Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-20
NEEDS Of DELAWARE
COLLEGE ARE SHOWN
Report of President Mitchell
Points Out Things That Are
Necessary to Institutions
Progress.

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Samuel c. Mitchell, and the latter is the
report of President Mitchell to the
Board of Trustees, on student enrolment
and distribution the needs of the college,
relations of students and faculty, teacher
training In the Women's College, etc.
The financial statement also includes the
Women's College for the same period.
The total income of Delaware College
for the wear was $500. .542 10 and the
total expenditures for the year s30l, :
96S. 81. leaving a deficit on the year OF
Si426 - The balance ON hand July |,
1918. was Sll32 Is, leaving balance on
hand june 30 1919. OF S6.2l.
The total income of the Women Ioi-
lege for the year was S55.S2S.0u. and the
total expenditures $50, 1921 There was
balance on hand on July |, 1918, OF
s.. So 90. leaving a deficit OF 81 800 30,
The total income OF the Summer Schoo!
for the wear was SIl,153.5l and the total
expenditures S12CSS I3. There was q
balance ON hand from the previous year OF
Sl73 IS, and tins leaves balance Tor this
wear of SllS6 IS.
The consolidated statmcnt shows cur
rent liabilities Of S39O54.3 .35, and current
assets 81 S274I054, leaving dehcit OF
SII.644 OF
The total endowment and educational
plants of both colleges are valued at
l,756 sol .93
Th, student enrolment for the year
showed a total Of 614, divided IS follows
Delaware Collcgr. 300 Women S College,
I33. Summer school. 1919, PAL OF the
students III the two colleges, s. were
from New Castle County, l2l from VII
nlncton. ~ from Kent County, 81 from
Sussex county, and li3 from other
states. with one from China
The president in his report says that
the growth Ia the number OF students
has stress Il certain definite needs 81
Delaware College. and | hcilcVc that
wc ought t. lav thosr needs plainly be-
forr the people 81 the State IN the con-
hdcnt hop, thaf generous friends Of
e,hicatlon ana progress vii meet them.
~rI.nS ~ TIN COLLEGE
Amonr thc needs If the collogc that
are emphasized III thc report ot the
nres,dr1t r. thr endowment of pro
fsss,rship, an ,uEinccrlng building,
new darlulfarv ana library building
Il is PORTED ou' that the endowment q
profess ,tShip> would porpctuatr for All
TIM, the memory and service OF citizens
providing such endowmMts he sum
necessary far the endowment of pro
f,ss fshp would hc from SSoNn 70
SlGlpDl far ii addition II the salary
of hi, prof $ Il il dcSlrahIs hat there
should H. small sum for the purchase
81 books and apparatus that would make
their char more cfhclCni.
The need of an engineering building
ls emrhasizrd hy the fact that there arc
l66 students in engineering, IS against
,5 fv, wears ago Il is highly probable
that there Viii hc an increase IN the en-
rallmcnt of Tho engineering department
,fle IL the fact that new fields have been
,ucncd ua - engineers as a result Of the
var Mechanical hall Is a moro shell
hat e, s originally about 5000 In
,rte af this fact. II is marvellous what
admirable mon have been trained as
ncii.qI~ IN that building The tenn
por4% frame structure made possible
~ III, -lhS r!ptlon Of $4,000 hv a
ccn,roas trend Will cnasle the college
IL meet TIL. rua>t pre ssInG needs for the
next tw3 cr three wears during which
TIM III, permanent building with ade-
ulate equipment should bc under way
With reference 70 the need of new
dorrnitorv. II j. stated that students VIII
gladly reside IL the college # accommo-
dAtions can be provided for them Harter
hall Is overcrowdcd and rooms have to
he sought n town a high prices fer the
accommodation ot students
Plans have already been drawn and
ste, selected for j library building, winch
is iuIpera'ivcly needed, and for winch
: IN. provision is urged II should he
or Silff cent size 10 provide Tor the growth
OF the college for i century OF more. /
With the increased number Of students
the college face in September the neces- /
S.tV OF having some additional teachers, /
+ raising the salaries Of the present staff /
to enable them 10 live. and OF helping /
out in engineering To meet this sltua- |
tion campaign was instituted TO ralse /
SloO O1Q. and Of this amount about I
So 900 has been pledged
Il cannot speak too highly Of the spirit /
of LOYALTY and cooperation that has /
marked both the student body and the /
faculty.. saws President Mitchell The +
change from the excitement and confusion /
of the war period is that from darkness I
10 daylight Il IS a pleasure TO add that /
praetIcalIv al colleges seem to have ex- ,
perlenced this same happy change. As I
our students spranG 70 arms a the call +
If their country. 50 with the return OF I
peace they have taken up IN the same /
spirit f earnrstncsS the task OF training /
themselves for the largest usefulness IN /
lie
The willingness Of the faculty to give
and take. their readiness to serve, and +
iheir eagernrss 10 advance the college IN !
every way has been evidenced by the fine
work of the publicity committee in the
campaign for funds, BY the establishment
e h Faculty Club, and by the re-
Emf r cement given to all student actlvl-
.ies that mako for higher scholarship and
d sounder college life The Faculty Club,
which has been beautifully furnished
through the kindness Of H. Rodney
Sharp, IS the means Of heading up all Of
these CO.. p .ratlve influences in the col
pge by ntenslfvng fellowship.
Student self lf-coyernment is demon
s'raflug anew its value ii qulckenlng 8
;prsa 81 personal responsibility upon the
lart of every member Of the college in
hings that make for the common good
The value of IN work Of the boys and
,lrls clubs and Of the county agent Is
lDintcd out Delaware was the first
stat III the Union ID establish q county
agent III each county
The reports of the Dean of Delaware
tailegc thc Dean cf Engineering the
Dean u Agriculture, and d the Dean Of
be Nomcns College are also contained
q the Bulletin. and are full Of valuable
formation
Three scholarships have recently been
.veu ID Delaware College one by the
'rinc. ton .tIunm one by Clarence Hold
:, s,rec don't of tin \ 4vy Work Gors of