Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1919-11-19
The Week At
Woman's College


The students of the college have en-
tered with enthusiasm upon the task
of raising the money necessary to
send them two delegates to the Inter-
national Student Volunteer Confer
ence. Every effort is being put forth
and the sum of one hundred and forty
dollars has already been raised.
The Y. w. c. A. meeting on Sunday
evaning was led by Professor Clarence
E. Short.
Tic early morning prayer services
that have been held each morning
during the Worlds Week of Prayer.
Rave been we'll attneded. These meet
ings have been in charge, successfully
of Misses Marion Rodney, Wiriam
Null, Grace March, Edna Green, Alice
Neher and Ruth Weihe.
The current events discussion for
the week was conducted in very in
teresting manner by Miss Mildred
johnson, who was assisted by Misses
Gladys McAllister, Marguerite Foster,
Sarah Frazier, Viola Filters, Margaret
Jones and Natalie Ayerst.
There have been several dinner
guests at the Home Economics Prac-
tite House during the week, Miss
Helen Bridge being entertained on
Thursday night, and Miss Mary Z
Rich, Mrs. Emma Wilson, and DR.. Err
nest Vaughn on Tuesday night.
On Friday afternoon the Home Eco
nomics laundry class enjoyed an in
structive demonstration of the "Thor'
electric washing machine machine
given by representative of the Dan
nerhauer Company of Wilmington.
The class in dress making met or
Thursday afternoon with their in
structor, Miss Orlista Dakeman, t.
visit shops in Philadelphia for the
purpose of getting ideas in dress de-
sign and of purchasing materials fol
use in class work.
Plans are being completed this weel
for the two Sophomore plays, which
are to be given on Thursday evening
November 20, under the leadership o.
Dr. John R. Moore.
Miss Dora Wilcox, music director
of the Women's College. sang on Fri
day, November IA, for the Centur.
Club at New Castle.
The students in the Teachers Train
ing class, chaperoned by Miss Rob
and Miss Null, visited the Deeme
Steel Plant at New Castle on Satul
day, November 8. AS result of in
terest in the strike situation, a stud.
of the steel industry had been mad
Nv the class, so that they were pre-
pared to watch with interest and un
Outstanding the various processe
! used in steel manufacture, Mr.. Sci
den Deenner himself conducted Their
through the plant, explaining eac
step in the process very clearly an
very painstakingly. Later they wer
entertained at his home, when he an
Mrs. Deemer and Miss Kite spread
veritable feast of good things befor
them, and entertained them with fas
uinating stories of historic places an
people,
On Saturday, November 8, a nun
, Der of members of the faculty and tn
students of the Women's College az
copied the invitation given by Mr.
Samuel Bancroft, of Wilmington,
see her collection of Rosetti and Burn
Jones pictures and spent a most er
ioyable afternoon in her home. He
: rare collection is so large that only
. few that were specially impressiv
can be mentioned here.
Among these was Burne-Jone
Council Chamber, representing
5 scene from the well-known story {
the Sleep ng Beauty. Rosettrs Lad
Lilith and Fourd were specially lnte1
| csting, perhaps because the beautif'
| auhurn-haired woman in each Is
portrait of his wife. This lovely W.
man is a characteristic figure in mar
: of Rosetti's pictures. Fourd WE
! painted to illustrate scene In n
5 well-known poem, Jennie" The
, were many others by Delaroche, MI
lars. Maxfeld Parrish and others TIL
gave much pleasure and occaslon'
: mitch comment.