Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-03-08
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peIIlduellI SOIllIllIIee COHSlStlIlS
of certain officials fthe College |
and the President of the Alumni |
Association, have been placed in |
charge Of the administration of the
student loan fund. To Mr.. Mar
vel and to the friends who have
co-operated with him in rendering
timely assistance to students in
the dual colleges of Delaware, our
gratitude is due. By means of this
fund, which may be counted upon
to grow steadily through the years,
the doors to a larger life of service
will be opened to many worthy
man and women.
There have already been various
contributions by individual friends
of the College for this purpose.
1t would take too long to instance
all of them, but l cannot refrain
from referring to a check that
came from one alumni, with the
statement that he had anticipated
a certain pleasure, but upon Sc
cond thought he gladly gave it up
in order that he might make this
contributions to help a struggling
student. It is such tokens of de-
votion and cooperation upon the
part of a widening circle Of
friends, that impart strength to all
plans for the growth of both Col
leges.
A signal proof of this spirit was
the fact that our donor of his own
accord put into the treasury Of the
College on January 10, 100000
for buildings, which it was under
stood would be paid in INSTALL
ments, as the work advance. By
this generous act the College gets
the ACQUIRING interest upon. this
sum, which will make in itself
substantial addition to the funds
available for the proposed build
ings.
Need of an Infirmary
An infrmary is needed not only
to care for the sick, but also by
timely attention to prevent illness
on the part of our students. For
tunately among the properties re-
Gently acquired by the College,
the Stoll house is admirably adapt
ed for this purpose. The detach-
ed portion of the house could be
used for a contagious ward, while
the broad porches will be of SER
vice to cOnvalescents. The equip
ment would require comparative
ly small sum, while the salary of
a trained nurse and the main
tenance of the infrmary could be
borne, at least in part, by a small
fee charged each student. Such
an infrmary fee would mean a
saving to practically every stu
dent. The health and morals of
the students must ever be our
first care. | hope it will be the
pleasure Of the Board to refer to
the committee on Development
the question of an infirmary.
Students Self-gOvernment
Every friend of the College will,
rejoice that the student-body have
taken steps to set up student-self
government and the enforcement
of the honor principle. This
wholesome impulse merits high
session 20 liquidate the indebted
praise, and perhaps registers thu
most significant advance in stu
dent initiative that the College
has made in recent years.
Laying of the Cornerstone
In view of the fact that it i
planned to lay the cornerstone o
the Science Building at Com
mencement, which event mark
beginning of the new develop
ment of the campus, the facult
respectfully recommend to tn
Board the appointment Of a join
committee of trustees, faculty an
alumni on the commencement
program.
Library
The library has been recentl
moved to the south side of Mai
street. The building has bee
adanted at slipht cost for this use
The electric-lighting has bee
notably improved by Professo
George A. Koerber. All of thes
plans have been carried out b
DR.. w. o. Sypherd, who has bee
the prime factor in the develop
ment of the Library. He ha
shown his organizing ability, nc
alone in the efficiency of the Ems
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