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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-04-19
FORTY-FIVE ELECT
military COURSE
To Take Examinations for
Reserve Officers Corps
After 8 Weeks
Training
MAJOR MARSHALL TO
EXAMINE APPLICANTS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, Del, April 19-Interest
among Delaware College students and
graduates in the special course in
military training, to be started on
Monday, under the instructions OF
Lieutenant William F. Hoey. to fit
them for the examination for the Re
serve Officers Training Corp, is in
creasing About forty-fve students,
graduates and faculty members have
already registered for the special
military course starting on Monday.
AS has been stated three weeks of
this course is expected to fit them
for the examinations for the Reserve
Officers Training Corps. While Lieu
tenant Hoey has not received any Of
fetal notification to that effect, it is
anticipated that these examinations
will be conducted here.
The special committee of the
faculty named to have charge of all
matters in connection with students
who are excused for various duties
in connection with the war crisis,
held a meeting yesterday afternoon.
The subject of credits for such stu
dents who may leave 10 enter some
form of service was discussed but no
definite announcement was made
along that line.
The faculty is DESTROYS that no stu
lent waste his time in any way in
connection with any preliminary
plans for entering the service, and il
suggested that those who are not re-
quired to leave to go to work on the
farm. remain at their studies or take
up the special military course at
least until national plans are more
definitely shaped. Efforts have been
made to secure a regular army
surgeon to examine those students
who have elected the special mill
tary course. but none are available
Major William Marshall, of tho
Delaware Militia, a graduate of the
! college, when spoken to on the mat
! ter, volunteered to come to the col
/ lege next Tuesday and put all the
! forty-five applicants through a physi
cal examination. While this exami
/ nation will not be official, yet It will
be of great assistance to the college
authorities. The faculty desires t
save any student who eventual!
would be turned down because o
physical defects from wasting thre'
weeks in taking the course. If thi
can be learned in advance.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-04-19
ST. THOMAS FUND
NOW OVER $4,000
Workers Enthusiastic as
Success of New Church
Campaign is Foreseen
ARE PULLING HARD
IN CLOSING DAYS

Not single day since the cam
paign started to raise 100000 for the
new st Thomas Church-and that
was six days ago-have the workers
failed to report contributions sufii-
cient to make an average Of $4,000
daily, and that they will keep it up
every day until the campaign ends
with whoop next Monday night
goes without saying. Yesterday was
no exception to the general rule, for
when the grand totol was announced
as being $61,72125 at the rally
luncheon in the Hotel DUPONT last
night It was plain that the workers
had gone S1.721 beyond the required
mark Of $4,000 in each Of the six
days.
1t is evident, from the contribu-
tons that are being turned in, that
all classes. the high and the lowly,
and all creeds, Catholic and Pro-
testant alike, are willingly helping to
make this campaign successful, and
the reports which are made every
night of contributions to give which
caused great sacrifice on the part Of
the donor is a contant inspiration TO
others to give OF their means to the
support of the movement.
II Is an inspiration to attend these
luncheOns, TO hear the boosters
song" sung so heartily by the as
semblage. to see the workers wave
the little flags as The Star Spangled
Banner" is sung. and whenever the
name Of "Our Country or Our
President" is announced. If all OF
Wilmington could gather some of the
enthusiasm thus distributed to the
workers, the campaign might almost
be ended at once for the contribu-
lions would come streaming in from
volunteers in all parts of the city.
The mems teams, yesterday, with
total contributions OF S1,59425, once
more beat the women's teams, which
secured $1.32S.75. The women promise
to get back lost honors from the men
before the campaign is over, however
Mrs Harry Yous and her womens
winning team, G, won the banner last
night. having reported S435. Team
No 8. OF which Frank ODonnell is
captain, took the banner for the mems
winning team outside of the parish
reporting S112. Team No. 4. Sylvester
Healy. captain. again won the banner
! for the mems winning team of the
parish, reporting 5000 Yesterdays
complete total amounted TO $5,35S, oil
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-04-19
new Principal FOR
newark schools
Robert ]. KOehler, Elected
TO Succeed Reuben +.
Friedel Resigned
John A. HOPKINS
WINS SCHOLARSHIP

