Evening journal., 1921-01-19
Women s College Notes

by RUTH ANNE RUSSELL.

singing practice
The stan OF the Womens College
Reporter has elected Miss Katharine
stevens '2i to succeed TO the editor
ship Of the paper. Miss Bertha VIII
come 2i, the present editor, Will leave
in February. Miss Stevens was editor
in-chief OF the Blue and Gold pub
lished last year. With the cO-opera-
tiOn OF the other members OF the
stan Miss stevens will not find IL bard
TO take the editOrship even in the
middle OF the year.
Dean Robinson entertained the
Freshmen Teacher Training students
at tea on Monday afternoon in her
parlor
Mr. and Mrs. Henry p. Scott OF VIII
mingtOn were the guests Of the col
lege Monday evening at dinner. Mr..
scott is the newest and, as he puts 1t,
the youngest trustee of the WOmen's
College. Mr.. Scott again presented to
the college girls the needs OF the peo-
pie in Europe and how much could be
done with very little money. He eX-
planned the ingenious plan devised by
Mr.. Hoover for feeding the starving
peoples Mr.. Scott said that Delaware
was keeping up her record made dur
ing the war by helping in this Amer
lean Relief cause, lie explained that
the terms in this campaign is not
money. Instead Of how much money
many children will you keep alive
until harvest time. Mr.. Scott CON
graduated the college girls on the
work they are doing for this cause.
He then went on TO say that the hope
OF peace lay in the wOmanhOOd OF tho
world. The fighting male has back OF
him too many centuries OF fighting to
make him peaceful at once. even after
such a conflict as the late World
War Mr.. Scott said that il the wo-
men OF the world would band TO-
gether and say, There will be no
more war; war would cease After
dinner many OF the students had the
pleasure OF meeting Mr.. and Mrs.
Scott
The chapel period Tuesday morning
was given over TO a discussion OF the
art 0f Jessie Wilcox Smith bv Miss
Rachel Taylor, art instructor at the
WOmen's College. Jessie Wilcox
Smith is another OF the modern illus
traitors who studied under Mr.. How
ard Pyle. She was born in philadel-
phia of New England parents and still
has home in that city. Up until thu
age OF seventeen she had been pas
slonately fond OF pictures but had
shown no special ability TO paint pic.
lures herself BY accident her
cousin, who was an art student. dis
covered her ability and advised her IA
drop her training for teaching kinder.
garten and 10 take up drawing and
/ painting The pictures OF Jessie WI.
cox Smith are chiefly OF hannv ronp.
| ing children. They are distinulishef
/ by the wealth OF color and the natir-
alness OF the children. An especial
/ compliment to her pictures is tina
/ children themselves like them yer,
much. To secure the naturalness nee
| essary to a good painting OF a child
4 Jessie WILCOX smith paints only IN,
children Of her friends. and paint.
| Them in the Out-Of-doors where sh,
/ believes children belong naturally
| Now we see advertisements hy Jessi,
] wilcox smith. These are not done fOl
the money she receives but because
like Maxneld Parish. She believes fbs,
art is for everyone. After Miss Tav
4 lors talk, the girls were given an on
/ portunity 10 see many illustration.
done by this artist.
The class OF 1922 gave kitcheI
| shower for one OF their members
Miss Mildred Jeffries. who will leavl
In February 90 take the Great Adven
ture." The party, which was a com
plete surprise TO Miss Jeffries, wa
held in SUSSEX. She was ushered int
the room 10 the strains OF the wedding
march and then married" Mis-
Louise Phillips acting as the ministe
and Miss Elsie Wooleyhan the groom
Miss Jefrries received several pyre'
dishes, some aluminium ware. a nous