Evening journal., 1921-05-14
Women s College Notes
By RuTH ANNE RussELL

The first vice-president OF the
Student Self Government Associa-
tion has now been elected. Miss
Margaret Finck. '22. will be the
student head Of Residence Hall for
the coming college year. The stud
ont body. after having tried in vain
to get the two-thirds majority for
the huing Of the Office OF first vice
president, voted to allow a simple
majority to decide an election. Miss
Finck was elected at a meeting held
on Thursday evening.
owing 10 the illness OF Miss Car
della williams, 81. president OF the
Red Cross Association, the vice
president. Miss Eleanor Cannon, '22.
presided at the meeting on Thursday
morning. Miss Orlista L. Dikeman
read the report Of the home-nursing
and nrst-aid classes. Forty-four
girls registered in the home-nursing
class. fourteen passed the examina-
ton. Twenty-nine girls registered
in the first-aid class, twenty-one
passed the examination. This does
not mean that the other girls did
not pass the examinations. but that
they did not take the examinations.
After the report OF the treasurer, the
officers for the coming year We're
elected. They are: President. Miss
Eleanor Cannon. 20; president
Miss Edna Cranston, "a; secretary
and treasurer. Miss Madeline Jones
PA.
on Friday morning Dean Robin
son read a paper on the origin and
meaning OF the university. The uni
versity came into existence earliest
N italy. The University OF Bologna
was the first one Of importance. In
those days it was very easy to estab-
iish a university. A professor mere
~ collected about him a number Of
pupils and that gathering was a uni
tersity. The word universities from
which university comes means liter
ally a corporation. The university
was patterned somewhat on the plan
of the medieval guild. The master
had the right TO teach. A student
might be so far advanced that he
could help in the teaching while pur-
suing further studies. This student
received n sort Of degree called Bac-
nlarcus. meaning a beginning. From
his comes our degree Of Bachelor
of Arts and Bachelor OF Science. II
The student read an original thesis
which was accepted by a number OF
masters. ne was then a master and
allowed TO start a school OF his own.
In medieval times the terms master,
ioctor and professor were synony-
nous They have come to have
ihcir present meaning thru the de-
veiopincnt Of the university In
America the FIRST universities were
chiefly FOR training students in tho
ministry. With the growth OF tn
democratic idea the universities be
gan 10 take interest in others thar
ne theological students. Tho Uni
versity Of Delaware Is an example o
the new democratic university Thii
talk OF Dean Robinson's was espe.
cialiv Interesting since the University
of Deiware is very young uni
rersliy.
May day preparations have taken
un the most OF the spare time dur
Ing this week. Dance rehearsals in
the evening. costume making at any.
every and an times rehearsal Of the
professional. and lastly. the dress
rehearsal in Red Mems Grove on
Friday evening. II the weatherman
permits. the Mid-May Festival will
begin AZ 2 O'Clock today with
The professional from the college "a
he court In Red Mems Grove. First
come the Heralds. Miss Anne Pear.
som 20 and Miss Margaret Learned
%. Then comes the flower girls
Miss Frances Hullihen and Mis-
Louise Hurihen. The Queen. Mis-
Madeline Dixon. '2i. follows with ne
pages. Master Buddy Pence and Mas
ter Alison Manns The court ladie
follow the Queen They are. Mai
Of Honor. Miss Margaret Groves. ~
ron