Evening journal., 1921-03-19

Professor Drake said that she has
always rebelled in private against the
advice, Don't major in science. Il
is so narrowing" on Wednesday
morning during chapel Professor
Drake rebelled in public. Beside his
work In science. the scientist must
read the magazines and papers in or
der 10 keep up with the times. The
literary man and the historian read
the books and papers because IL is
part OF their job. II has been
said that there is no use for the
Imagination in science, but does It
not take Imagination to think about
the air being little particles OF many
kinds OF substances mingled together
in space? To be a good scientist one
must have Imagination and be able
TO dream dreams. Miss Drake ad-
vised those who did not wish to go
into the details OF science to read
some OF the books on science which
are written for the non-scienuhc
person Some OF these books are
Chemistry in the Service OF Man.
Every Mans Chemistry, Chemistry
| in Civilization" In closing. Miss
Drake told the students some very
Interesting facts about rubber. Rub
Der was first known as choatchone.
When Columbus came 10 America he
found the Indians playing with rub
Der balls. when Pizarro came TO
South America he found that this
gummy substance would, II spread
on cloth make it waterproof, and he
and his men made the first rubber
raincoats by smearing their coats
with choatchonc. The name India
Rubber was given this substance by
a scientist named Priestly. Macon
tosh made his name famous by max
ing waterproof coats. Goodyear dis
covered the method OF vulcanizing
rubber. Synthetic OF artificial rub
Der is now the problem Of the scien-
lists. Artificial rubber has been
made. but as yet 10 not a commercial
product.
on Wednesday at noon the college
had its spring picture taken on the
campus. Miss Margaret Groves was
general manager. The girls were ar
ranged in a large semi-circle, it's
front row Of girls kneeling, the sec
ond row standing directly in back OF
the first row. After much posing the
picture was finally taken and the
girls went to class, wishing that
picture taking lasted longer so that
they counted remain outdoors and
enjoy the fine weather.
Playthings are again in vogue. on
wednesday, March ., there was a
most interesting plaything in the
ldiningroom. The scene was the river
Styx and the time 1900 years from
now. Some old friends and some
new ones crossed rapidly-hrst the
-watchman at w c. ID. with his ever
present lantern, then the unknown
10 the present students; the colored
porter at the University OF Della
ware, the sisters, the Misses Stroud
came out; then Miss Dora wilcox
who made sing the unsingable; DIR
J Bevan. with his characteristics greer
} bag; Dr. Sypherd, with a pile o
themes; Professor Brinton, with hi
hat on the back OF his head Mis-
lChurchman still looking for glasse
and spoons hurried over the styx ant
finally came graduate Of W. c. ID
and a graduate OF the University O
Delaware. It seems at the university
the meals are quite wonderful
chicken. lobster and ice cream everl
day. May the LEGISLATURE quickly
pass the bill making the college Z
university A number OF the two
year girls in the Teacher Traininl
Department put on" this cleve