Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-20
Women's College
Has a Quiet Week
Week Taken Up With Consideration of Wonen's Work.
Women's Land Army, Y. W. c. A. and Student Volun-
Movement All Had Representatives There to Speak
Junior Class Elected Officers

Newark Nov. 20 Following the ex-
citement OF last week there has been a
week of quiet II the Women's College of
Delaware Several outside speakers have
been the guests of the College. but aside
from them. the usual Routine 81 work has
been followed Last Monday III chapel
Miss Hunsinger and Miss MARY purdee
represented the Y " G Y. Miss Hun
singer told about the huts for the munltion
workers in France and England, the rec
reatlon centers over there for American
nurses, and the hostess houses on this side
She emphasized especially the work for
women and girls which the ! ". {. y,
alone Of the seven organization, takes up.
Wednesday DR. Ida II Ogilvle Dean of
the Bedford Unit OF the Women's Land
Army of America and Miss Helen Kennedy
Stevens, public secretary for the Land
Army, were guests % the college for lun-
cheon After luncheon. DIR Ogilvle spoke
about the forming of the Bedford Unit
and the small beginnings of the Land Army
The Land Army Is an organized group
of glrls from colleges, towns. etc, who
live together Tor the summer IN tauu-
house or camp and hire out 10 work for
the farmers in the neighborhood Many
of the girls are green at hrst, tut they
learn so rapidly that after a lew trials
the most skeptical farmer becomes a
supporter of the Army
Miss Steven, who was Il member Of
the first Bedford init. told interesting
tales of the Joys and drawbacks of bclng
farmerette She showed lantern slides
OF the Land Army girls etltivatine. har-
vesting, gathering fruit, wedding, caring
for live stock and doing all the chores Of
farm
Al the same time Rodney sharp save
a brief talk on the value oi the ! " { T.
Hostess Houses. rs he himself had e.
perienced their friendly hospitality and
sympathy during thc late epidemic lie
said that he wanted 10 give special
appreciation Of their work while the drive
was under way
Friday Mrs l.. L. ShreIner was In chapel
continuing her lessons on voice culture
The previous Friday she had gwen the
elementary lessons on developing the
power and tone Of The voice, and now it
has been arranged for her to be present
every Friday and give exercises in chapel
She is at the college nearly all day Friday
and had classes for those who wish to
learn how to speak the English language
correctly and well
1t was very quiet Weekend as MANY
of the girls were away Those who re-
manned expected to hear Hamilton Holt
Saturday night at Wolf Hall, but as Mr..
Holt was unable to he there, the majority
of girls, accompanied by a chaperon,
went to the movies.
Sunday and Monday Miss Charlotte
Penfeld, a student Volunteer secretary
was the guest of the \ W G. A, Sunday
afternoon she met with the cabinet and
in the eveing she addressed the \ ". &.
A. She spoke of the purpose of the
Student Volunteer movement, as an or
gani1ation Of students who have signed
up to become foreign missionaries. She
emphasized the special need for mission
aries just now The war has made many
openings especially with Hindu and
Chinese troops who have fought in Europe.
The East is rapidly losing its old customs
and initiating America Unless mission
aries give the natives the spirit of our
civilization as well as the outward form
the results will be more harmful than
good. Mis-. Pcnfeld told Of the many
lines ol work open now for foreign mis-