Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-12
COLLEGE WAS AIDED
BY TRAINING CAMP
Interesting Report of Its Activi-
ties Made by President
S. c. Mitchell.
Special Correspondence of Every Evening

Newark, Nov 12-Thc report made
by DR. Samuel G.. Mitchell president
OF Delaware College to the Board OF
Trustees, Saturday, was one OF unusual
interest. as it set out just what changes
had been made at the restitution which
have been necessary because OF the
establishment of the Students Army
Training Corps and the Industrial Tram
ing Detachment lie stated that slx
Delaware College men have made the
supreme sacrifice for home and human
ity IN the war as follows: Major K. NJ.
Br,,ston. cx-l9l4, DIR. J l. Fisher, cN-
1911: Captain A. r. liamcl. cN-l9l4,
:. + Lambert, cN-1920; First llCutcn-
ant J. \ ODanlel, cN-lelS, and l..
Nitsil ex-l9lS \ number uf Delaware
men have been wounded
Ii was reported that Sussex Tall.
the new dormitory II The Women
College. probably viii hc ready for occu-
panev December Miss \. u. Perry
has been elected assistant IN Nnmal
Hu>bandrv and hhrarEni amt AlI~.
Elizabeth L. ~chrcmrr, instructor III
voice training II the Nomcns college
Dr Mitchell : report IN part follows
In accordance with the piapS ot the
War Department and the action Of the
Board OF Trustees, the faculty rccast
the courses of study for the :. \. / g..
dividing the wear INTO four quarters.
The spirit oi the faculty in making these
sweeping adjustments WAS admirable
and the students entered with patriot
ic zeal upon the work under these changed
conditions The military authorities wcr"
gwen supreme control. and count
the college most fortunate III the character
of the officers whom the War Depart
merit placed IN charge They are -
follows: Colonel f. I Fcndleton, Can
tam Victor y Camp, First Lieutenant
Robert G. Glenn FIRST Lieutenant Nil
ton Aronowitz, NJ G second lIHutcn-
Lieutenant William Edward NorartN
second Lieutenant Clarcncc T. Horn
ung. Second Lieutenant Maxwell
raxnc. Second Licutenan; kctt Rot
crt- Greenfield second lieutenant nom
aS t. Prnderga~ q VI C
Professor George L. nuttnn as CHAIR
man of the entrance committee, CO
serves credit for the care that hc took
m sitting the credentials ot the great
number OF men Who applied lic en-
forced rlgidly the requirements 81 81
four-year high school course. N~ rr-
suit We have the best prepared body
of men that perhaps ever entered thr
college. and We have tlNCi once tor all
the national standard 81 entrance.
The students registered tor the follow
ing courses. General 6S- prc-mCdicai,
2t. chemistry. Is. civil engineering.
-. mechanical engineering, Is; electrical,
engineering, -; chemical engineering,
60 marine transportation @ engineer
ing not specified, II; agriculture. \,
& 4 : + total. 231.
In converting the college INTO an armN
po~t almost everything underwent change
Tho four fraternltIe> gave up their
hols,~ Oll College Hall was canEcTtc!
into barracks. every inch 81 floor
>pace being utilized ] Le NJ ~
ua~ transferred to the Steel House nH
Main street. while Hartcr Hall Mas ma,ie
H. accommodate tv1cc the number "'
students iOr which il was intended thc
training detachment Was quaricrcd nj
the gymnasium and III tho Newark
Armory, while . larIc garagc WAS rented
for automobile instruction under Alr
Frank 4. Fader Both dlnlngroonl>
Nere brought INTO service under lnll-
tarv direction Mis- Carrie Stewart
with her assistants, has handled All
the problems IN the ounlnChails IN
most acceptable manner and haS proved
invaluable
am glad to report that the prntcc
health Of the student body IS eXccllen
Up to the time Of the writing of this
report there has been MP one i'll tile
infirmarv since October -
/ sorrow TO say that There occurred
the death OF one student, Lee Roach
OF Georgetown. and one soidlcr IN the
training detachment. Private CLYDE {.
Rouzer on Corop0lls, Pennsylvania. Great
credit is due Ii the physicians q our
community and especially 70 Lleutc-
ant Aronowitz for their devotion 70 the
sick.
The Delaware College ambulance
worked in Wilmington during the in
fiuenza epidemic, moving approximately
363 patients to the hospitals. Some OF
these were from neighbonng commun
ities such as Centervlle and Edgemoor.
The students In charge oi the amb IL
ance worked day and night. entering
iearlessly every home. which they were
assigned 10 help. Their names are " G..
Brewer. {. +. Denney, H. l. Tell and
L. L. Cobb.
l sorrow also 10 record the loss by
death OF two invaluable trustees. Go.
Lewis W Mustard anf Hamilton I'll
Barksdale.
Colonel Mustard was an aluInnQ>
OF the college who had rendered imth-
full service ON this board for S wears
II was his check for one hundred daliar~
which led TO the establishment oi tho
Student Loan Fund that has been Of
so great assistance 10 many struggling
men.
Dean Hayward has felt for wears the
need of a building al the Experimental
Farm for teaching the uses Of farm
machinery and for stock Judging s
modest sum would put np such a build
ing as Dean Hayward desires
Our highest patriotic duty now l>
to put the college in readiness 10 render
the largest service in the reco stractIoa
work that Is immediately upon us