Middletown transcript., 1914-02-14
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The work of excavation for the Della
ware College for Women has been com
pleted; the foundations for Residence
Hall have been finished; and it is ex
pected that the cornerstone will be laiC
some time next month. There will be
two buildings Residence Hall and Science
Hall. Both buildings will be construct
ed of stone and of dark brick.
| Residence Hall will be AZ feet by lac
feet snd will accommodate so students.
In the basement of this building will be
located the dining-room, the kitchen,
the laundry and the servants hall, be-
sides stateroom and trunk room. On
the first floor will be an entrance hall,
the deans Office and suite of rooms, a
library and reception rooms, and an as
sembly hall % feet by go feet.
Science Hall will be 81 feet by 128
feet. In the basement will be located
gymnasium, shower baths, locker
rooms, and a lunch-room. The first
floor will contain a cooking room, and
three class rooms. On the second floor
will be physical labratory, bacteria
logical labratory, lecture room, bio
logical labratory and an agricultural
labratory and library The third floor
will consist of a chemical labratory,
several classrooms, a teachers rest
room and a students rest room.
On Monday, February 9, Miss Robin
son, dean of the Delaware College for
Women, together with Mrs A. D. War
ner, of Wilmington, conferred with
President Harter, DR.. Wagner, DR..
Sypherd, DR.. Vaughn, and Professor
Hayward, in regard to courses of study
for the new college. A tentative course
of study was decided upon.
On Saturday, February IA, DR.. W.
Owen Sypherd will attend the Drexel
Institute Luncheon, to be given by
President HALLS Godfrey of Drexel In
stitute, at the Art Club, Philadelphia,
and the annual dinner of the Association
of Teachers of Mathematics at the Ho-
tel Walton. Both OF these affairs are
to be given in connection with the meet
ing of the Philadelphia Section of the
Association of Teachers of Mathematics
of the Middle Atlantic States.
Professor Grantham has just recover
ed from severe attach of tonsilitis.
DR.. Manns was confined to his home last |
week by an attach of grip and lumbago.
Last week Professor Hayward and Pro-
fessor McCue attended farmers insti-
tutes at Milford, Seaford, Laurel and
Bridgeville. Professor Hayward ad-
dressed meeting of Sussex Pomona
Grange at Lewes on February 5th.
The cows in the College herd are do
ing unusually well. A number of them
are milking between S5 and As pounds
day. The Jersey COW Lucy Sweet
Ruby has in eleven months, produced
9,O59 pound of milk and 439 pounds of
butter fat, Her record for the year
will approximate $500 pounds of milk
and $50 pounds of butter.
BILL PASSED BY CONGRESS
The Lever Agricultural Extension
Bill has passed both houses of Congress.
This bill provides for the appropriation
Of $40, 900 annually to each state in the
Union for purposes of agricultural ex-
tension. It also makes an appropriation
If $3,000,0 900 to be distributed among
The agricultural colleges of the country.
The division and distribution of this
'um will be based upon the agricultural
population of each state, and in order
o secure its share each state must ap-
oropriate an equal amount for agricul-
ural extension.