Newark post., 1914-03-11
Items OF Interest
From State College

ware College conducted a complete
commercial test upon the light and
power plant of the College. Dur
ing the entire test the students
were left to their own resources, al
though the instructors in charge of
the course We're present to give
help in case their services should
become necessary. For three weeks
previous to this test. short tests had
been conducted for the purpose of
familiarizing the students with the
testing apparatus.
The test on March was con-
tinued for ten hours. The water
and coal consumed by the boiler
during this time We're carefully
weighed. Samples of the coal used
were taken in order that as soon as
their moisture content and heat
value can be found. the efficiency
of the boiler can be determined.
In conjunction with the boiler
test on the engine and the electric
generator, the exhaust steam COM
ing from the engine was condensed
and weighed in order to determine
the amount of steam consumed. At
short intervals, indicator cards
were taken to determine the power
delivered to the engine. The power
delivered by the engine was i'll turn
determined by measuring the cur
rent delivered by the electric gen
orator. From the data obtained III
this test. the amount of coal used in
generating one horse power or one
killowatt of energy, and the cost
per horsepower or killowatt We're
determined.
This test is the most elaborate
one undertaken this year, but short
er tests of various kinds are run on
three afternoons of every week
during the work of the Junior and
Senior years.
The Department of History at
Delaware College has been striving
for some time to build up a good
working library in the history of
the State. Considerable progress is
being made in that direction,
though somewhat slowly, as much
of the material is hard to find.
Last week several important works
bearing on phases of Delaware his
tory were added to the College col
lection. and others will probably be
added i'll the near future. Among
those received were the following:
(D A Calendar of Delaware
Wills, New Castle County, 1882
1900, Compiled by Colonial Danes
of Delaware.
(2) Journal of Danckaerts and
Sluyter, 1679-l6S0. Edited by B.
B. James. This valuable journal,
recently republished, gives descrip-
tions of Delaware and Maryland
and is a chief source for the Laba-
dist settlement on Bohemia Manor.
(3) The Welsh Settlement of
Pennsylvania. c. H. Browning.
Our Welsh Tract was largely an off
shoot of the Pennsylvania colon
lists.
a. immigration of Irish Quak-
ers into Pennsylvania, 16S2-175O.
A. C. Myers. This work contains
an account of the New Castle
county meetings. and also a valu-
able photography of the Irish
Quaker movement in general.
Some time ago a Committee on
College Extension Work, consisting
of DR.. f. V. Vaughn. chairman,
Professor c. A. Short. and DR.. r.
c. Reed, was appointed by the Pres
ident of Delaware College at the re-
quest of the College Faculty. This
committee. according to the plan
adopted. was instructed to consid-
er three definite and important
phases of work. all more or less
closely related in scope and plr-
pose, as follows: (ll to prepare
list of popular extension lectures TO
be offered by members of the Col
lege faculty to all high schools,
clubs. or other organizations. wish
ing such lectures; (2) TO prepare
plans for an Essay and Oratoric
Contest to be held in the College
Oratory on the evening preceding
the Field Day Meet on May 16.
(This contest, open to all high
schools in the State. ought to prove
of considerable interest and will
undoubtedly lead to sharp though
friendly rivalry between the rep
resentatives of the three counties.
Ii is planned to offer two s25 prizes
to the winners in these contests)
(3) To visit all the high schools of
the state as soon as possible. for the
purpose of getting together and
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