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Newark post., 1916-01-12
EXTENSION PLANS
BECOME DEFINITE
Old Dormitory Changes Dis
cussed

The committee of Trustees of
Delaware College on plans of de-
velopment held a meeting in Will
mington on January 3 with the
architects, Day and Klauder, and
agreed upon the design for re-
modelling of the old main build
ing.
The plan is to extend the CEN
trail section of the old Dormitories
back farther toward the B. & O.
Railroad in order to make the
large assembly, which is now the
Oratory, spacious enough for
dining-hall which will seat at least
$50 persons. The rooms and hall
above the Oratory will be torn out
and the ceiling of this new dining
hall will be extended to the roof.
This high ceiling will add mate
rally to the appearance and COM
fort of the hall. In addition to
this dining room, there is another
planned to be put in the west
wing large enough to accommodate
at least $50 persons. This hall
can be used at commencement and
the like when the college will have
an unusual number of visitors to
entertain at luncheon.
In the east wing a new armory
will be fitted up large enough to
store the guns and equipment for
a student body of four hundred.
Work will be begun on the new
Science Hall this March as soon
as the weather moderates, and
this building will be completed in
about year. Immediately after
the completion of this, the chem
ical apparatus now on the first
floor of the Dormitories will be
moved to the Science Hall and
work will be begun on the remod-
cling of the old main building.
Newark post., 1916-01-12
NEWARK DOG
AMONG WINNERS
!. G. Longfellow Captures
Prizes

Junior" the four months old
sable and white collie pup owned
by J. G. Longfellow of Newark,
was shown for the first time at the
annual bench show of the Ken
sington Kennel Club, at Philadel-
phia on Saturday, winning the first
prize and Kensington Club medal
in the puppy class under six
months.
In addition he captured three
special prizes and silver cup for
the best puppy in the show,
beating the winners of the Ger
mantown, and Tioga shows. Junior
is the son of the champion South
port Sceptre."
Newark post., 1916-01-12
COUNCIL in SPECIAL
o. SESSION
POWER ORDINANCE PASSED

At special meeting held in
Council Chamber last Monday
evening, the ordinance regulating
the charge for electric current
used for power purposes, as read
at the December meeting was
passed. According to the new or
dinance the rate for all power up
to and including 10 H. P. is fixed
at S1.oO per H. P. per month;
over 10 H. P. up to and including
25 II. P, rs per month; over 25
II. P. up to and including so H. P.
at go per month; over SO H. P. up
to and including 100, so per
month. All current up to and in
Guiding so K. w. H. at cents per
K. W. H.; for the next 100 K. w.
H., 7 cents; for the next 100 K. w.
H., 6 cents; for all additional s
cents per hundred X. w. H.
Newark post., 1916-01-12
Delaware Hospital
Work For December

Just how great is the volume of
work done at the Delaware Hospi-
tai is strikingly demonstrated in
the report of the managers for the
month of December. The total
number of patients admitted was
2O4. During the month 237 were
discharged; 26 died; there were 8
births and So operations. The
number of patients who died with
in 48 hours after being admitted
was Z. The days service amount
ed to 3,196, which is a daily aver
age of 1860. The visits to the
dispensary were COG. Ambulance
and police patrol cases number
154.
Newark post., 1916-01-12
LOCAL INSTITUTE
... AT HIGH SCHOOL
DR.. Wagner Discusses Sub
iects Of Interest

The third local institute of the
season for the Newark Center was
held IN the Academy building last
Saturday morning, January eighth
About thirty teachers belong to
the group, but not more than half
this number were in attendance on
Saturday, probably owing to bad
weather and the prevalence of
grip. DR.. Cross, county superin-
tendent, was in charge and con-
Quoted the review of several chap
ters in Klapper's "The Teaching
of English" Every teacher is ex-
pected tc make a thorough study
OF this book during the winter. DR..
Wagner arrived late but in time to
talk over some proposals to be
made by the State Board of Edu-
cation at the next session of the
General Assembly. Among the
more important subjects consider
ed were: state system of card re-
cords of school work; fixed stand
ards of requirements for a STAN
dard school; the appointment of
special supervisors to assist the
county superintendents and a
Minimum Attendance Law to take
the place of the present Compul-
sorry Law.
Newark post., 1916-01-12
Basketball eason On

