Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-12
DELAWARE COLLEGE

U1At1VA A1I1 VVAAAOA
Y. W. c. A. Meeting Held al
Womer's College Sunday Eve.
TYPEWRITINC LESSONS FREE
The Women's College of Delaware
started the new wears work on Thurs
day. Although some of the girls did
not return until later, most of them
were in their Thursday classes. OF
course, they drifted in late because
every train was at least an hour behind
schedule time. They all return d, how
ever, and now are settling down to work
because mid-ye ars are looming ahead.
MISSION CLASSES AT woMEN's COLLEGE
The classes for the study of Missions
began work this week. Thursday. The
class in Home Missions will be under
the direction of Professor Albert Clar-
ence Short, and the class in Foreign
Missions will be under the direction OF
Mrs. C. C. Spiker, as class leader.
Y. w. C. A. MEETING AT wOMEN's COL
LEGE
Sunday evening Professor Short spoke
on ''Looking Forward" and Miss Eliz-
abeth Houston sang a solo. Professor
Short gave an inspiring talk on the
necessity of talking stock Of our pres
ent powers and achievements. and urged
the girls to do their best work now. that
if the need comes they may be the
stronger and better able to do their
part in building up the wounds of suf-
fering permanently.
PLEDGE TAKEN AT WOMEN'S S COLLEGE
Before leaving College for their
Christmas holidays. the following pledge
was signed by nearly every member OF
faculty and student body; "Io do my
share of patriotic service.
l. Twill cheerfully change my habits
of eating so as to substitute other foods
for wheat. meat, animal fat and sugar.
2. l will exercise every possible care
to reduce the amount of coal consumed
for fuel or electric light.
3. will give careful attention to
exercise, diet, sleep. dress and personal
habits.
4. will work to contribute my part
to make up for the Withdrawals from
industry of large numbers of men for
the arm,.
5. Twill aid war philanthropies.
s. will try to meet the varied
events of the war with patience, calm
ness and optimism.
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE WOMEN S COLLEGE
REPORTER"
The Staff of the new college paper.
The Women's College Reporter" is
making a campaign for subscriptions.
The aim is to have every girl in college
q subscriber and as many outside sub
scribers as possible. The little sheet,
published every other week, will include
not only news of the Women's College,
but also accounts of the activities Of
women all over the state. The first
member was published before Christ
mas.
CHAPEL AT W. CD
After the opening exercises IN chapel
on Thursday. Dean Robinson welcomed
the girls back from their vacation and
promised them that this year will be one
of unsurpassed opportunity for women.
She urged the girls to prepare them
selves for the great duties and privileges
before them. Then Miss Winsl0w an
nounced that through friends the name
of the Women's College had come to
the unknown donor of familiar and
charming calendar of quotations. and
the mysterious friend had sent one to
each girl in the college.
Friday, Miss Powell gave chapel
talk on Clothes" explaining how GER
tain garments came into use, and tell
ing the history of some pieces of ap-
parel. She spoke of the effect of war
on dress and told how the present war
especially was influencing the fashion
in clothes.
TYPEwRITINC LESSONS AT W. c. D.
Saturday. Mr.. Taylor. an instructor
in typewriting at the Wilmington High
School and Goldey College Night School.
came to the Women's College to give
lessons in typewriting. Several type.
writers nave been intalled and MIR.
TayIor is to come down three times .
week to give lessons t, the girls desir.
snx to learn typewriting. No credi,
Svill be given for the course, but as M
fee is charged, manv girls will lie likely
u avail themselves of the chance tt
learn typewritng in this manner.
PERSONAL
Dean Robinson attended meeting O
the Council of the Women's Natona
Farm Garden Association in New Yorl
CITY this past week. At this meeting
plans were made for placing units o.
from five to fifteen women on farms i,
several states. This plan proved yer!
successful in both New York and Mass
aehusetts last year.
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