Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-08
FARMERS OF STATE

NEW FACULTY MEMBERs.

NEW FACULTY MEMBERS.
The following new members Of the
faculty were elected on the recommcnda-
, ton Of various committees at the trustees
meeting:
Charles w Banks, associate professor
mechanical and electrical engineering, 10
succeed u. IA. Srager resigned;
Harold n. Cummings, associate probes
sor engineering and mathematics, to
succeed H. X Preston, resigned.
G. T.. Griffin. PHI. d.. professor economic
and business administration to succeed
L. +, Clark, resigned.
James +. Ryan, professor industrial
education, (Smith-Hughes FUND.-.
: Helen Bridge, professor home eco
Monies education (Smith-llughes FUND.-.
Helen Comstock. home demonstration
agent, New Castle county
r. ID. Mulinlx, Ph. ID, assistant
chemist in experiment station, to succeed
A. G. Whittier resigned.
Hazel Plummer. home demonstration
agent, Kent county.
r. NJ Rash, assistant professor agron-
omy, to succeed NJ. l.. Nichols, resigned.
c. Houghland, assistant agronomsis
PRESIDENT MITCHELL s REPORT
President Samuel c. Mitchell reported
graduating class have been the most
cvcntful IN history both to the college and
Ia the world The class has witnessed
the opening of the Womcns College;
the working out OF a comprehensive plan
for the development Of Delaware College;
the addition OF more than fifty properties
To the campus in laying tho basis OF this
scheme, the rebuilding of old College Hall
rs a social center of perInancnCe and
beauty, the erection % Hartcr Hall which
has re-cstablishcd dormltory life on the
campus the opening OF the Inbrmarv;
the erection Of y science and agricultural
building IN Wolf Hall AZ cost of $3.50 600,
the addition Of $500 900 10 tho endowment;
the strengthening Of the faculty; increase
IN the number at students. growth NJ the
Summer School; extension work IN ayr
culture developed. and notwithstanding
established through the Smlth-ilughes
Fund
These solid achievements DR. Mitch
Ell adds. are due Ia tho cooperation Of
the people Of the State through the
Legislature. and To the generosity Of many
friends. especially Pierre ;, dn Pont, who
bv his gift Of more than 81 600 600 hlazed
the WAY for the realization Of many Of the
above plans
DIR Mitchell reported that the du Point
| 90. through DIR Charles l.. Reese, has
| established two scholarships IN chemistry
with an income OF $500 each to I've award
| Cd to seniors.
II Rodney Sharp. chairman Of Com
mittce on Buildings and Grounds re-
ported that the heating facilities had been
increased and the installation Of rctrger-
atlng plant The Commons continues under
Miss Stuart citclcnt management to
work out satisfactorily
49, IN COUNTRY 5 SERVICE
Dean T. Laurence Smith reported that
l>7 men graduates, undergraduates and
those who had attended tho college hut
did not remain to graduate are nov in
the service Of the country They are
distributed among the different branches
81 the service As follows Infantry, -:
field artillery $: medical corps II:
Marine CORPS ;. navy. 10; aviation, i !.
signal corps. 4. y NJ G. A. / naval
reserve force l.. cavalry. I engineers. 10,
ordnance. i: quartcrmaSter corps. ,.
coast artillery :. IN service but no inforna-
ton rs 10 branch Of service, 26 In addl
ton Dean Smith reported = men are now
AT PlattShurg officers camp
The Committee on Agriculture recon-
mcnded that the salaries OF ID I'll kauff-
man and Il q Bausman. county agents
for Sussex ana New Castle counties, be
increased each 81 80 per year; that Prof
Mc('tIt be transferred from station and
college work 10 college and extension work
retaining the general direction of all the
activities in horticulture. including tho>c
OF the station