Evening journal., 1915-10-23
WOhEN'S COLLEGE
Anniversary plans
First Year of Institution to
Be ElaborateIy Observed
on Next Saturday
TREE PLANTING
WILL BE FEATURE

A meeting Of the program commit
tee for the anniversary exercises. to
be held next saturday at the Delaware
College for Women at Newark. was
held this morning in the Eleventh
street lobby of the Hotel dupont.
Chancellor Charles NJ Curtis. Miss
Winifred ]. Robinson. dean of the
Women's College of Delaware; Mrs.
A. d. Warner of this city, and Mrs.
.C. B. Evans. Of Newark. were the
members of this committee who met
this morning and prepared the pro-
gram for the exercises next Saturday.
While the main exercises will not
be held until Saturday afternoon.
October 80, it is announced that at IL
O'Clock that morning there will be a
Joint meeting of the State arts and
crafts and educational committees at
the Women's College. which Will be in
| the nature Of an open conference
The public is invited to attend this
| meeting. Educational questions, in
cluding in particular discussion OF
/ the loan fund for college students.
which was recently the chief topic Of
discussion at a meeting of the execu-
tive committee Of the State Feder-
alton of Women's Clubs held at New
Castle. as well as other questions
dealing in a vital manner with edu-
cational matters of the State. will be
| Il
fessor of education at the Delaware
College for Women, and chairman OF
the State arts and crafts committee,
and Mrs. William H. Evans. chairman
of the State educational committee,
will conduct the meeting.
Following this conference, a boz
luncheon will be served. Members o
the home economies department viii
serve tea and coffee.
The afternoon exercises, which vii
start at o'clock, promise to be of al
Exceptionally interesting character
Chancellor Curtis will preside. The pro
gram follows: Singing of State song
sour Delaware, by all. under the lead
ersip of the Delaware College TO
, Women's Glee Club, with Miss Marioi
Brassington directing; opening remark
by Chancellor Curtis; address of wei
come by Miss Winifred J. Robinson
dean of the Women's College; address
/ "Self Government at the Women's Col
lege." by Miss Lura Short, president q
e Self Government at tho college; address
"Outlook and Uplook for the Women
College" by DR.. Samuel Chiles Mitchell
president Of Delaware College,; addres
) "True Interest of a College Education
! by Mrs. !. L. PennypacSer, of Haddol
+ field. y. j., and one of the leading edl
I cational workers in the East; addres
! "Relation of the College to the Prepar
tory School, by Clifford J. Scott. supe
intendent Of Wilmington schools; sol
by Women's College Glee Club.
Following the exercises the row {
trees which has been given the We
mems College by the Wilmington Ne
Century Club which appropriated s5
J for the gift, will formally be planted
The officers of the New Century Clu
will be in charge OF this detail. TIL
row Of trees will extend from Res
! dence Hall to the road and thei
/. planting will he accompanied by
simple but appropriate ceremony.
/, An informal reception will be hell
= Those comprising the reception con
: mittee are Mrs. William P. Bancroft
Mrs. o. " Wooten of Laurel, Mr.
: Mary Brown of Milford. and Mrs.
n d. Warner Of Wilmington. All th
{ exercises will be held in ResidenC
q Hall. II is desired to have it al
y. nounced that Wilmingtonians WI
. wish to attend the afternoon exc
p" cises will find the train that leave
the B. and O. station at los o'cloC
l. convenient one, as it will reaC
+; Newark in time for the beginning
l. the exercises.