Basketball sesn is on at Del
aware. In respoe to Coach Nc
Avoy's call for n, large num-
ber respondedast week. Two
short scrimma@ have been held
between the Vity and Scrubs,
and also betwt the third and
fourth teams, In all OF these
workouts tie scoring has
been done as fellows have not
been playing ether long enough
to get a gooVstem OF passing.
There should great improve
ment among players next week
and Coach Avoy will have to
make his scion for the first
game FROM men who display
the best folin the scrimmages.
The first ne OF the season will
be played i Friday night when
the Baltin Polytechnic Insti-
! tute auintfill be the attraction.
Newark post., 1916-01-12
WEDDINGS
Whiteman-Niyin

The wedding of J. Harvey
Whiteman, prominent attorney of
Wilmington, and former Secretary
of State, and Miss Evelyn Stone
Nivin, of "Nivindale," Landen-
burg, Pa, was solemnized at ten
thirty last Saturday in the Lady
Chapel of st. Marks Episcopal
Church at Sixteenth and Locust
streets, Philadelphia. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev.
Hamilton B. Phelps of Thomas
ton, Conn, formerly rector of St..
Thomas Church, Newark, of which
the bride is a member. Mrs.
Whiteman, who is we'll known in
Newark, is niece of Septimus
Nivin, prominent farmer of
Chester county, Pa, and grand
daughter of Rev. James A. Stone,
many years ago rector of st.
Thomas Church, Newark.
Mr.. Whiteman was graduated at
Delaware College in 1885 and for
a number of years has been a
trustee of of the college. He is
one Of the most prominent mem
bers of the New Castle county
bar and for a number of years
was active in public affairs. For
the past few years Mr.. Whiteman
has been devoting a great deal of
his time to his mining interests
in the West.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whiteman left for
a wedding trip. They will make
their home at 1901 Franklin
street, Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Evans were
among guests from Newark, at the
wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Richards
have issued invitations for the
wedding of their daughter, Miss
Anna May, and Mr.. Frank Thomas
Stafford, at the home of the bride,
on Thursday evening, January
twentieth, at seven o'clock. About
one hundred invitations have
been extended.
Newark post., 1916-01-12
Substitutes In The l-.
&na t Newark Schools

Miss Minnie Gatchell of Will
is substituting inthe sec
ond grade, Newark Public School,
in place of Miss Rosa Pepper, who
was injured in the accidelt on the
B. & 0. railroad on December 10.
Miss Pepper is greatly improved,
and expects to resume hr teach
ing next Monday. Miss Martha
Strahorn, the original tacher of
the grade, is at the Dela'are Hos
pital, Wilmington, coTalescing
from a severe illness. liss Stra-
horn has been in the hepital for
eleven weeks. Miss WDe, a SEN
ior in the West Chestc Normal
school, is substituting ;he Sixth
Grade, in place of MS Helen
Steel, who is i'll.
Newark post., 1916-01-12
AETNA MEN
ELECT OFFICERS
Plan To Celebrate Anniver-
.Ea Sary

The Aetna Hose Hook and Lad
der company Isl planning to cele-
brate its twenty-seventh birthday,
with a banquet to be held on the
tWenty-second of February, in the
new armory. Daniel Thompson,
Robert j. Grove, and Elmer J. Ell
llson have been appointed a spe-
ciel committee to consider the ad-
visibility of such a celebration.
Although the matter was not
discussed at the recent meeting
the firemen have decided to give
another street carnival the coming
summer. 1.. -e .
The following officers have been
elected for the ensuing year: Pre-
sident, Samuel B. Herdman; vice
president, Charles L. Medill; secre-
tary, Charles W. Colmery; trea-
sure, A. L. Beals; fire recorder,
Leslie E. Hill; chief, E. Clifford
Wilson; first assistant, Elmer J.
j. Ellison; second, George S. Dur
nell; pipeman, Ira C. Shelender
assistant, William Gregg, William
Ellison, Wilmer Renshaw, Chester
Ewing and T. J. Sprogell; direc-
tors, Robert S. Gallaher, Edward
Bailey, Joseph H. Hossinger, H. G.
Herdman and Earnest Frazer.
Newark post., 1916-01-12
Extension Lectures
For January

DR.. E. V. Vaughn, chairman OF
College Extention has given out
the following list of lectures by
members of the Faculty for the
month of January.
Grantham, A. E.-Efficiency IN
Farm Management. Peach Bios
som Grange, MiddltetoWn, Jan Il.
Rowan, w. J.-Our Bird Neigh
bol's, Hagley House, Wilmington
January 25.
Smith, E. L.-Great German
CITES Appleton, Md. Jan.14.
Sypherd, w. O.-What Should a
High School Student Read. Par
Teachers Association, Lewes
January, IL.
Vaughn f V.--Some Curious
cts in Delaware History. Hag'
ley House, Wilmington. Jan.ll
Social Life in Colonial Delaware
"nesday Club, Odessa, Jan.l \
same lecture, Avon Club, FeltoI
January. 20.
Hills, F. B.-Guernsey Breet''
IS Association of the Easter,
Shore, Easton, Md. January 12F
Newark post., 1916-01-12
College Herd Made
Up OF Producers

