Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-23
ADDITIONAL ROOM
IS NOW NEEDED At
DELAWARE COLLEGE
According 10 Reports of Depart
mcnt Heads Submitted TO the
Board of Trustees.
MEETING HELD TODAY

0g,scisi Corpspondcncc TO Every Evening
Newark. Nov. 2S-More room for the
various departments AT Delaware College
49, pleaded for IN President Walter Hulli-
hsn at the semiannual meeting OF the
board of trustees today. The following
sxcerpts are taken from his report:
The rcpor, herewith submitted Is only .
hrsf sketch of the work and activities oi
Nkr institution since Your last meeting,
togethrr with an outline of the needs of the
several departments At the next meeting
of the Board certain recommendations
m regard 20 organization and general
rohcies. which have not yet fully matured,
will be brought 20 your attention;
The sixth annual session of the Della
ware College Summer School was held at
the college during the six weeks from
lure % 90 August 4, 1920 The enroll
rnent was I67, Of which number nine were
men fISs women. Through financial aid
nom the Service Citizeus OF Delaware and
the personal assistance Of its director, DT.
Joseph II Odell. 2 lecture and entertain
nent course of unusual merit was gwen
diirJg the session. % lectures and enter.
taiuincnts including concerts, readings ana
INTERPRETATIONS Of modern drama, lectures
o. education and other timely topics. The
work ~ ,he Summer School is of the very
highest Importance.
The regular college session OF l920-2l
Opened according 90 schedule on Thursday
temcmhcr Is There have been regis
ssrcl NJ 10 this time 300 men and lIs
women, "a total ~ az, ard increase OF 10
o~er he registration nj this time last year
n, number Of men shows an increase
cf only one ~. the number of women an
Increase uf 45.
In the Rehabilitation Department u
- lruts have been registered who are not
hcudrd ia these figures.
The long lis' of teaching positions which
has been recessary 20 I'LL because OF
rvrlrnatiors since the last meeting of the
board again emphasizes the necessity for
al possible measures 10 stabilize the fac
st Eve or SIX of these instructors were
not secured until after the opening Of
college. several of them as late as one or
fwo months after opening day, with the
Necessary disadvantage 10 instruction en-
tAilrd hN this condition Of affairs.
The most important factions IN stabllisa-
Sion ARE, of course, adequate salaries and
- sfhctorv hous ing facilities for the
tSmhes of the members Of the faculty.
The Students Government Council is
ep-nperating with the committee ON dis
ciplnc. with good results.
The spirit shown by the student body
~ indN iuals and as n whole has been
frank and responsive. They have been
rluctant 20 abandon certain undesirable
practiss-, which they feel have been sane
toned by tradition and by liberation Of
them in the past. hut on the whole they
have exhibited an admirable willingness
~ Ne governed BY the principle of the
ultimate good Of the college and are now
considering legislation based upon this
~ nciple which will go far toward eliminat-
ms all undesirable conduct and may be
the means Of bringing about new atti-
sude OF loyalty 10 the institutions best
interests which will show itself and have
q vslue IN many ways quite apart IRON
sh az of reducing disorder.
Attentloa Is called in the report of the