Milford chronicle., 1914-05-01
DELAWARE COLLEGE.

On Friday afternoon, April "a. DR.. K.
" Vaughn of Delaware College. gave
his lecture on Some Curious Facts in
Delaware History before the Parent
Teachers Association of Harrington.
Delaware. This lecture is one of the
series of Extension Lectures recently
planned by the college The same lee
lure will be given FRIDAY evening, Nav
1. at Delaware City. Prof. c. A Short.
Water and Its Publications" at Lewes.
MAY S; Prof. {. A. McCue. Across the
Painted Desert, at Odessa, MAY s.;
Prof. +. ]. Smith Napoleon Bona
parte, at DUPONT High School Viii
mington, May Is; Dr.. Z. V. Vaughn,
Curious Facts in Delaware History. -
at Delmar, about MAY IS, and Our
Town, at Lewes, June ?; Prof. A. f.
Grantham, "Eugenics, or Race Develop
ment, at Lewes, May -. The College
Extension Committee is well pleased at
the interest shown throughout the State
IN this new phase Of college work. A
number of series, of probably five lee
lures each, are being arranged for next
winter The papers of the State have
also spoken very favorably of this new
undertaking. The following quotation is
part of an editorial which appeared in the
Wilmington Morning News of April 2S.
The offers of members of the Della
ware College faculty to lecture in towns
has met with a cordial response. and al
ready several addresses fare scheduled.
There is no better way of bringing the
college into closer touch with the people.
As has been said. if the people do not
come 30 the college 1t should 90 to them.
and that is what is being accomplished
by the extension system. The professors
become acquainted with the people aud
the latter have their thoughts turned to
ward the good being done at Newark.
The natural outcome should be an in
crease in the number of students at
Delaware College. Delaware College
needs to be placed conspicuously before
The people for It is entering upon a new
era. Not only may Improvement be ex- I
pected IN the college proper because of
the increasing of its facilities and because
. new president, who will have a free
hand, is to be secured. but a college for
women is to be opened which will edu-
Gale the daughters of the State at low
expense The time is rife for the mani |
iestation OF more sympathetic interest |
among the people in the educational
plant at Newark, and nothing could be
more encouraging than the prompt ac-
OF the offers of the professors /
20 lecture
After a successful trip down the State
during the Easter recess. the Delaware
College Orchestra of twenty pieces will
give a concert at the Wilmington Newt
Century Club on the evening Of Nav s. I
At this concert the orchestra will be as
sisted by Mrs. Leonard f. Wales, of
Wilmington soprano soloist and Mr.. 1
Victor Levin, violin-ceilist. This con.
fert should be a greater success even
than those given down the State.
The department of plant pathology Of
Delaware College is cooperating with
the United States Bureau Of Plant Indus
try in an effort to keep the Powdery
scab Of potatoes from getting a foothold
IN Delaware soils Thus far no speci- i
men Of the disease has been observed on
seed shipped in from northern source.
The certified inspection required BY the
state of Maine has resulted in improving
he quality Of seed potatoes shipped to