Evening journal., 1921-10-15
SEVENTY GIRLS
TAKECHEMISTRY
Special Opportunities Offer
ed Education Students at
Women's College
PRACTICE WORK IN
NEWARK SCHOOL
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
NEWARK, Oct. 15.-An unusually
large number OF students at the
Women's College of the University
Of Delaware are interested in sci
ence. The chemistry departmnt, un-
der Miss Drake. has an enrolment
of seventy which is an increase OF
40 per cent. over the number that
was in this department last year.
There is also a large enrolment in
biology under Miss Calef this year.
Excellent opportunities Of an un-
usual nature for the advancement of
their work is being offred the stu
dents at the Women's College TAX
ing the two-year teachers training
course. Under the direction of Miss
Rachel Taylorof the art department.
with the assistance of Miss anna
Ritz, 1921 graduate Of the Wom-
ems College. the students taking this
course will teach industrial arts in
the demonstration Glasses of the
Newark schools.
These students will also have an
opportunity TO teach music under
the direction OF Miss Dora Wilcox,
and physical training under the di-
rection of Miss Parkhurst. botn OF
whom are instructors at the college.
Intensely interesting demonstra-
! tion lessons conducted by Miss NJ.
Pauline Rutledge in the first grade
Of the Newark primary school are
being observed by the education stu
dents OF the Women's College. The
first lesson demonstrated how va
rious factors in school management
contribute TO the development OF the
social attitude OF the children. The
seating Arrangement was especially
emphasized. In language lesson,
! the aim was 70 develop conversa-
tional power by introducing the sub
ject OF Toys Liked Best" All the
children were seated In a circle
around Miss RutleGse and talked
naturally about toys. The observers
were especially impressed with the
remarkable courtesy and considera-
tion shown for each other which the
children displayed. While one group
had the language lesson, the rest
had free time for pouring over story
books in the room. Those who OBJ
served this work were astounded 10
see the whole group OF eighteen
6-year-old tots go TO open book
shelves and without confusion select
the books wanted and when through
with them return them TO their prop
er places on the shelves..
DR.. r. V. Waugh. OF the history
department Is conducting a class in
American Government and Econom-
les at Greenwood, Sussex county,
started through the initiative of some
summer school students Of last sum-
mer, who wished to continue work
through the winter.
Miss Mamie Rohr Of the education
department.; Miss Elizabeth Kelley.
Of the home economies department.
and Miss Gladys Pratt, librarian at
the Women's. College. motored to
New York yesterday. Miss Dorothy
Caief, instructor in biology, accom-
panied the party as far as PnIlauei-
phia. Miss Rohr will spend today az
Columbia University, gathering in
formation for her work in Delaware
this year. The Misses Kelley and
Pratt will visit relatives in New
York.
Miss Ruth Roche, travelling secre-
tary for the student volunteer move-
ment for Foreign Missions. was a
guest Of the Young Women's Chris
tian Association OF the college early
this week. she told something OF her
work and explained that she expects
to go to Persia to do missionary
work along educational lines Miss
Roche held conferences with a mum
Der of studnts who are interested
in Foreign Missions.
Students Of the women's College
are being fed vegetables this fan
from the collge garden. Under the
good management OF the gardener,
corn, string beans. tomatoes, spinach.
green peppers, beets. turnips and
carrots in sufficient quantity for the
200 mombers OF the college family
are being provided from the garden.