Evening journal., 1916-03-17
EXTEND Influence
Of State COLLEGE
Committee Named TO Plan
Extension Work Among
Industrial Corporations
SUMNER SCHOOL
CREDIT ALLOWED

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK. Del. March 17.-ln or
der that Delaware College may take
its rightful place i'm the industrial
work of the State. a committee. con-
sisting OF Hamilton NJ. Barksdale
and former Congressman William II.
Heald. the board OF trustees and
Professors George A. Koerber and NJ.
V. Smith. Of the engineering faculty,
has been appointed to make plans for
extension work among the industrial
corporations Of the State. The COM
mitee has held two meetings, when
plans for the work were discussed.
At one Of the meetings Mr.. Noder.
who has charge of the Pennsylvania
apprentice schools. explained the
ideas which he had formed with re-
gard TO this kind of work. The COM
mittee expects that the extension
work w!ll be started in Wilmington,
as most of the industries OF the state
arc located there.
This step marks a decided advance
in the work of the department OF en-
gineering. The number OF students
I'm engineering at the college exceeds
the number i'm any other department
An announcement that has just been
made relative to the credits to be al
lowed this year for work done in the
Summer School at Delaware College
IS Of especial interest 10 students at
Delaware and the Womens College
and prospective students Of those in
stitutions. II has been decided TO
grant credits al either college for GER
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credit in each case will be determined
by the professor at the head Of the
department i'm which the course Is
given In order to count for credit,
however. the course must be satisfac-
torily completed This new feature
will enable students who expect to
take courses at either college 10 an
ticipate part Of their college work
The courses which will count for
college credit are the following: Child
study. by Professor Mary r. R.ch: art
and teaching Of English composition
end Shakespeare. by Mir. Nallanding-
ham and Professor George +. Dutton;
English history. by Professor =. V.
Vaughn: international relations. by
Mr. Carter: geometry and plain trigo-
nometry. by Professor Clarence A.
Short. and probably the courses in
education by Professor George s.
Counts. dean OF the Summer School.
. The sophomore students OF the
WOmen's College i'm the cookery class
OF the home economies department
gave q ST. Patrick luncheon yesterday
afternoon. This was the first guest
luncheon that the class has ever
given. and Il was held in the new prac-
tice room in Science Hall. While this
was the first guest luncheon that the
class has given in this work. they
have had practice luncheons under the
directions Of Professor Caudell. al
which they plan, prepare and serve
the meals There will be a series OF
the guest luncheons during the spring
The guests yesterday were: Dean
Winifred j. Robinson. Mrs. Samuel c
Mitchell and Mrs. Charles b. Evans
Of Newark. and Miss Edna Taylor. oi
Wilmington. lt proved a most on
joyahle occasion, for the guests. who
compl.monted the students for theil
excellent work All the food served
at the luncheon was planned by tho
students as well rs prepared anC
served by them. IN preparing tn,
luncheons the cast as we'll as the 'ap
pronriateness OF the menu is takeI
into consideration by the students
The decorations were green and white
I'm honor of ST. Patrick, and this colo
scheme was carried out Throughout
the luncheon. The students are YER.
proud OF the new practice dining
room. Last fall the furnishing Of thi
room was a class problem. and th'