Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-24
MARKS
FIRST OPENING OF
DEL. UNIVERSITY
President HuIIhen Announces
Probable Recognition for
Institution.
DEANS NAME FACULTIES

ANtN0thf f''Has So w nat WNS IfAllN
the official opening for the college
year of Delaware College and the
Women's College of the University of
Delaware was held In the Armory
yesterday afternoon. II was the first
convocation in the history OF the In
stitutlon. II was also OF special In
terest because II marked the first
opening of the institutions as the
University OF Delaware.
The eonvocation war arranged by
DIR. Walter fiullihen, president OF the
university, as special feature of the
opening exercises. II was originally
intended to hold the convocatlon In
Wolf Hall, but the fact that all MEM
bers OF the two faculties, the student
bodies OF the two colleges and the
members of the rehabilitation division
We're TO attend made Il necessary 10
look for larger quarters and the
armory was secured.
One of the features was an address
by President Hullihen TO the students.
He told something of what had been
accomplished during the past college
year and the hopes and prospects for
the year Just starting. One Of HIS en-
couragng statements was that there
are prospects OF the University of
Delaware at an early date being de-
clared ON the lists OF accredited coll
leges of this district as result of a
survey by accredited college authorl-
ties. He also told of the great nc
complishments OF Delaware students
at ,Plattsburg Camp, last summer
which brought the university closely
to the attention of many other edu-
cational institutions of this district.
The convocation was Democratic
affair in every respect. The member
ship including the working forces OF
all departments of the university.
were invited TO participate. The mem
bers of the faculty and student bodies
gathered at Old College shortly be-
/ fore 3 o'clock when an academic pro-
cession was formed. The members
of the faculties. wearing caps and
/ gowns and followed by the student
bodies, marched from the campus 10
the Armory.
President Hullihen presided at the
exercises held there. Seated with hin,
on the stand were the deans OF the
colleges and the Revs. Frank Herson.
I Edgar Jones and Everett HaIlman.
The latter two are new ministers In
Newark, the former only recently COM
ing here TO take up the rectorship al
st. Thomas Episcopal Church and the
latter as pastor OF the local preshy-
terian Church. Father Brennan, of
the Catholic Church had also been in
vited and was to attend the convoca-
tion but was called TO Chester sud
denly yesterday morning. MIR. Herson
opened the exercises with PRAYER
while the benediction was by MIR
Jones.
While the address of DIR. Huliihen
was the feature of the exercises the
announcement made by the three
deans as TO the new members of the
faculty were also OF special interest.
Dean Robinson Of the women's Col.
lege announced the following new
members of the faculty of that col.
lege:
Miss Mary A. Ospina. Bogota, Co.
lumbia, South america. to teach ir
the department of Modern Languages
DIR. Florence f. Bamberger, of Bal.
timore. Johns Hopkins University
lecturer upon the place of mathematic,
in educational theory.
Miss Marion Parkhurst, of Boston
instructor Of Physical Education.
Miss Dorothy A. Calef, OF California
instructor of Biology.
Miss Elizabeth G. Kelley of Pittsburp
instructor of household arts.
Dean Il. Laurence Smith of Della
ware College also announced a mum
ber of important changes and addi
,, tions to the faculty OF Delaware Col
lege as follows:
DIR. Louis William Flaccus, of tn
University Of Pennsylvania, who wi
conduct special elective course TO
the juniors and seniors OF both col
: leges in Ethics. DIR. F1accus vii
come here TO start the course mex
Monday. It will consist of a cours
dealing with the chief problems O
Ethics.
j.. r. Hitchner. of woodstown, n. ]
graduate OF Pennsylvania State Col
lege, to teach bacteriology and botanS
succeeding Professor j. NJ. LeCatS
resigned.
<AAS&aidci DldiIt WHO graduate
S from the University of Delaware tw
: years ago, as an Instructor in English
: Sylvester Derby, assistant profes
! Isor of physical education and coac
y Of football and track.
!. Dean McCue head Of the Agricultur
5 Department of the College made tn
following announcement as to ne-
: men appointed in his department sine
: the university closed last June.
r Arthur Edward Tomhaye, gradual
i of Penn State, 10 be instructor /
Animal Husbandry
JOY Harold Clark, graduate of Pul
due University, 20 be instructor !
horticulture and Assistant Horticultul
list at the Agricultural Experime.
: Station.
Ray NJ. Koon. graduate of Per
d State, instructor in horticulture, Div
II sion of Rehabilitation.
I Roland Goodman Handy, gradual
e Of University of Delaware this yea
4 instructor Of farm practice, Dlvisic
d OF Rehabilitation.
Claude Ellis Phillips. graduate Tn
Y versity Of Delaware 1921, instruct,
3 Division OF Rehabilitation.
: Alexander ID. Cobb, graduate of Pui
q due University to be Leader of Boy
e and (sfriS' Cilgh work Dfvfsjo, - A.