Evening journal., 1916-06-05
Gets COLLEGE DECREE
After THIRTY YEARS
Miss Churchman Finishes
Course at Women'S Col
lege Started at Del
aware in SOS
THREE CERTIFICATES
FOR HOME ECONOMICS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, June 5.--After Lapse
of thirty years Miss Rebecca Church
man, of Elsmere, has completed her
education at the WOmen's COLLEGE
affiliated with Delaware College and
the Board Of Trustees at their meet
ing on Tuesday. June 13, which will
he during commencement week. will
confer on her the degree OF bachelor
Of science in education
From the time that Delaware Col
lege was reOpened in 1870 until
about 1885 it was educational. About
that year the trustees decided to
make it a college for men only and
no more women were admitted. Miss
Churchman had two years Of the
usual four year course when this
action was taken by the trustees and
II prevented her from concluding the
course and receiving her degree. For
some years she taught school and
had been principal Of the school at
Elsmere for several years when the
Women's College was established
two years ago.
Miss Churchman saw the oppor-
tunity to finish her education and
secure degree and took advantage
Of it. She gave up school teaching
and was one OF the first to enter the
college when it opened. She is now
completing two years of work and
will be given credit for the two years
that she spent at Delaware when it
was co-educational institution thir-
ty years ago and will be recon-
mended TO the trustees for the de-
gree Of bachelor of science in odu-
cation. Miss Churchman, will have
the honor Of being the first student
TO receive degree from the WO-
mems College and will be the first
graduate Of that institution.
Informal exercises we're held at the
Women's College Saturday night in
honor of Miss Churchman. II was in
fact an informal commencement and
Mrs Alfred d. Warner. of Wilmington,
chairman of the Advisory Council of
the Women's College. presided. It
was attended by most of the faculty
members of the two colleges and
some invited guests II was also an
ncunced that Miss Margaret Postles
of Smyrna, Miss Gene Underhill. of
Plainfeld. n. J.. and Miss Miriam
Dennis. of Preston Md. having com
pleted their two-year course IN home
economies. they will De recommended
to the board of trustees for certih-
Gates. Several students originally en-
tered for the twO-year course i'm edu
cation under Professor Mary +. Rich
bu. they have since decided to con
tlnue and complete the four yeaI
course. The first formal graduating
exercises of the college will be held
in 1918. when the present sophomore
class will graduate.
Dean Winifrel J. Robinson, of the
Women's College. during the exercises
Saturday evening. made the announce
ment that the academic council would
recommend to the trustees that the
degree be conferred on Miss Church
mali She stated that il was al
honor to her to make the announce
ment that Miss Churchman. who spent
two years az a student in Delaware
College when il was a co-educationa
institution lad completed the course
during the past two years i'm the Wo
mems College and consequently would
be recommended for the degree o
bachelor of science.
Miss Churchman. who beginning
with next fall will resume her pro
fession of teaching read an interest
ing paper on THE School for th'
Child" DR.. Samuel G. Mitchell, presi
dent of the college made a few re
marks and DR.. Charles A. Wagner
State commissioner of education
spoke on ways and means of raising
the salary of teachers in the Stat
and thereby improve the standard o
teaching The glee club under the di
rection of Miss Selma Bachrach, sam
several selections At the conclusion
OF the eXerciees an informal reception
was held by Miss Churchman, Deal
Robinson, Dr. Mitchell and DR., Was
ner