Evening journal., 1916-02-23
COLLEGE FRESHMEN
II At DUPONT Dinner
Annual Function TO be Held
at Hotel du Pont on
Friday Evening
SOPHS ALSO TO
HAVE A BANQUET
speciai to THE EvENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, Feb. 2S--Members of
the Delaware College Freshmen class
viii hold their banquet at the Hotel du-
Pont tomorrow evening Their guests
viii be- Dr Samuel C. Mitchell. DR..
". owen Sypherd, Dean f. Laurence
Smith Professor Clarence A. Short.
Coach William j. McAvoy. Professor
Charles a. McCue. Professor 2. n.
Sfager and the presidents of the three
upper classes n NJ Foster. G. c.
Brewer and Howard Bratton. Jr Fol
lowing the banquet the party will at
tend the show at the Garrick Theatre
The committee In charge of the ar
rangements consists Of II. r. Weldin.
Francis Proctor, William Humphrey,
C. r. Cantwell Henry Marston and
Thomas O'Toole. j. G Craig has
been elected cheer leader OF the class.
"A movement has been started for
the establishment of student govern
ment at Delaware College. J. A. Croth-
ers. president Of the Athletic Asso.
citation and H. N. Foster. president of
the senior class are preparing the
plans which will be submitted to the
student body at a meeting TO be held
soon. II will be known as the stu
dent council and will probably con-
sist of seven members. three seniors,
two juniors. one sophomore and one
freshman The duty OF the council
viii be to direct and manage mass
meetings and general elections; to
Judge and act upon all infringements
Of college rules such as the improper
use of the gymnasium and library and
the destruction Of college property.
and in fact any improper conduct Of
the students.
At a meeting of the Delta Phi Lit
erary Society Of the college, to be held
February 2S, there will be debate Of
the subject RESOLVED that President
Wilson is justified in setting aside the
one term plank IN his platform and
becoming a candidate for renomina-
ton" N. Wilson and Stevens will
represent the Affirmative side and S. b.
Stayton and r. 3. Wheeler the mega
tive.
The sophomore class OF Delaware
College has elected the following to
the Blue Hen Board Editor-in-chief,
Norris r. Mitchell; assistant editor-in-
chief. Donald p. Horsey; business
manager. n W. Taylor; assistant bus
mess manager, r. Davis Associate
editors will be named later.
New equipment including three new
thirteen-inch south bend engine lathel
have been installed in Mechanical Hall
Robert b. Wheeler has been ap
pointed chairman Of a special com
mitteo OF Delaware College sopho-
mores TO arrange FOR banquet TO b.
hold in a short time.
The work OF removing the books
from the old library building TO the
new quarters in the building former.
ly occupied by the Newark Post has
been finished The new library quar-
ters have been fitted up TO make the
rooms both attractive and comfort
able. The work OF fitting the old H.
brary up as a social centre for the
students in charge of the Y. NJ. c. A.
has been started Il will be some days
before this work is entirely completed.
The Delaware College wireless sta
tion has been granted a license. The
wireless apparatus was installed by
Professor George X. Koerber, last
year and a number of the students are
much Interested in II.
The first rehearsal for Twelfth
Night. to be presented in April. was
held on Monday night Frequent re.
hearsals will now be held until the
date for the play
Students taking the arts and sci
ence course have started a movemen
for the formation of an arts and sci
ence club. The purpose will be 4
arouse interest among the students il
literary and aesthetic activities Of IN
college.