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, Del, April 19-The
Board of Education has elected Rob-
ert ]. Koehler Of near Pittsburgh,
principal Of the Newark schools to
succeed Reuben F. Friedel. resigned.
Mr.. Koehler was to assume his new
duties next September, but will come
TO Newark in June to be present dur
ing the session of the Delaware Col
lege Summer School and familiarize
himself with local conditions. He is a
young man but 20 years of age and is
married.
The new principal visited Newark
recently and discussed the work with
members Of the board. He is a friend
of DR.. Clifford J. Scott. of the VIII
mington public schools, both men be-
ing graduates Of Allegheny College.
Mr. Koehler took special work in
pedagogy at the University of Penn
sylvania. Mr.. Friedel has been prin-
cipal Of the schools for six years, hav-
ing succeeded George S. Messersmith.
A Board of Education election will
be held on April % when three
members will be chosen. The terms
OF Robert S. Gailaher and Edward l..
Richards expire and there is a va
cancy caused by the resignation of
DR. Joel S. Gilfllan Edgar McMul-
len, Orlando Strahorn. Mr.. Gallaher
and Mr.. Richards have filed their
names as candidates.
At a recent educational rally held
at the local coolred school to arouse
interest in a plan TO collect funds for
extending the school year. addresses
were made by DR.. S. G. Mitchell presi-
dent of Delaware College, DR.. Charles
A. Wagner. State commissioner of
education. and r. L. Cross. superin-
tendent Of schools for New Castle
county.
David c. Rose presented flag 10
Mount Zion A. L. NJ. e. Church last
Sunday The flag was received on be-
half OF the congregation by the Rev.
w H. Forward
At the meeting Of Council Tuesday
night the three members reelected
last week. f. Clifford Wilson, Will
liam II. Barton and Jonathan John
son were sworn in. AS President
OF Council Joseph II Hossinger could
not be present the matter of electing
officers was postponed until the rcgu.
lar meeting and all committees con.
tinued. The present town officers, II
is expected, will all be reelected.
The Newark New Century Club al
It's meeting this week reelected Mrs
J. Pearce Cam, Mrs. f. w. Dawson
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-04-19
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and Miss Frances Hurd, directors of
the New Century Clubhouse Company.
officers for the ensuing year who will
be voted for next month were nomi-
mated The meeting also named Miss
Hurd, the outgoing president and the
incoming president as delegates to
the State Federation meeting to be
held in Rehoboth. Mrs. Samuel c.
Mitchell and Mrs. Cam were named
alternates
John A. Hopkins, Of near Newark, a
senior in agriculture at Delaware Col
lege has been awarded a scholarship
in economics at Harvard University.
He Will be the first graduate from
the agricultural department to pursue
gaduate course in economics. He
won the honor largely on the strength
Of valuable original investigation
into size of dairies in relation to
economies in milk production"
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Plling Wright gave
a dance last night in the Newark New
Century Club in honor OF Miss Flea
nor Pnling. whose wedding to Carl
Addison Taylor takes place Saturday
evening
Mrs. ]. Pearce Cam entertained
the Lenten Bridge Club yesterday az.
ternoon.
The Kappa Alpha Fraternity of Del
aware College will give its annual
dance in the armory tomorrow even
! ing The patronesses will be Mrs
Samuel G. Mitchell Mrs Il. Laurence
/ Smith, Mrs Harry Hayward, Mrs
/ Cullimore, Mrs. George F. Dutton
4 Mrs. Walter H. Steel Mrs. William f
Hoey. Mrs. Herman r. Tyson. Mrs
Samuel j. Wright, Mrs. J. Pilling
i Wright, and Mrs Ernest Wright.
/ Mrs Mary E. Ellison, aged 60 years
wife of c. H. Ellison, died at hei
home on North College avenue yes
terday afternoon following an illness
of several weeks. Mrs. Ellison sui
I fered a paralytic stroke some weeks
ago. She is survived by her husband
J three sons and a daughter The fu
neral will be held at o'clock Satur
day afternoon and interment will be
made at Head of Christiana cemetery
Mrs William Brown widow Of for
mer Postmaster Brown, is critically
IN at her home on West Main street
Henry Boyles. aged 81 years, g
highly respected and the oldest col
ored resident OF Newark. died Tues
day night Of pneumonia. The de
ceased had lived in Newark all his
life and was well known to every one
in the town. He had been a member
of st. Johns Church for IS years Tic
is survived by a number OF grandchil
dren and great grandchildren.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-04-19

