Evening journal., 1914-09-24
SIX DOC Victims
UNDER Treatment
Of Patients Three Are Chill
dren Who Were Bitten
at Winterthur
STANDARDIZING
SCHOOL COURSES

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWARK. Del, Sept. 2a.--At the
present time six persons are receiving
the Pasteur treatment through the
state Board of Health. Three OF the
patients come to Newark daily, the
treatment being given in the rooms OF
the state Board Of Health Laboratory
here. They are. Miss Jennie Pordham'
Miss Louise Pordham and William
Brown. all of Delaware City. All three
Of them were bitten by the same dog
and an analysis of the brain Of the dog
made by DR.. Herbert J. Watson, showed
that the animal was suffering with
rabies. Three children of M1. Ham,
living near Winterthur, who were bit
ten hv mad dog are also receiving the
Pasteur treatment.
During chapel at Delaware College
Yesterday morning Levi II. Cooch,
county agricultural agent, made a short
address to the students, explaining the
work that is to be done under the Oil
creating that Office II was urged on
those students who are sons of farmers
70 impress upon their fathers the TACT
that the county agent is at his service.
at an times in case he Is wanted for
consultation about anything that goes
wrong on the farm.
DR.. Raymond C. Reed, bacteriologist,
read to the students some statistics
relative to the typhoid fever nocula-
tion treatment and stated it would be
given to those students who desired 10
take il in the rooms Of the State Lab
oratorv on Friday afternoon. Fifty-hve
students held up their hands, indicating
that they would take the treatment.
The Department of Education of the
Women's College has. sent out letters TO
all the high schools of the State, ex-
plaininQ tho two-hour extension course
in psychology to be given by Professor
Mary r. Rich, on Saturdays from /
TO I o'clock. starting next Saturday. lt
Is open to teachers free of charge. The
Twitmyer library, MOSTLY on educa'
tional topics. win be open TO all who
take this course. The course will be OF
value to teachers for the study of hui
man behavior OF conduct. for helps m
schoolroom management and classroom
teaching and in solving difficult prob.
lens. which every teacher has to face
Besides this extension course, the De
partment of Education offers number
Of lectures. including the following
"Better Training for the Children o
Delaware ''How the Home May CO
operate with the School" "Home Read
ing for the Child's Idle Hours" an'
Supplementary Reading for Grades
The Joint committe of the Stat
BOARD Of Education and faculty O
Delaware College appointed some tim
ago Go etandardize the high schos
courses Of the State. met here on Tues
day evening. Those attending the meet
ING were were Professor Harry Hay
vnrd. DR.. Charles Wagner, State Con
missioner of Education; DR.. W. Owe
Svpherd. Professor c. A. Short an
Professor Mary n. Rich. of the Women
College. Dr. Wagner submitted tenta
tive courses for the two, three an
four-year courses in high schools. Tn
commitfe viii hold another meeting q
October 1, when final action viii
taken.
II has been decided by the advisor
board of the Newark High School Al
umni Association TO continue the CON
munity meetings the coming winte
They were held last winter with muc
success. The meetings win be held th
first Tuesday of each month. etartin
with October 6. when Or. Samuel
Mitchell. president OF Delaware Co
leqe, viii make an address on "Civ
Patriotism" The following COMMITTEES
have been appointed to supervise q
work of the wears; Social, Miss Elizi
beth Crime. chairman; Miss Katharil
Heiser, and Knowles Bowen self en-
ture, Miss Cornelia Pilling chairman
Mrs. William r. Metten and Boz
Brown; public interest. Miss Eta w
son, chairman: Miss Alice Kerr a.
Miss Agnes Medin.