Middletown transcript., 1915-05-29
DELAWARE COLLEGE

Inc OunR women OUTlSCldu ABbO-
sociation of The Women's College is an
active organization. Its members be-
lleve in doing things, and in doing
them right at home, as is shown by the
impulse they have given to the play
ground work in Newark. On two
mornings a week, the girls on the So
cial Service Committee of the Y. w. C.
A. go to the school playground before
school opens, and there for an hour di-
rect the children in organized play
They play all manner ofgames, dodge
Ball." 81 Spy, "Cat and Rat,
everything, in fact, that tends to teach
cooperation and at the same time to
develop leadership, not in the few who
naturally boss, but in the slower
children who most need the develop
ment. In short they see to it that
every child gets his share in those bene-
fits of recreation which are coming
more and more to be realized as vital
part of our educational methods. And
the work which the college girls are
doing in Newark, is significant not
alone in it's immediate results. The
girls are here getting splendid train
ing which they can make use of in the
establishment of playground schools in
their home towns.
D. GRADUATE APPOINTED TO POSITION
Through tina department of chemis-
try of Delaware College, MIR. H. F.
Bennett, rs, has been appointed grad
uate assistant in agricultural chemistry
at the University of Nebraska.
CHAPEL TALKS
On Tuesday morning, May 25, Assis-
tant Professor Dutton, of the English
department, spoke at chapel on the re-
cent exercises at Johns Hopkins in
connection with the installation of DR..
F. j. Goodnow as president and the
formal opening ,of the buildings at
Homewood. With DIR. Harter and Pro-
fessor Conover, Mr.. Dutton represent
ed Delaware College. After sketching
briefly the history of the Johns Hop
kins University, he spoke of the many
famous men who represented our lead
ing colleges and universities. These
included President Lowell, of Harvard;
President Hibber, of Princeton; Presi-
dent Hadley, of Yale, etc. In closing
his talk Mr.. Du.ton said: "In regard to
the present day controversy concern
ing so-called vocational education"
(that is, practical training to the ex-
clusion of theoretical and cultural tram
ing) the following words spoken by
General Goethals, the builder of the
Panama Canal, in his address opening
the engineering building of the Uni
versity demand our consideration as the
verdict of the man best qualified to
speak with authority on the subject:
"Such an education ii. e. that of the
engineer)," said General Goethals, +"
should include, therefore, not only the
technical but the cultural subject, SO
as to round out the man in all direc-
tions, and by enlarging his perception
| and vision to cultivate ideals and imagi-
nation so essential to the engineer for
success; in fact, imagination is as much
a requisite for the engineer as for the
artist, for he should be able to picture
to himself the completed structure be-
fore work on it is begun and to fore
see many of the difficulties that will
arise, in time to meet them.
''In recent years the requirements
for admission to the law and medica
schools have increased, so that now
the leading schools for these prOfes
sions require the applicant to be pos
sessed of an academic degree or its
equivalent. The engineers education
should be just as broad. The engineer
ing school should prescribe the same
qualifications for entrance.
"After all it is not the amount Of
technical information gained that is o.
Importance. What is needed is so t.
\ train the mind that it can grapple witt
reasonable hope of successful issue, tht
various problems that will arise il
after life, and this is accomplished bes
by thorough grounding in and mas
terry of the theory of the fundamen
tails. The practical work can come
later in life and in so far as the schoo
is concerned should be subordinated tt
theory and mental training,
SECOND BOTANICAL PRIZE
Mr.. Francis A. Cooch, of Newark
in addition to the botanical prize of Sill
which he has given for several years
has recently offered second prize O
$40. These prizes are to be awarded
each year to the two students in bota
ny at Delaware College who make thu
best and second best collections o
flowers native to Delaware.
TIr,c DODN MOT MAIZE