Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-31
COACH ". ]. NJ AVOY
POPULAR At CAMP
Dean Smith Will Attend
Athletic Council in Wash
ington Thursday
DELAWARE EXPECTS
BIG FRESHMAN CLASS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWAttk, July N.-AccOrding 10
reports from Delawareans at the oni-
GERS training camp at Fort Myer. Coach
William }. McAvoy, Of Delaware Col
lege, Is one OF the most popular men IN
the camp. His training for years as
physical director and coach has natural.
" made him clever in first aid work
This has become well known about the
camp, and whenever any OF the men
get minor injuries they Immediately
look for McAvoy, who is never too tired
OF busy 70 give his services in this way.
While the coach will not discuss the
prospects himself il would not be sur
prising to his friends who know OF
his WORK in the camp if he should re-
ceive captains commission most any
day now. Some days ago while wrest-
hing with one of the men in his tent
Coach McAyoy received a severe scalp
wound whe his head struck the corner
Of the bunk. It required four stitches
10 close up the wound, but this did not
keep him from his regular duties.
Dean l.. Laurence Smith. who is
president of the Athletic Council of
Delaware College, will attend a confer
ence of the Intercollegiate Athletic AS
sOciation of America in Washington
ON Thursday. Representatives from
practically all universities and colleges
in the country will attend this confer
ence. The purpose is 70 discuss the
attitude Of the educational institutions
toward athletics the coming college
year in view Of so many Of the star
athletes having joined the service. The
huN -.
decided 20 continue sports as usual re-
gardlcss Of the loss Of many star men.
Dean Smith is strongly Of the opinion
that college sports Of all branches.
should be continued rs usual In case
Coach McAvoy, who is now at Fort
Mycr. should receive commission in
The army. the local athletic council
will have 10 secure another coach az
once for football.
DR.. Samuel @. Mitchell, president Of
Delaware College, Mrs. Mitchell and
their daughter. Miss Mary Mitchell, will
leave this week for Maine. where they
will spend their vacation. They will
probably be gone until the first of Sep.
tcnher in the absence of Dr.. Mitchell
the affairs Of the college will be in
charge Of Dean T. Laurence Smith.
ANtAf anu oN'AkN -AANaANAAf ntiAo VI III
and Mrs. Mitchell will also leave this
week for a camping trip
Dean J.. Laurence Smith, Of Delaware |
College, reports that prospects are very
bright for an unusually large freshman |
class OF well prepared students. Dean !
Smith as well as others connected with |
the college, have been making every ef- /
fort 10 impress on the young men of T,
Delaware the great need for college
men, which need will INCREASE as the
war continues. There have been more
inquiries from prospective students and
more have stated their intention of en-
tering Delaware In September than ever
before at this season Of the year.
Dean and Mrs. E. Laurence Smith,
Mr. and Mrs. John K. Johnston and Mrs.
William Byers viii leave tomorrow
morning for a motor trip to Washing
ton. While there they will visit Fort
Myer, where a number of Delaware Col
lege men are located in the officers |
training camp Dean and Mrs. Smith f,
the latters part Of last week were on
motor trip to points along the New
Jersey coast.
Prof. George z. Dutton and family
have returned TO Newark for the re-
mainder Of the summer Professor Dat |
ton was at Harvard University for !
time, where he did some research work |
in the library OF the university.