Middletown transcript., 1918-03-02
DELAWARE COLLEGE
Red Cross Drive For New Members
Will bs Begun
CHAPEL EXERCISES ATW. CD

SA6AS"s uAeoSAuSS, MISS hlgn
scrap-book and magazines. Announce
ment was made of work done sine.
September goth by the students. Fol
the Red Cross they have knitted l3s
sweaters, 4 helmets, l pair wristlets
and 3 scarfs; for personal distribution
4O sleeveless sweaters, 10 sweaters with
sleeves. Is helmets, scarfs, l pair
mlttens, pairs socks. The CHAPTER
voted to buy knitting machine that
many pairs of socks may be turned out.
i RED CROSS DRIVE
On Wednesday drive for new mem.
bers will be begun. 1t will last a week.
and the progress of the campaign will
be shown by big clock situated in a
prominent place. The aim is 100 per
cent of w. C. D. members of Red Cross.
RED CROSS CLASS IN SURGICAL DRESSINGS
On Tuesday class in surgical dress
ings will be started. 1t will be under
the instructions of teacher sent from
the Wilmington Chapter, and will work
tor an hour and half every Tuesday
evening.
CHAPEL EXERCISES AT W. C. D.
On Monday Professor Saleski. of
Delaware College, gave scholarly talk
on Words" He contrasted the pe-
culiarities of one language with the
German and French, and in closing
made an appeal to the students to read
and study the poetry for the inspirations
to be gained.
On Tuesday Mrs. Henry B. Thompson
talked to the girls about the Woman's
Land Army. She explained how in
England women have taken mems
places in the fields and have harvested
the crops. Last year the plan was
tried in America. Units of working
women or college girls were sent out to
live in groups under leader and chape-
ron. They were hired out by the far
mers in the neighborhood. and worked
by the day, doing practical farm work
The farmers testify to the excellent
service rendered by the healthy young
women who will obey orders and are
not afraid of work. Mrs. Thompson
said that the plan is to be carried out in
Delaware this summer, and that the
girls of the Women's College should
partake in the patriotic service of pro-
ducing food.
Wednesday Miss Marie Locates gave
a resume of an article from the Atlantic
Monthly on the schools of Belgium
which are under fire." and she de-
scribed in telling way the thrilling ex-
periences of teachers and pupils.
Thursday Or. Sypherd gave short
talk on Robert Herrick, the English
poet, and read half dozen of his poems.
Fridays Chapel hour was patriotic
one. After the religious exercises the
students, under the direction of Miss
Bachrach, leader of the Glee Club,
learned the first stanzas of the National
Anthems of Englan and France, that
they may be able to sing the hymns of
our allies as well as our own.
wAsHINGT0N's BIRTHDAY DINNER AT.
w. C. D.
Friday evening the dining room at
the Women's College was decorated
with blue and white stars, red lighted
candles, American flags, and the lights
covered with red, white and blue crepe
paper. Cardboard flags and red, white
and blue hatchets served as place cards.
After dinner the girls made their patri-
otism touch at home when they pre-
sented hand knitted sweater to Mr..
Harrington. the faithful night watch
man. who mas guarded the college since
its beginning, and who has done many
little kindnesses for the students.
SATURDAY NIGHTS ENTERTAINMENT At
W. D.
DR.. Moore, one of the instructors in
English gave talk on the relations of
poetry and music. He claimed that the
same thought or feeling could be ex-
pressed by poetry and music composed
at different times. by different people.
In illustration of his point, he would re-
cite poem to give certain impression,
and then rlay record of instrumental
music or singing in foreign language
so that you could see how closely the
music was connected with the poetry.
The thoughts or emotions of almost uni
versal appeal that he used for ilIustra-
ton were the delights of pastoral life,
a vision Of and ideally lovely land, a
dream, beauty and sadness, nightfall.
universal sorrow, personal grief, love,
and the composers praise of his own
art.
\. w. c. A. AT wOMEN'S COLLEGE
Sunday evening the Senior Glass had
charge Of the Young Women's Chris
tian Association and Miss Emily B.
Frazer led. AS it was Universal Day
of Prayer. Miss Frazer prayed for vic
torious peace, for workers and sufferers
everywhere. and for all who especially
needed prayers at present, after which
invocation there was a space of silent
prayer. Special features of the meet
ing were solos by Misses Catherine
Schunder and Alice Evans and a read
ing LET Me Live in q House by the
Side Of the Road" BY Miss Pauline
Smitt.
Miss Winslow's lecture next Moodav
evening, March 9TH, will have for IL
subject ERA Limo Linni -