Smyrna times., 1912-10-23
HIGHER EDUCATION FOR
DELAWARE GIRLS PLANNED
TENTATIVE PLANS MAPPED OUT
BY COMMITTEE APPOINTED
To Draw Up a Bill After the Details
Considered by the Committee
Have Been Worked Out.

Considered by the Committee
Have Been Worked Out.
A committee of the State Board of
Education and a committee of the
trustees of Delaware College held a
joint meeting last week in the cham
bers of Chancellor Curtis in the Court
House to consider the matter of
higher education of girls in connection
with Delaware College. There were
present Superintendent G. w. Twit-
myer and Professor Harry Hayward,
on behalf of the Board of Education,
and DR.. George A. Harter, Daniel
w. Corbit, William T. Lyman and
Chancellor Curtis, on behalf of the
trustees of Delaware College. 1t
was stated by the members of the
State Board of Education that the
General Assembly of Delaware has
instructed them to formulate a plan
for the higher education of girls, and
that in discharge of their duty they
decided that this ought to be done in
connection with Delaware College.
After some discussion of the general
plan for meeting what appears to be
the needs in the State, certain tenta-
tive conclusions were reached.
In order to bring the matter def
nitely before the joint committees it
was decided that it was the sense of
these committees that the State of
Delaware should provide three courses
of instruction for young women of the
state in an affiliated institution at
Delaware College, these courses to
be:
1. Arts and science leading to ade-
gree of bachelor of arts.
2. Course in domestic science,
leading to a degree of bachelor of
science; and
3. A course in pedagogy of from
one to four years in length.
Entrance requirements for the
course in arts and science and the
course in domestic science to be held
as are now in force for the course in
arts and sciene and general science at
Delaware College; all courses to be
of the same length and of the same
requirements for graduation as sim
liar courses now provided at the COL
lege; and also the idea that at the
present time the boys and girls should
not be in the same classes. 1t was
thought that with some small addi-
tiOns to the number of the faculty
this instruction could be furnished.
Having determined the kind of in
struction needed, the next subject un-
der consideration by the committee
was the kind of buildings that would
be required for housing 100 girls in
class rooms and a home. In order
that something definite can be reached
in the matter of buildings, consisting
of Prof. Hayward and Chancellor Cur
tbs was appointed to obtain from an
architect tentative plans for a build
ing or buildings to accommodate 100
girls in such an affiliated college, and
to obtain an estimate of the cost of
construction thereof. 1t was also con-
sidered that there should necessarily
be a building which would not be
only dormitory, but home centre
for women, including a residence for
a dean of women and other women
instructors, and the other building
should be devoted to recitations, lab
Oratories and library. The same COM
mittee was also given the duty to
make some investigation as to a de-
sirable location for the buildings.
1t is apparent that the two com
mittees are working in harmony in an
effort to solve what is a serious prob
lem, but one which should be solved
for the women of this State. There is
a great need for opportunities to in
struct women who are prospective
teachers in the public schools of the
State, for the reason that the exper-
fences of the State Board of Educa.
tion show the inadequate training anC
insufficient education possessed by
many of those who have applied anC
submitted to examinations for teach
ers. When the plans of the two Join
committees are carried out, they will
be submitted to the State Board O
Education and the trustees of Della
ware College and something definit
and practicable will be ready for sub
mission to the General Assembly.