sell It for fifty cents bottle, and
every mother should have it in the
house for use whenever occasion
arises
To avoid limitations and ineffective
substitutes always be sure to ask for
DR.. Caldwells Syrup Pepsin. See that
a facsimile of DR. Caldwell's sigma
ture and his portrait appear on the
yellow carton in which the bottle is
packed. A trial bottle free Of charge,
can be obtained by writing to Dr.
W. b. Caldwell ASS Washington St,
Monticello, Illinois.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-04-19
GRANT LETTERS ON ESTATES.

Letters OF administration have been
issued in the office of Isaac R. Brown,
register of wills. upon the estate of
Francina Il. Wood to Willard F.
Wood; upon the estate of Rebecca p.
Foulk to Christiana F. Laird, and
upon the estate of Bridget Hannigan
to William Hannigan, and letters tes-
timentary have been issued upon the
estate of James Edward Davis to An
ma l.. Davis and upon the estate of
Annie Sinex to Samuel E. Cunning
ham.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-04-19
SUNSHINE MEETING.

Delaware Division. I. S. S, will
meet in the Sunday school room of
st. Andrews P. E. Church, this even
ing, to discuss further the plans for
the international Sunshine Conven-
ton to be held here next month. All
committees and officers are requested
to be present.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-04-19
Mr.. REED IN NEW POSITION.

Mr. J. Willard Reed, of this city,
who has been connected with the U.
S Engineer Office for the past ten
years, has accepted a position with
the newly Council of Ma
tional Defense at Washington, d. c.,
at once.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-04-19
PHiLATHEA CLASS MEETING.

The April meeting of the Senior
Philathea Glass OF Bethany Baptist
Sunday school will be held at the
home Of Mrs. Levi w Rooms, No. 43O
South Van Buren, street, tomorrow
evening A full attendance is re-
quested.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-04-19
sFAFORD SCOUTS ELECTED

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
meeting of the Boy Scouts Troop the
following officers were elected Presi-
dent, Howard Rigger; vice president.
Harlan Haines; secretary. Berkeley Hor-
sey; treasurer Thomas Donoho.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-04-19

near Twenty-third street, to cost
$4,000 each. They will be constructed
for the Home Realty Company by the
George w. Bader Company
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-04-19

TO BUILD SIXTEEN DWELLINGS.
Plans were filed in the Office Of
Building Inspector Preston yesterday,
for sixteen houses in Tatnall street,
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-04-19

which the executive committee Sc
cured $2,435.
The reports of the captains were as
follows;
Women's
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-11
UNITED SWITZERLAND
Miss Doty's View That 1t Would Fly Apart
in the Event of War Contradicted

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: May use your columns to protest, as
a Swiss, against some of the sweeping state
ments of Miss VI. u. Doty in her article on
Switzerland in The Sunday Tribune?
Miss Doty certainly knows very little about
Switzerland and the Swiss to assert that
German Switzerland is completely German,
French Switzerland equally French, Italian
Switzerland Italian" Only an imaginary line,
says the writer, holds them together. If
Switzerland went to war it would Ay into its
component parts.
Every Swiss will consider this an insult.
&. matters not where he was born and it
matters not what language he speaks. The
T.e sdent Of the Confederation said about
week ago that Switzerland would fight as one
man against whosoever ventured to attack
it, and they would, the men OF the three
parts, arise as one man and march 10 the
Il ontiers. just as they did when the mobili-
zation was decreed in August, 1914. Presi-
dent Schulters certainly voices the opinion Of
tire people
The Swiss are making daily stupendous
and common sacrifice for common aim: the
protection and defence Of their country. No
doubt their sympathies have not always fol-
lowed the same current during this war, and
this is comprehensive enough. Yet this
Completely German Switzerland" has voiced
its sentiments about the violation Of Belgium
through such men as Spittcler and Holder,
and it is the people OF tho three parts who
have protested against the deportation in
Belgium and France. Miss Doty has not wit
messed either the magnificent welcome given
to r,ore than 100000 refugees. thousands of
wounded and prisoners in that very German
art Of Switzerland. A Zurich paper was vio-
lently protesting against the unnatural atti-
tude OF French Switzerland, which allowed
the "Msrscillaise" to be played on all occa-
sions at would be a crime said the irats
paper, az we allowed Die Wscht am Rhein'
to be played here" 1t never is.
Doe, this not show how thoroughly Ger
man that German part is?
To say that the French part is French,
would become part of France in case Of
war, is just as absurd. II is Switzerland first
ard foremost, as said before.
The sympsthies OF the people are, OF
course, passionately French, because France
to-day fights for justice and liberty.
VI. M0NNIER.
New York, Jan. 8, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-11

