Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-15
CHEMISTRY WORK
AT WOMEN'S COLLEGE
Unusual Interest i'm This Line
is Producing Some Practical
Results.
MR. AND MRS. LEWIS NELSON.
specIal corrcspondence Every EvenIn


Special Correspondence Every Evening
Newark, Oct. 15s--An unusually
large number OF students Mt the wo-
mems College Of the University OF
Delaware are interested In science.
The chemistry department, under
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 Caleff this year.
Excellent opportunities OF an un-
usual nature for the Advancement of
their work is being offered the stu
dents at the Women's College taking
the two-yeer teachers training course.
Under the direction OF Miss Rachel
Taylor OF tho art department with
the assistance OF Miss Anna Ritz.
a 1921 graduate OF the women's Col
llege, the students taking this course
VIII teach industrial arts in the DEM
onstration classes 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 direction
OF Miss Psrkhurst. both OF whom are
instructors at the college.
Intensely interesting demonstration
lessons conducted by Miss NJ. Pauline
Rutledge In the first grade OF the New
ark primary school the being observed
by the education students of the Wo-
mems College. The frst lesson dem
onstrated how various factors In schoo
management contribute TO the develop
ment OF the social attitude OF the
children. The seating arrangement
was. especially emphasized. In I
language lesson the aiIn was to de
veiop conversational power by intro
ducinE the subject OF Toys liked best.
AL the children were seated In circle
around Miss Rutledge and talke'
naturally about toys. The observer
4 were especially impressed with the re
markable courtesy and consideration
; shown for each other which the chill
I dnen displayed. While one group hat
\ the language lesson the rest had fire.
: time for pouring over story books II
] work were astounded to see the Who'll
q group OF IS six-year tots go I
open book shelves and without con
Z fusion select the books wanted an
I when through with them return ther
Q to their proper places on the shelves
0 DR.. Z. V. Vaughn Of the history de
: partment is conducting class
American Government and Economic
I at Greenwood. Sussex County, ever
s Saturday. The class was starte
q through the initiative Of some summe
IS school students OF last summer VIII
i wished to continue work through III
winter.
e Mics Mamie Rohr of the Educatio
Depa Miss Eliza beth Kelly
'e the Home Economics Department ar
= Miss Gladys Pratt librarian at Il
ot women's College motored TO Nd
& York yesterday. Miss Dorothy Gale
instructor in biology accompanies. Il
n party as far as Philadelphia. Mi
D. Rohr will spend today at Column
's. University gathering information I
so her work in Delaware this yea
Misses Kelly and Pratt will visit rel
er tives in New York.
We Miss Ruth Roche. travelling seer
al tary for the student volunteer NOV
ment for Foreign Missions, was
r guest Of the Young Women's Chr
MP tan Association of the college ear
In this week She told something OF
work and explained that she expec
e 10 so to Persia to do missionary wo
l.. along educational lines. Miss Roc
ry held conferences with a number
VI students who are interested in Forei
tn Missions.
ne Students of the Womens Cole
be are being fed vegetables this fall FRI
ar the college garden. Under the &c
management of the gardner, co
mt st...g beans. tomatoes, spinach, gre
on' peppers. beets, turnips and carrots
las sufficient quantity for the two hi
dred members OF the college fam
as are being provided from the garden