The average production of each
cow in the College herd for the
calendar year of 1915, was 7,142.9
lbs. of milk and 374.34 lbs. of but
ter fat, the equivalent of about
440 lbs. of butter. The average
per cent of butter fat in the milk
of the herd for the year was 5.25.
The average age of the cows was
four years and two months. This
is high average production for
cows in any herd during a calen-
dar year, which includes of course
the dry months as we'll as those
when the animals are producing.
Ten cows in the herd averaged
from January 1, 1915 to January
l, 1916, 8142.1 lbs. of milk and
43O.2 lbs. of butter fat, the equiv
alent of over 500 lbs. of butter.
The average age of these ten cows
was three years and eleven
months.
There are seventeen producing
cows in the college herd which are
under five years of age. Nearly
all of these have been bred and
developed by the college. When
they have reached maturity, the
average production of each men,
Der herd should reach a phenom-
enally high mark.
Newark post., 1916-01-12
Bill For Exchange
Of Federal Property

Interesting to the discussion on
the new site for the proposed Fed
eral Building is the Bill presented
in the U. s. Senate by Senator du
Pont providing for exchange Of
present site, now in the scope of
college developments, for an
other centrally and conveniently
located.
The bill as presented and refer
red to Committee on Public Brild-
ings and Grounds follows:
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Con-
gress assembled, That the Sec1e-
tary of the Treasury be, and he is
hereby, authorized, in his discre-
tion, to acquire by exchange for
the present Federal building site
in Newark, Delaware, a new site
for said building and to convey
the present site to be gwen in ex-
change therefor by the usual cult
claim deed. Such new site shall
be centrally and conveniently To-
Gated and of such size than an
open space Of such width, includ-
ing streets and alleys, as the Sec
retary of the Treasury may deter
mine may be maintained about the
Federal building when construct
ed for the protection thereof from
fire in adjacent buildings.
Newark post., 1916-01-12
FARMERS INSTITUTE
AT UNION
INTERESTING MEETING f.
HELD TUESDAY

The farmers institute held in
the Red Mems Hall at Union on
Tuesday, January 18th, proved of
unusual interest. A feature of the
program was the interesting and
instructive talk by W. F. McSpar-
rem of Turniss, Pa, on Pastures
in Connection with Hog-Raising."
He showed how impossible it is
for farmers to raise hogs on high
priced grain, and how economic
ally pork could be produced with
a suitable succession of pasture
crops. .& .,.t
Mr.. Thomas M. Knight, editor
of "Practical Farmer" of Philadel-
phia, talked on "Fertilizers and
Economical Fertilization" He
went into the matter very care
fully, pointing out the necessity of
buying fertilizer by the analysis
on the bags, instead of by name of
brand or price asked per ton.
This was the most interesting
and enthusiastic meeting that has
been held. The questions asked
by those present indicated that
they were keenly alive to the ne
cessity of looking into both of the
subjects discussed by these two
able speakers. In spite of the ter
rible condition of mud roads and
the rainy weather, the nall was
we'll filled, and all present ex
pressed themselves as being more
than repaid for coming out to at
tend.
The next meeting will be an all
day one at West Brandywint
Grange at Talleyville, Del. Th'
last will be at Bears Station OF
the afternoon of January 18th.
Every one of the meetings hell
this year have been we'll attended
All present have expressed thei
appreciation as to all the speaker
and of the valuable information
brought out in the subjects dis
Cussed.
Newark post., 1916-01-12
Explosion At Carney's
Point Last Monday

An explosion occurring at the
Carney's Point plant of the dupont
Powder Company, about 1925
Monday morning, lit up the sky
for miles and Jared the country
within radius of twenty-five
miles. Three workmen in the
glazing mill at the time the ex-
plosion occurred lost their lives.
Aside from the three men en-
ployed in the immediate building
no others were injured. The prop
erty loss is small, probably not
exceeding $1,000.
Newark post., 1916-01-12
Armory Center
Of Social Life

