Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-24
Educational Development
by Women's College Folk
nr pertha d rour weIeona


Newark, Dec. N-The Womsn's Col
leee has recently shared in some ~ the
most encouraging educational activites
Of the State. Dean Winifred J. Robinson
on Thursday Of last week attended the
meeting bold in Mt Pleasant school dis
trict No. % and there helped % organize
tho Me. Pleasant Cooperative School
Association ~ 80 charter members, with
Mrs. II. T.. Hobson as president On
Wednesday Miss Mamie H. Rohr. pro
fossor Of education, attended similar
meeting at Pleasant Vslley, where n corn
rntulity club was Organized with 10 charter
members Miss Rohr also visited Della
ware City ON Friday, when she spoke -
the women club members and the public
school teachers on what the Club Can
Do 20 Further Education
On Saturday Miss Agnes Snyder and
the studer ta Of the Education Department
helped ~ make successful tho dernonstra-
tion Of the Newark school children. Tho
department. had been for the past week
cooperating with Mrs. H0ughton, presi-
dent Of tho Newark New Century Club
and Miss Pauline Rutledge, dernonstra-
tion teacher in the Newark schools. in
organizing and directing the children, and
on Saturday Miss Snyder and FIVE ~ her
girls, Edna Woodkeepor, Ivy Hudson.
Virginia Brown, Virginia Macon and
Edith Kelly. actually accompanied The
children in their interesting procession
through Newark Student and town OBJ
servers Of this affective appeal ~ thn chill
drsn wore both Impressed and amused by
the imprornptu yells and the original
posters which had boon made by tho
youngsters Themselves One noteworthy
example hns bocn indeed much Tloted
since Saturday. Model Buildings for
Pigs. Why Not for Children2" Needless
70 day, the college faculty and students in
in al departments are now rejoicing with
the children in tho fact that few hours
after the parade the referendum VAS
passed with an overwhelming majority
tho actual proportion of votes being about
4 n IN favor Of Newark voluntary bond
issue Of : 5000 By this action Newark
viii receive in atdition - the site pur-
chased By the Delaware School AUXILIARY,
$3.50 900 appropriated by ths-arns orgsni-
zation The new school which viii BE-
built IN The spring, viii. therefore. be
model and modern in every detail Il
equipment The education students ~
the Wonsn's College will share in the
Advantage of thia remarkable step IN
educational advance, since they viii now
have the opportunity % put u0rs ef-
fectively into practice the theories ~
modern educational experts
TEACHING At wgv HOPE
Nellie Campbell, who was graduated
last June, was a weekend guest a Byita
BuckinQ CHAM, president IF the Athletic
Association Miss Campbell y now
teacher IN the interesting New Hone
School at New Hope. Pa Her description
Of the unique, informal classrooms. the
out-of-i0or lie of the children, and the
charming social life of the artist colony
IN which the school in located al were of
great interest 70 her old friends n cOllege
At the Y " g. A. meeting on Sunday
Miss agnes snyder. sitting in the midst
Of the informal group of students told N
her most impressive and dramatic man
ne- the beautiful story of The First I
Christmas Tree Miss MARY z. Rich
led IN prayer and Marie lie Gates read a /
Christmas poem. The rest Of the meeting
was devoted 20 music, CHRISTINA. carols ,
sung as chor1lscs and two beautiful Christ I
mas soios. Tho first of these was The 4
Angels Song. by William Stickles. This 4
'vs- rendered most beautifully BY Beatrice I
Nsylor, accompanied on the piano by 4
.fltSS LpEA " licDE ana the glOlln UV \
Frances Worthington and Helen O. Fisher.
by Kathryn stevens, de- !
lighted her audience with Holy Night
COLLEGE ORCHESTRA
The nucleus OF college orchestra IS
now pTacticins Christmas carols with the .
singers. The whole chapel reriod on Mon !
day was devoted 10 this pa. . OF the Christ
mss preparations. The musicians who
are doing such good work are Elizabeth
piano; Letitia Pool, mandolin,
Frances Worthington, violin, Alice Fer
yuson. banjo.
The girls in the small dormitories are,
during the Christmas season, expe iencing
'komelike' pleasures which fully COM
pcnsate for any inconvenience which they
NAV have experienced in their new living
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