Evening journal., 1914-10-08
INAUGURATION OF
COLLEGE PRESIDENT
Thirty Educators to Attend
Dual Exercises at Newark
on Saturday
COMMITTEES
ARE APPOINTED
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWARK, Del, Oct s--About thirty
presidents and representatives of col
leges, universities and other educational
institutions up until yesterday had ae-
cepted the invitation to be present at
the Inauguration of Dr. Samuel G.
Mitchell as president OF Delaware Col
lege and the dedication of the new Wo-
mems College next Saturday. In con
nection with the dedication OF the FIRST
college for women ever established IN
Delaware. Miss Winiired j. Robinson
will be installed as dean. The promi-
nent educators who have already ac-
ceptcd the invitation TO take part in the
exercises are from institutions IN ten
different states, and many more ac-
ceptances are expected before Saturday.
Those who had accepted invitations up
until yesterday follow;
DR.. A. r. Neale, representing Wes-
leyan University. Conn; President
Guth. of Goucher College. Baltimore;
William Perez Field. Of the Carnegie
Institute Of Technology, Pittsburgh;
Provost DR.. Thomas Fell, of the Uni
versity of Maryland; Professor Helen
Kline. of Teachers College, Columbia
University: President II. II. Apple, OF
Franklin and Marshall College, Ian
caster, Pa; President J. II. Morgan, OF
Dickinson College. Carlisle, Pa.
President Isaac Sharpless, of Haver-
ford College; DR.. Wallace Butterick,
OF the General Education Board. New
York; Or. Abraham Floxner. of the
General Education Board New York;
President II. S. Drinker. of Lehigh
University. South Bethlehem, Pa;
Provost Edgar Fry Smith. of the Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania; Principal II
/ B. Fussell, Hampton Normal and
Agricultural Institute. Hampton, Va;
President Kain, Washington Col
lege, Chestertown Md; Or. George
Edward Reed. OF Wilmington;
Dean Lois Kimball Matthews, Of
Women's College, University OF Wis
consin; President Omwake, OF Ur-
sinus College, Collegeville, Pa; Ed
ward ID. Hearn. auditor in the Treas
ury Department, Washington. ID. c.
Professor W. T. Marvin, Of Rutgers
College and representing Western
Reserve University, Adelbert College.
/ Cleveland. Ohio; George r. Wales,
representing Middleburg College, YER
mont; DR.. Lucien c. Warner, Of
New York, representing Oberlin Col
| lege; the Rev. Polemus II. Swift, of
Baltimore, representing Northwestern
University; the Rev. Liston II.
Pierce, of Baltimore, Md.
At a meeting held in the college
Offices last night by the chairmen and
members of the various committees
the final arrangements for carryins
out the program on Saturday wer,
! discussed and mapped out. The diff
ferent committees are as follows:
Charles B. Evans and
DR.. W. owen Sypherd.
Committee to meet members of the
Legislature and State officials and en-
tertain them during the day-PrOfes-
sor Harry Hayward, chairman.
Committee to receive the Governor
and staff and entertain them during
the day-PrOfessor Clarence A.
Short. chairman.
Committee TO meet representatives
from colleges and other men guests
Professor Charles A. McCue,
] chairman.
Committee on registration ol
guests - Professor E. Laurence
Smith, chairman.
Committee on publicity and inspec-
ton of buildings by visitors-Profes-
sor George E. Dutton, Professor 4.
II. Srager and r. r. Pailthorpe
Committee on seats. platforms and
decorations Professor Firman
Thompson and Professor A. c. Whit
tier
Committee to receive Masons-
] Professor Firman Thompson, chair
man.
Committee to receive American
Mechanics-Henry Smith, chairman.
Committee on the reception of
ladies at the college-Mrs. c. o.
Houghton, Mrs. c. A. Short and Miss
Elinor Harter.
Committee TO meet ladies at the
trains-Mrs. Daniel Thompson, Mrs
Walter II. Steel and Mrs. A. r. Neale.
Committee on parking automobiles
Sergeant Frazier and Frank Gratz,
Committee on cloak and gown
rooms-Howard X. Preston, chair
man.