Evening journal., 1913-01-29
AFFILIATED
COLLEGE PLAN
IS ENDORSED
Delaware College Trustees
viii Urge Project Before
the Legislature
COMMITTEE FINDS
100000 NECESSAR Y
speclaI o THE EvENINa JoURNAL


Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWARK. Del. Jan. 29.-The pro-
posed affiliated college project was
given another boost yesterday after
aoon when the Board of Trustees Of
Delaware College, without a dissent
ing vote, adopted a report submitted
by a special committee that had in
Festigated the subject Chancellor
Charles NJ. Curtis, was chairman of
the committee and Daniel w. Corbit
and DR.. George A Harter, we're the
other two members. The report not
only advocates the Affiliated College
for Women but also recommends that
The trustees authorize the proper
committee to lay the recommenda-
lions before the Legislature.
The report submitted by Chancel-
lor Curtis committee, follows:
'sTo the Trustees of Delaware Col
lege:
The committee appointed to con-
slider the matter of educating women
In connection with Delaware College
report that several meetings have
been held and that on October IS. last.
meeting was held jointly with
committee Of the State Board Of Edu-
cation, which body had under con-
sideration the same subject pursuant
10 instructions of the General Assem-
bly, at its last session, recognizing the
apparently widespread interest in the
matter OF furnishing higher education
for the young women of Delaware.
At this joint meeting it was stated
that the State Board Of Education had
decided that such education could
best be furnished at Newark in con-
nectiOn with Delaware College. 1t
was jointly agreed by the two COM
mittees that the plan did not, at this
time, involve co-education. but that
there should be a separation of the
sexes in classes and laboratories, and
that separate buildings would be ne
cessay. In general, the plan which
met the general views of both COM
mittees was for a separate college
affiliated with and to that extent part
Of Delaware College. The manage
ment of the institution should be in
the hands Of the Trustees of the Col
lege, and the instruction be in the
hands of the present faculty aug
mented to meet the increased duties
There should be some women teach
ers, one of whom should be the Dean
of the women's college, and naturally
the discipline for the institution
should. in general. be in the hands of
the women teachers.
AS to the character of the instruc-
tion to be given. the Committee
agreed to recommend that there
should be three courses. 1) Arts and
Sciences, leading to a degree OF
Bachelor Of Arts. This should be a
four years course parallel in its re-
quirements with those for the same
course for young men, including
those for entrance and graduation.
t2) Domestic Science, leading to a
degree of Bachelor OF Science, with
the same requirements as for the
course in general science for men.
90 Pedagogy, from one to four years
In length, with requirements to be
determined later and with some fiex-
ibility to meet this particular subject
"By adopting this general scheme
for the courses of instruction, il was
considered that opportunities would
be given both for culture and voca-
tional education TO women, and they
would be educated not only on broad
lines, but also on lines peculiarly
suited to women and to those who de-
sire to fit themselves to teach.
''As to teachers. it was considered
that the professors in charge of the
several departments of instruction in
the college should direct the course
and the classes be conducted by them
or by assistants or instructors under
them. The teaching staff would pro.
badly be sufficiently large with eight
additions, including the Dean, whC
with three or four others would b'
women.
''As to buildings, it was decided tha
there should be two at least, and tina
they be located within easy access t
the present College grounds, though
not on it. One building should b.
a dormitory, wherein also the Deal
and women instructors should live
and the other a building for clas
rooms. laboratories and a library.
Joint subcommittee consisting of on
member from each committee wa
named to obtain tentative plans 70
such buildings and an estimate of tn
cost of the buildings, without assum
ing any obligation either to take thes
plans or to pay for them, togethe
with Recommendation as to a pos
sible site therefor This sub-com
mittee has obtained such plans an