Evening journal., 1920-11-13
Women s College Notes

by RUTH AN NE RUSSELL.

in Wilmington and receives per
ccnlage The girls could not ress
the pretty and useful things Offered
for sale and many a dollar and II.
owner parted company on Thursday
evening.
On Thursday, November n, Dean
| Robinson went 10 Philadelphia There
she assisted IN the reception for Mrs
| William Roy Smith. professor of
| Economies at Bryn Mawr. This recep-
ton was given at the College Club by
The Council Of the Bureau of Occupa-
tion.
Miss Madeline Dixon, president OF
the Student Government Association
OF the WOmens College left college
on Thursday 30 attend The meeting OF
the WOmen's intercollegiate Associa-
tion for student Government held at
Elmira, n. y.
Miss Eleanor Marshall. student rep
resentatiVe OF the \. W. G.. 4. OF the
Women's College. is attending the con-
ference OF the Undergraduate Field
Representatives Of The East Central
Field Of the u W. c. 4. in philadel-
phia
Dean Win fred ]. Robinson. profcs-
sor Raymond Wilkinson. Miss Mamie
r. ROhe, Miss Laura v Clark and Pro-
fessOr Mary y Rich. an memb RS OF
The faculty OF the Women's College.
spoke at The second annual meeting Of
the Delaware state Teachers Associa-
ton held this week in Dover.
During the chapel period on Friday
morning, Professor q. r. Dutton
spoke on Slang. Slang is a vagabond
/ language. The chief trouble with
slang Is that although when IL is FIRST
used u is picturesque and full OF
meaning. " is used SO much that it
becomes cOlorless and meaningless.
When an expression first used as slang
fills real need in The language. 10
caases TO be slang and becomes good
, English. The dangers In slang are
that 10 is evanescent that ia using IL
one violates good use. that one de-
NelOps a habit Of laziness which sub
stitutes a slang expression for an eX-
press.on In good English. Professor
nution offered as an antidole for slang
the careful study OF words. The girls
enjoyed Professor Dutton's talk very
much Slang Is the subject IN which
ihf girls are mrh Interested, cspe-
cIally since the No Slang Week which
has lust passed when The girls dis
covered how much slang was used at
, W. G.. ID.
Since the arrival of the two French
students. the college has become very
much Interested in French on last
Thursday afternoon Miles. Marie Lou
iSe Bonnet and GeneVieVe pOmmeret
with Misses Elsie Woolylnln. Louise
Phillips Mabel TOO and Dorothy
Ford attended L'Alliance- Franchise at
iha Misses Hobbs school in W lining
ton
The girls Of the senior classes Of
The lligh Schools of the State will be
entertained ny the college during the
year. Misses Roma smith Dorothy
HUM, Mary Eisenhmy. Elizabeth Hal
lett and lrma Pierce Of Milford High
School. will be entertained over Tie
weekend.
The seniors entertained their sister
class. the sophOmOres. In the Hlarium
on Friday evening The picnic was
90 have been held on the campus. but
The cold, busiery wind prevented that.
The girls roasted "dogg ~" and M
pies and toasted. or burned as the
case often was marshmalloWs in the
fire places. Milk. sandwiches and
cakes and pickles furnished The rest
Of the delicious supper which dlsap-
peared In about ten minutes. The
classes sang and played games until
after the uninviied juniors and frash-
men came mp from the "nsh" dinner.
This was one OF The iolliest part cs
given this year at W. c. u.
The Y. w. g. A. service Will he ad-
dressed by Dr. Anderson. OF Elklon. on
This sunday evening Miss Eleanor
Cannon viii be the leader. The com
ing week viii Be week OF DraYer