College. .re-opens tomorrow,
it will be with one of the largest
freshmen classes nithes history of the
Institution. There are also promises
of another large class in, the agriouI-
tural department. Examinations we're
concluded today and the exact num-
ber of new students will, not be known
until after these examinations are
completed.
The returning, students will find
many changes to the grounds and
buildings when,theysarrivei in Newark
Some Of these have been completed
others are in course ofS completion
and still other improvements are yet
to be started. Oficourse the. most mott
ceable and neutrality-suspicious. Is
the new athletic field which is now
in such shape that the istudents can
reslizelwhat magnificent field it will
be when completed late in the fall.
All7the buildings have been renovated
and the grounds put in first class
order. There have been numerous
improvements. including the addition
of new machinery in the mechanical
and electrical engineering depart
ments. eThe gymnasium has been
painted white inside, which makes a
much pleasing appearance and there
have, also beeneother changes made in
this building. which gives much more
room Tor basket ball and indoor
events. The contemplated improve
ments which have not, beentstarted, is
the macadamfzing of practically all
the walks and drives around the
buildings.
The college also opens under an
entirely new curriculum. Under this
new system chapel will be held in
the Oratory' at $40 o'olockyA. NJ. This
is earlier than IN the past aud to get
the students living In Wilmington,
who return home of nights, here IN
thine in the morning the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, agreed to put on
an extra train. The first class will be
at $50 o'clock The periods will be
of one hour duration, instead Of three
quarters of an hour as in the past
The last period will close at 45O
P NJ The lunch hour willkbe from
1850 to 1.50 o'clock which put the
bulk Of the work in theimorning and
this is expected to be benfcial to both
professors and students.
There are several changes in the
faculty Some Of these were made
during the last part Of thespast schoo'
year and others during the summel
holidays. Thomas L. Sturges. Jn
professor of Electrical Engineering
resigned before college fc1osed to ac-
cept a position with theFWest EiectriC
Company in New York. He will b.
succeeded by Professor T. M. Roberts
of Boston, who has been here fol
several weeks, installing some
machinery in his department
Howard X. Prescott OF Lafayette
College. succeeds Professor JOSEPH
N. McVey, as instructor in Mathe-
matics and Engineering. Professor
McVey resigned to accept the posi-
iion of secretary and examiner, Of the
Cecil County, Nd, school board
Dr. RaymondC. Reed, succeeded DR.
Dawson. last spring as Professor o.
Veterinary Science and Bavteriology
and Thomas F. Manns, succeeded DR.
Mel T. Cook as Plant Pathologist.
The board of trustees OF the colleg,
az the June meeting created a new
Office which is practical, assistant t
Dr. Harry Hayward, dean of th'
Agricultural Department. This posi-
ton was just filed this week with th'
appointment of NJ. o. Cooper. VIII,
comes from the Iowa Agriculture
College, at Ames. Iowa. MIR. Cooper
will be an instructor in Animal Hus.
bandry. He comes to Delaware high
ly recommended and has been a mem
Der of two intercollegiate stool
Judging teams. one at the Kansas Cit.
Royal. Kansas City and the other a
the Live Stock Exhibition. Chicago
He has had a great deal of. expert
ence in fitting and exhibiting some o
the best known herds of beef cattl
I'm the west. He was prominent il
all college student affairs and a mem
Der of various prize debating teams
at his Alma Mater
Cadet Artisan Smith succeeds Davi
L. Slean, as Major ofsthe battalion o
cadets 1t will be some little tim
before the cadets secure all their uni
forms and are prepared for, there
gular drills.
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