Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-03-09
Unaware COLLEGE

The Red Cross drive for new members
at the Women's College began last
Wednesday to last for a week. Three
captains from each class were selected
to seek new members. A class in Surgi-
cal Dressings is to be given on Tues
day nights by two instructors from Will
mington. Last Tuesday night the meet
ing could not be held, owing to Illness
but was held on Friday evening instead.
Miss Hayes and Miss Walker from Will
mington are the instructors. About
twenty members have Joined the class.
DRAMATIC CLUB AT W. c. D.
Two nights last week were devoted
n rehearsals of the Dramatic Club play
IN he eiven later in the month. The
NAV. ''The Fairies of Kilmarney,' Yves
written by DR.. J. P: Moore, faculty al
visor of the Dramatic Club, and is a
liehtful fantasy about Irish peasants
and fairies. Mr.. Moore is coaching the
NAV. About forty-six girls are IN tire
cast.
..opEN NIGHT" AT W. c. D.
On Saturday evening at the Women's
College the students entertained then
friends. Owing to the postponement OF
the Dramatic Club performance,
hastily arranged program was given.
Mrs. W. E.. Holton played some OF
Chopin's waltzes, and Miss Winslow
read patriotic story by Miss Mary
Esther Mitchell entitled "For the Honor
of The Company" Dancing followed
the program.
CHAPEL AT w. c. D.
On Monday Dean Hayward addressed
the students of the Women's College on
college Ideals" The particular ideals
he urged were those Of Work. OF Re-
lipion, of Unselfishness, and of Friend
ship.
Tuesday morning, Ann vanSant, Of
Galena, Maryland, gave an excellent
talk on Alsace- Lorraine. She outlined
their eventful history. and discussed
the reasons why they should be restored
to France.
On Wednesday, Miss Harriette h.
Winslow of the faculty gave talk on
1.-The Use Of the Margin" She com.
pared the business of living to an ordi-
nary business undertaking, showing
that the margin or profit in the business
world is comparable to the margin OF
time she may spend as she chooses.
1.-The use of this Margin" said Miss
Winslow, "tests character and reveals
ideals; and hence it becomes sacred
thing She offered four suggestions
for it's use that it might be converted
into the capital of character: L. Ii
reading worth while books. 2. In be-
ing out of doors. 3. In cultivating thu
almost lost art of solitude and media
ton. 4. In cultivating friendship.
Professor Claude C. Spiker, of Della
ware College, was the chapel speake
on Thursday morning. His subject wa
Don Quixote. A delightful abstrac
Of this famous Spanish masterpiece
was given and also many sidelights int
Spanish peasant life.
On Friday, Dean Smith gave mos
interesting account of Delaware Col
lege boys in this war; He has bee
compiling statistics and he gave tn
numbers as nearly as they have bee
ascertained. Among other things h
said that 159 men, mostly students sine
1910, have gone from Delaware. Tn
majority of those Of whom they hav
definite inform ton are officers. H
gave other interesting figures to shoy
the number in each branch Of the ser
vice.
Y. w. C. 4.
Sunday evening Miss Kathryn Steven
led the the Young Women's Christian
Association meeting. She took as he
topic "Jesus and Faith" and read fron
the Bible illustrations of people VIII
came to Jesus believing, and receiving
the reward of their faith.
PERSONALS
Tuesday, Professor Marian P. Whit
ney. head of the Department of Germal
at Vassar, was guest of the Women
College, In the afternoon Professo
Whitney spoke Of the study Of moder1
languages and showed lantern slides o
Xassar College. She said that German
will not cease to be spoken after tn
war, as some people think, because tn
great literature and scientific works o
Germany will not be forgotten becaus
of the distorted ideals of one man. Sh,
advocated the study of German as on
way of helping reform Germanp moral
ly, as well as politically, by learning tn
ideals of the people through their liter
ature
This week Dean Robinson attende,
the Convention of the National Educa
ton Association at Atlantic City. He
special interest was given to the Con
ference of Teachers of Education, wher,