The new armory is rapidly be-
coming the center of the big social
functions of Newark. Formal
dances are scheduled for every
evening in February. The Junior
Prom will be held in the armory
on the fourth, St. Johns Church
dance and euchre on the eigh-
teenth, and that given by the
Town and Gown Club on the
twenty-fifth. On February twen-
ty-second the Firemen's banquet
will be held in the new armory.
Newark post., 1916-01-12
S. S. Pupils Strive For
Perfect Attendance

Officers of the M. E. Sunday
School have announced that gold
pins will be given to all pupils
making a record for perfect at
tendance for the year 1916. Owing
to the fact that the announcement
was not made before the first of
the year, the record will be kept
beginning January ninth. Silver
pins will be given to all those
making a record attendance of
eighty per cent.
Evangelistic meetings under
the direction of the pastor, DR..
Roberts, are being held in he M.
E. Church every evening.
Newark post., 1916-01-12
Boy From Ferris School iii

The authorities of the Ferris
School on Sunday received word
from the Middletown police that
they had located Philip Roades.
l5 years old, who escaped from the
school about 10 days ago. The
boy returned to his parents who
reside in Middletown. He has
contracted pneumonia and is in no
condition to be taken back to the
school.
The boy escaped from the school
while on parole driving a wagon
to market. He had been in the
school about two months and has
about 20 months left to serve.
Newark post., 1916-01-12
GRIP PREVALEN in
THE NEIGHB,RHOOD
No Fatalities .eported

The prevalence of,rip in the
neighborhood has accted prac-
tically every departrnt of social
and business life inhe commun-
ity. One local doctc reported be-
tween one hundrednd one hun
dred fifty patients nee the epi-
demic began, whileractically all
have thirty or overn their daily
calling list. Altho'h the disease
is broadcast, it SEES to have Wis
tied this commun in a lighter
form than in man.eighborhoods.
No deaths have in reported at
this Office as a relt OF an attack
of the grip.
Newark post., 1916-01-12
Speaker, Note
At Delaware

Mr.. Chs F. Dole, of Boston,
will spea Delaware College on
the even of Tuesday, Jan. 18.
His sub will be "The United
States q World Power" Mr..
Dole is author of a number of
works tivic subjects and he
stands what is best in Ameri-
can lifThe Public is cordially
invited
ForrSenator Burton of Ohio
will lee at Delaware College
on Thay, January 13, at 11.30
o'cloctis subject will be "The
Publi.n and the People" Gov
ernorller will preside at the
meetj J. w. Jones, H. w.
Bran, J. E. Brayshow and R.
H. Pr have been named as
usheA cordial invitation is ex-
tend the public.
Newark post., 1916-01-12
Victim OF Robbers

Eund senseless and almost
In at the corner of A. and
Ihsend streets, Wilmington,
on Sunday morning a man
was received at Delaware
pital said he was Frank Nc
e but did not give his resi-
ce. He declared that he had
l struck on the head and rob-
of all his money by highway
!. Physicians found that his
] was fractured and think his
very doubtful.
Newark post., 1916-01-12
CeiAnd Mack
To Give Concert

agements are being made
fotcred concert to be given in
thwark M. E. Church, by DR..
AGeibel and Mr.. Mack, we'll
kr directors and composers of
&c song. The concert will be
pon Sunday evening, and a
ii invitation will be extend
eeveryone. The date-some-
/ in February-will be an
Jed later.
Newark post., 1916-01-12
Cow-testing Asso-
ciation Meets

The Diamond State Cow Test
ing Association met this after
noon at the Office of the State
F a ir Association, Wilmington.
Professor Grantham of Delaware
College, Professor Hugh Fergus,
the organizer for the government
and DR.. H. P. Ewes made ad-
dresses.
Newark post., 1916-01-12
Red Mems Quot Record

Minnehaha Tribe No. %, Imp.
o. r. NJ, defeated Minqua Tribe,
No. 8, of Wilmington last night in
the Red Mems Quot Game by TAX
ing five straight games with the
following scores: 21-1O; 21-3; 81
IL; 21-10; 21-14.
Come again, boys, and try it
over.
Newark post., 1916-01-12
Levy Court Organizes

At the meeting of New Castle
Levy Court last week President
Everett B. Hollingsworth was re-
elected without opposition for the
coming year and Frank L. Speak
man was reelected attorney.
Newark post., 1916-01-12
OBITUARY
Thomas o. Smith

