Middletown transcript., 1916-03-18
DELAWARE COLLEGE
Will Take up Industrial Work
In The State
PROFESSOR ROBINSON RESIGNS

PKOFESSOK ROBINSON RESIGNS
A new and important feature of the
work of the Summer School at Delaware
College this summer will be the grant
ing of credit at either Delaware College
or The Women's College of Delaware
for certain courses, the amount of
credit to be determined in each case by
the professor at the head of the depart
ment in which the course is given. In
order to count for credit a course must
be satisfactorily completed. This new
feature will enable students who expect
to take courses at either college to an
ticipate part of their college work.
The courses which will count for college
credit are the following: Child Study,
by Professor Rich; Art and Teaching of
English Composition, and Shakespeare,
by Mr.. Vallandigham and Professor
Dutton; English History, by Professor
Vaughn; International Relations, by
Mr.. Carter; Geometry and Plane Tri-
gonometry, by Professor Short; and
probably the courses in Education to be
given by Professor Counts.
The Summer School will open on June
% and close on August 4.
h TO TAKE UP INDUSTRIAL WORK
In order that Delaware College may
take its rightful place in the industrial
work of the state, acommittee has been
appointed, consisting of MIR. H. M.
Barksdale and Mr.. w. H. Heald of the
Trustees and Professors M. V. Smith
and Koerber of the engine Faculty, to
make plans for extension work among
the industrial corporations of the state.
The committee has already held two
meetings, at one of which Mr.. Yoder,
who has charge of the Pennsylvania
apprentice schools east of Pittsburgh,
explained the ideas which he had formed
with regard to this kind of work. The
committee expects that this extension
work will be started in Wilmington, as
that city presents a field of unusual op-
portunities having within it's limits all
of those industries which can be
specially benefited by the extension
work.
This step marks a decided advance in
the work of the department of engi-
neering. For several years, the number
of students in engineering at the college
has far exceeded the number in any
other department. Sometimes it has
been as great as the number in all the
other departments. The same is true
this year-there are at present 1876 stu
dents enrolled, and of these "a are in
engineering. The remainder are divided
as follows: Arts and science, 81; agri-
culture, So; two-year agriculture lad
mission to which course does not require
the passing of any entrance examina-
tions), IA.
PROFESSOR FREDERIC ROBINSON RESIGNS
At the last meeting of the Board of
Trustees Professor Frederic Robinson,
for 26 years head Of the department of
civil engineering, handed in his resigna-
ton to take effect at the end of the col
legiate year. In accepting his resigna-
tion, the Trustees made him emeritus
professor. Probably no man has been
more intimately connected with the
work of the college for so long a period
as has Professor Robinson, The results
of his careful and conscientious work
are to be seen to-day in skillful en-
gineers and in efficient railroads and
beautiful buildings throughout the
country. Professor Robinson has been
a portent factor in the growth of the
coIlege-especially the mental growth,
because he has always held to the rule
that the first and most important duty
of college is to teach.
COLLEGE TO HAVE AN INFIRMARY
Although the health of the students
has always been excellent, the college
have decided that in view of
the rapid growth in numbers an in
Urinary is necessary. The Stoll prop
arty recently acquired by the college
will probably be used for this purpose.
ELECTED PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL
J. A. Crothers, '16, was elected pres
dent of the Student Council at the
meeting held last Wednesday. This
which was recently organized,
will have charge of all cases of miscon-
luct or dishonesty in work of the entire
student body.
MANY CANDIDATES FOR TRACK TEAM
About thirty-six candidates answered
he first call for track men which was
made the first of the week. Actual
raining on Joe Frazer Field will begin
his week in preparation for the Inter
collegiate Meet at Franklin Field, Uni
7ersity of Pennsylvania, to be held
April %. Delaware will also hold dual
meets with Muhlenburg, Drexel, and