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done. Each club throughout the State
has, within the year, had an exhibit of
arts and crafts. but there has been no
concerted work of action.
Conservation Committee.
Mrs. George w. Marshall, of Milford,
read the report of the conservation
committee of the State Federation. She
said:
Conservation as applied to this de-
partment means conservation of natu-
raj resources only, the waterways,
forests, bros and fish. In January
meeting Of this committee was held at
the home Of your chairman. in Mil
ford, with ten Of sixteen clubs Of the
State represented; letters were read
from Mrs Emmons Crocker, chairman
OF conservation OF the General FEEDER
alton of Womens Clubs. and as near
as possible the suggestions given have
been followed. Pure drinking water
for our towns, the pollution Of our
streams and the preservation of our
birds and fish was discussed and has
been the work OF this committee with
varied degrees of success. II was
decided to write to Mrs. Lydia Adams
Williams, Of Washington, d. c., to
visit the clubs in Delaware and lee
ture. In January Mrs. Williams vis-
tied seven clubs and gave an interest
ing lecture in each. upon the subject
OF The Forest Ranger
For the birds, the little wren bun
galow' has been successfully used by
the clubs, arouoing an interest and
love for the care Of birds among the
school children. The lower animal
life ir much more nearly related 20
human life than many OF US realize,
and we believe they were given to Us
for our use and comfort and not for
orr abuse. In this work Of conserva-
ton of natural resources we need the
aid and assistance of every good
vcmsn and man who is q lover Of
nature. The primary object of this
conservation department is to make
our State more productive OF the fun
damental necessities Of life. Il would
seem that by all the agitation OF re-
cent years, that every one should be
conversant with and keenly alive to
the needs OF conservation, yet there
are still some who ask: Why should
VIC work for future generationg
Greatness is measured by the ser
vice rendered, and happiness as We'll
as greatness depends on the unseltish
contribution one makes TO the world,
for he best serves God who serves his
fellow man"
REPORT on Higher Education,
Mrs. Alfred D. Warner, Of Whining
ton, presented the report Of tho com
nnttee on education. in the course OF
which she detailed the progress Of the
campaign for an affiliated college for
women. Mrs. Warner said:
after the yearn OF nigh hopes and
earnest endeavor to secure larger edu-
cationai opportunities for our Della
ware girls, your committee on educs-
tion rejoices to reporI the psychologi-
cal hour finally arrived. 1t came at 2
supreme moment for mans necessity
IS Gods opportunity and the invisible
forces OF progress crystallized them
selves into q visible power and swung
aiar the creakins hinges Of the col
lege door,
"The old charter of Delaware College
lad expired and It became necessaf-
for the trustees to secure q new char
ter at this last session Of the assem-
bly,: also the State Board Of Education
which was appointed two years ago b,
Legislature to revise the code o
school laws for the State had loyal,
espoused the cause by including in it,
recommendation to the assembly th'
needs of the State for better facilities
for the higher and MORE efficient edu
cation of it's young women. That ofh
cial body OF which Df. G. ". Twitmyel
is president and his special COMMITTEES
to consider the Woman's College ide'
Prof Hayward and Hon. r. c. John
sen of Newark presented a specia
plan to the trustees of Delaware Col
lege advocating the advantages ant
gains to the State, as also the righ
of a fair deal' to our daughters Il
providing for them equal chances Will
our SONS. Your committee had ais
sent a communication to the trustee
Of the college setting forth its knowl
edge of such needs through our clu
work in investigation and from infor
nation obtained from school princi
pals and county superintendents tina
over 400 girls in the twenty-seven hig
schools of the State were eager 70
further education. Impressed wit
the Justice of the above claims, tn
trustees OF the college, at their Octo
Der meeting, 1912, resolved to incorpo
rate in their new charter provision
for a woman's college to be affiliate
with Delaware College, at Newarl
Later the bill for the same was draft
ed by members Of the State boar,
and with our allied forces we pre-
ceeded with our policy to 'agitate, &C
operate. educate and legislate.'
"On September 26 our State pres
dent and your chairman, attended th
annual convention of the Women
Christian Temperance Union. J
Smyrna, when by invitation of il
president Mrs. Caulk, the subject wa
presented and unanimous endorse
ment was heartily accorded the affil
ated college plan. Three member
were appointed to cooperate wit
your committee, Mrs. Donnell, of New
ark; Mrs. Anthony, of Smyrna, an
Miss Cade, of Milton.
I'm November our president repri
scented the committee at the Delawal
Equal Suffrage Franchise Society," ]
session at Wilmington, which bod
fully granted it's support for our co
lege idea.
"On December 10 the subject va
again considered at the annual NEE
ing of the State Grange held at New
ark. where suggested plans for Il
buildings were presented. Tins lars
Hnd influential organization of me
and women have been a tower
strength in our college movement.
January "a, 1913. your commits
met in the morning in the Dover Cei
tury Club Sixteen of our clubs we
represented and the interest was kes
and alive. Our long coveted hoI