Thomas O. Smith, who for sew
eral years was the popular agent
for the Baltimore & Ohio R. R.
20. IN this town, died at his home,
14O7 Park avenue, Baltimore, Md,
January Sd. Mr.. Smith left New
ark Dec. 1st, 1900, to become
night ticket agent at Mt. Royal
Station, Baltimore. In 1903 he
was promoted to travelling audi
tor, which position he held at the
time of his death.
Mr.. Smiths genial disposition
won him host of friends, both
in and outside the railroad SER
vice, all of whom mourn his sud-
den death. He is survived bv a
widow and one daughter, Miss
Elizabeth Smith.
Mrs. Katharine Meredith
Mrs. Katharine Meredith died
this morning, January 18th, at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. A. w.
Rounds, near Newark. Services
and interment at Cow Marsh Bap-
tist Meeting House, near FELTON,
Delaware, on Saturday, January
10Th, at one-thirty o'clock.
Mary E. Hill
Mary E. Hill, aged rs years,
wife of G. w. Hill, died at her
home on Chapel Street on January
9Th. Mrs Hill has been suffering
for months with dropsy.
Funeral services were held this
afternoon in st. Johns Church
Lewisville, Pa. Inerment in the
adjourning cemetery.
A husband, four sons, William
Hill of Philadelphia, Harry, Leslie
and Wilmer Hill, Newark, and two
daughters, Misses Alice and Eliza
beth Hill, survive.
DObsOn
Franklin Dobson, aged one wear
and one month, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Dobson, was buried in
the M. E. Cemetery on Sunday.
Death was due to pneumonia.
Mrs. Nettie Porter
Mrs. Nettie Porter, aged SO
years, died at her home, Roseville,
last Thursday. Death was due to
Brlghts' Disease. Funeral SER
vices were held on January 9Th.
lnterment in Lombardy Cemetery,
Wilmington.
Henry Millikin
Henry Millikin, aged 81 years,
died at the Homeopathic Hospital.
Wilmington, on Friday, January
seventh. Funeral services were
held from the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. J. H. Mitchell, Newport.
lnterment, Queen Anne's, Md.
--. James T. Fulton
James I. Fulton, aged II years.
died at his home, Delaware ave-
nue., last Thursday, January 9Th.
The deceased had been suffering
from apoplexy for the last two
years, and had been confined to
his bed for ten weeks. Funeral
services were held from the late
residence on Sunday, January 9th.
lnterment Newark M. e. Gene
terry.
Williams
The infant son of Joseph and
indiana Williams, colored, was
buried in the A. U. M. E. Gene
terry on January 7th.
Newark post., 1916-01-12
Censors Disapprove
Of Picture

The Wilmington Police Commits
sion has refused the management
of the Playhouse permission to
exhibit the motion picture, "The
Birth of Nation" on the ground
that its display might engender
racial troubles in the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-18
GRAND FINALE OF FIREWORKS DISPLAY
 TONIGHT AT PARK
Special Attractions at East Lake Park Tonight With Pyrotechnical Display
 as Feature.

Never before have such wonderful pyro technic displays been witnessed Tn Blr- mingham as those which have been given at East Lake park in honor of the United Confederate Veterans. The displays are indeed a fitting tribute to these brave sons and a credit to our city. Last night in spite of the uncertainty of the weather, there was an unusually large crowd of onlookers at the park, and they were not disappointed in the display which awaited them
 There were great many private parties of members of the smart set of Birming- ham, and a good time seemed to be en- joyed by all. An especially attractive mu- sical programme was arranged at the dancing pagoda, and this was the most popular pastime sought by the many visit ors There were some special features at the roller rink, too, and many par took of that delightful form of amuse- ment.
 The programme of fireworks for this evening will be as follows:
 l. Grand opending and illumination of the heavens; 9. Roaring of the cannons; 8. The Oriental tree; 4. Our navy; 5. Ex- plosion of the mines: 6. Electric spread CTS; z Japanese festival; S. The Blues and the Grays; g. Welcome to our city, Birmingham" 10. Rushing waters; IL. Peace and good will to all men; 12 Clos ing with the gorgeous finale and Good Night"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-18
22,0O0 CHILDREN
 TO BE MADE HAPPY
"Uncle Sam" Will Distribute Cracker Jack" From Biggest Packard
 Truck in City.

Morris Gardner, representative of Ruechheim Bros. & Eckstein, announced last night that he had completed the decorat tion of the largest Packard truck ir Birmingham from which 22,0O0 packages of cracker jack and 15,000 riddle books will be distributed to the children of Bir- mingham during the veterans parade to- day.
 The amount of interest shown in our plans has been enormous" said MT. Gard ner "A man dressed as Uncle Sam will be in charge of the distribution and will see that no one is overlooked. You would be surprised at the number of messages we have received from children who want ed to know if we really had enough to go around. We can assure them there will be plenty"