Milford chronicle., 1913-10-03

the department of the Ancient Languages,
twelve students have elected Greek,
very commendable showing in the face
OF the popular, but seemingly misguided,
Outcry against the study of Latin and
Greek. The Department of History and
Economics offers a new course for Fresh
men in Current Topics and a course in
Sociology for Juniors and Seniors. New
courses in English are a course in adj
lYanced composition open to Sophomores
fand Juniors, and a course in Victorian
Literature, open to Sophomores and Jun
iors, and with the consent of the instruc
tor to Seniors. In Bacteriology, "a special
course in research work is given to SEN
iors. BY means of the Elective System
and the offering of as many advanced
courses as the time and facilities at their
disposal will permit, the Faculty has
made it possible for students to special
ize in many fields of study leading to-
ward definite pursuits after graduation.
In the Department of Civil Engineer
ing, the course in Railroad Engineering
has been improved by removing Field
Work to the Junior year, thus giving
opportunity for more advanced work in
the Senior year. More drawing has
been introduced into the courses in Mas
onry and in Building Construction. Adj
ditional equipment has been obtained for
the cement Laboratory. Current meters
and piezometer tubes have been obtained
for laboratory work in hydraulics. In
the department of Mechanical Engineer
ing students are erecting a l2-horse
power Sturtevant steam turbine, connec-
ted to a Sturtevant blower by means of
a torsion meter which will measure the
output of the turbine and the power con-
sumed by the blower. The exhaust
steam from the steam turbine will be
condensed in a surface condenser and
weighed, thus enabling efficiency tests
to be made on the apparatus.
In the department of Electrical Engin-
eering, several new pieces of apparatus
have been installed. A new three-phase
3O-k. W. generator has been put in oper
alton. 1t can be used for lighting the
college buildings and also for supplying
3-phase current to the laboratory. A
phOtometer and a small 5-horse power
motor generator set have been added to
the equipment of the laboratory. A I
course in telephone practice has been
added to the course in Electrical Engin !
eering. 1t is given to Seniors. Mr.. H.
II. HillegoSs, of Pennsylvania State Col |
lege, has been appointed Instructor in
Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. |
Since leaving college Mr.. Hillegass has
been at Pittsburgh with the Westing-
house Electric Company and the Bell
Telephone Company.
The attendance III the Agricultural de- |
partment is the largest in the history of
Delaware College. The entering class |
numbers II students in the four years
course and 9 i'll the two years course, |
the total of the department up
to Al, nearly one-third the total enroll |
ment of the College. A considerable
number ofthese, students come from New |
Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland, and |
it is noticeable that the preparation of
those entering this year s classes is much |
better than in previous years.
The equipment of the department has |
been materially improved during the
year and is now in very satisfactory con- |
dition, with the exception of course, that |
a new building is needed with more and |
larger laboratories and class rooms. 1t |
is hoped that an agricultural building
will be provided for this department |
within short time.
There have been but few changes in |
the personnel of the Agricultural Faculty.
Mr. r. r. Philthorpe, a recent graduate |
of the Michigan Agricultural ColleSe. |
Mr.. Pelton as instructor i'll HOr- |
ticulture. Mr.. Pelton has resigned to |
accept position with the extension de-
partment of the New Jersey Agricultural |
College. Mr.. Frank B. Hills, from the
and Iowa Agricultural
Colleges, succeeds Mr.. Carl Christopher
as instructor i'll Animal Husbandry
The Division in Animal Husbandry is
training team for the Inter collegiate
Dairy Cattle Judging Contest to be held
in Chicago the last of October. In the
for this contest the competi
Ors for the team will visit a number of
he best herds in Delaware and Pennsyl-
rania and some of them will probably
lttend the Interstate Fair at Trenton
leXt week.
The Agricultural Extension Division is
'ery active at this time in collecting the
lata of its cooperative experiments car
lie on in various parts of the State dur
ng the past season, and in planning ex-
)eriments for fall seeding of wheat
There are about 800 cooperating farmers
Il the State at the present time.
Doctors Manns and Taubeuhaus, of the
Division of Plant Pathology. are finishing
Up most interesting work on the dis
ases of sweet potatoes. This expert
lent has kept DR.. Taubenhaus in the
ield a large portion of the time during
he past two months, and the results that
ave been obtained are satisfactory both
o the investigators, and the farmers, in
'hose behalf the experiments were under
lken
Prof. Grantham is one of the judges
i the Corn Growing Contest tinaugurated
y the Farmers National Bank of Phila-
elphia for the States of Maryland Penn
ylvania, New Jersey and Delaware This
department. made a large exhibit at the
ecent State Fair. The cattle, fruit.
rains, and plant diseases shown attracted
great deal ofattention and caused much
lvOrable comment.
The old order in athletics at Delaware
ollege is a thing of the past. The old
ridiron is buried beneath the surface of
lr magnificent Frazer Field; the old L
ise ball diamoud with its sloping, irreg-
lar inheld and its heavy grass outfield,
as given way to model diamond, en-
rely separate from the gridiron; the