Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-09
October Busy Month at
Delaware Woman's College
Special Correspondence Of Every Evening


On Sunday. October 3, Miss Mabel u.
Krall was n guest Of the Womens College.
The y. w. G. a. secretary visits are
usually too short to allow Of more than a
few hours conference with the students, but
this one was a pleasing exception. MISS
krall was able 10 ningle IN the lie of the
girls even 10 the extent of taking one
O'Clock tiffin" with the seniors m room 50
During yesper services, conducted by
Marie f,e Gates, president Of the I w =.
A., Miss Krsll gave an interesting account
Of the national, State and county actiYi-
ties Of the organization.
While in Newark, Mrs Krall spoke oi
her plans for conference Of State workers
which il now being held at Rehoboth
October and 10 Delegates 10 thIs con.
ference are representatives Of all phases ol
work for the welfare Of the State, public
health officers and utirscs, girls ciui
organizers, State and county workers and
field secretaries in home economies and
education. The college has representa-
tive in Miss Mary u. Rich, the recently
appointed field secretary IN education.
Tomorrow night Miss Ruth Roche O'
Wellesley will address the students m the
regular Y w. &. g. vesper meetinr. Hei
visit to the college viii he one ID special
interest 70 girls who have joined, or who
wish 10 Join the student volunteer rnission
movement. On Monday Dean RObinson
members Of the education department o.
Delaware College and the WOmen's Coi-
lege. demonstration teachers from New
ark public schools, Mrs Raby, Miss Hoi-
fecker and Miss Rutledge, conferred with
Miss Barnes. New Castle county super
visor of upper elementary grades me
ptrrpose Of this meeting was to arrange iof
a series of meetings for the New Castlf
county teachers during the weekend ~
October Z2, o. About $50 teachers IRON
schools in the county, Wilmington scloOf
not being represented, will meet IN Sew
ark at that time, IN order to attend lec
lures, demonstration classes and genera
and section assemblies. pleasant ies'
ture Of the conference viii be reeeptaor
given by Dean Robinson ~ the Women
College on Friday, October ~.
Miss Marie Il. Rohr Of the education
department. Is spending the weekend i
| New York. Miss ROhr. who did GRADUATE
work AZ Columbia, win visit Teachers Col
| lege in the interests Of her teacher trainini
| classes Of the Women College.
Yesterday j. o. Beetle, archItecf
smoke tn the education students %
/ School Building Architecture ffis TAD
was interesting rot only 70 those VINO 'FiSi'
ed to become TEACHERS, but 70 al wh'
/ found time 70 attend his lecture ont 2
mere curiosity
Chapel talks Of unusual interest tnh
week have been gwen by Professor ar
/ ence Short and Mrs. Oliver johnson
/ Professor short, who u now N me T''
/ search department of the lonufHhLa
I Fibre Co explained the interesting pro
cess by which Bakellte Is uanuiaet tuf'''i
/ Sarnples Of the raw materials used IN II
manufacture and various forms Of tn
1 finished product were used by the forne
] "Nath'' teacher to demonstrate hr
/ proposition. The problems and solution
/ Of the research worker seemed iascinatini
/ when explained by Professor short an'
+ nride IN the local product appeared genera
as the talk on 'Balzeiite was concluded
Mrs. Oliver johnson was introduced q
the students on Thursday morning p
I Mrs 4. D. Warner. who was herself pre-
senfed bv Dean Robinson as the patrol
SAINT of the Women ; College
! Mrs. Johnson IN outlining brlei hFstor'
/ of the early American documents 80,
assemblies. demonstrated what sne
i realization of the responsibilities and meal
! ino of citizenship. Dean Robinson Is a
ardent supporter of the movement. cor
Quoted through citizenship schools, 10
] making the woman voter true citizen
! PREPARING FOR DRANATIcs.
/ The Dramatic Club Is actively develop
! ing plans Of unusual interest TO both co
| lege and public. An encouraging step ha
I been recently made ID founding drAmatl
/ shelf in the library. On this shelf viii b
/ placed anv books Of reference to curren
dramatic events and to the pageant as
! factor in school life. In addition 70 IN
temporary collection a permanent co
lection OF really fine works pertaining
! the drama VIII he started. The nucleus
! the dramatic shelf viii be made up
books purchased with money 81
| realized by the class of 1922 from the
/ production last wear OF medieval players a
a part OF sophomore English work,
| On December = play IN the trenc
! viii be presented. Ethel Ferguson VIII az
as chairman for this event and ProiesSc
4 Z. Brinton of the French departmer
will be faculty adviser The assistance
/ Mile. Genevieve Pommeret sd Mile
Marie Louise Bennett cannot be su
ficiently estimated In this project slnc
thev will help American girls to catch 10
! spirit of the French drama
! The social committee Is making sur
/ this wear that every class shares the n
sponSibility of making the week-ends a
/ tractive to all students. Each. class WI
entertain on one closed and one Ope
/ night not arranged by the committee
! Tonight the sophomore class gives
| laughable, entertaining and elevatln
/ high class minstrel show The night
| strictly "closed" or the hlarium coul
not hold the crowds drawn by the reputs