Newark post., 1914-06-17

Mrs. A. ID. Warner, representa-
tive of the Delaware State Fedora
ton, on the Affiliated College Com
mission emphasized the changed
conditions which confront girls in
our day. Girls are compelled to
reach out into a broader life. The
additional demands make it neces-
sary that their strength, health,
nerve, all have to be utilized i'll the
most advantageous way. To teach
the girls how to do this we are
bringing you the State College.
Education stands for larger un-
derstanding Of service: in home,
church, society. 1t should make
our girls respond to these duties
with the words II am glad | am
here. Let me serve.
Mrs. Eta Gray Jones called to
the attention Of the audience the
fact that Delaware was the first Of
the colonies to provide a school for
girls; in later years she was the
only one to fail to provide for
their higher education. Mrs. Gray
quoted Napoleon's remark, "You
find great sons Of great mothers,
but not always great sons of great
fathers" We have been having
our daughters educated at the eX-
pense of other states, now it is our
privilege to extend value returned
to those States and welcome to our
institution, their daughters.
Mrs. Messick, representing the
State Grange, mentioned the pleas
ure and pride she felt in having the
privilege of urging upon Delaware
women recognition of the oppor-
tunity awaiting them. The organ
ization she represented had gone on
record for fifteen years asking the
State Of Delaware to give her
daughters the same as she gave her
sons. Speaking also for the W. C.
7. T., representing 21OO women.
who had worked for the idea for
years, she wished to say this was
indeed a glad day for Delaware.
Miss Robinson in a few closing
remarks announced that she
would be glad to receive all those
Interested in the college or educa--
Mon i'll Delaware, at her home III
the new college, every Friday after.
noon after September. eve have
been working and planning to have
everything attractive and in read
mess for the comfort Of the girls, !"
she said. "When | leave for Wis
consm next week | shall feel as you
women feel when you stand back
and view your preserve shelves
filled with jars Of beautiful fruit.
But what if no company should
come to help you enjoy them?
Miss Robinson referred to the I'M
portance Of education in preserv-
ing the standards and ideals of a
nation. In Delaware where we
have the purest American stock, we
have a special responsibility in see
ing that our girls are educated to
the limit of their possibilities.
AT the same time the meeting in
the tent was being held other visi-
tors were viewing a demonstration
conducted by the students in the
agricultural courses at Delaware
College. They were shown the
workings Of a gasoline tractor. the
making of self-boiled lime-sulphur
solution, and the spraying of trees
III the experiment orchard with the
manufactured spray. In the dairy
house the visitors were shown the
most improved method of testing
milk for butter fat.
At noon luncheon was served the
visitors. Following the luncheon
the visitors were taken on trips of
inspection to the buildings of the
Women s College, in course of con-
struction on Depot Road, midway
oetWeeh the farm and Delaware
College. The prize stock of the
farm was lead in parade by the
agricultural students.
In the afternoon a meeting pre-
sided over by Governor Charles R.
Miller was held in the big tent.
Prof. Hayward in introducing Gov
ernor Miller as chairman called
HIM the best governor of the best
state of the best country in the
world. Addresses were made by
Rev. Warren H. Wilson, Ph. D.. !
professor of rural sociology at Col !
umbla University, spoke about the
part the country church should
play IN bettering the conditions in
rural districts. He advocated a
church for the country as a means
If getting the farmers closer to-