Evening journal., 1916-02-24
loan FOR WORTHY
COLLEGE Students
Friends of Old Delaware
Take Advanced Step in
Educational Plan
COLLEGE TOWN MAY
GET A PLAYGROUND

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, Del, Feb. 24--Many con-
iributions have already been received
for the Students Loan Fund for Del
aware College and the Women's Col
loge. which was recently started. The
total amount of contributions is now
about $1,000. Josiah Marvel, of Will
mington, is taking an active interest
in the plan and recently prepared the
necessary papers to govern the fund
He has also raised considerable for
the fund, which with large con-
tributi0n from himself totals about
$1,000. DR.. Samuel c. Mitchell. presi-
dent Of Delaware College; Thomas
Davis. president of the Alumni AS
sociation: Dean Winifred J. Robin
son, of the Women's Callege; Dean
Harry Hayward. of the Agricultural
Department of the college, and Dean
e. Laurence Smith. of the college.
have been named q special committee
to administer the fund. The purpose
of the fund is to assist worthy stu
dents.
Hamilton NJ. Barksdale. chairman
OF the committee Of the board Of
trustees of Delaware College that has
charge Of the proposition of extend
ing the Town sewer down Depot Road
TO the chambers property so that col
lege property can be connected with
the sewer. was in Newark on Tues
day. Mr.. Barksdale held q confer
once with Mayor Joseph H. Hossinger
and Engineer Kastenhuber on the
sewer subject.
II. Rodney Sharp. another trustee
OF the college. who has charge Of
the fitting up OF the building TO be
used as a social centre for the stu
dents and TO be i'm charge of the Y.
NJ. c. A., was also in Newark on Tues
day afternoon. Mr.. Sharp is having
the building furnished without cost
to the college.
Professor George S. Counts. who
was elected professor of education
az Delaware College and who will be
dean of the summer school next sum-
mer. is making the survey of the
Gary, Indiana, schools under direc-
ton Of the General Education Board
This work is attracting international
attention among educators.
Dean Winifred ]. Robinson. who is
attending the National Education
meeting in Detroit will possibly con.
tinue her trip to Gary to get a close
view of the work there before return
ing
The funeral OF John O'Rourke. witt
was found dead near the Ritter can
merry yesterday morning will be hell
tomorrow from the residence of hi
brother, stephen 0'Rourke. near Irol
= Hill Interment will be made al Elk
ton.
z. r. Mack. superintendent OF vii
mington parks and Miss Weaver
playground superintendent there
spent yesterday afternoon in Newar
with officers OF the local Parent
Teachers Association. The associa
tiOn has started a movement for tn
fitting up OF the lot in the rear q
the primary school playground. an
Mr. Mack and Miss Weaver came her
for the purpose Of assisting with tn
plans
Miss Helen steele. who has bee
in for several months has rcsigae
as teacher in the sixth grammar grad
Of the local school. Miss Cloud ha
been named to succeed her.
The siX-reel motion picture pla,
THE Heart of Maryland will b
presented at the Opera House O
March for the benefit OF COoch
Bridge Chapter, Daughters of th
American Revolution.
j. Bibb Mills. a representative {
tthe Anti-Saloon League Of Marylan'
will speak in White Clay Cree
Church Sunday morning and at OFT
Chapel. Pencader hundred. ut 3;
o'clock in the afternoon.
The White Rose Nlinstrels
Smyrna will appear at the OpeI
House tomorrow evening FOR the BEN
At of the local firemen.
Miss Margaret Bavington. OF neS
Thompson's Station. and John Rea
don, OF Kemblesville. were married
st. Johns r. c. Church at 3 o'clOC
Tuesday afternoon by the Rev. JoE
n. Dougherty. Following the GER
mony a wedding supper was serve
at the home of the bride to about p
guests. Mr.. and Mrs Reardon WI
live on a farm near Landenburg.
Miss Elma Barnes and George Gu
len we're married on Tuesday at Il
home Of the bride. on Choate stree
by the Rev. f. p. Roberts. The coup
will live at Barksdale