Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-09-29
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nEIAwARE COLLEGE has reopened for the college
year Of 1sl6l7 under the most auspoious conditions
In the history OF the institution While the Official
opening Thursday Of last week it was not
until this week that the order was
ranged and college work or all kinds set 10 moving
smoothly That due TO the fact that many addi-
tiona students entered this week. and TO the further
fact that material change had made IN the col
lege curriculum Under that change the first period
begins at Sis instead Or s45 o'clock in the morning
and, with the exception of the military exercises. the
last period ends at 4oS o'clock in the afternoon
Delaware College Is in position at this time to do
more for the educational and civic uplift Of
than before This largely to the generosity
OF one friend Of the institution Within the fifteen
months that friend has given than million
dollars for purchase Of land endowments and for
buildings and equipment Those large gifts have en-
abled the trustees to enlarge materially the faculty
this By employing several high-cass instructors
Those with the able teachers already on the faculty
give Old Delaware Of the competent teaching
staHs OF any coege Of like size in the country Al
though slightly handicapped for room at present be
cause the Old Dormtory is being remodelled and the
new buildings not vet completed comfortable and
satisfactory quarters have been arranged for all the
activities OF the college.
With such accomplished and able administrator
Or Samuel c. Mitchell president Of the institution
in charge Delaware College assured Of rapid pro-
gress during the next few years DR. Mitchell is an
efhcient leader. He evinces intelligent and practical
interest in every that its object the
beterment Of State In the time he has been
here he has endeared himself not only to those con
nected with Delaware College and the people Of New
ark but also 70 the people OF the State at large
In the general organization preparatory to the
opening Of college last week DR. Mitchell was assisted
ably BY Dean F. Laurence smith graduate OF Della
who has spent years the institution as
head Of the Modern Language Department. He has
every detail Of the Institution his finger ends His
popularity and influence for good among student
body is especially valuable to the institution.
The freshman class this year contains eighty-hve
students They are from States A total OF 22s
students is enrolled the institution That does
include fourteen students on the Mexican Dor
der with Company p Organized Militia OF Delaware
They expected TO return with the addition
II those students, in Deming N NJ the enroll
nent will be the largest in the history college
While the freshman class this year not the largest
the history OF the college St is said the best
prepared.
OF the eghty-nvs students sixty-two are from Della
wareeand twentythree from other states Most Of the
students. however from outside of the States live at
nearby points in Maryland Pennsylvana and New Jer-
bev There twenty-three students entered in the
Arts and Science twenty-three in Agriculture
and thirty-nine in Engineering. More than half the
bew students from outside Delaware are enrolled for
he Agriculture There thirteen in that
eourse from other States
I'm recent years there has been notable falling of
Df students taking the Civil Engineering course In
past years it not unusual for than half the
entering class to take that At present the
Electrical Chemical Engineering are the
most popular of the engineering courses. That is
shown by the new class or the thirty-nine who will
take engineering only enrolled for civi engi-
neering while fourteen will take electrical and eight
chemical engneerng Only four registered for tia
mechanical engineering course
The progress of the Women's College since II was
organized three years has been equal TO that OF
Delaware College in many ways. There are about
forty the entering class this making total of
nhrut ITO students enrolled in the Womens College.