Evening journal., 1915-05-25
MUST Close FOR
OPTIONS ON GROUND
Definite Announcement Ex-
pected Soon Regarding
College Enlargement
SIGMA PHI BUYS
NEWARK LOT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, May 25.-Real estate
deals are occupying the attention of
many residents of Newark this week.
Delaware College officials are to close
this week for all the properties that
options we're secured on some weeks
ago. These properties are located on
Main street, Depot Road and Della
ware avenue. and the entire amount
for all of them will total close TO
$4,000. A special committee is Sc
curing these properties as part of
quarter Of a century extension build
ing plan for the college.
It is understood that the deal was
finally closed and the money paid for
several of the properties at meeting
held here last night The prices and
details of the purchases will probably
be announced at later date and pos
sibly when the Board OF Trustees hold
their annual meeting Commencement
week. There are about twenty-five
Or thirty properties involved in the
deal.
The Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity
has purchased two lots at the corner
of Gillespie avenue and Depot Road
from David c. Rose, and it is under
stood will build new fraternity
house there in the near future. The
lots have a frontage of 63 feet on De-
pot Road but with an additional lot
purchased in the rear will have a
depth of 213 feet. This will give space
for a tennis court.
II was reported at the time that the
extension plans were first talked of
for the college that one of the first
moves would be to build large dor
mitory to house all the students and
do away with the fraternities entirely
In view of this fact IL is surprising
to many persons that the only one OF
the four fraternties that does not own
its home is preparing to build at this
time.
After being opened for five weeks
the two home making demonstration
schools in Kent county will be closed
on Friday. These schools which are
located at Viola and Rising Sun, have
been conducted under the supervision
0f Miss Myrtle V. Caudell, head OF the
department of home economies in the
Women's College, and Miss Lyford, a
specialist in home economies from the
United States Bureau of Education
These being an experiment the gov
ernment bureau has co-operated
heartily in the movement and it is
largely through the efforts OF that
department that they have been sucl
a success.
Community meetings we're held a
each Of the schools last week which
we're largely attended by home max
ers of the localities. Not only thos,
who have been actually attending th'
schools. but many others who did no
find IL convenient TO attend regularly
became much interested in the worl
and have been greatly benefited b,
the sessions. Miss Frances Foreman
of Elsmere. was the teacher in charge
of the schools, there being a session
In each school every other day. Many
new and simple suggestions wer,
given those who took advantage o
The summer schools, which will bt
beneficial in the work of their homes
Special arrangements have beer
made for the closing exercises of tn,
schools the latter part of this week
There will he addresses in addition
to other features. The department
of home economics of the Women,
College will present each home max
ing school student who has attended
the required number of days, with az
attractive certificate. Dean Robin
son. of the college. Miss Caudell anC
Miss Lyford will all attend the closinl
exercises. There are about twent,
students in each school, the great ma
iority of them being the actual hom,
makers of that vicinity.
Next Monday two similar schools
will be started in Sussex county TO b.
run for five weeks. These two schools
will be located at Midway and White
Chapel and there is every reason Il
believe that they will be just as sue
cessful as those in Kent county |
S likely that other home making
schools will be started in other sec
ions Of the State if not this year, mex
Fear for sure.