Middletown transcript., 1914-02-21
DELAWARE COLLEGE

marks a new departure IN the work a
Delaware College. For some time Their
has been demand for such a course
and now sixteen men are enrolled fo
the work. The Literary Digest is useC
as basis for the work of the course
and each student is required in addition
to read Systematically one newspaper
A thorough study is made from week tC
week of important events and move
ments-sociological, economic and politi
calTboth at home and abroad. The
course is designed to connect the work
of the classroom with the life of the
outside world, and to show in a Vita
way the relation to history of present day
problems and discussions. 1t is also in
tended to bring the student abreast of
the times and to make'him familiar with
his duties as citizen. The student is
taught to be critical, yetimpartial in his
judgments. Although the course is ad-
nittedly an experiment, DR.. Vaughn is
gratifed at the interest shown and the
results obtained thus far.
Saturday evening, February IA, was
Delaware Night at the Wilmington
Y. M. C. A. This was the third of the
series of college nights" given by
college alumni and students for the High
School Boys Club of the Y. M. C. A. =,
for the purpose of arousing among the
boys of Wilmington a strong college
spirit. 1t is significant that the attend
ance on Delaware Night exceeded the
combined attendance on Pennsylvania
Night" and Cornell Night"
The principal speaker of the evening
was ex-Congressman W. H. Head, '85.
Mr.. Head discussed at some length the
advantages of Delaware College for
Wilmington boys, then commended Della
ware College spirit, and closed with some
interesting and amusing anecdotes of
his own student days Different phases
OF college life and work at Delaware
were explained and discussed by stu
dents of the College. C. E. Grubb, IA,
presidentof the college athletic associa-
ton, spoke on Athletics at Delaware
College; A. H. Dean, IA, spoke on
''The Social Side of College Life; E.
W. Loomis, IA, spoke on Military Life
at Delaware; and L. C. S. Dorsey, rs,
told of the place held in the life of one
by the various technical
and literary societies. DR.. Vaughn, pro-
fessor of history, made few extempo-
raneOus remarks concerning the work
and influence of the college.
Professor E. L. Smith will attend the
fourth annual meeting of the American
Association of Collegiate Registrars, to
be held in conjunction with the National
Association of the United
States, at Richmond, Virginia during
the week of February 1928.
HE SOY BEAN CROP IN DELAWARE
During the past three years the de-
oartment of of agronomy of Delaware
College has introduced among farmers
IF the state practically new crop-the
soy bean. Previous attempts at grow
ng the soy bean in Delaware had been
unsatisfactory owing to the fact that
the varieties then on the seed market
we're not well adapted to Delaware con-
litions.
Cooperative work with soy beans was
begun in the spring of 1911. Four-pound
OTIS of seed were then sent to applicants
the state. Each package
vas accompanied by full directions for
planting, fertilizing, cultivating and |
the crop. The grower was
n turn asked to report the yield. The
argest yield of beans was reported by
Ar. ]. c. Cowgirl Of Dover, who har-
vested $40 pounds, or bushels, from
he four pounds of seed planted. Sew
'ral other farmers reported yields of
more than six bushels.
During the past three years, 325 men
lave cooperated with the Experiment
station in growing soy beans. AS a
esult, the seed of the varieties distrib-
tied have become well scattered
hrouhout the Peninsula. It has been
ound that the Wilson soy bean is the
'est for Delaware, and Delaware is
'apidly becoming known as headquarters
or this variety. Before the cooperative
york was taken up, the department of
lgronomy of Delaware College had
ested for four years sixty varieties of
oy beans with the result that the suit
-bility to soil and climate conditions of
ne varieties sent out was accurately
.nown. Delaware farmers are rapidly
their acreage of soy beans.
During the coming season, from 80 to
90 acres will be given by many farmers
n all parts of the state.
Professor Grantham last week at
ended several farmers Institutes in
lew Castle County.
On Tuesday evening, February II,
1rs. Hayward entertained the agricul-
ural students at the College Farm.
On Monday, Mr.. F. S. Balyeat, of the
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacture
lg Co., of Pittsburg, visited the Me-
hanical and Electrical engineering de-
for the purpose of securing
oung men to go with his company.
after making thorough inspection of
he equipment of the department and
the methods of instruction
mployed, he expressed himself as
ighly pleased with the plant and the
york done. He made a short addrass ]