Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-25
Freshmen Are HaZing
At WOmen's College
Everybody Having Good Time Over the Green Young
Things--Said Freshmen Enjoying it Ioo--Rules and
Regulations for Them Annexers' Think They Are
Self-Sacrifcing-New Dormitories Not Yet Completed
Photo by William Shewell Ellis.

Newark. Sept 25 The Women's
College of Delaware opened Thursday
with n number Of the old girls back and
with large Freshmen class number
Of new faculty members began their
work Thursday also.
The war has intcrfercd considerably
with some Of the plans for the Year.
As the new dormitory is not quite COM
plete. the girls who were to ike there
are living in the anneXeS until about
THANKSGIVING when 1t Is hoped that the
new building will be completed. In
stead of grumbling over their hard fate,
the 'annexers" are boasting tn Residence
Hall girls that they are giving up moro
for their country than those who will
not have TO move again. Ihe changes
at Delaware College, and the fact that
several Of the professors have gone INTO
war work, has necessltated some courses
being abandoned. Many OF the girls
are taking practical courses as we'll rs
purely cultural subjects. The keynote
of the year was sounded the first morning
IN chapel when Dean Robinson, IN vel
coming the girls, sad, ut IS said that
a nation is way of thinking. 1t is even
more true that college Is a way Of think.
ing. And the thought OF the Women $
NOiitSt tltiS yt<AA ii4ost ~ ~ ~.
WAR ACTIVITIES STARTED.
War activities are being started. AM
bilious plans for Red Cross work, especi-
ally surgical dressings, are under way.
The Athletic Association garden WAS
great success. 1t is furnishing the tables
with fresh vegetables which the girls
claim are "the best ever
OF Course, the Freshmen are the center
of attraction this week. If they do not
enjoy being thrust INTO the lime light,
at least their superiors, the Sophomores,
derived great pleasure from making the
Freshmen dance and sing for their amuse-
ment. Some harmless hazlng has been
done, such as having Tie Freshmen
make the Sophomores' beds and perfofn
various stunts.
ALAsi POOR Freshmen.
Saturday the Sophomores gave a
stunt party for the freshmen Perhaps
il would be better to say by the Fresh
men. 1t was an "Affaire Alilitaire
The Freshmen, dressed III gymnasium
costume, came AS military recruits. First
Miss Helen Fisher, as camp musical
director. led them in singing "Over There
Then the infants" we're brought, one by
one before a personnel officer Miss
Kathryn Stevens who snapped questions
at them -"What is your name?o How
old are y0u?" DO you use pink or yellow
tooth paste?" do you like boy or girl
company better?"
Each catechism ended with the query,
'Do you love the Sophomores? Some
of the Freshmen were polite and said
"Yes," but Others were honest and said
NO"
Later the Freshmen were put through
the usual stunts, such as pushing pennies
across the floor with their noses, blowing
blindfolded into a dish of flour, singing
the national anthem of Siam. and the
like A clever up-tO-date touch was
given when Miss Bertha Welcome, chair
man of Surgical Dressings announced
that she would show the Freshmen how to
make Surgical Dressings and would begin
with the five yard roll. This was done
by rolling a short and chubby Freshmen
In sheet
The last thing on the program was
the presentation Of the Freshmen class
insignia by Miss Agnes fawlcr, presi-
dent OF he Sophomore class. The
insignia is green disk on d red ribbon.
The disk bears the name and number
of the Freshman. Finally, marshmal-
lows were passed around and the girls
toasted them in front of the open fire
place while Miss Drake told story.
FRESHMEN RULES.
The Sophomore rules for the Fresh