pleasant, amusing folk. With it we are
the Land Of the Dollar and nothing more.
The point they miss is that most nation
alities take their business sadly and resort
TO games for relief. 1t Is tho American way
to play games sadly, solemnly-witness
any golf course-and find the real advent
ure and romance Of life in business-the
business of shopping for an automobile,
for the best example. You may think you
don't want car, and will be blasted If you
will even look at one, old or new. But the
Show gets you sooner or later. Your
neighbors talk Of nothing else, your ten
year-old boy is more thrilled at the thought
of it than anything else in his life Oet him
tell you the makes of the cars as they go
by y, and the sooner you succumb the bet
ter, if not the cheaper. The Show pre-
sents the cleverest, the most ingenious
work Of America for the year 1917. You
can't ignore it and you will find it far too
entertaining to be taken sadly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-11
Ambidexterity and War
lFrom NJ MedlcaI Reeord }

Without dwelling upon the apparently over
whelming advantages of two-handedness, it
may be interesting to notice one objection
which is frequently urged against ambde1-
terity. This relates to the mental or physo-
logical effects. Some medical men have
voiced the fear that the extra labor thus i'm
posed upon the brain would endanger the
intellectual and mental standard of the in
dividual. The supporters OF ambidexterity'
however, contend that smbideXtral instruc-
ton does not entail extra work on the brain,
but rather distributes the work to be done
over a double area Of brain matter. In
stead, therefore, of ono side or hemisphere
of the brain having all the work to do and
the other lobe becoming strophied through
disuse. both sides are alternately or stimuli
taneousiy and symmetrically engaged, exer-
cised and developed, and ultimately in adult
life each half takes its own proper share OF
the daily task; thus each lobe is proper
tionatelv benefited by this division Of labor.
SO far as many of the victims Of the war arc
concerned, it would certainly seem that ambi-
dcxtcrity would have been a blessing. a
man who can use both hands in his work Is
much less helpless when he is disabled than
one who can use only his right hand. When
a man has been bcreft OF his right arm and
has to earn his living, the question is raised
in the vocational homes whether TO fit him
with an artificial hand and teach hin to use
this or TO train him in the use OF his left
hand. A great deal OF success has been at
tanned already in the training OF disabled
soldiers in the use of the left hand, and un-
less the objections brought against this can
be sustained by more conclusive evidence
than any that has yet been brought forward
IL would seem TO be decidedly preferable in
the majority OF cases TO train the left hand
than TO make the cripple dependent upon an
artificial hand.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-11
Wild West for All

