Evening journal., 1918-03-05
Delaware COLLEGE
MEN Under CO-ORE
Report Shows I59, of Whom
So Are Officers, Now in
War Service
TRUSTEES HEAR OF
MANY ACTIVITIES
specIal 10 NE EVENING JOURNAL

Special 10 THE tNENlNG JDJhNALi
NEWARK, March 5-Reports OF on
GERS and committees submitted 10 the
board Of trustees of Delaware College
40 a meeting held at the college today
show how the work Of - college has /
been reorganized TO meet war needs. /
These reports also map out future work /
along these lines for the various de- /
parlments. a report submitted by /
Dean Z. Laurence Smith states that i59 .
Delaware College men are now In iha I
ryice, Of which number % are un- |
graduates. OF s5 Of these men with .
whom the dean has been able TO get in /
touch 20 per cent or SO hold commits /
sions OF second-lieutenants or higher
Or. Mitchell. president Of tho college, /
in his report says IN part:
THE American college In this crisis
is an adjunct or the War Department.
TO an extent that one would hardly
credit the activities Of the college have
been taken up largely in accrediting
students, faculty and alumni TO the va
rinus branches Of the national service
About $50 Delaware College men are
now in the army, navy and other forms
0f war work Several Of these men are
already In the trenches In France
Among the first American troops 60
take the German FIRE was Lieutenant
W Sherman Corkran, who was imme-
diately recommended for promotion as
captain. He Is the son OF the Rev.
and Mrs. W. +. Corkran. Of Wilmington,
Delaware His example Is only one in
stance OF similar reports that reach us
from time TO time Of the spirit Of Della
ware men
"The COLLEGE has placed freely at the
disposal ~ the national services its
buildings. PurneI House has been from
the beginning headquarters for the CON
scrntion board for rural New Castle
County. the Steel House was used for
the QUESTIONABLE advisory board; the
east wing Of Old COLLEGE is now In use
by the medical advisory board; and the
Red Cross has had its ofilces in the Eli
oft Building.
"Only The past week the students and
faculty subscribed 70 s31T In War Saw
ings Stamps and canvassed the com
munitv In the interest OF this cause.
THE members of the Senior Glass
who entered the Third Officers Train
ing Camn on January ., as well as
hose who entered the Wilmington ship
yards on February g. the faculty will
recommend 90 YOU IN June as candi-
dates for their respective deerees, II
they ful0n eXneciations in these forms
~ nafonnl service
"Dr C. II Rawlins Jr.. asked on Feb
ruary IS for o mrlough for the con-
iinuancc OF the war and entered at once
government work, and otner members
Of the faculty viii likely do the same
thing within the near future.
"profe s0r Horace Y. Cory, who left
the college for The army In June last,
has risen to the rank Of captain, quar-
termasters reserve corps
According Go the admirable report
of Dean Laurence Smith. the total
enrolment or students for the present
session IS 2i7, Of whom 81 have with
drawn Go enter war work or for other
given reasons The data as TO scholar
ship shows q gratifying advancement
only ~ per cent Of the students falling
below the required standard.
The members Of the board are al
ready apprised Of the fact that former
President William II. Taft has accepted
the invitation 10 make the commence
ment address on the morning OF Mon
dav. June 20 Senator Josiah o. VOL
-ott will speak 20 the Christian Asso-
,iaiion. and Dr. John Mcdowell, Of Bal
iimore will preach the baccalaureate
sermon on Sunday, June 2.
"As this will be the first commence
rnent of the Womens College, peculiar
interest attaches to it. The graduation
of the frst class Of young women under
mean Winifred ]. Robinson will MARI
the fulnllment Of the purposes Of th'
peonle Of the state in founding th'
Women's College, which has passed
from triumph to triumph during th'
four years Of its existence under hel
wise administration
"You will be interested In the classei
which have been organized by DeaI
Allan r Cullimore In the shipyards II
Wilmington, where he Is directing IN
training OF working men in the ele
ments Of knowledge that bear d.rectl.
upon their respective Jobs. and also II
the training Of practical teachers II
trades and industries. This marks
distinct departure in the extension &C
tivities OF the college and Is the he
ginning Of closer cooperation betweei
the school and the shop and betwee
Delaware College and the city Of WI
mington.
The courses in business administra
tlon under DR.. Fred 2. Clark have mad
strong appeal both to the men O
the campus and 10 prospective students
as is revealed in correspondence Di
Clark is not only well grounded In hi
subiect but mas a rare faculty for tn
presentation Of such practical subject
rs business organization, markets an
marketing methods, railway transports
iion. banking and insurance.
THE Summer School will begin o
Monday, June "a. and continue for eigf
weeks Il is believed that by teachin
on Saturdays the work that last sun
mer was spread over ten weeks, ca
be packed into eight weeks, with cons
quent saving 10 the individual teaoi
crs as well as 20 the state.
The college innrmary has been Il
dispensahle luring tn present nard MI
ter. While we have had no case
critical illness, there hGsS been natu
ally many demands made upon the /
Urinary. Miss Alice NJ Beck, q
trained nurse, showed rare facility al
the true spirit Of service In meetlr
the needs OF the men.
Miss Carrie Stuart, the director
The dining halls, In cooperation Wi
M, William Langhorne. the secretal
a. business administ alton, has put O.
dining hall upon a good basis. It
now self-supporting and gives satisfa
ton both in regard to the quality
tho meals served and the spirit Of Il
lowship promoted"