Evening journal., 1916-10-19
Delaware YOUTHS
WIN several Prizes
BOYS and Girls Make Fine
Showing at National
Exhibition, Springfield
RESOLUTIONS ON DEATH
OF PROF. ROBINSON

Special 20 THE EVENING JOURNAL
NENARK. oct. 10. Several of the
Delaware boys and girls representing
clubs from this State in the junior
cattle and vegetable judging contests at
Tie Springfield National Dairy ENhibi-
ton at springfield, Mass, last week
won prizes. Newman Rose, OF Newark
Was tenth among 90 competitors i'm tho
dairy cattle, judging exhibition and won
Jersey calf worth $3.50 TO 5000. john
Clancy, also of Newark, won 50 in gold
ia the vegetable judging contest. Mar
garet Snyder, of Newport, won $40 in
gold for her demonstration work M
canning. other prize winners from
Delaware were: W. lyman. OF Stanton
Gilbert Cosden, of Kent county; r.
Bcnt. OF Smyrna; V. Ilorsey, Of Lau-
rel; II. Green. OF Greenwood, and Ma
omi Pepper of Georgetown.
DR. z. V. Vaughn, chairman OF the
Delaware College Extension Committee
has announced The following lectures To
be delivered by members OF the college
faculty: October D. Or. Samuel e..
Mitchell. ut Milford, on Civic Govern
mont:" DR. X. r.. Greenfield, at
SMYRNA. on "ltaly. It's Dreamer and Its
Kingdom" Dr. y. G. Vaughn. before the
Cocilton Community Club. Cecilton, Md.
Since the extension lectures were inau-
eurated two years ago moro than two
hundred lectures have been delivered by
members of the faculty in Delaware,
Maryland Pennsylvania and Virginia
Mr.. Hannas, a graduate OF Rut-
gers College last June has been APP
pointed temporary superintendent OF
tho International Egg Laying Con-
test at the Delaware College Expert
ment Station. TO take the place OF II.
Y. Cory. instructor in charge Of
poultry husbandry. who is now con-
valescing after a severe illness. The
contest was formerly under the man
agcment OF A. NJ. Pollard, OF the col
lege farm.
The following DeRyare College
students have been Tected members
OF the Student Government Board of
the College: Seniors. l.. b. Steele,
H. w. Horsey and j. W. O'Daniel;
juniors. d. p. Horsey and A. l.. bau-
ritsen: Sophomores, w. S. Fitzpat-
rick: Freshmen, +. Bayard Carter.
This board has supervision over all
student activities and represents tho
student body In relation to the
\honor system
Work in history and economies n
reading and research being done by
students in advanced courses. is an
interesting development under the
Delaware State Chair OF History. es-
tablished by the State four years
ago The topics under investigation
this year and the names OF the stu
denis doing the work are as fol-
lows. II. w Horsey, OF Dover. "The
English VS. the American Cabinet
system" r. II. Pepper. George
town. "The Relations OF Pennsyl-
yania and Delaware. 16Si-t776;"
irving Reynolds. OF New York, Del
aware and the Tariff" D. p. Hor-
soy. of Dover, "a Comparative Study
Of Social Legislation in Germany
and England" G.. b. Brown. New
ark Reports on Selected Topics in
English History" J. c. Hastings,
Laurel Readings and Reports on
Selected TOPICS in American Gov
crnment:" n. r. Mitchell. Newark
Labor Profits Under the Tenant
system OF Farming" John Hopkins
The Size OF Diaries in Relation ia
Efficiency"
At a special meeting OF the Della
ware College faculty at noon vester.
day resolutions were adopted on the
death OF Professor Frederic II. Rob
inson. who until last June had beer
q member Of the faculty and head 81
the civil engineering department fol
fwenty-six years. Il was decided e
close the college this afternoon, and
members OF the faculty are attending
the funeral OF Professor Robinson il
Wilmington in a body. Three mem
bers OF the faculty, DR.. George A. Har
ter. for many years president OF th'
college. Dean + Laurence Smith and
Professor Charles L. Penny. were
among the Dall-bearers al the funera
this afternoon
Practically the entire sophomore
class OF Delaware College and a mum
her Of members OF the faculty attend
ed the funeral Of Samuel Hooper
Giles. a. Elkton. Yesterday afternoon
The deceased was a member OF inc
sophomore class OF Delaware College
and was very popular with the stu
dents. The funeral was one OF th'
largest held in Elkton for years.