Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-11
UNIVERSITY BOARD
MAPS OUT WORK FOR
NEXT SCHOOL YEAR
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mendauon Of the committee on In
struction."
The board acted favorably on a
recommendation that in the Depart
ment of History there be chair Of
American History and Politics and a
chair OF European History. DIR r. v.
Vaughan was named head Of the for
mer and Or. W. l. Bevan head Of
the latter.
Professors kirkbridge and Brinton
were excused from attendance on
commencement in order to take pas
sage for France for foreign study dur
Ing the sumner.
The board accepted the act passed
hy the last Legislature. changing thc
name Of the institution to University
of Delaware.
New Rehabilitation House
1t was reported TO the board by this
committee on grounds and building
that a contract had been entered into
with the Federal Board az Washing
ton. which Will provide s10,90o for the
erection OF building ia the rear of
Wolf Hall for the use Of the Rehabili-
tation Department. made necessary
because Of the growth of the de-
partrnent- IL will be frame buf'd-
ing and will consist Of an Office, class
rooms. ciub-room and dining room
sufficient to accommodate 120 men.
work will probably he started on this
building soon.
Authority was given the sigma Phi
Epsilon Fraternity 70 proceed with
the construction of a frat house on
the campus in accordance with spec
ifications previously submitted and
approved by the executive COMMITTEES,
The trustees several years ago ruled
that any new frat" house erected
would have to be on the campus and
the Sigma Phi Epsilon will be the
first one Of the "frats" to build. The
work viii probably be started shortly.
The location selected is near the au-
tomobiIe entrance TO Frazer Athletic
Field. where il will overlook that field.
An old barn is now standing on the spot
The trustees agreed to give the fra
ternity the stone and material in this
old barn in case it is wanted. There
is a feeling among the trustees that
all .frats" should be restricted to $780,
600 as the cost of fraternity houses
The plans mapped out for the proposed
frat" it is said, provide for the ex-
penditure Of about $4,000. The fra
ternities viii likely get a 9s-year lease
on the property, 50 that arrangements
can he made for getting mortgage
Women's College
Some interesting reports were pre-
scented to the board. including one from
Dean Winifred J. Robinson of IN,
women's College. This report said
among other things:
The seventh year of the Women,i
College viii be completed in june
1921. The class to be graduated mum
bers 16. the majority of whom vii
teach in grammar or high schools o
the state Twenty-four young womeI
will complete the two-year course il
preparation for teaching in the ele
mentary schools. They are pledges
by reason Of the scholarships which
they have accepted from the Stat
Board of Education to teach two year
in Delaware. Afterwards it is TO b.
hoped that many of them will returl
to the college TO complete the worl
for the degree Bachelor of Science il
Education.
The suggestion of President HUI
linen that as many members of tn
faculty as can arrange to do SO shoul'
take up some problem for origina
work has received cordial response
Miss Drake, who has passed her ex
aminations for the doctors degree
will spend several weeks upon a re
search problem in chemistry thi
summer here and at Chicago Univer
sity; Miss Rohr is asking leave of alb
sence, without salary, that she ma,
carry on further study of the projec
method for elementary schools a
Columbia University. Miss Snyder /
asking that she may be allowed Il
divide her time between supervision
of practice teaching here and researcl
in psychology at Johns Hopkins Ini
versity. Miss Rich hopes TO worl
upon a problem in elementary educa
ton here and at Columbia Uniyersit.
as much as her time permits. MI
Kirkbride, Mr.. Brinton and Mr.. Rees
who teach classes for women, as wei
as for men, anticipate further grad
uate work during the summer and tn,
next college year, with the purpose 0
taking advanced degrees.
Playground Celebrations July 4.
In the Chamber Of Commerce room
last night 81 meeting was held 10 ar
range plans for tho celebrations Il
be held Mt the various Fairgrounds 81
the morning ~ July 4. Mrs. John j
Griffiths presided and will forward ,
report Of the proceedings 20 tho cen
Wednesday afternoon ~ o'clock II
the Chamber Of Commerce rooms,
THE chief additions to the AGA