Milford chronicle., 1921-11-04
JOttings of Interest
from
University of Delaware
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Ideal weather and an interesting
program attracted a large number OF
visitors from all parts of the state 10
the Women's College of the UnlVer-
sity of Delaware on Saturday, Octo-
ber %. The occasion was Founders
Dav. marking the seventh anniversary
of the opening of the college.
Tree planting is one of the features
of these annual exercises and Satur-
dav was no exception. The tree plant
inc on the campus of the Women
| COLLEGE was in charge of the SophO-
more class. Shrubbery and trees re-
ceived as gifts from various lndlVld-
nails and organizations were planted
Miss Greta McKinsey, president OF the
Sophomore class presented the space
used in breaking ground for the plant
ing to Miss Kathryn V. Ladd, captain
of the Freshman class. The presenta-
tion of the class color to the Fresh
man class was made by Miss Florence
! Phillips. president of the Junior class
and was received by Miss Margaret
Black. sub-captain of the FRESHMAN
class.
Dean Winifred J. Robinson who de-
serves great credit for the healIny
| growth of the WOmen's College pre-
| sided at the exercises held IN won
Hall following the tree plantlllS'
There was music by the university
orchestra and the college Glee CluD
and addresses were made by DR.. wal
fer Hullihen, president of the Unlyer-
sitv: Miss Marion Hatfield, president
of the Student Government Asso-
citation and Mrs. J. H. Schermarhorn'
vice-president of the General Federa-
ton of Women's Clubs.
Following the exercises many OF the
visitors witnessed the football game
between Delaware and Washington
College.
Through the Agricultural Depart
ment of the University OF DelaWaIe
much valuable information mas Deen
secured in the last few years as 10
tbe diseases of sweet potatoes Whlch
is sure to result beneficial to the nun
dreds of growers in the lower part OF
tbe State. DR.. T. F. Manns, Plant
PatholOgist at the University mas
been in charge of these investigation
and recently published bulletin OH
the subject showing that more than
5000 600 is being lost annually by tne
| growers because of diseases prlnclpal-
" the rot. DR.. Manns accompanied ny
DR.. c. r. Adams, also OF the OhlVer-
civ staff and DR.. l.. r. Harter OF Lne
IT 6. Department of Agriculture, maue
tour of the sweet potato sections OIL
Sussex county last week the latter
interest having been attracted by Dr'
Manns' bulletin on the subject.
William Kenneth Mendenhal, OF
Hockessin, a sophomore OF the UNI
versitv of Delaware has been award
| cd the Princeton scholarship prize OF
S1O0 at this University for this col
lege year.
DR.. e. V. Vaughn, head of the De
partment of History OF the UNIVERSITY
of Delaware, has sixteen students III
extension classes that he is conduct
ing at Greenwood. There are TWO
classes, one studying American Gov
ernment and the other Economics
The excellent showing by the Uni
yersity of Delaware football team III
the last few games has won for the
team many friends and alumni ana
other lovers of the sport from all sec
| tions of the Peninsula are attending
+be home games. There remains now
I brt three more games on the scneu-
u1e two of which will be playa al
home. On next Saturday, November D,
western Maryland and Delaware VIII
NAV ON Frazer Field, Newark. NoVem-
ber % Delaware goes to Easton, Pa
to nlav Lafayette and the final game
/ of the season will be played WIN r
,4M. C. of Chester on Frazer Flelo' SAT
/ urday, November 10.
While the Sophomore class won the
annual fall field and track meet from
the University Of Delaware treshmen
last week by the score OF ~ TO 40
the first year boys, and especially sew
eral from lower Delaware, demon
strated that there is considerable gooo
track material in the new class. II
, was largely by the work Of Batzmel
, and CAPTAIN Elliott that made the
Sophomores' victory possible. Batz-
t mer alone securing % points.
4 II. H. Lank, a Freshman, from Sea
/ ford. won both the mile and halt-mlle
e runs and gives promise OF making
= track atlete.
M. Ableman, of Georgetown, was an
other Freshman who made an excel
lent showing. He won the 44O-yarC
dash. was second in the 1OO-yard ant
third in the 2OO-yard dash.
l R. K. Hoch, of Woodside, jackson
e of Dover, and France, of Wilmington
f we're other Freshmen who performed
/, we'll.