Bill Cody was a good scout-both In the
literal sense of the words and with the
twist that modern slang gives them. He
did brave work for his country and in law
less days in a lawless frontier always
fought on the side of law and order That
would be enough TO rank him with host
Of other outstanding Americans who made
the plains Of the SOS one Of the bright
spots in American history. If the sup
posedly civilized portions Of our country
can live up to the record Of these now van
ished frontiers they will have little to
apologize for.
What Buffalo Bill did in the West, how
ever, was only the small foundation upon
which his chief claim to glory rests. Not
for what he did on the plains, but because
he brought the plains to Madison Square
and into every small boys heart the coun-
try over, does he stand where he does in
our memories. It's poor human that
doesn't yearn to be a pirate at some stage
of his existence. Most of us live down the
ldSIe LOT DlOOu anu HhNSA WV
heavy hand Of convention; but it is there
none the less, and vicarious adventure-in
detective story, a melodrama, a Wild
West show-calls the tamest of us to our
dying day. The cowboy was modern and
vastly improved pirate. If plains lack a
little of the romance of the sea, they are
sufficiently fiat and sealike to retain its
essential vastness and mystery. And they
possessed, in the happy days, Indians and
buffaloes, equalling the best marine achieve
ments.
That was the great landscape which
Buffalo Bill splashed before the stay-at'
homes of our peaceful nation, stirring
imaginations and heart beats, filling tent
after tent and putting faraway look into
the eyes Of goodness knows how many
placid and amiable citizens. Colonel Cody
enjoyed life and took endless pleasure and
zest out Of it. He gave far more than he
took, and that is his claim upon the affec-
tions of his grateful countrymen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-11
STILL A CITIZEN
Nevertheless He Expresses His Views Upon
Blind Love of Country
To The Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: In to-dsy's Tribune the writer Of a
letter signed "Still a Citizen" ironically says
what staggering blow is dealt the U. s. A.
on your editorial page Of to-day January
81 in the letter from your correspondent, Mr.
Benjamin Apthorp Gould, telling US that he
has renounced his American citizenship |
90 not know Mr. Gould and, Of course, am
not authorized to speak for him, but venture
to say that he had no desire TO stsgger nor
thought OF staggering anybody, much less
those that belong TO the still a Citizen"
class. These, not having been feszed by the
patriotic humiliation, moral degradation, and
spiritual prostitution TO which this land Of
the free and the home of the brave" have
been compelled, by Wilhelm and Wilson, to
submit, could not be expected to be stag
gered" by anything that still left them proud,
peaceful and prosperous. Nevertheless, Mr..
Benjamin Apthorp Gould has, I know, host
of sympathizers and upholders whose ances-
tors for two hundred years and more have
been native born Americans.
AS Mr. Roosevelt has said, in other words,
the crime of this Administration is that it
has pOuHueu tne NE ouJ VI tHe iedi HHtil-
can spirit on the typewriter and drowned the
spirit of 1875 in bottle Of ink: Clsrence's
end in a butt of Mslmsey was more glorious
than this When Bryan withdrew and car
ried away the grape juice, If he had only
taken with him the ink bottle and the goose
Quill, how happy we should be!
But this is too frivolous way in which to
deal with most serious subject, though it
IS merely the fscetousness Of desperation. II
is terrible thing, it ought to be "stagger-
ing" thing when American citizens OF the
type of Mr.. Gould arc driven to surrender
their citizenship, when they are compelled to
prove false to their country in order 10 be
true to themselves and to honor. There are
many true and loyal Americans (true and
loyal TO the high and noble principles that
are part Of their American birthright). who
are compelled to admit frankly that they
don't love their country any more, because
they feel that the things for which their
country has been standing during the past
two years akd more are not worthy Of their
love.
One cannot love country Just because
and only because, one happens to have been
born there. There is wider, bigger citizen
ship than that into which one has entered BY
birth or residence; there is a finer, higher,
truer loyalty than that which has TO do with
such things as those; and that larger citi-
zenship and that higher. truer loyalty are:
citizenship in the unverse-wide, eternal
kingdom OF truth, and loyalty TO and love for
the highest g.. . when VIC see it,"
Paterson, n. j., Jan. 9, 1917. W.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-11
Bulgaria and Macedonia

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: In The Tribune Of January read
letter entitled Bulgaria and Her Critics."
signed Slogan Essnof, which denotes that he
is Bulgarian seeking to defend his country
Consequently, would like to ask him what
is the name OF the history which shows that
Macedonia and Thraee are Bulgarian. | have
read several histories written in Greek and
foreign Languages bulgarian excepted), and
! never saw such a thing.
The Bulgarians appeared in the Balkan
peninsula only few centuries ago, coming
from the Far East, and named Bulgarian az
ter the Russian River Volgs, which they
crossed, IL my memory serves me, and fight
ing for many years TO conquer the said pen
insuls, but 10 no avail Only few years ago
the Bulgarian government organized a propa-
gsnda and spent thousand, OF dollars 10 arm
the famous comitatzis sent to Macedonia 10
spread terror among the Greek peoples, trying
TO Bulgsrizs and not 10 Christianize them
for the Greek religion is the Oldest in the
world, save the jewish, and even cut out
their tongues because they resisted.
DEMErRlUS GADZOURIS.
Princeton N. J. Jan. & 1911