Evening journal., 1920-11-23
Colleges AT
NEWARK need
MORE funds
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thought, in order TO give a proper CO.
ordination and articulation with our
instructional progrSm. To this sub
lect, special attention will be devoted
In the next report TO the board.
"Of special Interest to the Depart
ment OF Education is the project OF
the Delaware school Auxiliary Asso-
clation TO erect a model one-rOOm
school building on the college grounds
near the city schools. 10 will be Of
great value in the practse-teaching OF
the teacher training work and also as
a concrebe example OF the most ad-
vanced IDEAS in the matter OF school
architecture, lighting. sanitation, as in
the work Of the summer school.
The chief NEEDS OF the College OF
Arts and Science are an adequate
number Of classrOOms and Offices In
which 10 carry on It's work. additions
TO the equipment Of its Laboratories
OF physics. chemistry and biology
much-needed books for the library
the establishment OF a chair OF
philosophy and the social scRnces,
additional instructors in English, his
tory and modern languages, in order
that a proper number oe elective
courses may be given TO advancd
students who desire TO major In any
As In the Coli sc OF Arts, so In
engineering there is increasing need
for more room. The teuin0rary quar-
ters erected for the electrical engi-
neering work were completed during
the past summer and the fquipment
purchased installed. This relieved
the pressure and made il possible TO
give much more satisfactory instruc-
ton in this department. but the shops
and mechanical Laboratories are mad
equate. Eighty-four men are this
year on half time in shop work.
An additional instructor In the de-
partment OF mechanical engineering
next year will be necessary.
An engineering building. comparable
in size and equipment TO Wolf Hall,
is urgently NEEDED. Such a building
would give relief and room for all
departments OF the work OF the in
stitutiOn, releasing space TO liberal
arts and agriculture, which would re-
: lieve the congestion for several years.
at least. Every room In every build
ing Is now in use.
Another year may find the institu-
ton seriously embarrassed and pos
IDLY Handicapped to the eXNnt OF
being forced TO abandon some OF the
-cOurses which should be offered, un-
less this lack OF space Is remedied. W
Financial Report
A. G. wilkinson, business admins
orator, submitted, a report OF the
finances OF the two colleges.
The report. which covers the period
10 June 30, 1920 shows as follows:
An Increase In endowment FUNDS OF
S3.720. .O3. making the total endowment
funds on June 80. 1920, s39i. 1861.
The educational plant Of Delaware
College shows an Increase OF sio.-
$50. Sc. making the present value or
land, buildings and equipment si,Oe2,-
1894.
The educational plant Of the
Momens College has also increased
$3.50 80. bringing the total to s332,-
The total Of the endowment fund
and educational plant Of both .colkges
at June 30, 1920 Is 81 500, ,925. IA show
ing a net increase over the previous
year Of s53. 1921.
AS a result OF the operation Of the
colleges for the past year the report
shows the following overdrafts;
Delaware College. e........p. .Sii ,UOo. oi
Experiment Farm. o,yyi te
'Nomen's college. ............ I'e32.2
In the case Of the Women's College
the overdraft brought forward from
the previous year OF sii,76s.s3 makes
the total amount TO be provided TOT
In explanation OF the overdrsft oi
Delaware College. IL Is stated that the
Increased enrolment Of students made
Il necessary TO increase equipment al
a cos. Of s6.Si2.0i.
improvements were made to roads
and drainage outside the college In.
Urinary and presidents house at
cost OF Si.Si3 n, the balance OF h'
overdraft being caused by contingen
expenses which were Impossible u
forecast in the budget.
= Notwithstanding the long and severl
winter. there was a decrease In th'
cost Of coal Of S3.6iO. Of. This savinl
. was effected by careful buying O
only hlgh-urade coal and by makinl
of freduent tests Of the heating value
OF the coal purchased.
There was also a saving or aDou
500 in administration expenses, a
compared with the previous year.
. The dining halls have taken care o
themselves, leaving surplus 0
Si53.47.
Contributions were received frOn
friends OF Delaware College amotNt
ing 10 over $4,000. enabling the Boar
OF Trustees TO Increase the s3larie
, OF the faculty 20 per cent.
Among the special funds. the colleg
has received during the past YEA
from Mr.. II. Rodney sharp si,796 s.
for the care Of the linden trees o.
the campus, and 81 329 80. also froT
Mr.. sharp. bfing the entire cost O
equlpplng the Faculty Club.
In accordance with the approval O
the Board Of Trustees. the rehabilita
tion department has been established
This work Is conducted In cO-Opera
ton with the Federal Board OF Noca
tiOnal Education prOviding courses
agriculture TO returned sOldifrs.
The property known as "Linde
Hall" has been leased from Mr.. r.
d. Mhittingham and furnished as
dormitory. \ contract has be n mad
with the Federal Board prOvidln
sufficient funds for the maintenance
q the drartment.
In The case OF the overdraft or tf
experiment farm. which was cause
by the high prices OF labor. feed an
material. 10 was thought advisable
allow the Overdraft instead OF eacr
.fcinz cattle to cover same.
The Women's College has eXp'
rienced a rapid growth during q
past two years, which has necess
'taied additional equipment anountir
10 S6i27 20. II was also necessary
make additions 10 the heating plal
at a cost Of ssi93 % which mu
he added s52s0.39. current eNpens
deficit for two years, caused I
additional expenses OF maintenanl
-and increased costs. making a tot
Of si96Oi 10. II will he borne in mir
that during the past ten years q