Middletown transcript., 1915-02-20
DELAWARE COLLEGE
The 1915 Base Ball Club Has
Begun Practice
MARCH DELAWARE FARMER

oome oI Ine delaware College base
ball practice in the gymnasium, and Coach
will have them all at work in a short
time. The season will open one week
earlier than in 1914. There is some good
material among the freshmen and the
prospects are bright for fast team.
Coach Avory will have to develop a
catcher to take the place of Huston.
who graduated last June after catching
on the Varsity team for four wears.
Elmer Hook, first baseman and Earl
Lind, third baseman, are two other
players lost by graduation.
The members of last years Varsity
squad who are in school are Georghegan.
Fidance, infelders; and Horsev and
Taylor, outfelders. Among the candi
dates in the freshmen class are Wilson.
Gray, Laurintson, U. Horsey, Herdman,
Gilman.
announcement was made at a recent
meeting of the Athletic Council that
William and Mary College had been Sc
cured for the Thanksgiving Day foot
ball game this year. This gives Della
ware one OF the hardest schedules in
years, as Haverford and Dickinson are
also on the schedule.
Coach McAvoy is making arrange
ments for the second annual all-scbolas-
tic field and track meet, which will be
held this year on Saturday, May Is.
Every high school in the State and a
number from an adjoining States will
be invited to send teams. The first one
held last May was great success.
SUMNER SCHOOL
Plans for the next session of the
Summer School at Delaware College.
which will be held from June 28 to
August 6; are being rapidly completed.
BY agreement of the State Board of
Examiners credit will be given on GER
tain conditions or teachers certificates
for courses passed at the Summer
School. Any one who passes in one or
more of the courses in Drawing, Agri-
culture, School management, and
Methods. of Teaching will receive credit
on a teachers certificate provided he or
she pursues for courses at the School in
addition to Drawing or Vocal Music.
Again, following the April Teachers
Examinations, each County Superin-
tendent will give each applicant who
does not get certificate a list of the
studies in which he or she has failed. If
these subjects are passed at the Summer
School, the applicant will receive credit
for them on his or her certificate.
In addition to those members of the
faculty of Delaware College who will
teach, the Director of the Summer
School, DR.. Mitchell, has engaged Miss
Huldah Brust, who taught last year. to
teach Primary Methods and Prof. ].
Frank Jones, of the Wilmington High
School, to assist in the English Work.
Miss Rich of the Women's College, will
give courses in Education. Several new
features will be introduced into the
work of the School this year. There
will be at least three Saturday trips to
places OF historical interest. There will
be meeting Of the Newark Parent
Teachers Association, in charge of it's
president, which will be an illustration
of what is practicable for the average
community to undertake in the way of
music, plays, recitations, etc.
Other features are heing planned, and
will be announced as soon as possible.
DELAWARE FARMER FOR MARCH
The Delaware farmer for March will
contain the following articles: Sweet
Potatoes in Delaware, by H. L. Garri-
son; San Jose Scale, Treatment of
Plant Diseases that Can't be Reached
by Spraying, Management of Small
Orchards on General Farms Up-grading
an Average Herd by Means of Pure
Bred Bull, Examination of Horse for
SOundness, Celery Culture, and Tile
Drain Outlet. 1t will also contain IL
lustrations and Answers, Grange News.
and Campus Notes. There will also be
cuts showing proper methods of barn
and silo construction.
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