Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-05
WOMEN'S COLLEGE
Continued from page I

| tory SnOutu Dc tic hcCOmplHnmenL OIL
few and rapid, silent interpretive reading
tho tool of all.
Miss Bamberger emphasized the fact
that We are still largely bound by the
traditions Of the Dame School method
and do not realize the now condition which
the free public school has brought about.
We are still depending upon oral rea1ing
in n day when ideas must be obtained
quickly from newspapers and other print
ed matter, when the orator of the town
meeting cannot reach his larger audience
and when even the simple matter Of
locomotion must be facilitated by terse
signs such as the Stop. Look, Listen
placard. Rapid, silent, interpretive read
ing is today necessary thing and oral
reading survives merely as q beautiful
accomplishment. In order to make il a
truly beautiful accomplishment children
must be trained to actually hold their
school room audience through the in
| tercst not the politeness. of their hearer.
IF, said Miss Bamberger at this point,
"the children are allowed TO resume
their work quietly if not Interested in
| what Johnny has to say. and IL. Mt the
end Of the reading every chtld's attention
is fixed on Johnny, the teacher does not
need to mark HIM 100 per cent.
She next discussed the quality of read
| ing material which should he presented
| to the children and spoke OF the prevalence
| of trash" n tho reading chosen by the
modern boy and girl. The boys seem. in
deed, TO have better standards than the
| girls, who n the words Of their brothers,
enjoy sloppy, pink tea stuff la order
| To make the ability 10 read not actually
harmful the teacher must cultivate IN
] the children desire for wholesome and
valuable reading BOYS and girls should
] become true companions IN their read ing
should bc led to appreciate gradually
! higher and better things, and should
| later as mon and women meet on the
| ground Of true comradeship based upon
these things.
Aftcr Miss Bamberger's talk Miss
| MARY Hoffecker who, had conducted the
meeting. invited all Of the guests to the
| Home Economies diuingroom, where the
| teachers of the High School served de-
| licious cocoa, sandwiches and cake, which
| had been made by the girls Of Miss Smith IS
| Home Economics Department.
| Miss Mary t. Rich has been this week
visiting several schools, which are taught
| by former Women's College students,
| ON Tuesday she made trip To Bridge
vile. where Mary ledenham class OF
! 1918 ls teaching; on Wednesday she went
10 Greenwood and saw Anna Knowles,
formerly Of 1927, and on Thursday called
upon Madge Nickerson, 1920 at tho
Newark School
On Friday Miss Rich held an interest
ing conference with the program COM
mittcc of Teachers Association of Della
ware At this meeting they outlined the
third program of the state organization.
II is on Better School Buildings.
Miss Rich has very busy schedule
for reU week On Monday she attends
meeting Of the Fast Central Field Com
mittee Of the Y W G. 4 IN Philadelphia
AT this meeting Miss Mabel kral, y
W G. A state secretary, Will give On
account Of her years most worth while
work the most important phnse Of
which is the Organization Of girls clubs
which she has brought about throughout
the state
On Tuesday and "Wednesday, February
and @. Miss Rich viii be in Milton and
on Thursday she will visit Milford
The High School girls from Greenwood
and Harrington viii be- guests of tho col
lcge on Saturday and Sunday, February
IL and l3. These prls will be. especially
fortunate in hearing John Mnnksater
Saturday night when nc talks in Wolf
Hall on Abraham Lincoln.
Dean Wiuifred ]. Robinson was at
home on Friday afternoon. Among the
guests at tea will Alice L. Roop, class OF
1920, who visited her many friends 81 the
college or Thursday and FIR day
Dean Robinson, toget her with Mrs. 4
ID. Warner. leaves Delaware on Thursday
of next week for Virginia While IN the
south Mrs. Warner and Dean Robinson
will visit the Womens College Of the
University # Richmond and Randolph
Macon Women's College They will &c
turn on Saturday. February II.
The Home Economics Club will hold
it's second open meeting Of the year on
| Tuesday, February s. Miss Alice Johnson
Of Newport, who is supervisor of Home
Economics in the Philadelphia Schools.
viii speak on "The Project Method in
Home Economics
The Junior class this week received
their class rings. whIca arc voted by
the whole college as beng unusually
beautiful 4 square blue onyx stone On
which the central motif Of the college
seal Ii gold is super imposed, is simply
set IN "a ring Of white gold On either side
OF the stone are engraved the class nu-
merals. 1922. and the coll age letters We'd.
Chapel exercises this week have been
very interesting. Tuesday morning was
gwen over To community singing. On
Wednesday morning, Miss Edwlna Long
gave an interesting and much needed dem
onstration of the proper method o
wrapping and addressing packages. SO
many complaints have been sent TO the
office concerning the insecurity Of the
packages which the students mailed
that the advice proved timely.
Rev. Mr. Herson, pastor OF the Meth
odist Church OF Newark, conducted
religious services at the college on Thurs
day morning He took as his text, BE
Strong Half OF the sinning Of the
world, he said. is not wiclsedness but
terrible weakness What the work needs
today is above all else strong men and
strong women who will observe the three
laws Of strength which are, according 10
Mr.. Herson, Veracity, Obedience, Sacri-
hce
He spoke of the work in college as
beipg a proof of divine calling 20 do the
work of the world and insisted that what |
student was in the life OF the college, |
she would be in the world which she was
preparing to enter that in every action she |
should regard the rules OF strength and |
submit all her acts 10 the tests of truth, |
obedience and unselfishness.