Middletown transcript., 1915-07-24
DELAWARE COLLEGE
A Number Of Students Made His
tOrical Trip to Philadelphia
THE STUDENTS ENJOY TENNIS

EiNJOI TENNIS
Teachers and prospective teachers
VINO are in attendance at the Summer
school at Delaware College were bioblv
gratified to learn this week through the
press that they will receive credit tbis
year on their teachers certificates for
work passed in the school. IT was an
nounced some time ago by State Super
lntendent Stephens of Maryland that
teachers from his state who passed work
at the school would receive full cradi+
on their certificates; but it was not an
nounced by the State Board of Educa-
ton of Delaware that Delaware teachers
would receive similar credit until the
meeting of the Board last Friday. The
effect of this announcement of tho
State Board is bound to be most whole
some upon the educational system of
the state. Those in attendance at the
school are assured that their work will
oeneht them in the way that will do
them the most good-namely, by helm
ing to give them higher grade certifi-
Gates. They will also have an incentive
to do better work than they otherwise
would do, and the result of this better
work will be. evident in the more eff
cient service. that they can render to
their communities The announcement
of the state board means a continuation
for this year at least, of the system in
effect last year of giving teachers
credit on their certificates for work
which they do in the Summer School.
The announcement as given out for the
press is as follows:
'For some weeks there has been a
difference of opinion among educational
officials interested as to Just what
credits the State Board of Education
should accept from the Delaware Col
lege Summer School The matter has
been discussed at various meetings of
the State Board and the County Super
lntendents and was talked over again
at the meeting of the board early this
week. lnasmuch as no plan which
would change the summer school credits
has been agreed on, Henry Ridgely,
president of the Board. has definitely
announced that the summer school
credits will be just the same this year as
last year.
DR.. Charles A. Wagner, State Com
missioner of Education, has prepared
the manuscript for new bulletin for
the State Board of Education entitled.
Certificates of Teachers; Teachers
Examinations and Renewal of Teachers
Certificates" This manuscript is now
before the State Board for approval.
criticism and suggestions and will be
taken up by the Board at one of the
early fall meetings.
HISTORICAL TRIP TO PHILADELPHIA
On Saturday, July II, about fifteen
students in the Summer School at Della
ware College made historical trip to
Philadelphia under the direction of DR..
Vaughn, Miss Rich and Miss Brust. of
the faculty, accompanied the party.
The party left Newark at seven O'Clock
80 49, - pun dIIiNlLR Ill E0lld-
delphia, the members first visited Car
penters Hall, Independence Hall, and
the building of the Curtis Publishing
Company, publishers of the Ladies'
Home journal. They next went to the
Betsy Ross House, Old Christ Church.
and the grave of Benjamin Franklin.
The navy yard at League Island was
next inspected. After trip to the Zoo
the party left Philadelphia and made
the trip to Wilmington by boat. They
arrived in Newark on the 9.27 O'Clock
train in the evening. The whole trip
comprised one of the most important of
the features of the Summer School out
side of the regular class work.
TENNIS AT SUMMER SCHOOL
The first round of the tennis tourna-
mentas at the Summer School at Della
ware College has concluded last Satur-
day afternoon with the following results:
Miss Virginia Maxwell defeated Miss
Mildred Carey to 5; Miss Mary S.
Phillips defeated Miss Bessie Phillips,
g to 3; Miss Isabella Steele defeated
Miss Charlotte McAllister, to 0; Miss
Martha Goodwin defeated Miss Ruth
Crothers by default; Miss Neva Truitt
defeated Miss Sarah Boyce to 2; Miss
Helen johnson defeated Miss Mary
Hoffecker, to 0; Miss Agnes Medill de-
feated Miss Adaline Bradley, to 0; G.
w. Wilson defeated w. A. Hemphill, 6
to 0; Harvey Ferguson defeated A. B.
Thomas, TO 8; c. J. Giles defeated N.
VI. White, 6 to 0. The second round
and possibly the semi-fnals will be
finished during the week ending July %.